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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1932
Page
2
A major blaze in Chicago today left a grain elevator and a meat packing establishment in ruins along the river. One firefighter was seriously injured and about one hundred firemen and workers were overcome or lightly injured during the effort to fight the flames. Damages are estimated at several million dollars.
A blaze at the Quincy Grain elevator and the Omaha Packing plant destroyed both sites. Fire officials report 700 firefighters and three fireboats battled the flames as 871,000 bushels of grain, mostly wheat, burned. One firefighter suffered a skull fracture. several treated for smoke inhalation. Over 24 hours, power and spectators swarmed the scene amid shifting winds. The incident involved government wheat and resulted in substantial property losses.
Alberto Sanchez Jr confessed to murdering Edna Merle Springer, 11, near Leming, Atascosa County. The Texas district attorney asked for a 20 year maximum penalty on exile trial in Nuevo Laredo. Extradition from Mexico was refused, claiming Garza was Mexican, though Sanchez was born in the United States.
Carl Williams vice chairman of the federal farm board defended policy before the Aaron Jean Institute of Cooperation. He said interest on more than 40 million dollars lent to co operatives would offset losses and rejected criticism that the farm board sought to dominate the co operatives. He argued that only competing cooperatives should combine while non competing ones need not.
Gold production in Australia for the first five months of this year rose about 25 percent over the same period last year. Some districts are reported to be producing more than a normal year since 1919, according to the commerce department advisory.
City officials announced that commissioners will be informed August 12 by Waller Talseh on whether they are within the yearly budget. Trisch said all funds to date are within the limit. The note references local events and advertisements for Aug. 7 and Aug. 11 with names like Troy Floyd and Ralph Webster appearing in asides.
Avilla Indiana news notes the next year tax rate will be zero as the town shows a surplus of 13000 dollars beyond needed appropriations. The report emphasizes Avilla as a good place and mentions the surplus.
Glass cuts on the face from a stone hurled by wheels of another car struck Mrs Mauce Montgomery 21 of 601 Eliswood Avenue sending her to Robert F Green hospital Friday. The accident occurred on Nogathos Street near the city limits. G Garza 140 Nogalitar Street treated for knife cuts after a clash at Covington Park Thursday night. A stomach pump was used on Ramon Galvan 1 year old of 412 Monterey Street after he swallowed lye. Anita Gomez 8 of 802 Arbor Place treated for burns when a pressing iron fell on her.
London reports say Prime Minister Ramsey MacDonald has no current plan to visit the United States. Officials denied any intention by him or a delegation member to go to Washington to discuss the debts issue in connection with the imperial economic conference.
Full sized flying models of planes are used in gigantic tunnel. Two 15 foot propellers powered by 4000 horsepower electric motors create artificial hurricane winds up to 112 miles per hour for testing.
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