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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1934
Page
1
A collage of 1936 opinion pieces covers the auto exposition in New York with rising visitor counts, praise for showmanship, and advertising. It notes the van der Lubbe Reichstag execution and France Russia trade talks, alongside provocative comments on Japan, Liberia, and colonial attitudes.
Federal appropriation sought to keep elementary and secondary schools open for the rest of the academic year and provide 100000 dollars for the following year. Advisory committee on emergency aid in education backs the request.
Six Honolulu navy planes battled fog on a night flight toward San Francisco, staying in radio contact while separated at times. The squadron, guided by the aircraft carrier Wright, faced overcast skies and light rain, with plans to rejoin and push toward final destination.
Columbus Ohio January 11 seven Ohio State University students who protested compulsory military training were suspended by President George W Rightmire. The suspension carries automatic reinstatement without prejudice once they comply with the university's military training requirement.
In Toluca on June 11, a mob carried bodies of two men who were found robbing a San Andres Xuescontilan church yesterday. The crowd cut them nearly to pieces before bringing them to town.
An arrest was made today in Manila as hundreds of Communists gathered in a large organized protest against imperial oppression. The demonstrators, including local workers and residents, protested in front of government buildings chanting anti government slogans and calling for reforms and equality.
Five year old capitalist Aug ust Heckscher sues Rockefeller Center firms in New York Supreme Court seeking 10 million dollars. He claims unfair tactics by Metropolitan Square corporation and engineers Todd Robertson and others to attract tenants for Midtown project. Rockefeller Jr. named among several individuals in the action.
SOPLIN Mo Jan 11 A funeral service for Wilbur Underhill 32 a bank robber and slain felon was held at a Topeka area church. Rev C P Mills spoke without naming Underhill who was fatally wounded in a December 30 confrontation with Oklahoma police at Shawnee.
Washington report notes the price of 34 dollars and 6 cents per ounce for newly mined domestic gold remains posted as the eighteenth consecutive quotation kept by the government. The ongoing posting reflects policy on domestic gold pricing.
Severe drought breaks after 1.07 inches of rain falls over 26 hours in San Antonio area. Forecasters expect moderate showers Thursday night. Temperatures to rise to near 68 degrees Friday with gradual cooling over the weekend. Farmers hail rain for plowing and pasture recovery as pastures begin to grow again.
The Georgetown Seismological Observatory reported a moderate earthquake about 450 miles from Washington. Shocks peaked at 8 a.m. and ended at 6 30 a.m. The exact location and direction were not determined.
Washington D C January reports indicate efforts to expand the United States by including Puerto Rico and Hawaii. If successful, the nation would grow beyond 48 states with potential additions in the next forty-nine years, altering the current map.
In a New Year message printed by Hochi in Tokio under the headline War Dont Repeat Germanys Blunder William Randolph Hearst urges cordial relations between the United States and Japan. He argues for open commercial financial and diplomatic ties and says neither nation benefits from war stressing Americas distance from Asia and the value of seas freedom.
Dallas report names three men killed when a small plane crashed into White Rock Lake during a low flight. Victims included Walter A Flower, 30, private plant owner and pilot. Jack Binion, 40, former King George hotel manager. and Groner V Poynter, 40, machinist and hangar operator. A sharp turn preceded the water impact.
A damaged OCR fragment notes a narcotics shipment allegedly consigned to Lo Juaren for smuggling. The text mentions names like Kargotics Shizen and Chibuahda and references a 110 inch measurement and Mantean quatome, but the details are unreadable.
San Antonio area forecast mostly cloudy with rain and warmer Thursday night. Friday appears partly cloudy with a high near 85 and Thursday night around 60. Light to moderate winds. Extended: Wednesday high about 65 and Thursday morning low near 44. East Texas expected rain and warmer Thursday night into Friday with moderate to fresh southerly to westerly winds east. West Texas mostly cloudy Thursday night and Friday with cooler temperatures in the west and north portions.
Dr. Alice Lind Wynekoop faces possible death penalty as prosecutors recount Rheta Wynekoop’s death on an operating table. State’s attorney Dougherty lays out alleged motives and methods while a crowd riots outside, police clear the building, and the trial proceeds with Wynekoop calm at her counsel’s table.
Seattle authorities studied a boy's last words as a mystery death case involving Marlon Prescott four years old, son of a socially prominent family. The child died after an apparent self inflicted wound, found on a street corner hours after writing a dying message to playmates. Police and investigators pursued clues while the boy's mother received the grim news.
Madrid dispatch reports Congress debating a bill to create a dole system for unemployed workers and employers. The measure aims to fund support through a joint contribution by employees and employers and to establish a governing fund.
A chaotic day in Austria ends with police rounding up about 500 suspected Nazis as anti-government demonstrations sweep the country. Reports indicate several injuries and two people slain in the unrest, with conflicting accounts from the capital and smaller towns.
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