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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1933
Page
13
Arthur Brisbane 2151 by Kine Forturee Byn discusses a dire disaster in Akron linked to sabotage and air safety. The piece argues for safer skies and water as a response, highlighting bold claims about overcoming peril.
Summary of reactions to the Akron airship crash including comments by Congressman Fish and Congressman Vinson, notes on sabotage theories, and the push for continuing lighter than air projects. References to the cost of airships, naval program funding, and statements by Commander Jacob Klein about weather and fate of airships.
More than 600 men at New York army headquarters volunteered for reforestation camp work and were sent to the labor department for certification. Army officials said instruction was to care for the men and send them to conditioning camps as they arrived, while awaiting certified cards from labor. Brig. Gen. Howard Louback and a battalion moved to Camp Die to prepare. assignments covered many bases in the Northeast and New York area. The men face two weeks of conditioning, exams, and inoculations before forestry service work.
OTTAWA April 6 4 Seven hundred tempers relief demonstrators bound for the state capitol at Spring Gere were halted by a bridge of taegs. Most from Chicago including Kurt Lecknar were arrested after a clash at a tourist camp. Police said some unemployed hurled chips and rocks. One man Gutenn was seriously injured. State policemen deputies and sheriffs supervised halted convoys of the demonstrators who fled when gas bombs were tossed.
A garbled forecast describes increasing cloudiness and warmer conditions for Thursday and Friday. Light to moderate easterly winds are expected with high near mid seventies and low around fifty. Additional weather details and coast impact noted for the west Texas region.
The Portland cruiser found wreckage and debris tied to the Akron airship off Barnegat Light. Navy officers specified 78 lives were lost and 71 crew members remained missing as searches continue near Lakehurst.
The navy will press for details of the Akron tragedy as survivors line up for a formal White House ceremony. Secretary Swanson, Lt. Commander Wiley and Admiral Pratt receive the survivors, while Navy officials acknowledge the deep impact on policy and readiness.
Houston dispatch reports a gasoline explosion killed two women and injured a youth. The victims, Mrs R J Chatin, 60, and Mrs Higaline Coals, 74, were washing stockings when the can detonated. A nephew of Ourtin from New Orleans was in Houston seeking work.
Japanese reports indicate forces near a treaty port southwest of Chin, with influx along a coast from Siholenghad. In early April Maneu kuan units occupied Iniyangelien near Chingiangtao, while others moved toward the coast and surrounding regions amid North China tensions.
A garbled 191? article outlines state by state actions on beer sales and delivery post prohibition. It notes many states legalizing beer at 12:01 am with varying taxation and delivery rules. It lists states adopting new limits including Arizona California Colorado Delaware Illinois Indiana Kentucky Maryland and more with timelines in April May and July. Notable provisions touch interstate shipping, spigots, and wholesale price references such as a New York rate around 1.60 per case plus 34 bottles.
Earl Derr Biggers, noted mystery writer of Charlie Chan fame, died yesterday in a Pasadena hospital after a brief illness. The author, born in Waterloo, Iowa, found steady acclaim for his engaging detective fiction and created the popular Chan series that entertained readers for decades.
Forecasters expect cooler mornings and a warm, increasingly cloudy Friday with mild winds. Temperatures drop near 50 each Thursday morning before rising to mid-70s, then easing into the 60s by Friday night.
Stocks rallied briskly as rail shares rose reversing earlier declines. Gains came from Chicago and North Western, Delaware Hudson, Union Pacific, Santa Fe, American Telephone, American Can, U.S. Steel, and others with several names trading higher well into the day.
Reports say officers Eadie Krisnn and A Wilkins faced a clothing mishap when a bus of patches tinted unexpectedly. The pair were startled as the incident occurred near Mason Street, with patrolmen Patro Mistronerrs and Vall nx also mentioned.
The article reports Chase Corporation holding liquidation votes by its directors amid governance shifts. It notes securities changes and corporate actions affecting ownership and asset disposition.
Levees along the Mississippi Delta fail under rising flood waters forcing thousands from their homes. Tens levee forty miles north bursts as floods surge across rural areas, inundating land and displacing residents while a child, a watchman, and a police dog are injured in Havana hospital blast.
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