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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1933
Page
10
Arthur Brisbane reports on a modern pageant linked to Synod Inc and King Fosa, exploring cultural presentation and public engagement through a satirical lens. The piece examines identity symbols and community reactions in a contemporary staging.
Resignation of Professor Raymond Moley as assistant secretary of state spurs talk of who will be Roosevelt’s leading foreign policy adviser. Senator Key Pittman of Nevada is seen as a likely influential figure in shaping international debt policy and debt-adjustment strategy.
Partly cloudy and somewhat unsettled Monday night and Tuesday. Low Monday night about 74 degrees, high Tuesday about 94 degrees. Variable winds, slightly gusty. Temp range around 75 to 94 degrees. East Texas coast partly cloudy to cloudy with possible showers on the West Coast. West Texas and far West Texas partly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday.
The Weather Bureau reported tropical disturbances near Bermuda and in the Gulf of Mexico with unsettled conditions and varying winds. Forecaster R. H. Weightman noted Gulf winds around 16 miles per hour and Bermuda disturbance reaching 48 miles per hour in latest ship reports.
Unsettled weather for San Antonio Monday night and Tuesday with highs near 90. East Texas shows variable winds and cloudy conditions. Weak Texas expected to stay patty cloudy. In Monticello Susanna Behrwarts celebrates her eightieth birthday by singing and dancing in her garden.
Cor corporal Ralph Osman of Brooklyn faces court martial in the Panama Canal Zone on espionage charges. Prosecution says he mailed papers with military information to Herman Meyers in August 1932. Col Clarence D. Bunker presented an envelope alleged mailed by Osman. Osman pleaded not guilty at arraignment.
Texas results from Saturday's election show a strong repeal majority of 114,485 and a beer liberalization majority of 128,906 from a total counted 444,649, with final tallies projected around 145,000 repeal and 164,000 beer if remaining votes align. Amendments carry over 20 million relief bonds and home rule for 46 counties, with homestead tax exemptions extended for counties not covered by the original measure. Local option outcomes show 44 dry wins and 39 wets, while major cities like Dallas Fort Worth and Houston move to legalize beer sales after midnight September 14. A constitutional convention will convene November 6 to inform the president that Texas has joined states voting for repeal.
New York Aug 28 Benjamin Weiss 30 of Brooklyn was held without bail in homicide court over the fatal shooting of Rose Grygill 18 of Devera Pa. The unempl a waitress was shot Saturday morning as she tried to stop two men from entering the apartment she shared with two other waitresses. She had come to the city four days earlier seeking work.
In San Francisco a Chinese telephonic directory lists Quong Lee, long dead, under his own name. The practice, noted by officials, stems from Chinese reverence for ancestors, with his name appearing in the new directory for 55 years and likely continued by his sons and grandsons.
New York August 26 The dollar in terms of the French gold franc was valued today at about 70 1 4 cents, compared with 89 01 cents Saturday and 73 4 cents a month ago. Bar gold of London stood at 128 shillings 1 1 3 pence per ounce, the American equivalent about $29.27.
A sudden storm hit the Papal Villa at Castel Gandolfo near Rome. Sixty feet of wall were damaged by flood waters undermining the foundation. Two hundred fowl were drowned when water flooded a barnyard.
Officials of the Tennessee Valley Authority said today that Moore Lynn, Texas state auditor, had been offered the post of auditor for the authority. He has not yet accepted, however.
Austin August 28. Chorgs B. Bimpson of Corpus Christi was appointed by Governor Miriam A. Ferguson to be Texas state Auditor. He will replace Moore Lynn who has resigned effective September 1.
Repeal advocates shift focus to Washington as the state faces a repeal decision the next day. Texas figure Senator Morris Sheppard, famed as the father of the Eighteenth Amendment, anchors the context amid ongoing Prohibition debates. The piece notes continuation on Page 6.
The piece contends that political neglect and poor pay undermine the U S government and commercial aviation alike, harming pilots and equipment. It urges intelligent policy, higher compensation, stronger supervision, and tighter codes to build a modern air force and encourage patriotic participation in aviation nationwide.
In Washington DC on Aug 28 officials describe AFL concerns over Roosevelt codes as manufacturers seek to insert language preserving employer rights. Johnson and Richberg push coal and other industries toward NRA goals while volunteers canvass employers to broaden code coverage and enforce wage maxims.
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