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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1934
Page
6
Snow in parts of the Texas Panhandle melted quickly while most of the state faced heavy rains overnight. Temperatures dropped to near 20 degrees in Amarius, with 0.0 inch precipitation in the northwest. The heaviest rain measured six tenths of an inch in Fusun, and thunder showers were reported across a wide Central area.
An advertisement touts a drug named Cleancant Wears that claims to neutralize stomach acidity, stimulate bile flow, and improve digestion after meals. It promises rapid relief from indigestion, gas, and abdominal discomfort, urging readers to take two tablets after each meal for health and vitality.
Fragmentary note cites East and South Texas weather with scattered rain. Mentions Palestine and Dallas, with temperatures dropping from 37 to 34 degrees and rainfall near half an inch in portions between early morning hours. OCR text is incomplete and uncertain.
In Topera Kansas Ronda Finney, once hailed as a rising financial wizard, was ordered by Judge Paul Heinz to serve 21 to 25 years on 47 counts of forging and uttering a new issue. The case centers on a Kansas million dollar scandal where Finney, a former Cornell University banker, bond broker, market speculator, and circus owner, was the central figure.
A Canton proclamation bans killing monkeys and serving monkey meat or brains in restaurants. Monkeys are described as having many human traits and intelligence, prompting protection measures. Meanwhile in Washington the navy plans six patrol aircraft takeoffs on January 9 for a flight to Hawaii, weather permitting.
Wanda Tuchrek is set to direct The fate and Fall of Montezuma, a historical drama in Mexico with Dolores Del Rio starring female lead and Richard Dix as a Spanish explorer. The project marks Tuchock as a rising female director with strong industry backing and a high-profile cast and production team.
Berlin reports a Reichskanzlei communiqué signaling possible additional reductions in interest and transfer payments on German foreign loans. It notes the government views further creditor talks as imminent and claims Germany loses 11,000,000 marks monthly in foreign exchange under current transfer rates.
In Washington DC on January 3 a quiet capitol gathering of Supreme Court justices signals historic actions next week. Decisions expected on emergency mortgage relief extending home recovery time and on federal and state powers to set minimum prices for milk and dairy products.
Hollywood actor George Raft ends the New Year with a fall at a dance breaking a small bone after bowing. He hobble to the curb where his new car is stolen, then returns home to find eight feet of floodwater in his Los Angeles basement with no power.
Ray Hamill of Arvada Colorado and Joseph Hawkins Jr of Waco Texas were named Texas Rhodes scholars. Hamill, a Rice Institute senior, and Hawkins, Baylor University graduate now studying chemistry at Brown University Providence Rhode Island, were chosen at a Texas Rhodes committee meeting.
Mittie Greer alias Mittle Puckett of 819 Quitman street was charged in Justice of the Peace John R. Shook's court with the December 27 fatal shooting of her common law husband Guy Puckle in a single act. CATNAPERS BEWARE Oklahoma City Jan 3 Tom belonging to Lynn Banera Sells, a young attorney, is listed on the Oklahoma county tax roll as the first tat. Sells listed the cat at $25 and paid $125 cat tax to avoid grand jury charges.
Federal District court sentenced Gilbert Willis, 40, an Oklahoma farmer, to three years in Leavenworth after pleading guilty to counterfeiting. Tyrrell testified Willis worked with others to pass counterfeit tens, claiming innocence while recounting hardship and alleged coercion.
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