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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1933
Page
1
A compact notice echoes a column by Arthur Brisbane with brief syndicated feature notes. The fragment hints at stylistic commentary and newspaper context rather than a specific event.
Fragmented dispatch recalls Calvin Coolidge's death and nationwide tributes. Hearst broadcasts echo his voice while stock and exchange houses close in mourning. Citizens in Northampton open shops, while British papers warn of America's change. Editorials praise Webster’s virtues and urge buying American.
A vast crowd filled Edwards Congregational Church in Northampton Mass as President Hoover and other dignitaries attended the funeral for Calvin Coolidge. The body lay in state amid flowers while armed guards stood by the bier. People from all walks of life filed into the church and later pressed outside as services concluded and the Coolidge family departed for the Arverne home. Washington delegation officials and Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt attended the service before returning to the capital within hours.
Investigation unfolds into the death of BG Simpson a 40 year old supervisor found on the hospital roof with 20 stab wounds and a crushed head. Detectives interrogate two suspects while officers seek the motive and any link to a note directing the victim to an upstairs dining hall rendezvous.
Saturday night will be marly cloudy and cold with a low near 64 degrees. Sunday partly cloudy with a high around 68 and a low near 41. Northerly winds will be moderate to fresh on the coast.
A Mexican attorney firm announced a divorce filing in Nogales on behalf of screen actress Eva Fair, who wed Thomas W. Daniel, a former naval officer, a week earlier. The suit seeks legal action in the Nogales court amid the marriage dispute and a reported dispute over property and status.
A fire at Catholic University damaged the administration building early today. Firefighters extinguished the blaze as police detained a suspect, Harrison, around 48, found fleeing a nearby dormitory during a second alarm.
In Tegucigalpa on January 1 a brief turn of events concluded a two month Honduran revolt. Government leaders reported a rapid resolution following actions by military and political figures including Gen. dose Maria Reina and dose Maria Fonseca, restoring order and signaling a return to normal governance.
Eugene Banspach was found guilty of murdering Deputy Sheriff George Mangold and sentenced to 50 years in the penitentiary in the Ninety Fourth district court. He showed emotion as the verdict was announced while testimony had refuted his claim of ignorance about a confession. The case linked to Jop Demack, now jailed for life, and to a scene on Culebra road and Hilleresh drive. Also notes Paul Mann cars safety claim with 16,000,000 passengers in 1952 and about 7,000,000,000 passenger miles without fatal accidents.
Washington reports American minister Nelson T. Johnson advised the state department that American authorities expect negotiations to settle the Shaphatkwan incident. In Shanghai, 6000 Japanese troops were concentrated at Shanhaikwan while Chinese reinforcements moved to Oninwangtao. War lords urged orders to march on Japanese forces as Nationalists prepared to defend Jehol.
PASADENA Calif Jan 2 The coldest spot on this planet lies just 10 miles above the equator with temperatures near 160 degrees Fahrenheit according to Dr Benn Gutenberg a neophysiostat He noted that higher altitudes up to about 220 miles would reveal much warmer conditions and even exceed 1000 degrees in some readings
Five Marine corps aircraft arrived in Havana from Nicaragua and planned to proceed to Miami this afternoon. The arrival marks a northern Caribbean movement as U S forces engage in naval air activities during the period.
A brisk northern wind is forecast to clear cloud cover and bring sunny conditions for Sunday in San Antonio. Meteorologist J Jurboe predicts temperatures not dropping below 4 degrees Sunday morning, peaking around 8 degrees Sunday afternoon, following a Saturday high near 70.
CHERBOURG France Jan 1 The Atlantique one of the world’s longest passenger ships lay in the outer roads with her charred and smoking hull and mending flames. Master Caplan Silocots came ashore and said the fire that broke out Wednesday and raged for two days while the vessel lay abandoned in the English Channel was still smoldering as crews prepared to tow her into the inner harbor.
New York stock exchange and many other security markets across the nation were closed today as a tribute to Calvin Coolidge. The closure affected trading floors and various financial centers as officials observed the pause in activity following the former president's death.
GLARKSBURG West Virginia January 7 Word arrived here today of the death of former United States Senator Cry D Gait of West Virginia The notice from Thomessville Ga and Arcence Paris reports the death and memorials in process as acknowledged by officials.
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