02 Dec 1936
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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1936
Page
1
Hitler will decide whether Karl von Ossietzky, a German pacifist, may travel to Oslo to receive his 1935 Nobel Peace Prize. A foreign office spokesman cautioned against assuming Ossietzky would be allowed to depart.
A bold thief wandered into the McCook police station, attempting to steal coal from a fork and causing potential trouble for patrolman Homer Rayburn who vowed to pursue the culprit. Patrolman Rayburn remained vigilant despite the chilly conditions.
A midcentury Diesel luncheon hosted by William Holt Machinery Co highlighted the Diesel era in the United States. Notables such as Kennedy and Sarnoff joined NY figures to praise Diesel progress and plant tours, with speakers tracing Caterpillar and Cummins roles and the engine’s fuel efficiency and global reach.
Assorted Press reports a cold wave spreading across Texas with fog and mist in several areas. Forecasts indicate a drop in temperatures following the precipitation. Dallas records a heavy rainfall for the 24 hour period ending at 7 am with 1 inch. Other totals include 0.42 in Palestine 0.22 in El Paso 0.36 in Abilene and 0.72 in Austin with 0.2 in Houston noted.
In New York a musician, Mme Olga Samaroff Brokowski, urged critics to treat musicians as artists not as women. She argued sex plays no greater role in music than other arts and rejected discrimination against female professionals.
Fragmented weather notes report precipitation totals and hourly observations. Mentions monthly and daily rainfall figures, wind times, moonrise and moonset data, and forecasts for several days with scattered figures and times.
An old advertisement extols Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as helping women endure common life stages. The copy frames female experience, promises relief from menstrual and hormonal discomfort, and targets mothers and wives with reassuring claims.
John Ringling, famed circus magnate and last survivor of seven Baraboo siblings, died at age 70 after a brief bronchial pneumonia illness at his New York home on Bark Avenue. At his bedside were his sister Ida Ringling North and John Ringling North.
The article reviews Charles Ringling's life and interests including real estate in Florida, railroad stock, and art collection centered on Baraboo and Florida. It notes his rail and circus ventures, early shows with brothers, their merger with Barnum and Bailey, and legal and tax matters affecting the family enterprise. It mentions marriages, origins, and a long history of railroad and circus expansions.
Berlin reports drastic laws under Hitler and Goering as the four year plan is enacted. The cabinet approves an economic sabotage death penalty and measures for foreign wealth, mineral resources, and property registry. Other decrees force Hitler Youth enrollment, resource exploitation, uniform taxes, and state control of welfare.
Cleveland reports a historic Great Lakes shipping season with 44,820,024 tons moved from Lake Superior districts, the best since 1930. Coal, ore, and cargo estimates from the Cleveland Coal and Ore Exchange project total loadings near 45,000,000 tons, a new record.
A flood of steel and railroad equipment orders in New York preceded December 4 price advances. Iron Age reports weekly industry review noting abundant scheduling, with overflow into January and tight conditions in the steel industry.
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