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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1932
Page
3
A garbled extract shows a narrator recalling a visit to Southwestern Bell Telephone’s old headquarters. The piece notes the vast call volume, “about 486,000 calls every 24 hours,” and hints at operators tallying day totals. The tone resembles a casual, observational aside from a historical newspaper page.
Fragmentary report mentions a one minute telephone service outage during early adoption in a three year period and a reference to Theodore Vail. It then shifts to a visitor at Lady of the Lake chapel, describing Burnt Frei of St. Louis as a prominent stained glass designer with studios in St. Louis Munich and Berlin and his widespread work in churches and chapels. The fragment ends mid thought citing window 415 as “calculated fragments” or A.
Fragmented text recounts Pancho Villa’s 1923 exploits in Parral and a San Antonio architectural project by Frey for St. Joseph’s church windows. The passage blends biographical hype about Villa with mentions of local design work and publishing plans, with several garbled names and places.
An OCR fragment suggests DO X flight plans over the Atlantic via MALIPAX and Cannes with mentions of New York path and Azores. The text is garbled, listing names like Ben Ameen and MAKA, with scattered references to ships, pilots, and routes. details remain unclear.
Warner Brothers Alexandre Arlis chats in London with Darryl Zanuck Alfred Green and John Adolfi about his new project The Rise and Fall of Rathschik and whether Green or Adolfi will direct. The piece notes other stars and personnel linked to Universal and Warner, with travel to Hamburg and plans for a May 20 voyage and a Christmas return.
A Hollywood item notes a congressman failed to curb government aviator salaries amid a sprint budget clash. Henry Ford visits Mr. Mouver and jokes about fresh leadership and a garden as a national theme. The piece carries satirical tone about voters and politics.
Attorneys report a compromise in the injunction suit over Laubscher planning an ice price rise. McCall, suing in Fifty-seventh District Court, moves to dismiss after agreeing to a wholesale price increase from 10 to 20 percent. McCall would sell to retail at fixed old rates despite higher wholesale costs, claiming impact on poor customers in San Antonio.
Deputies found 34 glass bottles in a vacant lot near the city limits on Friday. Half were blue and half white with German labels unreadable by locals. A box dated April 29 1931 wrapped in San Antonio papers hinted at outdoor storage, while officials suspect the bottles may be shoplifted cargo.
Redondy Beaus and Jay Buxton in a cross country effort set a potential 360 pound weight class record yesterday near Anchorage. ML Blair of Los Angeles and other American glider pilots chased an ocean breeze reaching 1400 feet before darkness forced an unplanned landing.
A report describes two masked bank robbers in a Texas incident. They fled after the heist and were later captured in Dallas. Authorities say no one was seriously injured, and the suspects face lengthy prison terms.
Washington April 30 Huey Long declared an independent Democratic bloc in the senate by resigning all committee posts and lambasting Senate leader Robinson of Arkansas. Long challenged him over finance committee rulings and estate tax limits while other Democrats remain cautious about backing Long.
Washington. D. C. April 70. A quiet campaign in the senate finance committee on revenue measures shows the bill far short of the billion dollar target. Senator Reed leads efforts to strike special excise taxes, while plans for a five cent a pound rubber import tax and other duties surface as possible revenue sources. The committee recesses for the weekend as members study further money-raising options and await a new tax plan early next week.
Opulousas La April 1 Gilbert L Dupre distinguished jurist and former legislator, framer of Louisiana's constitution, was acquitted by a district court jury after a political dispute led to the shooting of Charles Dejean, 38, a salesman. The incident followed his written messages impugning the sincerity of the man supporting Huey Long administration.
Police blamed a fur war between New York and Chicago furriers for an early morning bombing at the Supermi Tir Dressing plant on North Kostner Avenue. Damage was estimated at 15000 dollars as windows at nearby factories were shattered.
FORT WORTH April 30 District Judge Joe B Hovey refrained from sentencing J G Burger a forger while Burger held his five year old daughter in his arms The judge said he could not send a man to the penitentiary with a child present He later ordered Burger to seal his daughter with the other children and sentenced him to two years imprisonment.
Detroit April 20 Ailing Dr Bod OBrien, stuck in a plaster cast after an accident, carried on performing four operations in the city while propped above the table. The story notes his dedication despite injury.
A revised Saturday evening schedule features new installments of drama series inspired by real secret service experiences and historical figures. The lineup includes a World War II era spy tale on WOAL and an Independence era sketch on WOAT, plus dance music on KTLA and KTSA with veteran and new performers.
The Hi Y boys of the city will be honor guests at a young peoples service at 8 o clock Sunday night at Terry Park Methodist. Levy from Tor Onto Gaul will speak, Suggs will lead a solo, Byrne will lead prayer, a cornet solo by Justin Layer, and Norman Macleod will oversee mentoring.
Mexico ends bond requirement for short term automobile visitors. Tourists entering from the United States with stays under 90 days will no longer post bonds previously set at about 250 dollars. A new system will require an international license plate and permit, but the bond is dropped. The move, attributed to President Pascual Ortiz Rubio, is to facilitate travel and streamline border entries.
Burglars escaped with three diamonds and jewelry valued at $300 and clothing valued at $150 from KR White at 127 Gash Mulberry. Two windows were broken at Mort Wheit Electric on Ardital turn circle but officer RR Smith deterred theft. Agnes De La Vega of 611 North Tecos street was robbed of three lies from a city car. More thefts included a garden hose from Mrs R Smith, a dress from James Johnson at 920 South Cherry, clothing from Jack Price, a typewriter from M S Dickerson at 1983 Fredericksburg road.
Two men wearing disguises robbed the Strately store at 600 San Pedro Avenue late Friday, threatening manager H Dente and four others. They displayed pistols, forced the manager to watch, and escaped with 895.95 from the cash register in an automobile. One robber wore a fake mustache.
Hanster on Riverside Drive reports a 250-pound red hog swept into the San Antonio River during Thursday night rain. He rescued the animal and appeals to Sheriff Albert Hausser to locate the owner. The hog is described as a valuable pet worth a good deal.
The A M Glee Club will sing at the Madison Street church morning service, led by Pastor Dion T. Jones. About thirty boys are expected to participate in the performance.
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