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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1931
Page
1
National anxiety over unemployment and hunger rises as observers note urban poverty, with Walker describing shivering men in New York and farmers in Arkansas seeking aid. Red Cross help is questioned amid calls for systemic relief, while Hoover urges automakers to support recovery and Liberian slavery debates surface in policy discourse.
The Vatican issues a major encyclical by Pope Pius XII reaffirming Catholic doctrine on matrimony and condemning birth control abortion and divorce. It treats abortion as murder and opposes sterilization while urging lifelong fidelity and conjugal duty within marriage. The document draws on ecclesiastical authorities and critiques modern practices. Continued on page 7 column 1.
A proposed resolution in the Kansas House calls for a log cabin dormitory on state house grounds to house lawmakers and provide daily allowances. The cabin would be furnished with fresh straw and candles for use during sessions, with candles burned until 8 pm.
A fog bound plane crashed eight miles west of Marshall killing three people. Victims were Arthur A. Grown and Errett Williams of New Orleans the pilot and co pilot, and 18 year old Robert Wilson of Rory World returning to New Orleans to school after Christmas with his mother in Fort Worth.
Imperial Calif January Their goal was to set the 648 hour men’s endurance record. Women flyers Wobbie Trout and Fane Mis Gooner raced in the air above Tapeodol county airport for a fourth day. Adverse weather scattered them from Los Angeles and storms and mishaps challenged the flight yet they completed 82 hours of sustained flying by 12:00 a.m. today despite threats to end the attempt.
Patrolman Somes Ityan, 37, died today after an ex convict shot him during a confrontation on the city’s West Side. A fellow officer returned fire as the suspect fled and ran from the scene.
A woman dressed in men’s clothes testified before Judge John Lyle that she took men’s jobs for 17 years after losing work as a woman. She said a man kept her from earning by signing checks and promised proceeds. she was released on probation with supervision to seek work.
Citizens league leader Maury Maverick denounces Fire and Police Commissioner Phil Wright plan as fake and says the civil service amendment could empower a board to fire workers. He questions legality of the annexation section and notes potential for ongoing power shifts despite election.
During a Wednesday night raid by Prohibition agents on a lavish San Antonio liquor and gambling venue at Arbor Place, Rey Monte was arraigned with a $1000 bond for possession and sale of liquor. Moore, the manager, was arrested. officers seized 500 wrappers, a bottle inventory, and evidence of admission passwords. The raid uncovered a fully equipped bar, a directory with names and addresses of some 500 patrons, and no gambling paraphernalia beyond table seating and beverages.
New Orleans bond broker Herman Musing, a stock and bond trader, shot himself at his office in New Orleans. Police reported the death as a suicide and are investigating circumstances surrounding the incident.
Continued cool and fair weather forecast for San Antonio for the next 24 hours. Weather conditions nationwide remain steady per J. H. Tarboe of the weather bureau. The minimum temperature for Friday morning will be 40 degrees, same as Thursday, and the high for Friday is expected to reach 70 degrees.
In Sofia on January 8, refugees staged a protest in front of their legation over Yugoslavian dictatorship. Police dispersed the demonstrators and restored order, ending the demonstration.
A chaotic mob in ZAGREV on January 8 disrupted a newspaper office as Berhinna supporters cheered King Alexander. Police intervened to break up the crowd after confrontations with the agener of the Coaulicha teamship ring.
A Jan 8 dispatch reports the Wickersham Commission nearing completion of its prohibition focus after 19 months of effort. Majority agrees only on less controversial aspects while unity on broader issues remains elusive, with no satisfaction expected from the final conclusions. Continued coverage noted on page 2.
In Washington, D C on Sea 8 Mrnucly N Crowder attacked cars with bricks after disliking a certain make. He threw bricks through windshields, smashing a second and then a third vehicle. Police reviewed the case as Crowder faced possible costly examination.
Mrs. Charlie Chaplin and Georges Carpentier were abducted after leaving a theater in New York. Four gunmen robbed them of jewels valued at about twenty five thousand dollars while a crowd watched. Chaplin, shaken, insisted she could not identify the assailants.
Thursday night and Friday with the thawte temperature. Last temperature Thursday night about 4 degrees and Highest Friday 30 Fahrenheit. Moderate variable winds. Friday with Ute chance in bwreeee ture. Northwest wind on the rane. Friday cooler with rhmeee.
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