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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1933
Page
6
A compact feature by Arthur Brisbane Syndicate column notes current events and public mood in brisk observations. The piece reflects dated concerns and Sunday newspaper voice, offering editorial context and social commentary.
A chaotic mix of wartime era rhetoric and labor tension dominates front pages. The piece notes US actions on wages hours and work days amid praise and opposition to Hitler and Mussolini. It reports New York garment strikes, a dramatic foundling case, and commentary on communism. It closes with an obituary notice of Boxwell in Wichita Falls after an emergency operation.
A San Antonio weather section reports wheat prices rising six cents to a new high and a forecast of thundershowers breaking the heat. Temperatures in the 100s ease slightly with cooler, less humid air expected after a lengthy heat wave. In Amarillo, a severe windstorm causes about 100000 in property damage, with most town buildings affected and a petroleum tank fire contained by a fire pit.
County Attorney TD FP Davie and assistant Davis move to block Mars Olgar store owner Max Grosaman in San Antonio with a new injunction application. Court proceedings set for Saturday as city seeks a general demurrer and affidavit action.
The four Power European peace pact was signed in Rome at the Duce's office with representatives of France Germany and Great Britain. It aims to guarantee tranquility for ten years, reduce armaments, and improve economic conditions, with no text changes from the Palazzo Venezia draft.
The Brackenridge Park swimming pool in San Antonio reopened Saturday after temporary closure for cleaning and repairs. City workers fixed a sewage line that drained into the San Antonio River near the Witte Museum, allowing the pool to welcome bathers again.
New York report says Captain Beara died as his burning tanker Service Petrol sank in the Atlantic near Wilmington, North Carolina. Fourteen crewmen were rescued by two other American ships, while two more men were missing and presumed dead.
Sylvester Mireles, eight, of 3117 Chihuahua Street, injured when he fell into a hole at an excavation project. Reported recovering from injuries. Saturday, Bay Avenues. Treasury receipts for July 13 show 6,900,994.59. expenditures 1,857,096.66. balance 59,590,600.81. Customs duties for 13 days of July amount to 812,168.06. Frost bites strike four men in Cincinnati warehouse refrigerating raid. Thirteen buildings burned in Prvet after stove explosion in Laredo. London stock exchange to close on Saturdays until September 16.
San Antonio and vicinity: partly cloudy with probable thunderstorms Saturday. Lowest Saturday night around 70s, highest Sunday near 98. Light to moderate southerly winds. Friday high around 102. East Texas: partly cloudy with thundershowers and cooler by Saturday night and Sunday. West Texas: cooler north, scattered showers possible, partly cloudy in south portions.
A large plane seen over Nova Scotia at 8 20 am today heading east was possibly Wiley Post’s world flight craft. In New York the Lithuanian American pilots Derlus and Girenas prepared a 461 mile multiple stop attempt toward Lithuania, without permits. The State and Commerce departments argued over who pays for cable costs and permits. The Lithuanian crew had not yet received final permissions from all countries along their route.
Balbo led a 24 seaplane squadron on a trans Atlantic armada flight toward Chicago with flagship lifting from the water at 10 14 a m The Italian ambassador Augusto Rosso accompanied General Balbo on the flight over Lake Ontario and Lake Erie as the unit moved toward its destination.
The American dollar marked time on the London exchange with quiet business. The opening rate stood at 4.98 to the pound and the closing quotation was 4.97, near yesterday's level. Buy Americana.
A prominent note from North Tarrytown reports John D. Rockefeller sending a tax plan. The document indicates partial payment of estate taxes with the balance unsettled and no explanation given for the half payment.
In Dallas a man named Griswold, 84, long blinded for about five decades, credits a pinch of snuff for restoring his eyesight. He says years of pain and an epidemic of ailments left him homeless and unable to work, but after taking snuff he felt a buzzing in his head and his vision returned.
Paraguay says its forces around Fort Gondea press Ballylan troops along the Gran Chaco border as rain and heat hinder operations. Bolivia reports an official communique saying enemy assaults were repulsed and that Paraguayan units are pressed toward border areas under strain from weather and supply delays.
A chaotic seaside scene describes a sea lion overpowering an octopus in a dramatic beachside clash. Mrs Keraten and Mrs Herstein observed the event from an apartment window using field glasses. The fight ends with the sea lion emerging dominant as waves roughen the shore.
Prices open up two cents, then advance further as wheat margins rise. Reports say Canadian crop damage exceeds earlier estimates, driving short-term buying and a sharp price climb before easing, with May options near 1.23 and a half.
New Orleans reports feverish early trading as Washington pledged acreage reductions totaling about 2.5 million bales. Prices swung from gains of 60 to 78 cents to losses of 44 to 5% cents, then rebounded to recover the day. Oil transport enforcement was promised under Roosevelt era orders, with Tenes directing administration of the policy. American Railway Association data shows revenue freight loadings for the week ending July 11 at 529,299 cars, down 94,851 from the prior week amid a seasonal drop.
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