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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1932
Page
1
Arthur Brisbane surveys front page headlines of a Miami Herald edition with killings, drownings, and disasters. He riffs on crime mysteries, prison meals at Sing Sing, and a wide sweep of cultural notes including a sharp jab at women’s history polls, science musings, and alligator lore.
Texas railroad commission hearing opens on production problems in all fields. Commission bars testimony on price while modifying a field shutdown order to allow legally produced oil in storage to move under supervision. Hearing focuses on pipeline valuations. plaintiffs include Texome Natural Gas and Gales Service Gas in a case about sharing proceeds with wells without market outlets.
A federal injunction in Austin bars the Texas Railroad Commission from enforcing an order affecting West Panhandle gas, delaying clawback actions until Texoma Natural Gas and City Service Gas can secure a market outlet. The order, signed by Judges Hutcheson West and McMillan, was filed with the U S district court clerk in Austin.
Paris reports ongoing gold shipments to the United States with the Bremen scheduled to carry over 8.9 million dollars in gold when it sails tomorrow. The New York gold point shows 96,8225 francs in position and the delaying shipments persist.
Itty Malm known as tiger woman and two gun girl died in Joliet prison. While near death she told her eight year old daughter Taoteie to be good, after serving eight years for murder. She succumbed to double pneumonia contracted in custody.
Los Angeles reports disclose that Alexander Pantages spent over 260000 dollars defending his assault case from two years earlier brought by Eunice Beingle. The Pantages Theatre Company seeks to recover 21831.06 dollars in tax penalties for 1929 34, while claiming 252095.37 dollars in legal and medical expenses for Pantages were disallowed by the IRS.
Hollywood reports a flier’s claim that motion picture actress Miss Fair and Thomas W. Daniel, ex naval flier, planned a Los Angeles elopement after their Yuma Arizona wedding. Frank Clark, the actress’s former lover, says Miss Fair made a mistake and he still holds her in esteem.
An anonymous Newark letter led to questioning Hollister Demo, 37, a Mariners Harbor Rhode Island chauffeur, in the Lindbergh baby kidnapping case. Demo denied knowledge, then accompanied an officer to Newark for further questioning.
Weather outlook shows a warm trend with a light wind shift. Wednesday night near 42 degrees with Thursday reaching about 66 degrees, followed by partly cloudy to cloudy conditions and rain possible in the eastern areas. Panhandle sections expected slightly cooler, winds veering southerly.
In Atlantic City on December 20 1907 Professor Walter Rautenstrauch of Columbia University explained the technocracy message. He argued that the power revolution now underway will surpass wars and laws in shaping civilization and emphasized a planned energy based future with four cardinal principles. He traced civilization's growth from manual labor to machine driven energy, noting North American per capita energy conversion now far exceeds past levels and forecasting social mechanism issues under price systems.
In Laredo Texas on March 88 the thermometer dipped to 30 degrees, while official readings varied with ground level versus air readings. Forecasters predict a 42 degree low Thursday with partly cloudy skies and Winds variable as temperatures rebound. Crops largely spared aside from some tomatoes and string beans after the recent freeze.
Chicago December 24 27 abundant grain offerings in world markets and low spirits send prices down in Argentina Canada Liverpool and the United States. Wheat on the Chicago board of trade hits bottom for May and July at 43 1 4 and 43 1 2 cents a bushel, later rebounding to near previous levels. Corn oats and rye decline with wheat as May and July contracts push to new seasonal lows, with distress selling blamed on Argentina and Canada in Europe.
Muskogee Okla Dec 28 A middle aged dressmaker Miss Mary Wolfenberger was found beaten to death at the West night school here this morning. Officers seek motive and trace her movements after learning she telephoned her mother last night saying she would stay with someone, but the mother who is partially deaf did not hear the name.
Mexico City reports federal education statistics showing a plan to raise the minimum daily wage for mirar school teachers to two pesos daily about 63 cents before year’s end. There are 7,195 federal primary schools, 4 58 more than last year, with 960 teachers paid one to three pesos daily. Enrollment in day classes stands at 466,714 and 143,315 attend night classes.
Maury Maverick declared he will run for Congress in the next general election and opposed forming any coalition ticket in the city race next spring. He warned against machine politicians joining the Citizens League ticket and said he does not seek the mayoralty next year but will pursue Congress in two years. He claimed leaders see the Citizens League running the band wagon and machines trying to ride it.
Havana Dec 28 1943 President Gerardo Machado signed a decree limiting duties and taxes on gasoline and petroleum imports for the first quarter of 1943 to 1,835,000 pesos as Cuba receives 8,105,960 pesos from Standard Sinclair and Snell-Mex. Foreign oil firms advanced funds to help Cuba meet a foreign debt obligation.
Mexico City reports Gen. Lasarg Cardenas will take office as Mexico's secretary of war on January 1. He was commended for leading the federal Pacific coast army during the 1920s rebellion. In Wisconsin, a card game anecdote ends with the dealer a heart attack, a missed win, and Kinship caution.
L M Bowden a 60 year old former Missouri Pacific passenger conductor and veteran of early Texas railroad wrecks is near death from severe burns at his home 131 West Houston Street. His son L H Bowden extinguished flames as he tried to save his father who was badly burned when a bathyoke caught fire from a gas heater. Bowden had retired six years ago after 48 years as a conductor between San Antonio and Laredo and helped haul the first Texas granite for the state capitol. He survived multiple wrecks, including a derailment where coaches and baggage cars overturned. His daughter Gra Bowden died of pneumonia in December, and the elder Bowden had just recovered from influenza when the accident occurred.
A court of inquiry convened to examine the county clerk office as county attorney Morris directs witnesses from Burke’s office. Testimony includes H W Green Jocdl bar president and other officials while Burke is reportedly out of town. grand jury questions Burke staff and bank officials about trust funds and balance checks.
Five bandits robbed the Gloucester City ranch of the Camden Safe Deposit and Trust today in Camden New Jersey stealing about 4000 dollars. The daytime raid involved swift takeoff by the gunmen who escaped with the money. Local authorities launched an investigation into the heist.
A jumble of rental listings appears with monthly prices and locations such as 213.00 month and 262 Ban Dads F26.00 month. The fragmentary text mentions various property names, tenants, and districts, but the overall context is a chaotic rental ad page with scattered figures and place names.
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