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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1932
Page
6
Mexico City April 1 The nationwide primary, likened to an old fashioned spelling bee, concluded with two dead and many injured after violent clashes in Villa Juarez Tamaulipas Pueblo and Mexico City. Emilio Portes Gil was defeated by Rafael Villarrreal as crowds gathered in 3000 districts under 60,000 troops and delegates counted off the tallies.
Charles Dickinson a seven year old Chicago aviation enthusiast contemplates a trans Pacific flight to Tokio. He aims to build a ship for the hop with private pilot Dick inson funding the project and selecting a pilot. Gus Easterwood posts 27000 prize for the first pilot to make the hop. Dickinson arrived by plane and previously flew to the Rio Grande valley and back. Dickinson and Stinson made the first night flight in the country.
Hob Evans a 27 year old of 506 South Street Marrs Street faced a corporation court charge of selling popcorn on the streets. Judge A L Matlock dismissed the case after Pa raluan George Carter could not recall whether Evans kept the can on the curb or ground. Evans testified the can was two feet from the curb, leading to the dismissal of the charge that alleged the can was on the curb.
Firemen could not halt a home fire on Hugo Coppmeyer at Menefee and Barclay streets Bundsy night due to a lack of water. The family escaped and two neighbors raised the alarm. A smaller blaze occurred at LFP Halderbrandt 36 South Flores Street.
Fragmentary OCR yields a nurse's guidance on sleep remedies and a mention of Adtorika as a potential aid. The text lacks clear context, but implies instructions to improve sleep and avoid gas. Warnings or medical credibility are not established in the readable lines.
A lively San Antonio Country club program featured Evelyn Duerler and Charles Slane as soloists with Edna Jime Bump on piano. Numerous local families and officials attended dinners, buffets, and bridge parties at CIF venues including Fort Sam Houston, Bandera Road homes, and the St. Anthony hotel. Several notable guests arrived, with plans for luncheons, tea dances, and the Fenwick Luncheon Club events.
Winter visitors to San Antonio are invited to a tree barbecue and rodeo at Gabinal, Texas, with Mrs. H. R. Riegler coordinating reservations. The Omnopus Tourist club plans a week of events including a progressive bridge game, a B dance with Eddie Warwick’s Orchestra, and a Friday Dante in the clubrooms, all at the Milam building club headquarters.
J M Stonecipher a federal probation officer from Houston visited San Antonio on Monday. He oversees a small probation department and handles individuals whose jail terms have been suspended on parole. The article notes the probation office in the South has existed for about a year.
Fire Marshal Ed Woll and Chief J. G. Sarvan announced that all applications for insurance on vacant houses will be investigated. Owners may receive up to two thirds of coverage for a limited period as per the plan.
Mayor M. Chambers resumed duties at City Hall after a minor operation at Santa Rosa infirmary Saturday. The brief recovery period kept him away briefly, with him returning Monday to conduct city business.
Firemen and deputies recovered 18 year old Pete Vidana from a San Antonio area swim hole near Southton on Sunday. The youth, of 135 Peche Street, drowned when he and others entered an old pool that collapsed into a deep hole. Divers and firemen used grappling hooks as Morris Gonzales and Bill Bichorn assisted for two hours without freeing him.
Federal Judge R J McMillan dismissed the case of E L Meador versus Southwestern Bell Telephone after attorneys failed to appear. Meador sought damages for a telephone booth that fell on him while being removed from Montgomery's Drug Store at Olmos Drive and McCullough Avenue. The amount sought was unidentified.
Two workers were killed and several others wounded when a group of farm workers attacked the town hall at Whiplona near Jerez de la Frontera. Civil guards repelled the assault. The riot occurred on April 4 as tensions over labor conditions escalated.
An advertisement touts Nadinele bleaching cream claiming quick results for lighter, smoother skin. It promises a radiant complexion, reduced blotches, and a velvet texture, with a money back guarantee across packages and availability at local outlets.
Stanley Barnett, a writer, was fined $50 in Corporation court on a vagrancy charge after a passerby and Patrolman C W Thinman witnessed siphoning gasoline from a parked car near the auditorium. Judge A L Matlock said Garner for President would not appreciate the use of his name on a car bed with stolen fuel. Steed received a suspended fine and Harrison was fined. both men were jailed alongside Barnett.
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