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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1939
Page
3
Warsaw dispatch says Bela Kun, leader of the short lived Hungarian Soviet, has died in Moscow Prison. The Titustrowany Kur Docuienny reports Kun was presumably shot after ruling Hungary for about four months during the 1919 revolt and counterrevolution period.
Two Reno gamblers and convicted confidence men surrendered in Ferrétal District Court to begin serving nine year terms. They stood before the bench with wry faces as their attorney stated they had paid fines totaling 822,000, and asked for the record to reflect that amount.
Local item strikes a lively social note with names like Edna McAllister, Ann Morris, and Annie Nentwigh marking birthdays and weddings. Mentions of John Rogers, Os, and Camp Alzafar populate a chatty roundup of visits, travels, and light social gossip across Austin, Glasgow, and Aransas Pass. Price data for a 15 word ad is noted as $2.31.
A new Seattle bridge is planned with a main span stretching longer than a Nile length, supported by moated pontoons built to span the waterway.
South Texas cattlemen and San Antonio buyers unite against Roosevelt administration plans to buy Argentine canned beef. They warn such purchases set a bad precedent, threaten U S meat supplies, and favor domestic producers. Local packers and commissions echo confidence in Texas beef and oppose foreign meat imports.
Lee Pressman, general counsel, told the Senate labor committee that William Green and AFL leaders pushing Wagner Act changes lack AFL rank and file backing. He said bills are supported only by AFL executive council and top officials, while many major AFL organizations and independent unions oppose them.
Bolivia reports indicate Foreign Minister Alberto OXlriati Heres resigned today with President German Busth naming Dionisio Fataniat as acting Minister of Mines. The move follows regional diplomacy in Latin America.
At 2105 Saunders Ave Thursday, a planned robbery failed as the victim sped away, throwing three men from his auto after a stop at Flores and Cypress. Police could not locate the assailants. Another report notes N. Shaw, 40, and Arsenal signel, reported a man entering Shaw’s room, assaulting him, with suspect Belupan named by Shaw. Russell Windham and Foyt Highton, soldiers, received treatment after a slashing at a hospital.
New York August 1 Fire department members criticized an official report about Secretary Perkins car burning outside the Yorkville fire station on June 10. Firefighters lacked materials to fight gasoline fires and the car was moved 50 feet into the lot blocking the entrance.
A bus driver halted to avoid a woman leading a dog across the street, triggering a three-bus crash in Arlington. About 50 people, Belgians and family members bound for the Disabled American Veterans convention in Boston, were injured. six women were kept for further observation. Mrs Morrison of Dallas, Texas, was badly shaken.
Mayor Maverick travels back from Chicago and Milwaukee with about twenty invitations from groups nationwide to address them this fall winter or spring. Tulsa Oklahoma civic leaders Atlanta Georgia Civil Rights Federation Detroit Michigan and Dallas Texas groups are among those seeking his appearance including dates in late September October and November and a public meeting in Los Angeles California. Also invited are speakers from the New York American League for Peace and Democracy and other organizations with invitations spanning October November and March.
Cash income from sale of American farm products in the first five months of 1939 totaled 2.466 billion dollars, down four percent from the same period in 1938. Professor Stephen H. Roberts argues Australia should emphasize U S history in New South Wales schools to highlight the Pacific region’s strategic appeal.
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