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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1932
Page
1
A garbled OCR fragment from Arthur Brisbane and King Esturee hints at a column mix. The readable bits mention city life scenes and opinion stances, with no clear event or names to anchor a specific report.
France and Germany agree on postwar debts with a three year prep period. Germany plans to issue three billion gold marks in bonds due in 37 years, amortized at one percent annually. Wall Street reacts as dollar bonds rise.
In York Pennsylvania a raid on a home led to officers serving root beer as beer. Charles H. Stretler, 20, reported seeing two patrolmen leaving the house and yelled about root beer for five cents. He was arrested for disorderly conduct.
The Lausanne conference ends with Germany's reparations scaled to about 1.37 percent of the original claim, amid pleas for U.S. action on war debt cancellation. Leaders from Britain France Italy and Japan sign off as MacDonald and Hymans herald a new chapter, while non German reparations and Danubian issues form two committees. The U.S. stance remains unchanged pending ratification by parliaments and possible future action on war debts.
A coroner jury revisits the fatal shooting of 20 year old Smith Reynolds, heir to the tobacco fortune, at the Reynolds estate. Witnesses include Libby Holman Reynolds and several society figures who attended a dinner the night of the incident. Albert Walker, 9, testified earlier and was placed under guard, then returned to the estate.
Pallas July 9. Naminae son of a complete state ticket by the prohibition party was suggested last night by Dr B Cranfill of Dallas on the eve of a statewide meeting of dry Democrats. Dr Cranfill was the prohibition party's vice presidential nominee in 1882 and praised William D Upshaw of Georgia for the presidency nomination.
Columbia July report says the Republican party plans a serious bid for political recognition in South Carolina, the first such effort since reconstuction restrictions. The launch includes a candidate for the United [British?] Senate and congressional contenders from six districts.
Italian salvage ships Arbiglia and Rosto prepared to salvage the sunken French submarine Promethes and to rescue any crew. Chief Le Do said the task is highly difficult at about 245 feet depth with divers working in darkness. If possible, they will pass remains around the hull to permit rifling gear and may drag the submarine to shallower water.
In Havana on July 3 Captain Miguel Calvo head of the police and two officers were killed by an unidentified assailant. While riding through Waterfront Avenue in an automobile the gunman opened fire with a sub machine gun wounding Calvo with three bullets.
Dallas business leaders request four carloads of canned tomatoes from the American Red Cross to save East Texas crops from waste. Farmers families would can the crop under the plan with half of the canned goods allocated for user emergencies.
The Senate completed action on a 2.1 billion unemployment relief bill amid party maneuvering and talks of a presidential veto. Democrats pressed for changes while Republicans expected Hoover to veto and favored a self-liquidating substitute program.
The piece outlines a five billion dollar loan to ease unemployment and boost circulation, a 5 percent sales tax with income tax cuts to fund industry, and an immediate Volstead act modification allowing light wines and beers to revive industry, raise government revenue, curb racketeering, and restore personal liberty.
James Mattern and Dennett Griffin, American circumnavigators, landed in a bog near Borisov after technical troubles with their plane the Century of Progress. They reported only minor injuries, planned repairs in Moscow, and the possibility of resuming or abandoning their around the world flight. They spoke via a halting relay call from Bartsoy, Moscow, with operators translating between English and Russian.
Chicago mayor Allen J. Cermak shows improvement following a smoking-caused illness. Report notes his condition and mentions his roles in guiding Chicago’s interests and involvement in Republican and Democratic party conventions. Washington dispatch comments on Senator Robinson’s long patience with delays.
JULY 9 Milwaukee Sentinel reports Dr. Word Frost of the University of Wisconsin has 29 years of work on a vaccine named subayase. The dentist cautions against assuming it cures or prevents TB while experiments on animals show some potential but are not complete.
DITAWA July 9 Harry Cysper of Chicago shot 5 under par in the third round of the Canadian Open to post a 218 total and lead the early finishers. Horton Smith of Oak Park moved to 225 after a 78, while others including Walter Smithers and Tony Manevo trail with 226 and 231 respectively.
NEW YORK July 9 14 six amateur seamen in the ketch Curlew sailed safely toward New York today as the coast guard called off one of the biggest sea hunts in recent years. The Curlew missing since June 25 near Lamontauak Long Island Bermuda had been spotted last night by coast guard Marion 95 miles southeast of Nantucket Island. She was under sail and her crew was safe. Weather prevented Curlew from reaching Bermuda. More than 160 vessels including airships and airplanes had searched for her.
The death of William Simpson an American missionary tied to the Assemblies of God mission was confirmed with new dispatches. The slain man and a collaborator named Horvath were reportedly killed by Chinese braid makers near Landon last week. Simpson was linked to the Springfield Missouri headquarters.
Weston Joking, 51, former commander of the Thirty-ninth Infantry detachment that rescued the Lost Battalion in World War I, died at a mining camp near Amsterdam. He led the unit during the rescue mission and served in RCME, New York, according to reports from July 9.
James Wilson of New York, a felon linked to a wild crime spree, forced a Toledo man and his 9 year old son to drive him to Toledo after abducting them in South Bend. He shot Dr. Martin Larkin in Toledo before escaping and later killed Marshal Jay Davis in North Baltimore. Gorman and Drake tied to the Bowing Gynen gas station robbery and kidnapings.
Mostly fair and warm across Saturday and Sunday. Lowest Saturday night around 4 degrees, highest Sunday near 30. Light to moderate southeasterly winds. West Texas partly cloudy Saturday night and Sunday with scattered showers in the western portion. Weather on Page 3.
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