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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1932
Page
16
A fragmented OCR text shows a cartoon style sequence with a candidate and audience reacting to water pipe damage and a rolling wheel. Amid garbled phrases a mock scene depicts a “PROHIBITION ENFORCEMENT” badge and a satirical setup involving a dwarf observer and a figure bending to pull a lever, with tension over a broken pipe and strawman voting imagery.
Conway and nearby communities bustle as the total solar eclipse nears. Scientists and assistants set instruments to precision, camera crews and crowds watch from behind barriers while observers pose questions at multiple eclipse gatherings and hope for rare science opportunities.
Farmers near Pecos report solid melon profits amid a market swing to New York. Prices quoted include about 825 to 90 crates, with producers earning roughly 40 cents per crate after costs. some shipments reach 160 to 200 crates daily.
ICLUBS A Jawu soc tsi set for 7 to 10 oclock Monday evening by Louise Tel Ewing at Mrs Mildred Moores home 203 East Bergeebi street. The Wineoks club meets 8 oclock Monday at Plaza hotel. Hadassah Ben day benefit card party Tuesday at 2 oclock at Aurora hotel for members and friends with prizes. Mrs G Griner honored at Zante party last week at Gunter hotel. luncheon and bridge with prize winners named. Pi Delta Phi sorority regular meeting Friday at One Gunter hotel with play Rann 4 and dinner party Tuesday in honor of new members. Kappa Chota fraternity regular meeting 8 oclock at 8h Anthony etc.
New York August 29 The women organzation for prohibition reform announced today it will support every candidate for the United States Senate and House who stands on unconditional repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment and the repeal of the Prohibition policy.
A pink rot quarantine on onion plants and sets grown in South Texas will take effect for the next planting season. Chieftain Del Gurto of the state agriculture department announced the measure. The rules require field inspection by a department inspector before sale or shipment, with certificates issued if infection is under ten percent. The policy covers many counties including Hidalgo Cameron Nueces Jim Wells Willacy and Kleberg, among others.
Seagraves city commission votes to repeal a year old ordinance prohibiting dancing, citing a surge of transients needing entertainment. The plan notes the ban could be revived once the temporary visitors depart.
In Falfurrias on August 2, twenty nine women organized a community canning effort. They produced 16,522 containers of meat vegetables fruits and pickles, averaging 1, from each family. Four women each canned over 190 containers. Names include Mrs. George Frank, Mrs. H. Libby Ing, Mrs. D. Mlewart, and Mrs. Aim Word.
Tekarkana contestants in a car y-pulling and riding bet pair were due in Austin this afternoon from Taylor. M. O. White bet Mrs. Miriam A. Ferguson would gain an 80,000 vote lead in the first primary, while W. E Bussey rode with him. They aimed to reach Austin Saturday afternoon during the run-off primary.
Tubbodi Texas reports a rare coffee plant patch eight miles northeast of Lubbock near Liberty. Wilton Hood tends a small stand, with five plants last year and a long row now blooming. He notes berries ripening with blooms, and the unusual crop attracts local interest as one of the few coffee plants in the South Plains.
The Lower Rio Grande Valley Shipping Association chairs a meeting in McAllen Texas to oppose a proposed tariff reduction on tomato imports from Mexico. They argue the cut affects regional shippers and will present their case to the United States Tariff Commission.
In Münster Germany on an August day Chancellor Franz Von Papen told Westphalian farmers that Hitler and the Nazi National Socialists should not join the government. He denounced Hitler’s impulsive tactics and outlined the current cabinet’s economic program, signaling no relinquishment of power soon. The speech also targeted the Nazi leader, drawing a sharp line against the party.
M Kinney Aug 28 reports that the annual fair in Blueridge northeast Coli county will be held September 28 29 and October. Officers named include J P Dix on president and Mrs J O Nelson secretary and treasurer. Numerous cash awards are announced for winners across departments.
A Louisville obituary note records the death of Fred Simon, 17, a student from Rayarin who survived a fall and later died from pneumonia after injuries and long rehabilitation. The report notes his resilience and perseverance in recovering motor function before his death.
Vice Admiral Nomura, under orders today, is to sail for the United States as a nominator of goodwill. The voyage, branded by bells midtown, aims to foster ties between Japan and the United States.
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