This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1932
Page
1
A syndicated column by Arthur Brisbane continues in a condensed format from Kine Features. The brief notes reflect common topics of the era with a concise observer’s voice and characteristic commentary.
A Miami dispatch discusses looming railroad threats from automobiles and buses, arguing rail rights of way and scale defend against cheaper, lighter vehicles. Alfred P. Sloan Jr of General Motors cites solvency, consumer costs, and shifting gasoline taxes as factors shaping transport policy, with a Coolidge commission and a five rail five highway summit planned to study solutions.
Texas braces for a widespread influenza epidemic with schools closing, churches and theaters asked to halt activities, and cold weather blamed for spread. Dr J C Anderson reports the illness widespread across the state with numerous deaths and many students and teachers absent.
Jack Bragg charged with robbing the Plaza hotel on November 3 appeared before the court Tuesday night. The trial was postponed until January 4 as the Coroner’s court convened and proceedings moved to the next session.
President Hoover pursues a unilateral debt commission while Democrats in Congress resist delegating duties. Hoover and Roosevelt discuss regular channels for negotiations with debtor nations as Stimson Mills and Chapin meet with Day and Williams to align on a broader world economic conference underway in London. Leaders debate restricting talks to France Belgium and other who paid obligations by December 15.
Cloudy conditions dominate Tuesday night and Wednesday with minimal temperature changes. Low around 48 Tuesday night, high near 44 Wednesday, light to moderate winds. Coastal areas expect variable winds and continued cloud cover with limited temperature variation into Wednesday.
An inquest is planned into the death of Mrs. Ocy Adkins a nurse living at 112 King Wu Jiam Street. She was found dead in bed Tuesday morning by former policeman Willan Myers who forced entry after being unable to rouse her. Mrs. Adkins survived by a son Sam Adkins of El Paso and other relatives in Palestine. The case involves a postponed trial for Bragg due to grand jury investigations including a bank robbery in South San Antonio.
Angeles detective and immigration officers weigh possible deportation after Renaldo, a film actor, was convicted last week on an alien charge. The government argues he was born in Romania while defense contests the claim.
Mary Nolan, stage and screen actress formerly Imogene Wilson, was arraigned on a fugitive-from-austice charge in Minneapolis connected to a $304.48 worthless check. Bail set at $1400. Nolan claimed she offered to pay and later left the hotel with no funds as police intervened.
Fire and Police Commissioner Phil Weight announced the end of the right turn on red experiment after weeks of faster traffic but no pedestrian danger. He cited many minor accidents, especially last Saturday, and warned of arrests for violations as drivers speed to run over pedestrians.
Meteorologist J. H. Jartoe forecast moderate temperatures for the next several days in San Antonio. Tuesday morning dipped to 46 degrees with a predicted high of 64, and similar temperatures expected Wednesday. Expect partly cloudy skies and southerly breezes as conditions ease statewide.
Athens reports the ministry of justice sent extradition papers on Samuel Insull to the public attorney. Attorney Riganakos of the court of appeal said he expects the papers soon and will study them. Hearings are hoped to begin this week with Riganakos presiding.
Rear Admiral Richard Byrd, famed polar explorer, is confined to bed in Boston with a severe influenza case suffered during Finland's first snowstorm. Doctors expect full recovery by Christmas.
Fragmentary OCR text with many unreadable words and nonstandard phrasing. no clear identifiable event, person, or place to summarize into a factual newspaper card with distinct entities.
Representative Rainey of Alabama argues that a 3.2 percent beer tax and higher taxation on high power beer could yield substantial government revenue. He cites Yale expert Hebberon and historic tax shifts while urging new revenue sources as proceedings proceed under Representative Bankhead.
Washington legal experts for dry organizations floated five routes to challenge beer legalization and seek a constitutional ruling. They doubt a beer bill will pass this session or be signed by President Hoover, but plan to press modification via the U S Supreme Court.
A proposed plan to liquidate and reorganize twelve closed Nevada banks under federal supervision was prepared in Reno. The plan, prepared by A. (name obscured) Palmer, treasurer of a California company, calls for a $2,000,000 federal loan to fund the windup and appointment of a receiver for the banks.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.