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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1932
Page
1
A fragmented 1920s newspaper snippet references a curious keynote and a small baby, with scattered phrases including a terrier remark and a cryptic attribution to Arthur Brisbane. The legible pieces imply a feature note or column teaser rather than a full article.
A garbled pasteboard slice touches on a tiny newborn in a box, Democratic keynote talk, a bearded GE terrier story, tax talk in New York and Mississippi, vitamin research, crooner remarks, Wall Street jitters, and Hawaii crime notes. It paints a scattershot view of public concerns and curiosities.
In Corvallis Montana on April 6 firemen battled a blaze touching a cheese warehouse. Witnesses reported heavy smoke and flames. crews from nearby towns aided as authorities investigated the cause and assessed damages to the cheese making area and surrounding structures.
In Trenton and Hopewell the Lindbergh family faced a tense night as reports of the kidnapped child’s possible recovery surged. Coast patrols, secret air and sea movements, and coded messages spurred optimism that the infant would be returned before sundown, amid continued vigil and dramatic pursuit of leads.
Weather forecast for San Antonio and vicinity calls for mainly cloudy conditions with probable showers night Wednesday into Thursday and a clearing by Thursday. Lows Wednesday night near 84 degrees and Thursday highs around 90. Winds will shift from moderate to fresh southeasterly to northwesterly by Thursday.
London reports that the Irish Free State reply to Britain's oath and annuities question was received at a dominion office. An official announcement said the reply will receive the government leadership's consideration, with no publication of the document likely next week.
A man was shot and seriously wounded as he entered Keith's cafe at 1004 South St Marys. A woman was arrested and questioned while two other women in the cafe aid in the investigation. Bystanders, including schoolchildren nearby, witnessed the man collapse on the sidewalk. The injured was taken to Sant Rosa infirmary.
Amid political turmoil in St John s Newfoundland the Squires government faced a looming resignation as crowds smashed the house of assembly windows and pressed for a national government led by F C Alderdice while war veterans organized to counter the mob. Police were pushed back as the crowd hurled stones and broke doors, driven by anger over school and food duties and alleged falsification of council minutes.
An advertisement before the Fourth district convention of the Texas Federation of Women's Clubs announced Mrs. Alex Adams of San Antonio as a candidate for congressman at large on the Democratic ticket. Mrs Adams leads the fifth district federation and urged Sterlingred women to support her bid.
In Chicago an enduring marriage dispute unfolds as a suburban woman, repeatedly married and divorced from the same man, sues for separate maintenance. She first wed in 1922, divorced in 1926 for cruelty, remarried five months later, divorced again in March, remarried John in December, and yesterday filed suit alleging desertion.
Secretary Mills of the treasury opened a series of hearings before the Senate Finance Committee objecting to high taxes on corporations and security transfers in the new revenue bill. He cited sections raising corporation income tax, penalties on consolidated returns, taxes on dividends, and the estate tax as overly harsh. Mills urged revisions to improve the bill while noting its potential to raise over one billion dollars. The hearing kicks off a process to revamp the measure for Senate passage and eventual White House action.
In Kansas City on April 6 a garment from a dole wardrobe was used to clothe a one pound baby doll named Lenny. The improvised packing box crib and hot water bottle warmth were noted as the baby’s parents hoped for proper choline.
In Honolulu April 6 11 jurors faced a tense session in the murder trial of Mrs. Granville Fortescue and two Navy men. Defense leader Clarence Darrow pressed for juror opinions amid questions on the impact of a Hawaiian youth's death, while Assistant Attorney General Richards warned the Hawaii case could stir unrest in the Territory of Hawaii and provoke debate over local loyalties and justice.
In February crude oil production and market figures show a slight decline from the prior month. The report cites averages and daily outputs, with mentions of regional production trends and price indicators in the energy sector.
New York stocks rallied after a wave of liquidation at the opening, erasing losses up to three dollars a share on leading issues. The market remained unsettled with only modest gains as volume eased after the first hour, about 500000 shares changing hands.
Five farmers, relatives of a woman who said Dave Tillis insulted her, were charged with murder in the lynching of Tillis, who died Friday night. Three were arrested yesterday and two the day before. Bonds were set at 2500 each. Named defendants include Paul Acksey, W A Ackley, Rube Ackley, HL Downs, and Albert Smith.
Floods across Romania halted international rail travel with trains detrained at Cluj as passengers bound for Vienna faced delays. In Buffalo, Eleanor Holm extended her world swimming record, clocking 2:72-8 for the 20 yard backstroke, just shy of her best time.
Kenneth Wimer former president of the Wimer Richardson firm had a 10 year sentence for swindling dropped after the Court of Criminal Appeals in Austin held the indictment faulty. A retrial could be drawn, while fifteen other indictments remain pending and Wimer is free on bond.
In Liverpool on April 6 Professor James Foote, a science atomics expert, drank an acid from his desk thinking it water. He collapsed in his lamp room and died within moments as colleagues, including the lecturer, rushed to assist.
Vatican reports dismissal of its technical chief amid turmoil. The brief notes a reform panel forming to investigate the case as officials debate procedures. No further details or names provided in the accessible text.
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