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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1932
Page
1
An Arthur Brisbane column notes mountains remain constant while world upheaval unfolds with Von Papen named Prussia dictator, Hindenburg-led republic faltering. Germany’s political shift, Bolivian Paraguay fighting, and global tensions frame a period of instability as the sun and cosmos may outlast human structures.
At Shawano Wisconsin a machine gun squad killed Chicago racketeer Patrick Berrell and associate Gillie Marka as they left the Lim Ella roadhouse after a late drink. Police held Clarence Gleason and a blonde companion for questioning. The autos fled north toward Green Bay pursued by a road house owner’s police dog.
Helena July 21 Veteran Montana congressman John M Evans appears to have lost his bid for the Democratic renomination in the First district as results show John F Monaghan leading with 19,001 votes to Evans 30.1k after 1072 of 1441 precincts reported Erickson leads a three way race for governor with 30,194 votes and Lewis Penwell, Helena sheepman, at 14,218 for the closest Dem contender.
Washington reports that Korski Aircraft plans to build a 30 passenger trans Atlantic plane within a year. The company aims to place 12 more planes of the same type in Atlantic service, establishing a small fleet for Europe routes.
Partly cloudy with possible scattered showers Thursday night and Friday. Low around 76 degrees Thursday, high above 96 on Friday. Light to moderate southerly winds. Hast Texas mostly cloudy with scattered showers Thursday night and Friday. Light to fresh southeast to north winds along the coast. West Texas partly cloudy with possible showers in the northwest Thursday night and Friday.
In La Paz on July 21 two thousand women pledged their lives to defend the government if Paraguay attacked and a troop train carrying reinforcements headed to the Bolivian interior. The women paraded to the presidential palace urging fatherland defense as merchants and the Central Bank offered support and a large loan.
Alexander Stillman Jr., 22, heir to a New York family, was slightly injured when his plane forced landed near Gary Indiana. Moments later his mother Mrs Fowler McCormick of Chicago and her husband escaped unharmed when their plane toppled during a hurried landing at Lansing Illinois airport, a few miles away.
Santiago reports the government crushed a plot to restore former President Carlos Ibanez as ruler. Three Tbanez allies were arrested, including Gabriel Leteliec, a former advisor, as a heavy security clampdown surrounds the exiled leader's residence.
Blytheville officials order the Samaritan Army Home Orphanage closed after health inspectors and a Red Cross worker report brutal treatment of 27 children. The group warns of exposure to contagious disease causing blindness, malnutrition and death of one baby, with 24 inmates owned by the adults who run the home.
Washington, D C Republican leader Smet dismissed a Democratic charge that the GOP campaign is funded from federal tax refunds. He called the accusation absurd and rejected ties between the administration party’s campaign and tax refunds raised by New York Democrat Representative O Connor.
ISTANBUL July 21 An American teacher James N Nichols of Yakima Washington at the Erenkoy American school was killed while climbing Mount Toros near Adana. A landslide avalanche swept him from his feet breaking his skull arms and legs. The body was taken to Istanbul.
Berlin July 21. Prussia's new dictatorship moved into effect under martial law as Franz Bracht assumed control and the federal government planned to remove Prussian ministers. Arrests followed resistance from officials, while Bavaria joined a Supreme Court appeal against the regime and unrest spread with two deaths in Berlin riots and a Saxony clash between Communists and National Socialists.
A jeweler on Austin's main thoroughfare was struck with a pistol club by a holdup man who was shortly afterward arrested by a nearby officer. The assault occurred as the victim opened his shop, and the pistol was fired in the melee. The robber now faces charges as police confirm arrest.
A set of firms announces new hiring as manufacturing and construction activity resumes. Eleanor Shee company plans park operations next week with 75 workers. Monessen Oval and Coke company resumes with 50 employed after limited recent activity. Hayex Custer Slave company recalls 200 workers. American Bridge company orders 2,100 tons of fabricated steel, adding 150 drafjamen. Philadelphia federal director notes gains in building trades and highway projects.
George Mann 21 refused to reveal custody of his 23 month old daughter Betty Catherine at a June 27 hearing. Judge McCrory fined him 109 and remanded him to jail for contempt until he would produce the child. Mann claimed the child was with an aunt on Hackberry street and refused to provide a house number. The court ordered Deputy Mangold to locate the child and return it to its mother, Mrs. Marit Roberts Mann, amid hints of reconciliation between the spouses.
Two Chinese fined 25 dollars each for disturbance in Chinatown. Magistrate Shen charged three police with simple assault after arrest during a staged fake raid on Bowery Street. Residents believed the raid was real. arrests caused allergic reaction among locals.
Extreme heat eases across the Upper Mississippi basin with 28 more deaths attributed to the heat. Showers spread from the Rockies to the Great Lakes as temperatures fall by about ten degrees in many areas. Minnesota Illinois and St Louis report relief yet El Paso remains 100 degrees.
Geneva July 31 Count von Hernetorff former German ambassador to the United States was suddenly stricken with a heart attack today. His condition is grave and physicians restrict visitors. The 70 year old statesman has recently faced a breakdown and retirement from politics. Countess von Bernstorff is with him at the hospital.
T. L. Van Zandt Jr., 48, longtime Fort Worth secretary and treasurer and pioneer family member, was accidentally electrocuted at his home last night while attempting to cut a live wire with pliers.
Americans in Paris and French citizens paid tribute to Jules Jusserand former ambassador to Washington who died Monday. Jusserand spent 22 years in Washington as ambassador, ending a long diplomatic career and prompting ceremonies across the capital.
The veiling of the Alamo Post No 2 of the American Legion, originally set for Thursday night, has been postponed until the first Thursday in August per the announcement by Dr Ive Stansell, commander.
In Ottawa Illinois a coroner's jury blamed James Collins of Mesa Arizona for the shotgun killing at the Marecliles government dam riot. Collins, a non union worker on the Illinois waterway project, was ordered held to the LaSalle county grand jury on charges of slaying Steve Sutton a Joliet union steel worker and labor picketing the dam with about 900 others before gunfire drove them off.
President Hoover extended the open season for hunting wild ducks and geese from one to two months for the coming fall after a Agriculture Dept report cited improved waterfowl conditions due to drought relief on breeding grounds in 1931. Secretary Hyde recommended the change, noting the season adjustment is manageable given current conditions.
Senator Huey P. Long disclosed in New Orleans that he could not speak in Missouri next week due to conflicting dates with Arkansas campaign for Senator Hattie W. Garaway. He said he was forced to decline the invitation to speak on behalf of the Democratic ticket.
Rental values and monthly rates for apartments and rooms across multiple districts are listed including street addresses and figures such as 420.00 and 485.00 per month. The ad mentions locations on Mary Lane Crocker and other streets with references to San Francisco and Alameda areas.
A temporary injunction to stop Democrats from barring Black voters from the Saturday primary was filed in Forty ninth District Court. Judge G. Taylor ordered defendants to show cause why the injunction should not be granted. Defendants include John K Weber and GC Wolfe, with Adolph Lassner as presiding judge. Voter OC A Booker sought relief after a federal court said it lacked jurisdiction.
A Houston dateline notes the Democratic party’s rule remains in effect after primaries. The article fragment mentions ongoing political enforcement and hints at continued coverage across pages, indicating a broader discussion of party rules and election procedures.
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