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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1932
Page
2
Chinese authorities report a crushing victory near Wuhan with about three thousand Communist fighters slain and a thousand drowned in the Han river. Numerous corpses are said to have floated down the Yangtze toward Hankow. details from the official bulletin are carried.
Emperor Akohite formally reopened parliament to appropriate funds for the ongoing campaign in Manchuria against Chinese Loyalist forces. Police lined the route from the palace as Premier Sako prepares to announce the general and foreign policies and Takahashi’s financial program for the new government.
Buenos Aires on June 1 reports only 50,000,000 pesos have been subscribed of the 500,900,000 peso national internal loan recently authorized. Books have been open six days. Critica charged conservatives with withholding support as proceeds were to pay delinquent bills including back pay for government employees.
West Palm Beach June 1 Will Rogers humorist urged as Democratic presidential nominee petitions circulated as earnest effort. Circulators plan to forward copies to Hoover and the Democratic national convention.
A political notice proclaims a bid for the office of County Judge in Berar County. The candidate objects to Democratic primaries and notes a stated support rate of 31 to 38 percent attributed to Frost Woodhull.
Charles Hilson, president of Edison Industries and son of Thomas A Edison, will visit San Antonio Thursday. He is due to arrive at 7 am via Katy lines, with Mav erick Clarke Litho officers hosting a luncheon at the Menger Hotel at 12 20 pm.
Madrid June 1 A nationwide strike threatened by the Employers and Proprietors association at Seville to close factories if contracts are not revised. The Andalusian federation cancelled all contracts with workers. Ceuta leaders called off the general strike, but it spread to 20 towns. Four wounded at Malaga in clashes with police, including the syndicalist president, and sailors wounded in Ceuta skirmish.
The sixteenth annual convention of the Associated Retail Confectioners of the United States opened its second day in Buffalo. George E. Cobb of Worcester MA urged confectioners to spend 3 percent of gross on newspaper advertising, saying it will return in value.
Fragmented OCR details a chaotic weather and travel report with garbled place names, dates, and conditions. It mentions precipitation totals, wind, and various toponym fragments, implying a broad regional storm watch with uncertain timing and effects. No clear events or individuals are identifiable.
In Peoria Illinois on June 19 1971 eight of eleven defendants were found guilty by a circuit court jury of kidnapping Dr James Parker for a $50000 ransom in the previous March. Four men faced possible death penalties, while others received terms from 5 to 35 years with multiple sentences for Betson Minninger Evans Stoops Bartlett Pursiulk and Massey.
The Supreme Court ruled the president may sign measures within ten days of passage, removing the pressure to act before Congress adjourns. The customary rush at the close of a session may end, as signing can occur at the White House with no haste. Senator Neely notes that debate costs the government about thirteen thousand dollars per minute, highlighting the price of Senate deliberations.
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