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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1937
Page
12
A Senate House standoff over civil service reform seeks to place postmasters under federal rules. The administration would empower the Postmaster General to fill positions permanently based on exams, a move critics say could end patronage and deny incumbents.
New York trading opened with support for specialists but most lenders restricted buying. Declines in rail and chemical shares tempered optimism as investors weighed dividends and crude trends. Major names cited include U S Steel, New York Central, Standard Oil, Santa Fe, and General Electric among others amid erratic activity and mixed sentiment.
Fragmented OCR reads London market items with prices for metals, oils, and rates. Notes list various commodities and exchange figures in a jumbled format including bar London Todon and New York entries with inconsistent spacing and punctuation.
New York Jan 25 American Brake Shoe and Foundry company directors announced plans to offer common stock at a ratio of nine shares for ten. The move aims to pay down outstanding preferred stock and reimburse the Tarent company for funds. Directors expect final details soon as the firm reports 1098 records and notes growth in deliveries and aircraft orders.
AP dispatch notes wheat futures gained as investors priced in reduced Argentine and Australian exports and potential Southern Hemisphere shortfalls. May wheat faced limited upside in several regions while domestic prices moved with expectations of lower global supply. Prices for rye, oats, and feed were also mentioned with regional Texas market quotes in San Antonio.
Clippings found in her papers show Myrile Huddleston, 32, a resident of an apartment in California, died two days after being found unconscious. Authorities report she held the title InRoY and had attempted to swim the English Channel, a feat noted in recent references.
A Texas woman was sentenced to two years for the knife slaying of Brown Wareet in 1938. The case involved Buna Mayichardson of Wisconsin and other named defendants. Turner Smith is serving a forty year sentence in relation to the same incident.
Members of the family of J.C.B. Davis 68 a prominent local physician received word from the doctor after his mysterious disappearance Tuesday afternoon when he responded to a call for medical aid in Willow Spring Missouri.
New Orleans reports slight gains and losses across cotton months as unsettled prices reflect urban demand and weather outlook. July and October futures trade at varied quotes while the market pauses amid rain, cooler forecasts, and limited buying activity.
A garbled report from Belton Texas describes a deadly incident during a local contest. Names and details are severely unclear but references a girl named Helen Graft winning a prize of 1683 and a deadly event affecting multiple children.
Berlin reports that Germany completed preparations for the Reichstag’s first session since Rhine land reoccupation. An impending government announcement is expected to signal epochal action possibly involving colonies or cabinet changes. Speculation centers on new powers for Hermann Goering or policy on colonial rights. Lisbon denies Angola sale rumors echoed in recent chatter.
The commerce department announced that exports exceeded imports by 94.256 million dollars in 1986, the largest surplus since 1964. Exports for the year totaled 2.455487 billion, up 170.614 million from 1985, while imports rose to 2.419299 billion, up 61.8371 million. Imports were higher than 1985 in most months, though exports rose in all months except November.
New York reports a turbulent week in retail and wholesale markets. Weather hindered distribution, labor frictions rose, and several industries across Dun and Grady street slowed operations while those in flood zones reduced activity.
National Steel Corp. reports preliminary earnings of $482,729 for Q4 1936, up from prior year. For the full year 1936, earnings before tax were $13,171,146, or $6 per share, versus $41,136,952 in 1935.
Russell B. Wine, attorney, was appointed by Governor Janes Y. All to act as special county judge in all probate court cases in which County Judge Egbere Schweyne is disqualified.
A fragmentary note outlines steps for making a decorative pattern transfer. It mentions sizes like 12x10 inches, material needs, costs, and ordering details. Names and places are partially garbled but imply a instructions packet for a sewing or craft project.
Market reports show cattle receipts at San Antonio, Fort Worth, St. Louis, and Kansas City with varied demand. Stocks include grass steers around $6.50, short fed steers near $7, bulls $5.35, goats steady near $8.50, hogs around $9.50, and sheep at $10.75 to $12.35, with overall activity uneven and prices fluctuating week to week.
The report shows varied poultry prices including colored springs 8c Plymouth and white rock 20x, and white yolk 22c. It notes market receipts and early morning price data from Chicago and New York with listings for ducks, turkeys, and chicks, plus miscellaneous farm product rates and classifications.
Advertises Marian Martin pattern 8140 a combined suit and frock in one with detachable jacket option for travel. Mentions sizes 34 to 48, fabric options, yardage, and the 18 cents pattern price plus stamps, urging early orders to The San An pattern department.
Boston dateline reports a steady wool market with slight firmness in some foreign offers and weak earlier tones in others. Domestic demand shows modest activity as quotations hold with only minor changes, while Western contracts slow and overseas sales shift modestly in price.
The afternoon currency scene shows the US dollar in London and Paris markets with moves against the franc and other currencies. Rates drift amid reports of changes in the New York market while exchange activity continues across major centers.
A ten year old, Jus Johnson, was recovering in hospital after a broom handle ski pole impaled him when he fell. Doctors removed the pole after his mother called Dr. Joyal. He remained conscious during the drive to North Bay.
Governors Clyde Lingley of New Mexico and Teller Ammons of Colorado will attend a February 1 gathering in Amarillo to celebrate the opening of a railroad link to Las Animas Colorado. The notice was conveyed to Governor James V. Altes.
Sinton VFW Post installed officers of the John J. McWhorter Post 1 and Women’s Auxiliary Wednesday evening. Officers named include H. M. Janicke of Odem as commander, A. C. Rilved of Sinton as vice commander, Hedermann of Odem as quartermaster, Sam Preston of Sinton as advocate, and Mel Roy Demmer of Woodsboro as senior vice president, with several other officers and trustees listed.
Rangers raided Devine establishments on Tuesday after weeks of warnings and seized devices described as token slot machines. Proprietors who were warned earlier say profits were diverted to Red Cross funds. investigators report compliance and removal of machines prior to a law visit.
Three men told police a smoldering mattress started by a cigarette caused a fatal room fire. Frank Corrigan, 22, a field worker, died after attending the local president's ball last night. His father lives in Woodsboro and his mother in San Antonio.
Reservations were made for the presidents ball events at the Gunter St Anthony and Plaza hotels Saturday night. Proceeds will send 60 percent to the Warm Springs foundation for infantile paralysis and 10 percent to local San Antonio charities. Special shows feature the Charles St Clair band at the Gunter Herbie Holteey band at the Plaza and Coril Golly band at the St Anthony. Mayor Quin will visit each hotel and be introduced to concet cynitis by the orchestra leaders.
New York report recalls eight year pickle stand feud in Brooklyn between Mrs Ethel Kane ehuck and rival over pricing. A disorderly conduct charge against Mr Biggnan was dismissed after a brief hearing. Witnesses testified to a sideshow of cheap pickles and playful accusations as the dispute cooled.
Gail Patrick delayed reporting for work on December 17 due to a surprise elopement with Robert Cobb. Paramount arranged shooting schedules thrice to accommodate her honeymoon, delaying her first appearance after a 12 day holiday while the cast filmed scenes without her.
Bullying Wood Jan Ty-Karec Wildhein, eight years with the Metropolitan Opera in New York, abandons the stage to debut in film with T-K-O Radio. Astaire and Ginger Rogers expected in the project, with Wildhein refusing his opera contract to pursue a new field in pictures.
A New York report notes forthcoming wing tabs hooked behind big planes to aid pilots. The Institute of Aeronautical Sciences, with C. Wetvhiger, explains tabs will ease control as aircraft grow larger and affect pitot system operations and wing surface adjustments.
In Colorado Springs on January 29, Sheriff Sam Thal disclosed that Rev. Harry Ashley, a middle aged pastor, confessed to killing his 17 year old wife after suspecting infidelity. Ashley, injured by gunshots, remains in critical condition. The attending physician cited complications, with death possible. Separately, scientists catalogued 370 fish species in Southern California and Delaware Bay.
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