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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1935
Page
1
In San Antonio Beathes ensemble performs a new original piece titled Ethiopian P The Rev W Nolen at Odez Teas shares impressions from recent sightings, noting signs of Carus Christi. The account includes fragmented observations and described scenery along a street with unclear details.
A garbled OCR snippet notes various names, events, and places including mentions of a tea store on Commerce Street, a New York hip group, Cathy and Rudy Vallee divorce suit, the Shadowland opening, and references to local figures like Sigmen Bord. The text weaves in theater openings, radio mentions, and veterans from Columbus, with scattered surnames and odds and ends from a city’s social page. The fragmentary items read like a chaotic ledger of celebrity, politics, and local happenings.
A fragmented clipping mentions Mills Writing at Layingston and a storyteller profile. It cites an automobile salesman’s claim about sculptor Gutzon Borgia and notes Mose Simms of Marys University as athletics chief, with vague figures like 200K miles and a late May purchase.
Fragmented OCR notes claim Italy plans calls up to two hundred thousand volunteers for the army amid war maneuvers. Details are unclear with garbled phrases about next month, training, and ongoing talks, leaving the exact scope and dates uncertain.
Reports from Addis Ababa describe plans for a vast concession area in eastern Ethiopia including oil fields and Lake Tang relations with Sudan and Egypt. An American led board would manage a $500 million venture with Ethiopian, Sudanese, and Egyptian inputs, aiming to exploit resources and fund education and public works.
Reports from FARIB on August 91 describe Ethiopian affairs as a key flashpoint in Anglo American and Italian rivalry. Analysts note ambiguity over future status of the conceded territory and possible concessions to American and British interests. The English and Italian press weigh whether concessions would merely mask Italian expansionism while political leaders mull potential outcomes if Mussolini were to seize control of Ethiopia.
London reports Britain moved to accelerate aircraft output with plans to operate 3000 machines and establish five new training camps within six weeks. Rome’s reports that Italy concentrates air forces influenced the program as ministers warned of swift actions to boost production.
Diana Wynyard, famed for Gavalesde and other Hollywood films, announces retirement from acting. She says cameras have cramped her, will not return to Muliswood or make more pictures, and plans to live in Hollywood after Sweet Alms.
Washington Aug 3 reports show lead members of the house military committees expect renewed pressure for a 400 million army modernization program. A subcommittee seeks 34 000 workers and argues for funds to place American forces in a fighting posture amid European questions.
Washington dispatch reports the administration plans to extend federal compensation benefits for wartime workers. Officials cite estimated costs and the need to cover those likely to be injured or killed, with billions of dollars in potential commitments and existing spending on related programs.
A U S financier linked to the American Oriental Finance Corporation faces charges in Shanghai related to embezzlement tied to the firm’s collapse on May 26. The case names telegraphist Raven and other officers as suspects in the alleged fraud. The U S district attorney in China leads the prosecution in this matter.
A young brunette, described as intoxicated, attacked guests at a party and shot Joseph Tae 4, a Brazilian, seriously wounding him in the chest. Police pursued the suspect, who claimed she had never seen the man before the attack.
A mixed group of scientists including Dr. Orlaldo Scutt observed a canine test using a psycho-calvinometer project. The dog appeared more intelligent than average children in some tasks, drawing scrutiny from observers such as Mr and Mrs Edward Meredith and researchers like Kalyx lofi and William Squiel. International News supplied the photo from the event.
Federal funds sought for eight million to nine million dollars to build national guard armories in Texas. Application moved forward after a meeting of the national guard armory board as state PWA officials discussed the plan.
Hollywood report notes Mary Pickford and Jesse Lasky revived a film venture begun 26 years ago as “Dear Tie” to launch a new Pickford film company. The group plans to produce two feature films under Pickford Lasky venture and distribute through their alliance.
In Addis Ababa on August 31, around two hundred thousand Ethiopian priests pledged to fight alongside regular warriors to defend the emperor. Clergy urged subjects to resist invaders and protect the kingdom and church, with hundreds of priests seen outside a cathedral bearing rifles as tensions rise.
Addis Ababa August 31 A Ethiopian servant of Baron Wit Falcons an Italian consul was reported today to have been attacked and wounded seriously in the sequel to the shooting of the consul. The servant named Eebhedta accompanied the consul on August 23 and was struck twice with a spear as he lay on the ground near the Stellen legablory.
Aug 21 reports indicate large scale Italian naval drills near Malta and Austrian frontier maneuvers. Officials provide few details as fleets, air forces, and naval bases in the southern Mediterranean are said to be active. Also mentioned is Fred Keating joining REO Madio's production and cast with Roger Pryor and Hugh Herbert in If You Were Mine.
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