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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1933
Page
13
Today in Arthur Brisbane’s column the surge in stock trading, vast volumes and rapid shifts trigger calls for action. Figures show millions of shares traded in short spans as debates rise over market control and the dollar’s strength, with Canada’s Bennett and Roosevelt among those weighing responses.
Wilhy Post arrived at Floyd Bennett Airport Brooklyn at midnight to set a new solo round the world flight record. He completed the journey in seven days 18 hours 43 minutes, beating the previous 8 days 18 hours 1 minute by 21 hours 2 minutes. An enormous crowd of 40 000 to 50 000 cheered as the aviator, exhausted yet elated, emerged from his silver monoplane and greeted his wife before speaking to reporters.
A garbled OCR style listing shows apartment and room prices and months, with many unreadable fragments. Names and locations are incomplete but suggest a classified section, including apartment rents and monthly terms, likely from a mid century paper.
US aviator Jim Mollison and wife Amy Johnson depart from Pen Dine Sands bound for New York in the Seafarer twin motor biplane. They expect to reach New York about six this evening after a 34 hour flight citing weather risks and plans to return toward Baghdad and then England.
The cabinet in Rome formally approves the European four power peace pact proposed by Mussolini and signed by the United Kingdom France Germany and Italy. The accord places responsibility for European peace on the four powers for ten years as Prime Minister MacDonald sought to avert a new crisis with a Roman visit.
Col Charles A Lindbergh and his wife arrive in Gouthaab Greenland at 8:14 p m completing their Atlantic flight from Hebron Labrador. A large crowd greets them as they conduct an inland survey of an air route between Europe and America for a commercial project.
Hollywood reports actor William Hart underwent an abdominal operation today. Hart, noted for talent in films, has retired from the screen after the procedure.
Ellitt Roosevelt, 22, son of the U S president, wed Ruth Googins of Fort Worth in a brief double ring ceremony at a Burlington estate overlooking the Mississippi. Witnesses were limited, police kept crowds back, and a photographer was arrested after smashing cameras amid the scene.
Unfavorable weather in Nome delays the take off of a relief expedition intended to accompany Jimmy Mutter, the round the world flyer, and the Mattern relief plane en route from Ann dge Siberia to Emma Tarbor near Fast Cape Siberia. The mission faces a halt and disrupted schedule due to the stormy conditions.
Mostly cloudy with rain Sunday. Lowest around 74, high near 85. Light to moderate easterly winds shifting northerly. Cloudy with rain into south and central portions Sunday. Coastal easterly to northerly winds likely to increase. West Texas partly cloudy with widely scattered thunderstorms in the extreme western portion.
Royston July 21 A tropical disturbance off the Matagorda bay coast was forecast to strike the Gulf coast early Sunday. Houston weather chief C. E. Norquesi said winds near 15 mph were unlikely to hit Houston or Galveston hard, but seaboard residents boarded windows and moved inland as high tides rose and rain swept through towns including Port Arthur. Storm warnings stretched from Port O’Connor to Freeport with expectations of gale force winds later.
Weather bureau reports a slight disturbance nearing the Texas coast near Matagorda Bay. Broad warnings were ordered continued from Freeport to Part O'Connor, with continued advisories expected tonight.
Weather observer J P Mir-Auliffe reports a tropical disturbance centered off the Gulf coast likely to move ashore late tonight. It shows light intensity, barometer at 29.70, winds near 16 mph from the east, Park Aransas tide half a foot since 4 pm, and moderate swell. Indications point to slow northeast movement toward Malagorda Bay.
New York July 22 A 10 percent wage increase for Chrysler 45 000 employees was announced effective immediately by the automaker. Plorheim Shoe Co also said salaries would rise 10 percent with a 40 hour week and other adjustments for factory and clerical staff.
Archibald and Alexander Led and Frank Anderson drowned when their fishing boat capsized on Bosworth Lake 100 miles northwest of Denver. The two men were fishermen from Frost family area, with one being head of One West Auto Body Company.
An editorial argues the stock market collapse shows little learned from 1929 and calls for legal action to curb worthless securities. It condemns false statements by promoters and urges stronger state and federal policing, including higher margin requirements to curb gambling in stocks.
In Rome on July 22 an Italys presentation honors a Balbo memorial for Chicago 10. An old architectural column, part of a gate from ancient Rome, was unearthed at the Dale during excavation and stands as a symbol in the citys commemorative display.
In Warrishuag Ul, three shootings near the mine war area were probed today by Stiles Attorney Jonny Kane of online county. None were wounded.
Washington announces price pegging for wheat and other grains to curb speculative trading. The Board of Trade supports a minimum price as of July 20, with daily limits and penalties discussed to protect farmers and stabilize markets.
New York dispatch reports a government push to curb speculative trading as President Roosevelt approves action. Traders faced pressure to curb excess speculation or face federal intervention as markets exhibit nervous but mostly stable price behavior amid a collapsed pyramid in several markets.
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