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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1936
Page
10
The San Antonio Light reprints a late Arthur Brisbane editorial, noting its timeliness for today. It reflects on press responsibility, public virtue, and the role of media in shaping opinion, urging readers to weigh information carefully.
The piece riffs on eternity, time, and space contrasting human finitude with endless cosmic cycles. It muses that time never began and never ends, space may be finite yet infinite in possibility, and humanity faces the terrifying vastness with limited comfort. The fragment ends noting continuation on the next page.
A Tacoma report describes a ransom note left by the kidnapper of 10 year old Charles Mattson. Demand totals include 28000 yangsat, 10000 in small denomination bills, and rest in large notes all old and wrinkled. Police pursued fingerprints and monitored searches around the Mattson estate as investigations continue.
A new storm battered the Southern California coast with winds near 65 miles per hour causing impact across Malibu and Santa Monica areas. Dozens of ships grounded along the beach and many beach homes were destroyed including structures at Malibu. One rescue effort saved Leo Caprio’s cruiser Phatis after an all night battle, with exhaus tion ending for Cyarus Heckstran while aiding the film actor.
Washington December 23 patent office officials report issuing a patent for a rear mounted engine design by Henry Ford. The crosswise engine eliminates a long drive shaft and the clutch transmission and differential are built as a tilt on saber. Filing in 1935, issuance followed a lengthy search for prior art with no body design submitted and no stated use disclosed.
Vatican reports Pope Pius, 79, reassured by officials that his paralysis is temporary while doctors treat him. He discussed ecclesiastical matters with Vatican officials, remained in good cheer between painful spasms, and continued to receive medical care and nourishment under close watch.
New York reports a broad price surge across commodities with sugar, hides, silk, rubber, rye, wheat, barley, oats and cotton rising to peak levels unseen since 1928. Copper exports touch the highest prices since 1930 while London and Winnipeg grain futures also reach seven year highs. A Polish plane crash near Rawa kills four and injures three on the same day.
A group of youths snatched a pistol and police badge from Officer W. Rede during a city dance event Sunday night. Hawkins, 1512 West Woodlawn Avenue, helped pursue and captured one offender. the weapon was recovered.
U S Weatherman J H Jarber forecast a cloudy and mild week with a Monday night low near 38 degrees and a Tuesday high around 72. Southeast winds to moderate, expected temperatures ranged from 38 to 72, with similar conditions for the next day.
Partial to mostly cloudy forecast across regions with scattered rain possible. Monday night through Tuesday shows warmer interior and southeast winds, with temperatures ranging from mid forties to mid seventies across zones. Wind directions shift from southeast to breezy, with cooler Panhandle conditions Tuesday afternoon.
London dispatch says Paris and London plan an Anglo French blockade to curb arms to Spain while a six power naval patrols considers enforcement. Russia Germany Italy and Portugal may join, as Berlin notes warn Torpedo boats raid convoys in the Bay of Biscay. Bilbao reports interned freighter Paris had contraband documents destroyed before capture. Paris nationalist leaders refuse to release Paris accusing the US of contraband delivery.
Prominent figures from journalism, industry, and politics attended the funeral of Arthur Brisbane at St Bartholomew's Church New York. More than 2000 mourners filled the church as pallbearers led by William Randolph Hearst carried the mahogany casket draped with violets to the Brisbane estate for burial.
Britain ordered its Madrid embassy closed at once and evacuated staff by Wednesday as fighting intensified in Madrid. Embassy counsel G A D Ogilvie-Porbes will set up a key post in Valencia. Rebels and loyalists clash across five fronts with hundreds reported killed and wounded.
Senator King of Utah signaled a probe into letters urging more work relief funds from the WPA. He plans to limit relief spending at about $200 to $250 million for the fiscal year, noting a $500,000,000 figure for the remainder and citing Hopkins’ reported $160,000,000 relief administration.
In Havana a Cuban radical linked to the El Pais leadership and blamed for setting a newspaper alight was killed after firing on raiders from a radio station balcony. Police shot him with a 43 caliber pistol during the standoff following an explosion near a town building.
Campaign funds show 231m. Contributions of 30000 to Republicans were listed to the senate campaign funds investigating committee today by Mr and Mrs Culds Frisk of Pittsburgh. Josephus Daniels, American ambassador to Mexico, reported a logue contribution to the Democrats.
University of Texas student Michael Sidoric says he was held up on the third floor of the Lanier hotel Monday morning by a well dressed bandit who demanded money and held a pistol to his ribs before forcing him back to his room.
Bailey and police tied a slain red headed gunman to three robberies after a siege at a mountain hostelry. J C Catlin of Denver police said fingerprints linked the man to the crimes. He used multiple aliases including Edward Johnson and Edward Blair and had served terms in four penitentiaries across several states.
Roosevelt plans to send two treaties to the senate early in the new session. The St Lawrence waterway pact with Canada is expected to be revised to remove objections from 1934. The second treaty is the recently negotiated Inter American Consultative Pact with Buenos Aires.
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr is convalescing at Massachusetts General Hospital after a scarlet fever throat infection and sinus operation. Dr George L Tobey Jr says there is no further nasal hemorrhage and the condition is satisfactory. Mrs Roosevelt and fiancee Miss Ethel du Pont stay at his side.
In Glencoe Argyllshire Seolland Dec 28 1920s The Lady of William Christie hung head down from a rope on a mountain peak for more than 24 hours. The 25 year old climber slipped in snow and disappeared. companions found him after darkness fell. Mountain timbers risked their lives to reach the body.
United Airlines confirms searcher spotted the missing twin motor transport near Saugus above the valley east of Burbank. The aircraft carried 13 aboard including A L Markwell and Edward P Ford Jr. weather foul hampered rescue efforts as it vanished en route from San Francisco to Burbank.
Jamaica report states US President David Lloyd George and British leaders react with sorrow at the death of Arthur Brisbane a declared brilliant leader and writer whose work influenced journalism and public discourse across nations the details reflect widespread condolences from prominent figures worldwide
Three federal prisoners transported from San Antonio for deportation to Mexico escaped from the county jail in Laredo last night. Federico Zepeda was recaptured in the jail yard. Ramon Barrow and Alberto Esparza escaped. officers said arrows may have aided the escape with saws hidden in their shirts.
LAREDO Dec 28 special reports say Lieutenant Governor Walter Woody and Tuy Gamer son of the vice president with their families left here for Mexico City yesterday for a week long pleasure trip provided by the Mexican government.
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