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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1932
Page
1
Arthur Brisbane discusses foreign policy and domestic effort tying tempering Spain conflicts to shorter workdays. The piece reflects early 20th century editorial tone with emphasis on national vigor and productivity as public duties.
The piece surveys German decrees ceding free speech and press while promising harsh penalties for treason, alongside labor unrest and state-led economic reorganization. It notes Britain’s protectionist tilt, U.S. manufacturing edge, and global shifts in trade, plus Spain’s clerical conflict and upbeat wage news from Akron.
Police face a double murder mystery as two unidentified men with taped mouths and bound hands are found shot to death in a Bayside vacant lot. Doctors report each victim was shot in the left ear. investigators suppose the men were bartenders or speakers.
A cabinet commission prepared a verdict alleging the Chicago Board of Trade violated the grain futures act by denying Clearing house privileges to the Farmers National Grain Corporation. The act requires cooperatives to have full clearing house privileges and the opinion’s language remains under drafting.
Massachusetts Governor Joseph B. Ely, a key anti-Roosevelt figure, conferred two hours with James A. Farley Roosevelt campaign manager and agreed to meet the Democratic presidential nominee in Albany next week.
Florenz Ziegfeld, the New York theatrical producer, showed improvement at the hospital following pneumonia. Doctors say recovery will take time but he is no longer in immediate danger. In Hartsdale, a canine cemetery seeks to expand boundaries to include more acres after town approval.
Partly cloudy Friday night and Saturday with a low around 74 and a high near 96. Light to moderate southerly winds. Scattered showers likely near the coast Friday night and Saturday. Temperatures trend warmer with coastal light to moderate southerly breezes.
Harrisburg Pa January 22 193? Barney Godleski a Lykens miner who killed three children last week hanged himself in Dauphin county jail tying a shirt into a noose and leaping from a stool in his cell this his third attempted suicide since the triple killing.
Hoboes marked the second anniversary of James Eads How’s death, a Harvard graduate who helped found the International Brotherhood Welfare Association. Jeff Davis of Cincinnati, leader of the hoboes, called a cross-country commune to honor the benefactor who fed hoboes and promoted unity among wanderers.
New York July 22 Henry Red Johnson former suitor of Belly Gow the Lindbergh baby’s nursemaid left for Norway after being cleared of involvement in the kidnapping. He sailed yesterday following a farewell kiss from an unidentified girl. His future status or return awaits decision by authorities.
Washington July 42 The Department of the Interior rejected the five day week plan saying it is not practical and would not be carried out. The closing of the department from Friday to Monday was viewed as not good public service.
Los Angeles report states actor Joseph Schildkrant filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in federal court listing debts around 45 740 and assets about 200 in wearable apparel. Former spouse Elise Bebletkray resides in New York.
Hollywood dispatch reports Greta Garbo, the Swedish film star, plans to travel incognito from New York within the next two days for a vacation. She will depart on a liner bound for her homeland and will avoid public appearances during the voyage.
Judge Tayloe in Fifth District Court announced a decision on whether the Democratic county executive committee may allow Negroes to vote in Saturday's primary. Attorneys for Booker argued mandamus to compel access, while opponents urged upholding party controls. Court heard extensive argument Thursday with about fifty Negroes present. ruling could impact some 4300 Black voters before polls open at 7 a.m. Saturday.
A disguise wearing thief entered Chemical Bank and Trust at 165 Broadway New York posing as a bank guard authorized to collect money for the United States Trucking Corporation. He received $56 325 before authorities stopped the scheme and the man was identified as one of the era's brazen criminals.
Veteran pilot Wolfgang Von Gronau left from Sylle Island Germany in a large two mast seaplane with three aides for a staged Atlantic crossing to the United States via Greenland. He planned a Greenland first leg with possible Iceland stop if weather turns poor.
Cumberland Maryland July 22 theater audience watched a firefighting film when firemen entered the building to extinguish a small blaze in an anteroom. They left without incident and did not cause a disturbance.
Three American copper firms stated to Chile that production would drop to 6 percent of normal, aCommerce Department reportreleased. Treasury receipts for the period show total $79,289,139.78 with estimated $91,653,104.30 in unsettled items and duties of $11,409,867.65 for two days of July.
Call S A Light Cr 2400 announces election returns broadcast Saturday night. Officials will provide results and information from The Shh earsified afficn, with state and local authorities coordinating coverage.
Berlin Germany chief of the Berlin police Hugo Heimannsberg was arrested with a major and a Reich banner member on martial law suspicions. Police commissioner Grzesinski and aides were briefly detained and released. Württemberg filed a protest and warned the action risked unconstitutional moves against Prussia and set a dangerous precedent.
Ernest C. Thompson of Amarillo said the Oklahoma Public Service Commission will pay 5000 dollars and the Texas Railroad Commission 2000 dollars to obtain a valuation of the Lone Star Gas properties. The move aims to set gas rates for all new cities within forty days.
The International Stereotypers and Electrotypers union of North America voted to favor a five day work week to combat unemployment. Local unions may adopt a five day plan, and the convention authorized this move. Atlantic City was picked for the next convention, with Kansas City previously selected for 1933.
A brief clash occurred off Kamchatka between a Soviet guardship and Japanese crab fishing vessels. The Japanese government reported shots exchanged and three Japanese sailors wounded.
Inen!men will be available for work near the highway improvement site between Batt A Eleggie and TOG Mo Bat porte in Noaumont. State division and road engineers oversee the program as construction tones begin.
Washington reports Herbert Hoover will deliver the keynote speech for his re election on August 11. Everett Sanders, campaign manager, announced Hoover was renominated by the Republican National Committee. The formal notice says the speech will be in Constitution Hall near the White House.
A railroad passenger train wreck near Harrisburg Pennsylvania injured three passengers early today. Officials report the crash occurred on Darphin, north of town, when an automobile slid onto the tracks. Three people were hurt though no fatalities are listed.
In Ladonia on July 22 a bandit team struck the F. M. Siete bank, firing a machine gun barrage. They robbed the vault of about 7000 dollars and fled in an automobile with an Oklahoma license plate. Sheriff Henry Smith and deputies pursued. no bank employees were injured as patrons hid on the floor.
Bolivian newspapers call for a declaration of war against Paraguay, arguing it is the only dignified response to ongoing aggression. La Rep ublica urges radical measures to prove Bolivia’s resolve and defend its rights.
Paris report states motion picture star Chevalier seeks divorce fromYvonne Vallee, a noted stage actress. He alleges separation caused by income poverty reported in court papers filed today in Paris.
Havre, Mass. July 22 1915 Factories in the Merrimack Valley reopen bringing back about fifteen hundred shoe workers to benches at Lowell the Stirling Mills and Merrimac plant of the American Hide and Leather company resume operations amid renewed prosperity in the region.
Germany formally notified the League of Nations it would not join further disarmament talks. The demand for equal rights with other European powers was immediately recognized.
Colton Toll unions announced a trade strike set for tomorrow morning in Manchester to protest wage reductions, potentially affecting between 13 000 and 20 000 workers and disrupting operations across the area.
A garbled report from Indianapolis notes the former police chief, Clayre M Worthy, sentenced to serve a year. The text is partly unreadable but indicates legal action and a custodial term. Further details are missing due to damaged OCR.
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