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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1934
Page
16
A jumble of 1920s-era notes reports Paris political tensions, banker Gaston Doumergue reception, and a kidnapping incident of Edward G. Hremer in St. Paul. It mentions Prohibition repeal affecting crime, Kalne Indian marriage myths, Dickens manuscripts, and clerical views on divine punishment.
Intense cold and storms sweep two continents as nine deaths are linked to the cold. Europe endures damage from a distant gate crisis while America records subzero highs and travel paralysis from Boston to New York. Weather bureau marks sixty fourth anniversary with record lows across the U S and Canada.
Partly cloudy Friday night with generally fair Saturday. Lowest Friday night around 45 degrees. Saturday high near 66 with light to moderate northeast winds. East Texas mostly cloudy with frost inland. Friday night frosts near coast. West Texas partly cloudy and warmer. north portions slightly warmer Friday night. Weather on Page 4.
In Unter-Zettlitz Bavaria Anton Leleht mactieg Babette Mahkorn changed to Anton Mahkorn. The village marked the historic act as the first Bavarian case where a groom assumes the bride’s surname under the Nazi inheritance law. Babette retains her maiden name as owner of a large farm, with the husband adopting it.
A garbled forecast notes minimal weather changes for East Texas and San Antonio as a cold front nears. Experts predict partly cloudy skies, low near 46 Saturday morning, with frost possible later Friday night if skies clear.
Eleanor Nwrell, 13, daughter of Captain and Mrs. Feffer, had been missing from Fort Lewis since Sunday afternoon. Maj. Victor L. Taylor announced she returned last night after an intensive search by about 1600 officers and men. She said she planned to Seattle and walked the streets while away.
Cary Grant and Virginia Cherrill, American film star, were married today at the Charing Cross Hall registry office in London. Grant said the couple would return to work immediately as they begin married life together.
Madrid announces government ban on all political speeches by radio. Interior Minister Diego Afertines Barrios stated the order amid new controls on broadcasts. Mountain View sees attempted bank robbery foiled by safe access limits as robbers fled in cars with a companion.
Washington reports show Consolidated Aircraft of Buffalo earned 46.1 percent profit on army contracts totaling 675,388 dollars. An official said contractors since 1926 averaged 188 percent profit on army airplane business, with $61 million in biplane purchases and a $24.5 million total for three and a half years. Woodring outlined a $7.5 million public works allocation and urged more competitive production contracts amid calls for pursuit planes up to 230 mph.
Detail of Dankey Sankey’s death in South Dakota penitentiary after he was found in his cell with a noose fashioned from two neckties and a handkerchief to prevent resistance. He had been awaiting arraignment on a conspiracy to kidnap Denver’s Charles Boettcher and faced further charges in Chicago. authorities note his calculated method and prior earnings from criminal cases. His wife Fern Sankey remained in jail on a bond related to cantinued charges.
New York telegram reports Supreme Court Justice Pater Schomack dismissed custody and separation claims by Kathleen Johnson, a 38 year old British war nurse, against Herbert W. Johnson, a 40 year old British engineer. The court ruled marriage is not a monastic vow and an occasional kiss may be a friendly gesture not grounds for cruelty or abandonment. public embraces may irritate only the jealous.
Paris, Feb 1. Gaston Doumergue announced a cabinet of veteran ministers to bolster France amid threats of a general strike. Former premiers Andre Tardieu and Edouard Herriot named as ministers of state without portfolio. The cabinet skews left with support from Blums' Socialist faction. tensions rise as troops deploy to protect Paris as demonstrations loom.
President Roosevelt approves cancellation of virtually all existing air mail contracts after a White House conference with Postmaster General Farley and officials. Senate moves to begin trial proceedings against William B. MacCracker Jr. and three air mail clients at noon, with formal cancellation action expected by day or Saturday.
The notice lists multiple rental properties with monthly rates including 22.00, 85.00, 1250, and 18.00, describing un furnished houses and furnished rooms and urging readers to see complete listings in the Want Ads. It notes deadlines for ad submissions and late editions.
Washington February 9 The senate defied William P MacCracken assistant secretary of commerce by ordering his immediate arrest for contempt of the senate after he failed to appear for the scheduled start of his trial on cons pirat charges He argued that appearing would violate constitutional rights and called the senate power to punish contempt a judicial function.
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