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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1933
Page
16
Walter McGee of Kansas City Missouri was sentenced to death for kidnapping Mary McFlroy and collecting a $20000 ransom. The verdict reflects a strong stance against kidnapping and follows a broader discussion on the death penalty in such cases.
Former General Ramon P. Sturge, once a key figure in a Mexican revolution, arrives in Guadalajara after presidential clemency. He left for exile two decades ago and now seeks to rejoin public life in Mexico.
San Antonio business leaders meet to set equitable hours under Roosevelts recovery program. King Furniture chairs lead as retailers plan separate group meetings to fix hours. theater adopts 40-hour week and $14 minimum wage boosting payroll and staffing. Local men distribute pledges to operators and thank newspapers for cooperation.
In Trenton Missouri on July 28, W. J. Bogery was wading in water chasing a snake when a turtle lunged and a pitchfork prong pierced his left foot. He avoided deeper injury though the tool caused a puncture as he struggled in the water.
About 1000 independent city grocers in Denver were allotted a six minute daily siesta by their bosses. Housewives cannot obtain food for evening meals at these stores between 1 and 4 90 PM. The siesta was arranged after grocers met to align hours with the industrial labor act.
In Washington DC, a government bureau found that from June 15 to July 15 farmer prices averaged 76 percent of the 1909-14 mean. Despite gains in grains, cotton, fruits, vegetables, dairy, and poultry, meat lagged.
Anthony J. Wettach pursued a divorce from Broadway musical comedy star Wilda Bernard in Trenton. The action, uncontested, was aided by Advisory Master Norman T. Rogers who recommended the divorce. Wettach alleged past abuse including being struck on the head with a heavy metal trophy.
Maj Gen John O'Ryan, war time commander of the Twenty Seventh Division, was named today as the Fusian candidate for mayor in New York. The nomination occurred at a Fusian leaders meeting in which Samuel Seebury, head of the movement to defeat Tammany Hall, was conspicuously absent, accusing the Pustonists of selling out to Tammany and refusing to attend.
Glenn Donald Shustrom formerly of Galesburg Illinois was executed in the state prison at 12 08 am Central Blanchard line for the murder of Alberta Knight a 12 year old girl from Whiting Indiana. He allegedly confronted the girl on April 10 at her Whiting home and fatally harmed her to stop her from reporting the incident.
The War Department announced a $1,000,000 allotment to provide two weeks of medical training for reserve officers. The Seventh Corps area in Omaha and Fort Sam Houston in Texas are named among the allocations, as the department distributes the extra funds.
The New York Stock Exchange Govening Committee announced a return to regular hours 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. starting Monday with Saturdays closed through September 2. Shortened sessions last week aided brokers but turnover dipped to just over 2 million shares. The Curb Exchange and OTC market will follow with normal hours.
San Antonio beer prices were expected to fall after a meeting of wholesale dealers including Galveston men. Meyer Reich, owner of a small eating chain, had announced a cut to two bottles for 35 cents despite threats. Most outlets were at 20 cents for 3.2, with further declines anticipated.
Chivany July 21. Boards of trade directors at a special meeting order immediate rescission of minimum grain prices. Daily price fluctuations are limited to five cents per bushel for wheat rye and barley, four cents for corn and three cents for oats.
In Paterson Nova Scotia on July 28 Michael Solea drank 12 quarts of beer in a stunt during a contest. Five others left after 16 minutes, Sciro continued for 16 more minutes, consuming a total of 344 ounces. Dr H B F Smith of Ridgewood examined Sciro and found him neither liquefied nor intoxicated while others were liquefied but not intoxicated.
Markets showed volatile dollar trading as rumors on U S policy influenced the pound in London with a high of 4.51 dropping to 4.33 then recovering to 4.44 1 2 amid buying. In Paris the dollar swung from 18 francs to 19.60 before easing to 19.20 francs, closing at 18.64 francs per dollar.
Balbo prepared for an overseas hop to Ireland with a squadron of 24 Italian steplanes. After refueling at Shoal Harbor New Brunswick the group, arrived from Shellac, N B, and faced weather delays. The mission aims for the long return flight from the United States to Italy on the day of the summer solstice. Trotsky rebuff denials surface as reports claim he might be reconciled with Moscow and named ambassador to Spain.
A woman named Jane Jones, 27, threw eggs at David Hutton during his Hollywood stage appearance. The attack caused no hits as the projectile flew onto the set, and police detained her on a disturbance charge. Hutton, once a choir leader at Angels Temple in Los Angeles, has filed for divorce from evangelist Aime Semple McPherson Hutton. He began a vaudeville run in Long Beach last week.
Texas Rangers hold one man in custody as they pursue a widening inquiry into $400,000 worth of allegedly stolen Liberty bonds. The bonds vanished from a New York institution and were moved to San Antonio, where they were disposed of. Investigators report several others gave statements as charges are prepared.
At Chicago open on July 28 grain prices moved in a narrow range with corn and oats near their daily limits while wheat showed early weakness, falling to 47 8 cents before rallying about 2 cents. Winnipeg weakness and a weaker pound spurred selling in early Chicago pits.
United States marshal Buy McNamara faced postponed federal prisoner cases in the county jail as he planned to return to San Antonio Friday to present the cases to the El Paso grand jury. The postponement stemmed from unresolved San Antonio matters, delaying pleas of guilty until next week.
Fragmented OCR presents a troubled note claiming pro prohibition groups in Tennessee seek evidence of vote fraud tied to repeal efforts. The item alleges anti prohibition elements urging authorities to expose and punish those guilty while targeting a reform movement.
Weather Bureau reports from the Bahamas indicate a tropical disturbance approaching Watling Island moving northwest around 12 mph with strong shifting winds. Caution advised for vessels in the path as winds may reach hurricane force in a very small area.
A small red bag found in Grand Falls New Soundland contained a message from Lithuanian American fliers Stephen Darius and Stanley Girenns, who were believed to have crashed in Germany two weeks earlier. The note, dated July 1st 1933, referenced wire collect and signed by the two men, with uncertain authenticity. The collectible item was seized by authorities for verification.
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh on an aerial mapping tour in northern areas would fly from Greenland to Stavanger, Norway, as soon as weather conditions permit. Weather forecast notes partly cloudy conditions for San Antonio area with temperatures in the 70s and 90s, and scattered showers near the coast in parts of West Texas.
Adolph Galle a nephew of Justice R W Stapperbeck was freed Friday by a gang after four days in captivity. He was abducted at Market and Casino streets around 6:30 am blindfolded and driven off in a sedan with out of state plates. He signed three checks after release and told police he had no money. He spent a night in a damp cellar before being moved to another house and held with food and drink withheld for hours. He was later returned near 15 miles out on the Sutherland Springs road.
A garbled rental column advertises APARTMENTS with weekly and monthly rates at various addresses such as 716 Nolan and 241 Jota. It invites readers to call owners for full details and notes a Sunday promotional event.
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