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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1936
Page
10
A 1938 column by Arthur Brisbane-Breaking notes covers Native threats, Huey long era fears, a Hawaii air disaster critique, royal marriage rumors, American pensions tale, a Scotland Yard crime blot, and a marooned ice floe story. It blends sensational history with contemporary events, urging cautious reasoning.
The U S Senate approved a $7 491 billion bond payment plan to fund the 1945 maturity value of bonus certificates over President Roosevelt s veto, 76 to 19, after the House earlier passed the measure 324 to 61. The finance questions include possibly new taxes to cover the extended budget and the administration faces pressure to find funds for the extra outlay.
High winds and icy upper air halted an Army flight a Fort Sam Houston on Monday. Balloon instruments at 2800 feet registered 51 mph winds from the north. Ice formed on the halon causing it to drop shortly after.
Max L. Quinn United States sister and manager of El Cynho Mining Co. escapes bandits who abducted him Saturday. Troops battle bandits in the Vic mountains and force surrender. Quinn returns unharmed to Guanajuato without paying ransom of 2800 pesos. Quinn has worked in Mexico for 38 years.
Residents report the Borah for President organization has quietly established its national campaign headquarters in Idaho under Carl G. Dachmann. The move precedes Senator Borah's expected candidacy declaration, with a volunteer committee organized locally and no confirmed personal contact disclosed.
Hitler supporters welcomed his two half hour speech in Munich as proof his threat was back, despite reports of recent throat surgery. A Berlin medical authority said a pus in the throat lingered after an operation, with propaganda denying a second procedure.
Norfolk, Jan 2. Coast guard radio said the Merchants and Miners steamer Fairfax reported a passenger missing from the ship. No name or cause of disappearance given.
In Washington a heated exchange pitted Alfred E. Smith against Democratic leaders as Woodrum assailed his walk remarks and his stance on the Roosevelt platform. Burns and Bankhead defended the administration while Smith faced criticism of his past charges and current campaign posture. Snowbound weather then forewarned of more severe cold with raw winds and a 30 degree low expected Tuesday morning.
Governor James V Allred criticizes President Roosevelt in a commentary about Alfred E Smith. He says the Roosevelt administration is out of step and laments the lack of favorable remarks toward Roosevelt from Smith’s supporters. The governor recalls backing Smith in 1928 and defends his loyalty.
In Mexico City on January 21 a military plane stalled and crashed while en route to a hospital. General Lazaro Perez, director of the national military school, was killed. pilot Clinton Warner was seriously injured. Perez had recently succeeded General Joaquin Amaro.
In a Lone Star community near Mount Pleasant Texas the shooting left R W Johnson 21 injured and a man jailed. Officers say several men were involved and one suspect was stabbed near his home as the investigation continues.
RO Whiteaker chief engineer for the Texas state park board will confer with the Detar county Commissioners' court at 6 10 a.m. Tuesday on the Bexar county project, it was reported.
Renowned physician psychiatrist Dr. Princ Xaver Mayr, author of The Rationalization of the Human Machine, asserts in Vienna that excessive eating strains digestion and nerves, with glandular secretions affected. He warns overeating fuels anger, violence, and societal ills, tying appetite to crisis across organs and minds.
Only the roofs of several automobiles show above massive Onondaga lake parkway snowdrifts as a snow plow moves in at night to rescue drivers who were forced to sleep in their cars. Strong winds and heavy snowfall paralyzed the roadways.
Washington Jan 27 The House foreleg committee approved the administration's permanent neutrality bill giving the president power to embargo shipments of strategic materials beyond normal trade. Republicans argued over mandating the measure as the panel made minor clarifications. Senate Judiciary Committee also reported favorably the nomination of T. W. Davidson as U S district judge for the Northern District of Texas.
Forecasts indicate mostly cloudy conditions with Monday night frost in suburbs and coastal areas. Temperatures range from mid 20s to low 40s with highs near 43 in the city and 25 in suburbs, while northerly winds remain brisk and temperatures fall further Monday night. Livestock warning issued for East Texas as cold air moves in from the north.
Quin's secretary Lailis Frits was killed at his home on Monday. The mayor G K Quin is mentioned in connection with the incident as the page notes an additional weather item on page 2.
Luxurious tropical passenger vessel Amapeta of Standard Fruit and Steamship collided with thief taker Camden on the Mississippi River at Bolivar. Amapeta listed heavy passengers and cargo, passengers transferred to New Orleans, no injuries reported. Federal Reserve reports December industrial production at a high since spring 1930, index up from November.
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