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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1932
Page
10
A tornado originating near Atchison, Kansas, battered Northeastern Kansas and western Missouri, injuring several people and causing heavy property damage. One man reportedly drowned as wind, hail, and flying debris unroofed homes and disrupted phone service across the area.
A reader argues that drug stores have long stocked groceries and other items, noting retail overlap with cafes, electricals, tobacco, stationery, hardware, and more. The letter defends grocery stock by druggists while citing legal labeling and sales records, urging fair stock practices amid recent storm and damage reports across Kansas and Missouri towns.
Speaker John W. Garner, resting in Uvalde Texas, has received the three cent notification of his vice presidential nomination via a letter from Senator Barkley of Kentucky. The formal text will be released after Garner’s acceptance is received, likely in a few days. He plans to travel to Washington next Thursday, spend a day there, confer with Governor Roosevelt on August 15, then return to Washington around August 20.
A reform drive led by a semi dry group tours the country seeking to revive temperance zeal. The mission, likened to Diogenes, aims for a New England stop as part of its final leg. Separately, Vienna reports plans to reopen Tauern gold mines with reserves around 26 million tons and gold values near 18.4 grams per ton.
In Washington two Democratic senatorial primaries stir interest as Berkley seeks renomination against Martin and Wright. Barkley, a former dry who shifted to wet after the party's plank, faces challenge. In Arkansas Senator Waraway nears end of statewide tour with six male opponents as Tuesday’s Democratic primary looms, with Huey Long campaigning in her behalf amid record crowds.
Classified notice touts guaranteed used cars for sale with promise of enjoying summer days. Mentions classification 58 light class and full advertisement tone. No dates or specific models provided.
The nude body of 11 year old Jack Sykes, son of a local trick man, was found hanging in a walnut grove in Patterson California. He had been missing since last Monday. Authorities could not determine if death was suicide or murder. He had troubles at home.
In New York Aug 6 police fired a volley of 26 shots over the heads of 600 striking garment workers in the factory district injuring one man and grazing a bystander. The strike was called by the Amalgamated Dress Workers' union.
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