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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1933
Page
5
The storm crippled Washington with widespread outages and floods. Eight people died as waves hammered coastal resorts and waterways, while hundreds of miles of highways remained impassable. Officials evacuated workers and warned residents as the barometer plunged to an 1895 era low.
The coastal region endured a tropical hurricane storm driving heavy rain and high winds from Ocean City to Barnegat. Coastal towns evacuated, ships aided by coast guard, and communications severed as flooding threatened the mid-Atlantic shore. Deaths in Maryland mount as waterways swell and bridges fail.
Storm winds shift north toward Maine easing pressure from the Middle Atlantic coast as authorities warn of gusts from the Atlantic path. Reports describe wind churn along Northeastern Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania corridor with forecasts of continued movement toward New England.
The hurricane battered steamship Madison reached port after long distress off Virginia. Two crew members, Ly curgus Lawrence and Edward Corbett, were swept to sea during the storm. Captain Heath and coast guard aid praised for rescue, oil on water, convoy into port.
Brig. Gen. Cornelius Vanderbilt sustained a broken nose when a northeast storm tore through Camp Dix. More than 350 reservist tents from New York New Jersey and Delaware were destroyed and many permanent building windows were smashed. A door, swung by wind, struck him.
Reported to organize a new federal investigative division from Prohibition era veterans led by deputy administrator Walter E. Brown. Agents from Houston Waco and New Mexico will be moved to San Antonio with space in Bedell Building. Focus expected on wiretapping and kidnapping cases as a main activity.
A garage at Dr. Saime’s residence at 3401 South Flores Street caught fire Thursday morning and was extinguished before reaching the house. The fire department reported $75 in damages. The Americas Weekly feature on ancient Egyptians is advertised with the next Sunday’s San Antonio Light.
Axel W. Gottlund of Eskimo Sisters Reindeer Co was jailed in Salinas after a wage law dispute. The firm shipped live reindeer from Seward, Alaska to California for slaughter, claiming 600 head of animals were in cold storage in San Francisco as part of previous trips. The company offered grazing lands for potential herds as part of ongoing efforts.
An early report described a railcar collision on a down grade bridge where cars separated as the center of the deck rumbled. Dr. Martin J. Keane led rescue efforts in Riverdale Maryland and recovered clerks still sorting mail despite injuries.
MARSHFIELD Oregon Aug 24 A survey of traffic along the Oregon coast highway through Marshfield shows a fifty percent rise in tourist movement over the same period last year Registrations by tourists are up twenty seven percent indicating stronger summer travel along the coast with Marshfield serving as a staging point for many visitors.
St Louis BBB general manager warns against slogans like always the lowest prices. He argues such claims mislead consumers and cannot be proven against rivals. President Johnson urges confidence as blue eagle codes expand nationwide with voluntary signatories and hearings.
Fort Worth Texas advisory board of public works plans hearings on loan applications for nubile works projects. Attorney A Goath of San Antonio, a board member, announces meetings Thursday and Wednesday to review Texan applicants seeking Fort Worth office loans.
Thief stole a small pony from next to T. J. Roltner near southwest Theo Avenue. Reports say Mrs. R J Pressley on Bla East Commerce Street saw the scene and a few articles were taken from a car parked in the 200 block of Delores Street.
An old ad claims Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic and Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic contain quinine to kill malaria infection and iron to strengthen blood. It promotes Grove’s products as safe for children and effective against reinfection, urging purchase at all stores.
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