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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1931
Page
3
Laredo, February 20. Thousands of visitors roam the main streets for the carnival event as locals celebrate in a festive parade.
Physicians treat seven people poisoned by meat sandwiches at Ed Ziebarth farm four miles north of Tierce. Victims rushed to nearby towns as several remain in critical condition with one fatality reported yesterday.
A chaotic OCR fragment describes four day celebrations in Washington with carnivals bands and a monster parade. It mentions Nueva Laredy aiding festivities singing and a bullfight themed show. Plans include concerts at plazas and a boat at city hall. The text references Pocahontae and a Detroit-like court event amid city hall scenes.
Fog disrupted air traffic across the area halting flights overnight. Pilot P. Peeples, flying a national transport air mail plane, landed safely in Oklahoma after declaring an emergency due to degraded visibility.
A hearing on the old age pension bill is scheduled for February 20. Officials from the department of… expect testimony from relevant advocates and plan to open the session at a designated venue.
Reports from south central China indicate a severe winter storm has claimed sixty one lives. Rescue efforts continue as crews work to clear roads and reach isolated communities. Weather conditions worsened after heavy snowfall and freezing winds disrupted travel and power in multiple prefectures.
The city park department proposes beautifying River Park along South St. Marks near the old toll bridge once a landmark. The plan calls for terraces and plantings to enhance the riverfront area formerly tied to the Delone bridge and local landmarks.
New York reported a fatal shootout early today as a detective and a bandit died during a raid on a speakeasy. The officer, his companion, and the bandit exchanged fire, killing the detective and the bandit while the other assailant fled.
Washington report outlines ongoing Muscle Shoals controversy as the House considers a bill to authorize operation of the government’s 1010,000 power and nitrate project on the Tennessee River. Key figures and dates are debated amid a decade of contention over the facility and its funding.
A missive from Emilio M. de Torre, private secretary to the King of Spain, expresses gratitude for San Antonio’s March celebrations marking the city’s founding and the rise of civic life. The correspondence, conveyed through Ambassador L. in Washington, praises local leaders and Spain’s centuries of influence in the Americas, and requests formal recognition of the royal gesture during the events.
A Kansas City woman died saving her three children from a blaze that enveloped their home. Mrs Burcis burst from flames and rushed to a neighbor for help but died en route to hospital.
Officials announced a special excursion train to Eagle Tass linked to the agitpen of Snitney Penaklin and Yankee onaiader in a bot fight. The banner will run by the Southern Preifie leaving here Sunday morning March 1 at 8 oclock returning to Bun Au tonto the next morning arriving there at fa. me Matell 2.
New York report details Abe Wagner escaping a volley of bullets as he stepped from his car in front of a restaurant on the Inner Fins Ride. A second story window spray missed him, he bolted into a cab and fled through a back yard, apparently unharmed.
News copy notes Governor Nellie Thisloc Ross of Wyoming declares the United States government is not run by the people but by unelected rulers under presidential will. She voices a demand for reform and accountability in the federal system.
Foster, once linked to the Aiaran gang, now faces murder indictment and arrest after a burglary and jewel robbery spree. Hotel owner Wesley Gras confirms a confrontation and jewelry theft tied to an evening auto pursuit.
Chicago report: a blaze trapped a family leaving four children dead and the parents and five siblings injured. Dorothy Masheek seven perished with her sister Atteline. Geomen later found dead. The father Robert, a metal worker, and others were rescued after workers alerted authorities. Fire swept through the home, believed caused by a gas coal store combination.
In Augusta Georgia on February 20 a pillar tied to a local legend caused fear as a preacher warned that anyone who moved it would die. A political effort to relocate it was halted by an electrical storm that killed two workers, deepening the town’s superstition about the pillar.
Henry Ford arrived by private car and went directly to his 10,000 acre plantation in Savannah Georgia after arriving from Carlisle. The visit occurred today with Ford present on the estate grounds.
Los Angeles on February 20 court records show Colleen Moore facing a civil suit for $10,060 filed by Johnny Mykrants, listing their former marriage and accusing removal of property contents including a pond fish and a dog house from the home. The case centers on alleged asset seizure and tenant disputes amid fractured relations stemming from a prior marriage.
Washington Feb 20 The confere nce report on the 126,000,000 annual commerce and island supply bill was accepted by the house today completing congressional action.
In Washington on February 20 Secretary Mellon avoided commenting on the advisability of an embargo on Russian products. He indicated the issue would be determined by Congress and suggested the State Department might be consulted for an opinion.
In San Francisco on February 20, the Southern Pacific rounds down freight charges on milk shipments to blunt rivalship. The move lowers undercarriage rates by ten cents, aiming to undercut competing carriers and boost deliveries amid a heated transport market.
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