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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1939
Page
2
The speech outlines New Deal tools to fix social security, labor, and farm programs, with tax shifts and limited spending. Roosevelt urges Congress to balance budget while avoiding drastic cuts, warns against aggression, and cites Lincoln urging peaceful yet firm action to defend democracy.
The Philadelphia navy yard reports a rise in civilian employment to 812 workers, the highest since World War I. The Commandant notes pay increases were required to sustain the larger civilian workforce.
Treasury data shows receipts of 8.11 million dollars for December 30 and expenditures of 16.45 million, yielding a net balance of 3.00 million. Working balance stands at 6.0 million with customs receipts of 0.12 million. fiscal year receipts total 2.93 billion and expenditures 4.53 billion, including 1.51 billion in emergency costs, creating a deficit of 1.60 billion and gross debt of 3.83 billion, up 0.12 billion from prior year. Gold holdings listed as 14.52 billion.
Persistent whispers from Washington indicate President Roosevelt may appoint Felix Frankfurter of Harvard to the Supreme Court, aiming to fill the late Justice Cardozo seat. The White House reportedly told officials to prepare for a possible announcement, though no final decision had been made.
Attorney General Frank Murphy paid a courtesy call on Vice President Garner in Washington as part of a parade of department heads visiting the vice president. Murphy, in formal dress, said he and Garner are old time friends after an hour of discussion.
Philadelphia January 4 former deputy warden Frank A Graven pleaded innocent to murder and manslaughter charges tied to the death of a prisoner in a super heated punishment cell last summer. Five other former prison officials and five guards face separate trials.
The county court hears arguments over the legality of warrants and funding for WPA projects. Donnell probes if warrants are legal while Judge Anderson questions the process and figures, noting bids were not opened. A tense exchange follows on protecting outstanding bonds and county road funds.
En voying guests from 51 foreign nations attended a White House diplomatic dinner hosted by President and Mrs. Roosevelt. Kensuke Horinouchi and his wife, new Japanese ambassador, joined the event marking their first White House social function. Dr. Hu Shih, Chinese ambassador, was absent due to medical treatment in New York.
Judge Anderton cites road and bridge fund figures as he questions paying outstanding warrants. Precinct 1 through 4 amounts are listed, with remarks about deferring action and lines about WPA work and court validity. Tensions rise as Donnell defends and Uhr and Stappenbeck comment.
Twelve insurgent warplanes bombed two crowded passenger trains in a raid on Tare gong along the canal 60 miles southwest of Barcelona. Early reports indicate heavy casualties from the attack.
In Toolee county authorities report the murder of a hermit known as Old Cadwell. The 70 year old man was bound gagged and shot twice in a remote cabin about 45 miles southeast of Tootle. Sheriff Alma White says the cabin shows a violent struggle and the hermit was found with arms tied to a chair and a improvised hood over his head.
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