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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1932
Page
1
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A fragmented Chicago piece reflects mood and commerce near the Republican convention. It notes Samuel Insull’s wealth and pension, public indifference to excess, and street scenes with earnest reformers and a river crossing landscape. It contrasts urban life with calls for restraint and soul questions.
Washington D C June 14. The House passed the bill for immediate cash payment of adjusted compensation certificates to veterans, sending the measure to the Senate where leaders expect rejection. President Hoover threatened a veto if the Senate approves the bill. Debate and amendments dominated the day as lawmakers weighed tax and bond provisions to back the currency.
Official order of business for the second day marks 11 a.m. central daylight time start with prayer by Rev Thomas P Bona of Mary of Perpetual Help Chicago. Reports cover credentials permanent organization rules and order of business with adjournment pending Thursday June 16.
Charles G Dawes announced from Willard Hotel Washington that he could not accept the Republican vice presidential nomination. He said the question had been considered, and while honored by the offer he would not pursue the post. Dawes spoke by telephone to Associated Press detailing his position as controversy rose over nomination plans in Chicago.
Connecticut senator Bingham pledged to push a prohibition fight at the Republican convention. He announced opposition to the administration plank and proposed outright repeal as a substitute. The full resolutions committee would consider the measure, signaling a heated floor battle if defeated in committee.
Fragmented report notes lions roaming areas near Livingstone and Motoring fears rise as residents confront dangerous incursions. Police and residents monitor streets while authorities assess risk and plan safeguards.
Mayor Chambers declared the city budget will be about 1.5 million with a 1.9 million deficit and said only 62.33 percent of taxes are paid so far. He announced plans to publish names of taxpayers owing over 100 and noted 250 large property owners have not paid taxes, with penalties forthcoming.
Washington June 1 The Senate prepared to investigate campaign expenditures in the 1932 presidential race. Party leaders planned to call up a resolution to create a Senate committee to probe costs of campaigns. The move had little opposition and followed a long-standing Senate practice.
A petition signed by 20 New York delegates circulated among the state delegation calls for the removal of Secretary of the Treasury Mills from the Republican platform committee. Mills reportedly dismisses the protest after learning of the petition. Alfonso Visits Princess Beatrice in London after her eye surgery.
Gaston B Means, tied to the Lindbergh baby ransom scheme, was sentenced in Washington DC to 15 years for swindling Evalyne Walsh McLean of 104000. A separate 10 year term for larceny plus 5 years for another offense were imposed, with appeals noted by T Moris Wampler. Justice Proctor described Means as exploiting both tender emotions and human weakness in a bold fraud.
President von Hindenburg issued a decree restoring Adolf Hitler’s shock troops to legality. The so called stock troops, about 400 000 men, had been banned months earlier by former Chancellor Heinrich Bruening.
Henry Goldatoma of the Strauss-Hirschberg company of Youngstown addresses the National Retail Dry Goods association in convention today blaming present day advertising methods for much of the dulinesary business.
DNIBPERPETROVSK, 05. Bm, June 16. The death sentence was imposed today on the railroad station master at Zelenaye and his assistant for responsibility in a wreck near the station that killed several passengers. It was a head on collision caused by mixed signals while the station master was intoxicated. Thirteen other railroad employees, including the crews of both trains, were sentenced to ten year prison terms. One man was exonerated.
In New York on June 15 the dollar rose as gold outflow ended. Bankers said America met foreign gold demands, strengthening the currency under severe pressure. A separate note from Japan reports the submarine Ryuga damaged in a collision with Hyuga on the Inland Sea. no casualties.
Generally warm through late Wednesday night and Thursday with Lows around 72 degrees and highs near 96. Light to moderate southerly winds prevail from the coast. Forecast notes show continued warmth with variable wind, and the text includes garbled OCR fragments about related conditions.
A compromise prohibition plank backed by 16 Republican supporters was drafted to re submit the eighteenth amendment while proposing a new constitutional amendment. It would empower Congress to regulate interstate liquor traffic and set a framework for repeal if approved by state conventions. President Hoover's influence shaped the plan as a possible five way submission, with debate continuing in a sub committee and across delegations.
At the national convention a brief session elected Rep Snell of New York as permanent chairman and heard Sheil denounce Hoover as unfit to govern. Demonstrations erupted for 20 minutes as delegates waved banners and sang, led by California and Southern delegations. Butler of Columbia University attended, aligned with administration aims on prohibition.
Reduced employment and lower price levels foster fear about the future. These conditions create a vicious circle harming American business with uncertainty and weak demand across sectors.
A proposed five billion dollar United States bond would finance major public projects, generating employment for millions and kick starting the economy toward renewed prosperity.
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