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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1932
Page
1
A garbled column fragment mentions Arthur Brisbane and a king penigrey byline with phrases about a smile for Gabriel and a gentlemen's agreement. The text is incomplete and contains stray capitalization and disrupted phrases.
Long, fragmented prose recalls France’s Bastille Day celebrations, the uprising against royalty and clergy, and the birth of the French Republic. It mentions Napoleon, the Transylvania voyage, and reactions in America, plus musings on European debt, canals, and global power shifts. The piece blends historical memory with speculative continental politics and U.S. interests.
President Hoover orders a 15 percent cut for the cabinet reducing pay from 15,000 to 12,750 a year, with under secretaries and assistants facing smaller percentages. Vice President Curtis signs the order, noting his own pay drop to about 1,000 monthly, while the president's salary remains fixed by the Constitution.
In Washington on July 16 the Farm Relief bill sponsored by Senator Norbeck was killed after the Senate revisited its stance. Speaker Garner said President Hoover opposed the plan and warned Congress against pursuing a measure doomed to veto.
Randolph Hearst will address a national audience on the National Broadcasting Company network on Saturday night from Los Angeles. The topic is The Debt Cancellation Conspiracy and the speech will run from 7 30 to 7 45 p m with a later broadcast for San Antonio at 9 20 p m over WOAT.
New Orleans July 15. The oil tanker Sabine Steamship Company of Texas moored near Good Hope Louisiana, 20 miles north of the city, was rocked by successive explosions this morning. Four crewmen were injured as they fled to safety aboard lifeboats while the ship was engulfed in flames.
Dallas reports a 42 year old man named Greer killed by an unidentified woman about 20 years old. The shooter fired through the heart and escaped in a car after the act. Two witnesses described the event but the car and the woman’s name remain unknown.
In Salzburg Austria July 15 an American war pilot Edward Kahn 48 and his flying pupil Dr Kat Nation were killed when their plane crashed after an explosion in the air local reports said. The blast struck during an aerial maneuver and the two men perished.
The mammoth relief bill faces a stalemate over publicity for Reconstruction loans as Congress and President Hoover clash. Rainey and Garner insist on the clause, while White House warnings grow. A sweeping heat wave kills at least 21 nationwide with drownings and prostrations, as Ohio and Chicago report multiple fatalities and hundreds seek relief on beaches.
Nine bodies recovered after a cloudburst and flood hit Saltillo in Coahuila yesterday. The disaster swept lower city areas, wrecking homes and causing numerous missing. Local authorities feared a higher death toll as rescue teams searched debris.
Senator Borah of Idaho spoke for a prohibition party spokesman in Washington but reiterated he is not considering a third party nomination at this time. He declined to sign any pledge or commit to a new political ticket despite discussions with party leaders.
Washington July Lt Speaker John N Garner packs luggage for Texas home as Congress adjourns. Mrs Garner oversees the packing. After adjournment he plans a week’s vacation with his party, visiting Uvalde and other familiar routes.
The Senate approved the Glass currency measure as a step toward ending the money fright depressing the economy. It would authorize circulation against government bonds and free up about one billion dollars in new currency to banks, offsetting deflation and unemployment. The plan is a five year emergency reflation to lift prices and expand lending.
Washington dispatch reports a rise in school attendance with 67.9 percent of children from eight to sixteen years old in the retro area attending school, up from a previous figure. The data show more boys and girls in classrooms than before, reflecting improved enrollment nationwide.
Los Angeles reports a prisoner aboard the Calana Toland steamer Avalon today knocked from a deputy sheriff's hands a case containing $1800 worth of jewelry. A deep sea diver will search to recover the items and determine the next steps.
William Gifford Clegg, 45, an Eagle Pass and Piedras Negras business man, was shot to death in a Piedras Negras saloon. J Frank Allen, saloon manager, held for murder. Clegg unarmed, died in the mayor's arms. Funeral plans and burial in Louisville. He was Texas Electric Service Company manager with ties to Eagle Pass and Piedras Negras.
Generally fair and continued warm. Friday night lows around 74. Saturday highs near 90. Light to moderate variable winds. West Texas also fair with similar conditions. Minor variations possible but no significant changes expected through Saturday.
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