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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1933
Page
2
Samuel Trzull Jr resigns as senior officer of the Commonwealth Edeon company. The announcement came today from James Simpson, chairman of the board, noting the move follows extensive family involvement in the business.
In Chicago on February 18 a court action to recover 38 million in assets was read as the foreformer of any act placing Middle West Abilities company in bankruptcy. Samuel Insull valued the giant concern at 2 billion.
Dr. Frederick Tier a famed heart and lung specialist left Chicago for Miami after a long distance call reporting considerable anxiety about Mayor Cerme s lung condition following the shooting. The physician cautioned the most critical period was just after the shooting and that pneumonia remained a danger.
Mayor Anton J. Carmak shows steady improvement with possible complications removed, per officer bulletin. Mrs Joseph Gil of Atami, the other seriously wounded, was reported to be improving. The bulletin notes her condition held through the day. Many bargains to merchandise testored aslls in Light Classified Miscellaneous 24.
Wilmington Del June 18 1905 Chancellor Josiah O Wolcott records appointment of James Br Morford and Logan W Cary as receivers for the Consolidated Gas Company on grounds of insolvency. The action marks a senior legal move in the case.
Washington February report describes a "cruel joke" letter found on a street corner claiming to threaten President-elect Roosevelt. Police and Secret Service questioned five men, all released after investigators found no organized plot. Suspects were Edward T Rodriguez, Frank Pettitt, Will Birmingham, Patrick McCartin, and Harry T Thompson. letter contained obscenity and threats, addressed to a Newark recipient.
New York Feb 14 Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt slipped from her town house and caught an early rain for Groton Maine to visit her two sons Franklin Jr and John at Groton School. The trip was quiet enough that family members did not notice she had gone. Mrs Curtis Dall called Democratic headquarters to learn her departure time. She planned to return Monday morning.
City traffic officials plan to substitute buses for cars on downtown streets and move no parking signs closer to intersections. Work begins Monday under supervisor W He igston in the Commerce Marys and Navarro area, with signs relocated to 20 to 30 feet from corners and 38 or 50 feet from main stops.
A bill by Bendor Smith of South Carolina creating a federal cotton board to buy 3,600,000 bales held by government agencies and lease it to farmers under acreage reduction was approved today. Southern senators blocked Senator Copeland who denounced the measure as class legislation. A recorded vote followed.
Washington press wires report Senate action on a relief bill to fund the Lafayette-Costigan program. The chamber agreed to vote by 2:30 p.m. Monday on the $500 million measure after reconsidering and adopting Wagner amendments to loosen the Reconstruction Finance Corporation act.
A fragmented weather and travel summary lists cities such as San Antonio Dallas Houston and New Orleans with mixed cloudiness light winds and occasional partly cloudy conditions. It mentions temperatures ranges and brief forecasts for Memphis Denver and Newark along with garbled names and times reflecting an OCR-d snapshot of a larger regional report.
President-elect Roosevelt laughed at a lampoon by New York political writers at the Inner Circle dinner for 1000 guests. The spoof mocked the incoming administration with songs about hunger and beer. Guests included National Chairman James A Farley and leaders Al Smith and John F Gerry.
President-elect Roosevelt expressed pleasure upon learning of improving conditions for Mayor Cermak and other shooting victims in Miami. A message from Joe Gary reported Mrs Gill's condition satisfactory after a restful night as doctors praised the progress.
Fragmentary dispatch from Washington lists high ranking officers and overseas assignments in garbled form. Names such as Col. Robertsian, Hasan, and Jones appear amid distorted place and unit references, with stray terms like Port Wine and M&M objects interrupting the lines.
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