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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1932
Page
20
Howard Edwards a 30 year old salesman in Newark took a sleeping potion from his medicine chest. The dose left him in a deep stupor and possibly near heart failure. Orderlies wheeled him through corridors all night to keep him awake, then forced him to walk repeatedly before placing him in a wheelchair for the dawn.
An extensive list from U S markets details arrivals and prices for many fruits and vegetables. Notable notes include Cabages Lettuce Tomatoes and mixed vegetables with Texas and Bermuda origin figures. Prices are shown per sack per market with shifts in demand and regional variations. In a separate scene a violent incident ends with a man restrained and then placed in bed after a long struggle.
A dense, OCR style market listing shows prices for produce and groceries across multiple items. It mentions oranges, lemons, peppers, onions, nuts, and poultry with varied prices, locations like California and Texas, plus references to markets and delivery details. The fragmentary text mixes product names with stray numbers and place names, reflecting a busy, list-like page.
A garbled OCR page mixes money, metals, potatoes, and names in a fragmentary notice. It references polls, teams, events, and various personal names, but the text is largely unreadable with many misreads and stray terms. The readable bits suggest a patchwork of topics rather than a cohesive story.
In a garbled dispatch from PARIB dated apm 28 8 Premier Andre Tarmen’s physician states he may permit Kobo Belfort en Bumiay to relocate, with the Wetton area cited. The rest of the article contains incoherent phrases and mid sentence fragments.
Col. W. B. H. Tuttle leads depositors in endorsing a plan to obtain a $2,000,000 Federal loan via San Antonio Mortgage Co to form a holding company owned by depositors and create a new bank. The plan would restructure assets, involve a mortgage company as loan holder, and use the Securities Co as a future holding entity. Depositors may receive 59 percent of deposits while others paid off at 30 percent if they do not join.
Exchangites from San Antonio Houston Dallas and Avastin plan an intensive aviation promotion program and other affairs after a conference with Russell B. Davis national official of exchange clubs. Davis arrives Thursday for a 4 p.m. session at Mize hall followed by a dinner at 8:30 p.m. at the Pinva hotel. Speakers include Brysi Blalock Austin Dr Z Gaston Houston and Guy Renhim San Antonio with the visiting official director of the special service department from Toledo Ohio headquaters.
The National League of Women Voters opened its tenth Biennial convention in Detroit with a resolution urging support for the world court and broad war prep reductions. Presented by Mrs. E. G. Carter of New York, the resolution was sent to a committee for report and expected action tomorrow.
Livestock market reports from San Antonio LIVERTOOR and Kansas City detail bids for hogs cattle and sheep. Prices vary by weight class with tops around 3.40 and 5.75 per hundredweight and several consignments noted for calves and feeders amid steady to good demand.
New York provisions list items and prices for poultry and produce in a late April market report. Includes turkey and duck offerings with weights and pack details, plus references to vendors, brands, and regional suppliers.
Mr and Mrs John Conley of 115 Groveland Place plan a fiftieth wedding anniversary near San Antonio with eight family members attending. Mr Conley also marks his eightieth birthday. Married in Marshall Michigan they have lived in the area about ten years and former horse breeder was known in the Southwest. Attending are two daughters three sons their spouses and several grandchildren. A dinner at the home will be followed by a reception for relatives.
Washington April 29 The Senate finance committee stalled over excise and tariff duties while fixing coal imports at two dollars per ton and approving a 10 percent tax on cosmetics and toilet articles with exemptions for dentifrices and soaps. Jewelry tax decisions favored exemption for flatware but kept eyeglass and spectacle frames taxed. A move to remove the coal duty failed 10 to 8. coke was exempted. Oil and copper tariffs postponed for later discussion.
In Brownwood Texas April 25 two women a mother and daughter were charged with murder after Joe Meichinger prominent Brown county farmer was shot five times with a pistol and three times with a shotgun upon returning to his farm authorities said the couple Mrs Willie Melchinger and Eva Belevo were jailed and claimed the man had mistreated them before leaving for Brownswood according to sheriff's statements
Acting Mayor Paul E. Steffler says San Antonio will run on the nation's leanest budget next year. He notes other cities are studying budgets as required by law, funds will be set in June, departments facing shortfalls must close if needed, and the city has operated about $2,000,000 under comparable Texas cities this year with further cuts planned.
Aviation committees of Texas chamber of commerce groups pledged support for a new timely airmail service between San Antonio and Houston after a convention. Postmaster P. guessed approval, noting the mail route could speed heavy traffic from Mexico to the East, though new lines must be created by the Post Office Department in Washington.
In a U S Commissioner court proceeding on East Crockett street Raymundo Ghavarria testified he rode in a car with Abdon Guerrero and carried 15 gallons of whiskey. Ghavarria said Guerrero planned to deliver the whiskey with his help and expected payment of eight drinks for guiding a stranger to the address. He was held on an $800 bond, with Jones Querrera also named in connection with the case.
Two gunmen opened fire at a station near Spiro Oklahoma, killing one assailant and wounding another. Law officers, including County Deputy and a night marshal, responded after suspects fired on Crawford County officers. A wounded suspect escaped, while the others fled from the scene.
New Orleans reports a quiet cotton market at the open with July easing after the initial decline and October recovering slightly. In New York and Liverpool, futures show limited activity, with prices fluctuating and traders awaiting weather signals and farm-board news in Washington as rain and temperature reports affect sentiment.
Chicago reports show grain prices rallying as dryness boosts US and Argentine export prospects. London futures fall slightly but demand remains strong for wheat and corn. Domestic droughts temper sentiment, while French stock prospects keep markets cautious. San Antonio grain receipts list varied bids for corn, white and yellow, and oats.
PORT DARWIN Australia April 28 W C W A Scott landed at 10 22 am today after a flight from Lyme England recovering his record for flights between England and Australia by beating J F Butler s time by 6 hours and 40 minutes His total time was 8 days 2 hours 49 minutes
Federal agents testified at the San Antonio court about a bootlegging setup on West Commerce Street. Frank Bazan was held on a 750 dollar bond, charged with connection to the operation.
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