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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1931
Page
2
About thirty thousand workers lose jobs as numerous cotton mills shut down across the region. Thousands of weavers and related workers face hardship as factories halt production and unemployment rises, signaling a severe downturn for the textile industry and local economies.
A terse notice notes a Tuesday night gathering at Silvet Laat Social Club featuring Mdme dance, Ariat arches, and a Destraylile performance with Woil anoatings. Masia Gene Ariat and CArlwy listed as organizers or participants.
The Department of Justice weighs a new federal detention facility at a Texas site. Objections include water supply and other obstacles. If overcome, Attorney General Mitchell may back the plan. Details of the review were not disclosed. The new institution would house short time prisoners.
Five hundred unemployed men gathered in Duncan, Tan, Sunny and organized a working meeting demanding equitable distribution. Speakers declared the meeting aimed to form a nucleus of a movement to seize idle plants and create an army to place workers in control of portions of industry.
Washington D. C. December day chair storey appealed to the Supreme Court to test the tax on each store of a chain within the state. The action seeks to determine whether multistore taxation is valid under existing law.
Ambiguous item notes plans and action on malaria mosquito control. Mentions state involvement and enforcement discussions. No clear events, dates, or named organizations readable.
A House proposal seeks funds for drought relief through a new sale of revenue stamps. Representative Colas of New Jersey backs the plan as a means to provide urgent aid, stressing rapid action to alleviate hardship from the drought crisis.
City budget centers on bond interest payouts including 60,000 for sinking funds to cover coupons. Other items include 40,010.74 to pay notes on the W122 debt and 35,115.28 for improvements bonds in districts 8 and 97. Additional transfers and purchases fund playground materials, park improvements, merchants’ bills, and sewer construction. Clerk James Simpson urges acceptance of law bids for city tax receipts with Freeman Publishing and Bigmugad Press awarded for school tax receipts.
Children will appear in a Bluebird Pageant directed by Mrs. Lewis at Tr. This first in a series of six weekly children’s programs features Blin Allonin and Gren, with Mexican Wright guiding the event. Dren trained in apels at Mrs. Wright’s studio await their roles.
A legal action concerning the Red River bridge near Durant, Texas, was dismissed. Details indicate the injunction sought and retainment issues were resolved, ending the dispute involving the parties and location mentioned.
The patriarch of Jewish life in New York dies after a life of philanthropy. He supported infant conservation and relief efforts during World War I, aiding Jewish horonyms and charitable causes. His health declined after his wife’s death, ending his work in a wheel chair following a return from Europe.
Winter in Orient brings mass disruption and suffering as harsh conditions cripple communications and railroads from North China to Siberia and Japan. The toll on life and property remains undetermined amid widespread stoppages and distress.
Washington Dec 12 A joint congressi onal committee studying service pay injustices recommends sweeping increases for army and navy pay. The plan would raise general and special pay by 30.6 million for the army and 8.5 million for the navy plus 4 million for the Coast Guard and geodetic surveys. Officers and enlisted personnel would see higher allowances and rent payments, with a push toward equal pay for married and single personnel and a rise in officer pay tied to rank 14,000 dollars yearly plus special allowances. The recommendations target parity with past World War conditions and call for publication of 50 percent pay increases for officers serving in active duty as a temporary measure. The board also outlined a detailed pay ladder by rank and service, including new allowances for housing and family costs. Senator Reed of Pennsylvania chairs the committee reviewing the proposal and has scheduled a meeting to consider the recommendations.
Delegates gathered at Thickinghaw palace for the round table conference this morning as leaders discussed aims and possible outcomes. Names of participants include George ad Queer Marty lande and Well Lothe ndiat, with detailed roles not specified in the fragment.
London dated report states that Shaw plans to visit the United States but will delay the trip while preparations or representations are reviewed. Officials indicate no definite date for travel, with emphasis on potential future exchange or meetings in America.
In Lubbock on January 12 Alviz Graves, identified as a suspect, faces charges of attempt to murder and assault. Two victims remain hospitalized with injuries from a shooting that occurred yesterday at E Chadwick's residence. Authorities say the case involves multiple individuals and the suspect is in custody.
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