28 Dec 1930
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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1930
Page
1
The piece surveys beer legalities and prohibition debates, cites President Roosevelt era aims, and critiques imperial era leaders and naval planning. It references Russia, Peter the Great, Sweden, Charles XI, and wartime recruitment trends, mixing political opinion with historical anecdotes and economic notes.
Public dispute centers on a claim by Senator Nye that a Republican slush fund existed. Treasurer Charles Norris contests Nye’s wording while the national committee seeks a public apology. Debate references a $50,000 fund with $30,000 spent on efforts to elect Republicans and addresses alleged misuse at Norris’s Cleveland home.
Forecast warns of northerly winds by Sunday with colder air spreading across the region. Expect cloudy conditions and light rain in northern portions, gradually clearing later. Cooler temperatures to follow, with a mainly dry pattern and scattered showers possible later in the period.
Washington DC Dec 21 Ins regulations to encrypt the provision of the law act part withdrawing high proof spirits from fruit juices for beverage purposes have been approved by James M Dorai commissioner of industrial alcohol California grape growers private gives a liberal ruling permit the sale of grape concentrates will be the chief beneficiaries They may now convert surplus spirits into concentrates for commercial use and sale
A weather front brought more than an inch of snow to Amarillo on June 28. Strong winds eased and the storm cooled the air, with minor impact reported on daily activity. The heavy snowfall was expected to aid regional ranges as temperatures dropped.
New York dispatch reports Charles A Lindbergh will fly to Los Angeles again next month aboard a larger plane. The new aircraft will feature folding wing gear and a streamlined design to increase speed by several miles per hour.
NEW YORK, Dec. 27. A family plans a trip to the Chicago exposition in 1933. Mr and Mrs Herbert B Bradles Bradley and their six-year-old daughter Jeje Bradley will appear with a pygmy village exhibit and will also ride an elephant.
Dispatches from Caracas report rising revolutionary sentiment and a mounting threat to the government as unrest deepens. Officials in Venezuela face a tense outlook with potential for further upheaval amid a deteriorating political crisis.
Paul Newman, son of a Texas officer, died suddenly at home in Floresville on Friday and was found at the police station Saturday after becoming ill at home. The San Antonio officer’s death prompted a police inquiry.
Police arrested a prominent Nationalist leader after the government issued an arrest order for alleged rebellion plotted against the state. Officials said a nationwide revolutionary plot involved several senior figures and warrants were issued across the country.
In Mexico City on December 27 the threat of a general railway strike triggered rapid mobilization of about 26 041 Mexican federal troops by direct order of Provident Pascimo Ortis Rubio. Soldiers were ordered to prepare at midnight to guard rail lines and houses from sabotage as officials deny a strike while warning against unrest tied to wage campaigns.
Jim Parker, condemned for killing his infant daughter, escaped Ware County jail with four others yesterday. He was recaptured by officers near Twinoka Brantley County. Deputies report no trace of the remaining three prisoners.
Bandits robbed a bank on Wyomin g avenue and Rising Sun Lane branch of Olney Bank and Trust, escaping with an estimated 37500. The incident, the second major heist in five years, occurred in December at the Olney branch.
Police report four men die in Christmas drinking spree likely caused by wood alcohol toxicant. Investigators say the victims, part of a local gathering, succumbed as the incident unfolded in Rochester.
In Wiglita Kan a thin, confused dispatch reports a man labeled meanest by locals as he hunted for Salvation Army aid. About 8000 people relied on the Wichita charity drive, while 260 rabbis were detained and later released as hunters continued pursuit. A second rabbit haul revealed the first load had vanished.
A 25 year old San Antonio widow, Mildred Woodruff, was found dead after a Thanksgiving night party at a Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity house in Austin. Initial statements blamed acute alcohol poisoning, but toxicology later reported picrotoxin in her stomach. Autopsy and inquest notes mention two kinds of poison and possible reopened investigation. Two men were arrested in connection with the case as details emerged.
Niceto Alcala Zamora, ex war minister and provisional president of the Spanish republic, outlines the revolution's aims and rejects Bolshevik labels. He asserts the movement is republican and social, not Russian, and says a prearranged government was prepared to guide the rebellion.
Fragmentary report outlines a coalition of socialists radicals and independents with liberals allocated premier and interior minister posts to project moderate policy. The speaker cites career milestones from youth to cabinet positions and a focus on national defense continuing with the interior portfolio.
Ri Blu Dee 27 and Johnson 26 of Chiru wed aboard the dir igible Mayflower hidden in Mesira lawns. Lieut. Commander Art Lange of the United Stars Naval Reserve officiated. The Winter visitor from Chicago plans to change their name to Singhal.
News in New York reports a jungle expedition aiming to return to America with recordings of Amazonian sounds. The Matto Gresea expedition plans more than a nine month trek into uncharted southwest Brazil using sonar equipment to mimic jungle noises for study and exploration.
Paris December 27 The Paris hospital reports Marechal F revolt failed against gangrene after amputation of his right leg. Doctors say further operation is impossible due to advanced age and weakened condition. Rumors and secrecy caused fear among Parisians as news spread of the veteran who once repelled German forces on the Marne.
Classified ad notes a six room home on Burleson Street with large lot and mentions tents for 25 dollars monthly under classification 310. Also lists new electric rain transformer for 15 and top cane seed for 33 per hundred under other classifications. Equity in house on North Side yields 100 monthly net.
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