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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1937
Page
11
Tokito June 31 7 Women workers in the ply iron department at a major Fukuoka iron works announced they would divorce to resist rules that tied their jobs to their husbands. The workers said they are independent and will fight for reinstatement even if it costs them their marriages.
Texas will tax liquor on all army post exchanges and camps starting July 1. Liquor administrator Bert Ford said the state levy applies to exchanges as similar to other dealers. The move ends free or untaxed alcohol sales at military posts in the state.
Washington June 39 Administration leaders in Congress abandoned Roosevelt's Supreme Court bill in favor of Haleb compromise. Sen Haleb Democrat of New Mexico, author of the compromise, told International News Service that administration will back the plan if approved and stop efforts for the president's original bill. The compromise would keep the Supreme Court at nine justices and authorize an additional justice each year for each justice over 70 years old.
Parity cloudy for Wednesday night and Thursday with variable winds. Low Wednesday night near 15 degrees, Thursday high around 60. Tuesday high 70 and Wednesday morning about 70. Partly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday with gentle variable winds east.
Wilmington Delaware June wedding at Christchurch for Ethel DuPont and Frankilty Ronsevelt Jr. with gowns in Renaissance revival styles. Bride wore a shimmering white gown with orange blossom accents, trained veils, and orange blossom motifs. bridesmaids in white with blue and orchid accents. guests and family dressed in formal gowns and corsages.
The United States issued a formal apology over a recent obscenity aimed at a Red team, addressing diplomatic tensions and promising steps to prevent future incidents. The statement condemned the slur and expressed regret to the affected nation and its supporters.
Wilmington Delaware June 30 President Roosevelt headed a list of distinguished visitors for the wedding of Prani Hin Jo to Ethel Du Pont. The ceremony at Christ Church near Greenville followed a day of official functions and a luncheon at the home of Mr and Mrs G Barter Schutt. Police and soldiers guarded the Du Pont estates as crowds gathered near Montchanin station to glimpse the president and Roosevelts arrival.
Violent disruption by Workers Alliance of America workers led to a police raid at 965 West Trais as about 200 demonstrators gathered outside the WPA headquarters. Seven arrests were made for unlawful assembly and disturbing the peace after clashes with officers.
A noisy weather snippet from San Antonio notes cold snaps and rains. Forecaster J H Jayhossaut warns of wind and cloudy spells with temperatures dipping sharply. A Tuesday shower produced measurable rain and rapid temperature fall.
In Dallas, a jury upheld the will of late J. C. Hooper awarding about 100000 dollars to Miss Trabel Hutchison, 62, ruling the bachelor was of sound mind but influenced by undue pressure from forty contesting relatives.
In Canton Ohio a back to work movement at Republic Steel mills led to dynamite and telegraph wire damage, picket clashes, and arrests of about sixty strikers. Two thousand workers evacuated as guards and ten airplanes restrained unrest. by mid morning 14 cars transported roughly 450 workers.
Amelia Earhart announced aboard the U S Coast Guard cutter Itasca that she would begin a transoceanic flight tomorrow. The message places her departure from Howland Island, heading for the international Dateline via Lae New Guinea, with plans to cross the Pacific.
Russian and Japanese Manchoukuoan forces clash on the Amur frontier near Senmifu Island. Reports say Soviet gunboats and aircraft mass as Tokyo and Moscow threaten escalation. Japan demands Russian withdrawal from Bolshoi and Semula Islands amid tense border standoffs.
London June 30 The Soviet Union plans to demand indemnity from Japan amid the Russo Japanese crisis. Officials fear the sinking of a Soviet gunboat by Japanese Manchu forces may prompt Moscow to withdraw troops from Semenulu Island on the Amur river. Britain awaits Moskow’s official response and views the peace accord as key to Far East stability.
Tokyo reports a Japanese foreign office spokesman admitting troops occupy a borderline area. Official details are unclear with evidence limits cited and no confirmation of broader deployment. The report notes tensions and uncertain status amid ongoing regional dispute.
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