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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1932
Page
18
The column links growing tech advances and social commentary, noting safety devices for rails, high voltage experiments, and atomic ideas. It mocks sensational claims, cites MIT and Aberdeen figures, and critiques meat packing and jobless party politics amid a broad range of 19th century curiosity and opinion.
President Hoover urged Congress to tighten bankruptcy and criminal laws while strengthening Prohibition enforcement. He proposed more judges, faster appeals, limited grand jury powers, and state custody for child cases. The address stressed honest debtors, deterred fraud, and a uniform federal enforcement approach.
Washington Feb 29 Navy department orders send the training squadron led by the battleship Arkansas and the special service squadron with the cruiser Memphis and destroyers Wickes and Philip to the Pacific to take part in naval maneuvers. The move shifts the fleet balance as only Wyoming and eight fleet base ships remain in the Atlantic.
President William Greet of the Ameren Federation of Lay bor calls for shorter working hours to combat unemployment. He argues most jobs leave only about 34 hours of work per week for each job seeker, amid a period of low economic activity.
Brattle Washington February 29 Hundreds of acres in the lower Snohomish and Skagit river valleys are submerged by floodwaters. Livestock drowned and numerous farm families evacuated to higher ground. Muddy waters stretch about 14 miles long and two miles wide from the mouth, with reported loss of life in a broader disaster.
Mexico City February 23. An alliance of Mexican workers warned the public that Pullman reservations would be subject to the cattle agencies natural to the situation. They regretted the strike was necessary but said wage contract violations by the company forced the action.
Paris report says Roszika Dolly and Irving Netcher plan a New York wedding after sailing from Paris on March 9 to avoid the U S residence rule for divorcees. Dolly, a famed dancer, travels with her sister Jenny who disclosed the plans.
Delegates from Japan and China accepted in Geneva a League of Nations plan for a cessation of hostilities at Shanghai. The plan calls for an armistice conference at Shanghai with parties including all nations with interests there. Japan would renounce interference in China's territorial integrity and China would protect foreign interests in Shanghai and uphold the international settlement. Chinese delegate Dr Yen said the plan was satisfactory to Nanking, while Japanese delegate Naotake Sato signaled tentative acceptance awaiting Tokyo’s final approval.
Chinese besieged line near Shanghai wavered under a heavy Japanese artillery bombardment amid peace talks and warnings of expansion of operations. Japanese warships aided bombardment as they claimed to crush Chinese defenses near Mongkeu park and near the Baptist hospital area. The Japanese consul warned of rail destruction if reinforcements continued, while Shanghai officials said the action would trigger terror across the area.
Dr. Roberts, a Shelly physician in Pogatello Idaho, left a smoke-filled building fire rescue to race a horse through snow toward the ranch home of Mr and Mrs Murphy six miles away. He returned later, reporting a newborn baby.
Shanghai report from February 25 notes the first three American defenders in the Shanghai crisis killed by illness. Sergeant Moore b. Gordon of Sidney Iowa died from pneumonia contracted during exposure while repairing telephone lines. Private James Jordan of Chichester Arkansas and Private Lambert Lewis of Pocatelto Idaho died of smallpox last week. they will be buried locally.
Buenos Aires reports show former President Hipolito Vergoyen offering to leave the country to calm unrest after radical protests turned violent yesterday. Two people were killed and 23 wounded as demonstrators attacked the conservative Frondes newspaper building shouting anti Yrigoyen slogans. About fifty arrests were made and the interior minister ordered two army regiments to stand by.
Increasing cloudiness Monday night with Tuesday mostly cloudy and likely showers. Lowest Monday night about 64 degrees, highest Tuesday around 72. Light to moderate variable winds, mostly southerly. East Texas: increasing cloudiness with Monday night and Tuesday cloudy and likely showers. Coastal winds light to moderate easterly to southerly. West Texas: windy and probably fair and partly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday.
D Huggins, chairman of the state Democratic Executive Committee, issued a call for committee members to meet in Fort Worth on March 9 to select the city hosting the state party convention. Also notes a 1931 baby count and a lighthearted court remark about a bachelor judge's decision.
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