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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 27, 1933

Page

2

Monetary skirmish lines drawn for coming session

Washington dispatch notes planned skirmishes over monetary policy as Congress nears its seventy third session. President Roosevelt shapes budget messages with Lewis Douglas and budget figures of about 2.6 billion in regular outlays and over 3 billion in emergency funds, amid currency debate and gold policy speculation.

Washington White Rowe Capitol Hill Roosevelt Pennsylvania Capitol Benstot McNary Gregan Representative Snell New Fork Roncevelt Lewis Douglas Congress Capital Hill

Woman Waited in Probe of Robbery

Houston dispatch reports Mrs Advle Fipkin arrived from New York as authorities continued the investigation into a Christmas Day robbery involving attorney C E Rejiingsfelder. The stolen sum was $34,500 taken from the attorney and left in Mrs Fipkin’s custody. A building elevator operator saw no unfamiliar visitors that afternoon.

Houston New York Advle Fipkin Thes C. E. Rejiingsfelder Pipkle Attorrney Fipkih Poti Clevater Hiedingsfelder

Dutch Ask Pardon for Van Der Lubbe

Berlin telegram says the government formally asked Germany to pardon Marinus van der Lubbe, Dutch suspect in the Reichstag fire, who faces execution. The petition cites legal grounds and requests clemency from the authorities.

van der Lubbe Berlin Der TNL Teder Marinus Ven

Fourth Degree thriller to run in The Light Desp

The Light Desk will serialize K Dalger's new minister thriller Fourth Degree starting Thursday December 28 with daily installments. The plot opens on a supposed suicide of a society beauty whose husband found her bound with silk cord as Coroner and police doubt a robbery motive. The case deepens as possible police pressure and shifting alibis emerge amid suspect motives.

K. Dalger

Flood Waters Recede as Northwest Sees Rapid Drop

River flooding across the Pacific Northwest gradually receded with Columbia River levels at Vancouver Washington at 32 feet, five feet above the prior record. The crest had displaced thousands of acres, left 35,009,000 in damages, and driven 4,000 from homes as waters moved toward the coast. Canada reports continued layoffs in December, with trade and commerce officials noting another month of rising unemployment.

Columbis River Vancouver

Fourth De ren begins a dialectic denouement

Fragmentary text hints at a dramatic arc culminating in a decisive conclusion. The phrase “Fourth De ren” appears as a stylized reference, suggesting a literary or stage context. Readers see suspense building toward an ending, though details remain obscured.

Weather Report Fragments From Historical Page

Fragmentary weather notes show light to moderate northerly winds across locations including Brownsye and New Orleans with cloudy to partly cloudy skies. 24 hour totals mention 1.61 inches deficiency for December and a January-to-date deficit. forecast times and temperatures are inconsistently recorded.

Brownsye New Orleans Val Paso Weare ADO Atis Thuareday

Garners Motor to .4 En Route North

President John M. Gurner and party planned travel through San Antonio on their way to attend Congress. Garner left their Dallas home by carriage Wednesday and were to entrain for Washington in January.

Garners Motor To John M. Gurner Tre Garner San Antonio

Baby 15 Safe After Illness Flight To Johns Hopkins

Bue Traminel a five month old baby flown from Bouton Texas to Baltimore as possible hydrocephalus was described as salis lnatory at Johns Hopkins hospital doctors delaying full exam until later. James R Wedell piloted the red monoplane 1466 miles in about 11 hours landing on the snow crust at Logan field. The child and relatives were rushed to the hospital by ambulance. Dr Dandy and assistants reported no immediate danger though hydrocephalus is a dangerous condition. The baby shows no fever and remains critically ill.

Baltimore Bouton Texas Johns Hopkins Hospital James R. Wedell Waller E. Dandy Ater Dandy Wertell Logan Field T Municipal Ambulance Howard W. Jackson Hopkins Hospital Pawl Kinkel

Pilot Tells of Grueling Flight from Baltimore to Daltruvie

Baltimore dispatch describes a perilous emergency flight from Columbia Texas to Daltruvie to reach a hospital. Pilot James R. Wedell recounts fog near New Orleans and Atlanta pressuring speed, 1000 foot altitudes, and a 16 hour journey with a baby passenger watched over by mother and nurse.

Jamesa R. Wedell International News Sererin Baltimore Columbia Texas Daltruvie S Hospital Lale Ligwas ii Houston W. B. Trammel Sue Buzsard

Local officials seek bonds for new South Side high school

Three Fort Worth area school officials asked Monday for 960 080 dollars in school bonds and a 205 000 dollar grant from the Texas advisory board of the public works administration. Representatives included Paul A Schele Dahl Dewees and Dewees board architects and superintendent J C Cochran. The bonds would finance a South Side high school in the Wood Jawa district and improvements to Brackenridge and elementary schools.

Fort Worth Texas Advisory Board The Public Works Administration Paul A. Schele Dahl Dewees Fhelps and Dewees Ithan J. C. Cochran South Side Jular Wood- Jawa Brackenridge High School

Snowbound landing and hospital hope amid rescue

The pilot recalls a careful descent onto a frozen surface after a perilous landing. Responders rushed the litte patient to an ambulance en route to a field station. The narrator hopes the operation succeeds and she pulls through.

Cuba Refuses to Pay Public Works Debt

Havana Dec 27 President Grau Ban Martin yesterday reiterated the government will not pay Chase National bank certificates on a 20 million dollar public works bond issue due Monday. He said the debts are illegitimate and cannot be paid without proper proof of legitimacy. American firms faced protests as a anti American goods move circulated. Bombs exploded in Havana near the National Hotel damaging nothing. Nuevitas saw protests against soldiers actions as a 48 hour general strike was planned. A Spanish cruiser was reportedly ordered to protect Cuban interests if needed.

Havana Bomen Grau Martin Chase National Bank Grau Es Chage Machado Thig Canner Cuba Randhills Hayapa National Hotel Jo Merson Caffrey United States Nuevitas Camaguey Stationéa Tony

French police tighten grip in spy ring probe

Paris authorities doubled activity tracing a purported international spy ring selling French military secrets. Ten in custody including two Americans Mr and Mrs Robert Gordon Lyitz. Reports said up to 30 more arrests planned though unconfirmed. Strict security surrounded operations. Springfield, Ill. abolishes state property tax replacing revenue with two percent sales tax next year.

Paris lMi Art Illeged International Spr Rile Cod Robert Gordon Lyitz Permons

Nationalist Troops Advance Against Qing Chinese Rebels

Chinese revolutionary forces flee as Chiang Kai-shek loyalists push into Pu-Uklen province and Yenping. Meiyu and Foochow faces loom with air bombing tally and property damage near Fotchow.

Wanking China Pu- Uklen Simo Chiang Epi-Shek Min River Yenping Foochow American Mission Board Fotchow Atles

Second Louisiana race votes cast in independent bid

In Baton Rouge the second Louisiana race of December drew voter attention as independent candidate J. Sanders Jr. challenged Mrs. Bolivar, Kemp Sr., Lang, and the administration for the seat left by the death of Kemp's husband. The Philadelphia note reports a bankruptcy procedure proposal by Lewis E. Haney at New York University urging immediate settlement of matured debts.

Baton Rouge Buu Nojgress Loedel Vover J. ¥. Banders Dr Buoy P. Long i Lavi Philadelphia Shuk Lewis E. Haney Ronavairs New York University

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