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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1936
Page
13
A collage of bits on Chesterton’s death weight claims a heart failure, Dionne sisters and a possible new sibling, a Newark humane case ending in death, and a wrap of wartime bonds and prayers. Plus musings on caterpillars, arsenic, and national debt figures.
Thousands of veterans crowd the Municipal Auditorium basement to redeem government baby bonds, as postal workers rush to issue checks and officials struggle with crowd control. Police stationed at the east entrance manage a jammed doorway while ventilating the packed basement, where some veterans faint from heat and closeness. The event, expected to continue into Tuesday, aims to convert at least 3,000,000 in treasury checks as the line winds through the post office and city offices.
Generally fair conditions persist for Tuesday night and Wednesday. Lows around 76 Tuesday night, highs near 96 Wednesday. Light to moderate southerly winds. Monday high near 98. Tuesday morning near 18. East Texas and West Texas show similar fair, warmer trends with lighter winds on the coast and cooler Panhandle conditions. Additional details on Page 2.
Landon and Col. Frank Knox met at the Kansas state capitol in Topeka with banners and crowds to plot the Republican campaign. They planned key speaking events and fund-raising while mapping a Midwest and New England travel schedule, with Landon opening in his birthplace West Middlesex Pennsylvania and continuing through Buffalo Rochester and Chaulaudua North Carolina.
A collision eight miles west of Gainesville left twelve men injured today. The truck and passenger car crash halted traffic as responders tended to the victims. Details on injuries and condition were not immediately available.
Forecasters report southerly winds easing the heat for South Texas as high temperatures near 98 degrees are forecast into Tuesday and Wednesday. Humidity dips to about 65 percent with Tuesday’s minimum around 78 degrees, the season’s high.
Workmen rig new equipment to lift an automobile found hidden in a lake near Roswell Northwest Michigan during a search for the bodies of Mr and Mrs George Lorius of East 2 and Mr and Mrs Albert Heberer of DuQuoin Illinois. Four Minis tourists disappeared in May 1935. The car was found by Lin Lane, a deep sea diver from Houston, on Sunday.
Washington reports that Senator Royal S. Copeland joined Alfred E. Smith and other anti administration Democrats to snub the Democratic national convention in Philadelphia next week. Copeland denounced the administration and said it cannot be trusted.
Tulsa reports the Women’s Christian Temperance Union pressing to outlaw intoxicants in the constitutional dry state. At the national convention the theme was keep the saloon out of Oklahoma. A repeal amendment vote is planned for next month.
Prominent Memphis woman Willie Sue Blagden charges she and Rev Claude Williams were flogged by masked men near Earle Arkansas while investigating a rumored slaying tied to a cotton strike. She recounts lashes across back and thighs and says she was placed on a train to Memphis. Williams’ fate unknown.
Detroit editor notes Rev Charles E Coughlin in his Social Justice weekly hints at National Union for Social Justice preparing a third party break. He suggests not leading but steering the movement as a figurehead while avoiding direct leadership roles.
New York on June 16 financier J P Morgan captured three first prizes and two second prizes for his sweet peas at the Rockefeller Center horticultural show in the horticultural hall. His awards totaled 45 dollars in prize cash.
Panicked crowd on a Danube river ferry caused 10 deaths as nine feared panic spread early today. Seventeen people remained aboard safely while 24 fell or jumped into the river, many intoxicated. Fourteen were rescued. tragedy linked to a streetcar company employee disturbance on a Tamber Tirge island.
The Hearst papers recount a long campaign for veterans adjusted compensation, noting 1.8 billion dollars distributed to over 2.7 million veterans and praising Congress for immediate payment after years of vetoes. The piece catalogs hard-fought efforts, civic support, and calls the event a parade of triumph.
Jacksonville Florida June reports say the first tropical storm of the season re developed and moved northeast toward Bermuda after previously dissipating near the northern Bahamas. Forecasters indicate the center about 400 miles southwest of Bermuda with moderate intensity and little chance to recurve toward Florida.
In New Hartford on June 15, Robert Carpenter of Pine Meadow was spanked by an unidentified motorist while strolling. The car stopped ahead, the driver exited and struck Carpenter on the hip and pockets, his trousers fell, and his matches ignited from the heat.
Oklahoma Governor E W Marland says he will not intervene to stop the hanging of Arthur Gooch who was convicted under the Lindbergh law for kidnapping two Texas officers. Gooch is scheduled to die at McAlester prison next Friday. In Columbus Kansas a bullet ridded corpse found near a wheat field was identified as Carter Camp of Bartlesville Oklahoma, a paroled bank robber.
In Dallas on June 16, twenty taxicabs stood idle as drivers walked out for the second time in three weeks demanding higher wages. Negotiations failed before an arbitration panel, and a firm attempting to resume service with drivers from Fort Worth was blocked by pickets. Drivers sought a raise from 23 percent to 33 percent of their earnings.
Washington June 16 A check for 500 was sent to the family of Eugene Seacher pilot who perished in a Texas airplane tragedy last week Jones as Reconstruction Finance Corp chairman received the gesture. Treasurer W A Julian delivered the check in recognition of the pilot's heroism.
American Legion officials report bonds lost or found in connection with an event at the Municipal auditorium Monday night. R F Hedges, assistant postmaster, was advised as the process moved to return bonds to their owners. A Fort Sem Houston finding was released to Henry G Miller. DEL RIO MAN DIES June 16. DEL RIO. 41, Crouch backer dropped dead at home. Formerly fired in Lampasas, Lampasas Gow.
Mrs Cassa Shuttle 58 died from burns and B B Jones age about 58 died from a gun wound after a fire Monday night at a rooming house they owned. Police say Jones doused Mrs Shuttle with gasoline set her ablaze and then shot himself. Mrs Smith, a widow with two sons, escaped with others as flames burned the pine walls. Firefighters extinguished the flames and authorities investigated no explanation was given.
Belgian troops were ordered mobilized to protect public services as striking workers grew to 200,000. Panic spread as shops shut and residents rushed to stock provisions amid a citywide business stoppage. Over 20,000 workers joined the strike demanding higher wages following clashes with police at Linge, where seven people were injured.
Washington state representative Marion A Zienwiecki said officials plan to move him from Galtinger hospital to Shepherd Enock Praty hospital in Baltimore under mental examination. Five men attempted to escort him from his ward and he refused to leave, claiming duress.
Seven Norwegians were killed when a plane crashed into a mountain near Sosmiete Jord and burned. The craft was en route from Berge toward Trondele. Three victims were passengers, the rest crew.
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