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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 24, 1932

Page

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Five Million Morons Know On Wall Street Panic

A fragmentary column discusses stock gambling and short selling, noting how watered stocks rise then crash as insiders profit. It cites Dr. Leon Whitney on five million feeble minded individuals and profiles criminals, then argues advertising and merchandising require specialized minds rather than universal expertise.

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Four Dead and Six Missing as Dam Dirt Collapses

In Charleston and Marmet, two incidents unfold. In Charleston, four die and up to six are buried after a dirt bank at a Kanawha River dam collapses during construction. Emergency crews pull bodies of Alfred Roush Louis Thornton James Collins and Delber Gordon from the debris.

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Dahlberg Divorces Former A Woman

In Chicago on April 23 1931 G I Dahlberg head of Celotex was granted a divorce from wife Mary on desertion grounds. He said she left him last year and lived mainly in Europe including Majorca. Reports also linked her with Spanish royal relatives in Paris. Mrs Dahlberg formerly Mary Alexander of San Antonio Texas. they wed in 1910s.

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Japanese Order League Boycott Deepens Rift

TOKIO April 11 reports Japan delivers a sharp rebuke to the League of Nations and signals a possible withdrawal from the organization. The severest rebuke comes as Tokyo’s permanent Far Eastern Committee of 19 presses a stance amid the Shanghai venture fallout. The government action appears to strengthen resolve for Japan to disengage from the League.

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Chief of New York Air Service Killed In Plane Crash

New York April 23 The chief inspector of New York the police air service was killed and a companion seriously injured when their plane failed on takeoff and crashed after rising fifty feet The inspector would have taken a blerstre qb to Atlantic City and among the injured was George Fl Kirehuber of Brooklyn

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Extradition Granted in Prison Plot Case

Windsor authorities report US wins right to extradite Maral Fontaine from Canada to face charges tied to a prison plot. Details describe alleged admissions and involvement with inmate Daa Venworth and others, with ongoing legal maneuvers surrounding the transfer.

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Gibbons Asks VAD Rule Ma Isles

Floyd Gibbons weighs Hawaii politics and military control amid the Massie case fallout. He mocks Hawaiian naval governance proposals and warns Washington to act lest Hawaii press its own military influence, framing a national security dilemma in the islands with strong, pointed commentary.

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Tokyo convict found guilty in Honolulu attack case

Harry Kalsan of Jannnest was convicted today in Honolulu Hawaii for attempting to assault a real girl of his own. Judge Albert M. Christy imposed a three year suspended sentence and a fine of 9280 dollars, describing the testimony as severely improper and delivering a Portosene Massie style verdict.

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Tension grows in Lindbergh baby kidnapping case

Norfolk reports intensify as three Virginians maintain quiet negotiations over the missing Lindbergh babe. Air flights and rumors connect Col. Lindbergh’s aides, John Curtis, Dean Peacock, and Rev. Dobson Peacor with possibilities of ransom deals. Capone links emerge amid unverified claims of $150,000 offers to secure the child.

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Democratic harmony dinner sparks Smith Roosevelt clash

The Democratic harmony dinner on Jefferson Day in Washington drew sharp attacks by Alfred E. Smith on Franklin D. Roosevelt. The piece criticizes Smith as a disruptive leader, contrasts policy positions on debt cancellation and the League of Nations, and notes past election defeats as the party debates its presidential future.

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Subpoenas Aimed At Speculators In 1929 Short Selling Scandals

Washington April 23 hearing before the Senate Banking and Currency Committee exposed speculative pools tied to Anaconda Copper and 1929 bull markets. Witnesses Thomas Bigg and Bernard Smith testified about Roske Rockefeller, Raskob, Durant, and others while denying bear raids. Subpoenas planned for Raskob Kenny Fisher and others as committee tightens inquiry.

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Weather forecast for San Antonio and region

Partly cloudy Sunday with low temperatures around freezing and light frost possible in northern counties. Moderate to fresh winds from the west and north with colder temperatures through the day and a probability of frost in rural areas.

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