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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1934
Page
10
An column notes French money worries and riots in Paris as European buyers bid for American stocks. It explains how demand for dollars lifts the dollar while lifting U.S. stock prices, and discusses the St Lawrence canal treaty, prohibition, and gold silver flows. It mentions Roosevelts era policy and federal housing plans in New York and wage for farm livestock aid.
San Francisco reports the dollar devaluation has no effect on wages or prices in the Far West. Federal officials say production and living costs remain steady despite monetary moves.
In Paris, Premier Daladier secured a 300 to 207 confidence vote amid violent scenes as deputies clashed and riot police patrolled the chamber. Troops were massed and streets closed while supporters urged unity to back his drastic government shake up tied to the Stavisky scandal.
Juan Capistrano February 9 Santa Fe train engineer reports seeing a doll on the track. He allowed the southbound train to pass over. a child wandered from home four miles south. Blood found on the engine front when the train stopped.
A House naval affairs sub committee in Washington called Charles Francis Adams former secretary of the navy and two assistants to testify about airplane contracts with alleged profits up to 50 percent. The panel also invited more than twenty contracting airplane and engine builders who worked with the navy since the Wilson era.
Tuesday's official forecast from U S meteorologist J H Jarboe expects increasing cloudiness and a chance of light rain. Morning low reached 48 degrees in San Antonio with a high near 54 degrees expected Wednesday as cooler air move through the area.
Three men robbed the Bank of Bunker in western Reynolds County just after opening this morning and escaped with $999. State highway patrol headquarters were notified of the incident.
Classified rental notices list furnished apartments and rooms with weekly and monthly rates. Entries include 7.97 per week and 18.00 per month for various addresses such as 3143 Waverly and 492 Hh Martin, plus rooms with board at 407 Fourth 40 and 812 W Conetland, with additional rental information available in the classified column.
The San Antonio Board of Education approved a plan to reopen negotiations with the Public Works Administration for a loan near 1.6 million dollars to build a new South Side senior high and a North site. The plan would transfer 950,000 in school bonds to the PWA and convert a grant into a sinking fund for four years of bond interest at 4 percent. The proposal, introduced by Roger Stokes and supported by R J Hoson, passed almost unanimously with key members absent.
London reports name Fredric Fairbanks as co respondent in the divorce case of Lord Ashley and Lady Ashley. Lady Ashley remains in England amid court action while Fairbanks plans to assess a returning project in Spain with Alexander Korda. The former couple Mary Pickford and Fairbanks figure in revived romance headlines as legal proceedings unfold.
Five cadets Hampkin Wells Lawrence Warner were injured when their plane crashed near Zeub Geld about six miles southeast of Randolph Hales shortly before noon Tuesday. One cadet, 21, lived Outer Street Baldwin Park California. another, 24, remained unnamed. Officers said the craft likely went into a spin or crash landed.
Washington February 6 Active negotiations resume between the United States and Soviet Russia for a final settlement of the debt and damage claims. Alexander Troyanoysky, the Soviet envoy, is engaged with the State Department to discuss payment methods.
Sir John Simon told the House of Commons that Germany’s claim to equality of rights in armaments could not be resisted. He warned there is little likelihood of peace if a great power is subjected to internal jurisdiction.
In Chicago on February 11, a retrial date of Dr. Alice Lindsay Wynekoop was scheduled for the deaths of her daughter-in-law, Rhula Guednev Wynekoop, with Judge Joe Karty B. Miller presiding in the criminal courts.
Partly cloudy to cloudy conditions prevail with local showers expected in San Antonio and the east, warmer in the west. Tuesday night lows near 54, Wednesdays highs near 70. East winds light to moderate, offshore sections easterly to southerly. West Texas shows partly cloudy skies with warmer north portions, temperatures around 64 Wednesday, lower around 48 Tuesday morning.
Washington reports reveal Boeing officials detailing profits from government contracts and mail-order deals. Boeing chairman William M. Boving testifies on asset values, stock dividends, and subsidiary profits tied to U S government orders, with figures showing sizable revenue and executive salaries across Pratt and Whitney and related units.
The Senate today refused to reduce registration fees on automobiles by 20 percent after this year. The vote was 19 to 10 against the proposal. Senator W. R. Rogge of Wace offered an amendment to move the registration deadline from February 1 to March 31.
Detroit reports a surge as factories in the city doubled employment since November. The rise, described in local accounts, reflects broader industrial activity and the demand for labor across multiple plants in Detroit.
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