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 23 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1931
Page
1
A sprawling, harshly written editorial notes vast national debt nearing wartime scales while criticizing presidents, financiers, and foreign clashes. It cites Russia unemployment, Hungary cattle sales, and Japan China aviation tensions, urging unity and restraint amid looming conflict. It closes with a December notice on Princess Maria’s seventeenth birthday.
The Tope Pine encyclical Tax Veritaten urges Protestant groups to unite with Catholics, invoking Marian mediation and the divine maternity of the Virgin. It cites the Council of Epheasre era to defend papal authority, and appeals to eastern churches to return to Rome, asserting the unity of Christ’s natures.
Fragmentary forecast notes mention temperature shifts and windy conditions through Saturday and Sunday. References to coastal areas and distant towns imply widespread winds and changing temperatures with possible rain. The readable items lack precise times, locations, or warning language.
Rescue crews saved more than twenty displaced black tenant farmers in the Tallahatchie river valley after floodwaters forced families from homes. Refugees found shelter in North Tallahatchie County towns and at farmer residences with local aid providing food and shelter.
The funeral for Brienda Dee of Cincinnati is held as investigators remain far from solving the strangling and kidnapping case. Her devastated parents, reunited in grief, are at a relative's home in near here, Kentucky.
A Sacramento report says an engine explosion on the Southern Pacific West Coast Limited near Thiechville, Battle County, killed engineer Joseph Strum and fireman Walter OO Stone. No other train crew members were injured.
A jailbreak attempt near Leavenworth Kansas ends before takeoff as a man constructs a small glider on a high roof. Authorities intervene, thwarting escape as the device is incomplete and unable to depart. The incident underscores the bold but failed plan within the facility.
Police from three neighboring communities aided in dispersing about 200 men demanding access to the Milton county jail after Police Chief HTRK Barr was placed there on assault with intent to murder charges. Woot, injured, was taken to Atlanta hospital amid gunfire exchanges. officers report a threat of revenge from Wood supporters. Christmas passengers aboard the Elevrnt Wilson aboard the Seattle route shared two Christmases as they crossed the international line from Yokohama.
Mrs Cassie Martin, 22, died after a collision on Mitchell Street as her car was struck by a city fire truck driven by T. Ainet. Her four-year-old son Arthur J. Martin was critically hurt. Osie Martin, husband and truck driver, survived. two Stio dnies employees also injured.
Rudolph Banda, 28, was lost in the wilderness and nearly died after wandering for hours. Rescued by searchers 40 miles from a camp, he was treated for severe injuries and required amputations of two fingers and the last of a pine torch was burned.
A string of car crashes across Texas and nearby states killed several people including W. T. Allred, 40, and MLN. O’Connell, in Port Worth and Dallas. Irene Watauga and others were injured as families traveled for Christmas. Mary Knapp, 70, of Houston, died after a collision in an Houston suburb. An infant was killed near Orange, and a two year old died in Dallas area wrecks. The nation faced a rash of holiday fatalities with many injures from automobile accidents.
Bridgeport Canada January 2 Superior Court Judge Arthur Fells Reis to divorce Mrs Sophia Keiter after testimony about an alarm incident. The proceedings describe confusion over wake times with mistaken schedules as the key factor in the case.
PARIS reports that French army bands face telegraphy learning demands alongside musicians duties. A new war department unit orders training in signaling. implications for discipline and operations are noted amid wartime strains. Ambassador Fy Teiefe linked to Fantfieinri in year-end diplomatic note.
A garbled report notes a theft of $137 from a police captain's desk in Walmin gton EC. The text is fragmented but implies a wave of petty crime affecting officials, with scattered names and positions unclear due to OCR errors.
The Wellish authorities enact three new ordinances to curb the red eliet movement in the northwest frontier province. Abdul Ghattur Khan nicknamed frontier Gandhi and about a dozen others are arrested for planning a civil disobedience campaign. The province expulsion order targets suspected subversives and allows detention, seizure of buildings, and limits on facilities.
Cloudy skies are forecast for the weekend with sunshine expected earlier in the week. Temperatures are forecast to range from about 40 degrees Saturday night to a high near 63 degrees Sunday with light to moderate northeast to east winds. Rain is possible at times with generally dull weather patterns expected across the forecast area.
Kilauea in Hawaii shows renewed fires after a lull, with experts noting ongoing lava activity and renewed spectacle at the crater. The event follows a period of reduced action and raises questions about the volcanic season ahead.
In Springwirl d Maza on December 26, four bodies were recovered from the hotel ruins after firefighters controlled the blaze. The victims were found on the fourth floor following the fire crew’s efforts to extinguish the flames.
R H Wynn a church leader and former president of Centenary College Shreveport died in a Houston hospital after several months illness. Dee Dr Albert TH Wean headed church and reduce ment inader.
Porthand Oregon December 26 shipments of pine lumber from the western pine territory were more than double the region’s production for the week ending December 19, per the Western Pine Association report. Separately Kendallville Indiana December 26 notes odd local sentiment and a humorous column about floaters reciting the Lord’s Prayer or being shown the door.
A construction foreman from Amesitu, Stour of 118 Tole Place, was fatally shot on South Alamo Street. J. Dixon, 42, a carpen ter, admitted firing the fatal shots after a confrontation with Stone and two others as they prepared to drive away. Police say Stone fled then collapsed behind a phone post. Dixon says he acted to stop them. State detectives continue the inquiry into the killing tied to Randall Field construction work.
In Santiago on February 9, a communist uprising against President Juan Esteban Montero sparked a government order to crush radical agitation nationwide.
A police search probes the loss of ten thousand dollars worth of bracelets after a mysterious incident in New York. The women involved reportedly reported several bracelets missing amid a swept inquiry and wide attention.
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.