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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1933
Page
22
McGee, the first U.S. convict sentenced to death for kidnapping, spoke in his Jackson County jail interview about his guilt and the fate awaiting him. He described nervous strain and insisted he did not claim responsibility, while refusing to clearly admit involvement.
Detectives Fred Fest and L W Jackson chased a driver through an alley by the police headquarters after he allegedly ran a red light at St Marys and Market. The car license was obtained and the driver arrested. a collision with a Gid Noel vehicle followed without injuries. The piece includes a long, transcribed interrogation about kidnapping and crime profits.
In Kansas City Missouri July 29 the trials for George McGee and Clarence Click were scheduled for August 21. Walter McGee the kidnap victim and hero. George McGee's brother received a death sentence for the kidnapping. Clarence Stevens remained at large as the fourth suspect. The George McGee trial had been moved to after Walter McGee’s trial but was delayed by a death penalty verdict.
New York July 29. Stocks and commodity markets settle into a stock-taking phase of the current recovery. Volume on the exchange the smallest in three months. consumer purchasing power and unemployment relief via new codes are seen as keys to sustaining production. The article notes gains in industrial and railroad stocks while utilities lag and discusses expected market patterns and the role of prices and consumer demand in restoring the upswing.
Police say cafe owner GF Davis shot Green and fatally wounded Green's wife Irene Yo Green during a dispute over property. Davis then shot himself, ending the incident tonight at the cafe.
Army orders released from Washington DC list personnel scheduled for examinations and transfers across multiple stations. The notices reference personnel such as Campbell, Mayers, Thorne, and Stewart among others, with movements between Fort Henning, Fort Pt and Fort Pt.
Denizens of the Brackenridge park zoo are to be prettied up for their first movie appearance. MGM executives James McKay and E Hume were in San Antonio meeting with Fred A Sullivan about filming. Jack Draper traveled to Brownsville by plane to arrange footage of local beasts in a palm grove. McKay cautioned he did not know the film’s exact use.
The milk and dairy industry around Chicago will come under a marketing agreement and federal licensing. Secretary Wallace signed the plan to stabilize prices and practices with base milk at 1.75 dollars per 100 pounds for 3.5 percent butter fat and 10 cents per quart to consumers. Violators face license loss and up to 1000 dollars in fines per day.
Inflationists in Congress renew the push for currency expansion with threats to force action next session unless the administration acts swiftly. Senator Thomas of Oklahoma accuses the Federal Reserve Board of pursuing deflation despite strong congressional sentiment for inflation and urges substantial devaluation of the dollar.
Carlos Duplan of Mexico’s treasury department notes two-decade gap since the last revolution helped Mexico stay stable amid global economic shifts. He cites Mexico’s peaceful past and the modern monetary scene as reasons for resilience, while Alberto J. Pani travels via San Antonio on a London IMF tour.
A plot to assassinate Premier Goemboes on his return from Rome was uncovered in Budapest. Police arrested three people including Steph an Perley leader of the Hungarian war veteran party. Freight rider killed Texarkana Arkansas unidentified man, about 22, crushed by a freight train near Texarkana.
Producers remain firm that a jurisdictional fight between two unions caused the labor dispute. About 4000 union workers have reached a truce and Hollywood studios begin week two with 33 pictures in production. An advertising line about vacant rental appears in the text.
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