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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1933
Page
10
By B C Forbes New York August 2 If retailers adopt a 39 or 40 hour week many clerks will gain employment though some firms already run long hours. The shift could raise white collar unemployment unless many shops hire more staff. Industrial Director Johnson is praised for balancing drive with fairness and diplomacy.
The piece portrays Spunky Edwards pressing for balanced labor policy and disciplined business practices while noting rising confidence in economic recovery. It cites General Johnson’s stance on open and closed shops, and highlights Chevrolet sales leadership and payroll growth as indicators of improving conditions. The article reflects optimism about inflation, currency stability, and the automotive industry's rebound under a strong sales drive.
A garbled list of deed records and trustees notes from 1933 to 1935 mentions various properties in the new city blocks, Wilson Realty Company, Karren-Tobias Lumber Company, and related substitute trustees such as Mark E. Watson and others. Entries reference Jol, blocks, and lot numbers with dollar amounts like $2000 and $2200, plus numerous names and entities. The fragmented text records convey real estate transactions and trustee deeds in a misread format with multiple spelling errors.
Washington August 2 The first month under President Roosevelt's fiscal plan shows a deficit in ordinary expenditures of 34 404 388 dollars with total receipts 163 213 570 and total expenditures 195 617 968 Emergency spending added 75 242 744 bringing the month end deficit to 107 767 140. Receipts rose about 75 949 000 from July last year while expenditures were roughly 155 000 000 lower. Total debt July 31 stood at 22 609 896 643 dollars. Electric power output in the week remained higher than a year ago, driven by mid Atlantic and central regions.
A scanned court ledger records numerous federal and county cases with pleas of guilty or verdicts. It lists sentences including fines from 200 to 5207 dollars, jail terms from 30 days to five years, suspensions and probation, and deferred sentences across offenses such as violation of national prohibition, immigration law, theft, aggravated assault, and other civil actions. Names include Jesus Hernandez, Vicente Villarreal, Manuel Santana, and many others, with proceedings in Federal District Court Judea, and County Courts Burnett and Fort Worth divisions.
In Managua Nicaragua on August 2 modified martial law was declared following a series of eight explosions at the Campo de Marte arsenal. The blasts caused major damage and wounded four national guardsmen, with about 500 troops moved from Leon to Managua and guards stationed at the arsenal as authorities ordered an investigation. Early reports of up to ten casualties were later revised to four injuries and no fatalities.
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