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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1932
Page
1
The column threads economic reform, war finance, and the gold standard through a mix of political anecdotes and historical references. It notes Speaker Hooves and allied bankers pressing for agreed changes, critiques on lending, and a satirical allusion to Gillette’s ventures. The piece also touches on the British Empire’s trade stance, Canada’s exports, and looming coastal defense concerns for New York amid wartime anxiety.
Washington July 12. An overwhelming majority of Congress backs not canceling the 11.000.009.001 war debts owed by European nations. Only Senator Elmer Thomas of Oklahoma favored cancellation. The Univers al Service poll found 259 opposed, 28 noncommittal, and 12 absent, among 287 members contacted.
Tuesday night will be 14 degrees, Wednesday near 96. Light to moderate south winds. Mostly cloudy with showers likely Tuesday night and Wednesday, especially near the coast. East winds along the coast with onshore showers in the west.
Reports from London Washington Paris Berlin detail Allied and Axis attitudes toward debt relief and a new path for reparations. Neville Chamberlain and US Secretary of State Hicks discuss potential conversations at Lausanne with European and American representatives. Public support in the United States signals broad opposition to full cancellation.
Oklahoma attorneys for E B Howard move to take his challenge against Will Rogers candidacy for a Democratic nomination for at large congressman to the Supreme Court. The state election boardThursday night ruled it lacked jurisdiction to hear Howard's protest that the Will Rogers name appeared on the ballot.
HOUSTON July 12 A W 9 HAueRINS chairman of the state Democratic executive committee said he hoped volunteers would defend a federal case challenging the party rules allowing only certain persons to vote in primaries. He did not specify positions if no volunteers come forward. He noted a suit filed in San Antonio urging to invalidate the party's exclusion of Negroes from primaries and expected a volunteer to arise.
Vicksburg July 12 report notes discussions by league members about dissolution. The article cites confusion over applications and names a junior team debate, mentioning Pranka and Volto Slatey as figures in the contentious talks.
Washington July 12 The Senate Banking Committee approved the new unemployment relief bill and sent it to the Senate for consideration. The panel kept key provisions, proposed enlarging the Reconstruction Finance Corporation board, and allowed individual loans via Federal Reserve banks pending board approval.
The mayor says he will vote for the Peoples Ticket in the upcoming election but denies involvement in selecting the county officer candidate. He claims the ticket formed itself and that the public will see strong support from his camp.
A civil suit was filed in federal court seeking an injunction to allow black voters to participate in the Texas primary, challenging the white man’s primary law. C A Booker and T M Palmer claim denial of rights under the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments, with officials named as defendants. The case seeks to compel election judges to permit Negro voters and to compensate plaintiffs for denial of franchise.
The Hearst Papers Advocate outlines a plan including a five billion dollar unemployment relief loan to circulate funds, a sales tax around five percent, income tax reductions to finance industry, and immediate modification of the Volstead Act to permit light wines and beers. It argues these steps would revive industry, create employment, provide government income, curb racketeering, and restore personal liberty.
The vanished prison guards Gordon Denman and J Z Sims key witnesses in the torture death of Arthur Maillefert by the sweat box at Win Sunbeam prison, while Capt G W Courson and aide Bol Higeetham face $5000 bail after being indicted for murder. Maillefert’s mother presses for swift action. she may sue the state for $100,000. Foreman Al F Gorman vows to grill the fugitives and continue the inquiry despite their absence.
Chicago dispatch reports Bugs Moran, famed gangster associate of Al Capone, jailed for viewing by witnesses in the shooting death of George Reld Barker. Detective chief William Lehnmaker ordered the inquiry into rumors of a planned retaliatory act as Moran remained in custody.
A gunman gang leader was captured after a Harlem shooting that killed a baby and wounded several children. Detectives seized Michael Basile, tied to the automobile ambush and the dramatic gunfight that shattered the area. The incident follows the slaying of Edward iPals Mc Carthy during the same spree.
A San Salvador report relayed by Tay Prensa states followers of Gen. Augusto Sandino nominate Gen. Harario Porhime as president of Nicaragua when they restore peace. Foreign envoy Dry Pedra Joke Zepeda travels toward Central America for talks with Minaragua factions.
Libby Holman Reynolds, grief worn, planned to depart the Reynolds family estate in Winston-Salem after a coroner jury ruled Smith Reynolds death a gunshot wound by unknown party or parties. The widow, held as a material witness, showed exhaustion and was to seek recuperation in the country or elsewhere as soon as able, while her father Alfred Holman of Cincinnati supported plans for her to travel.
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