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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1933
Page
2
A blaze early Tuesday damaged two residences at 16 South Colorado Street and 22 South Waloraio Street, destroying the Chavez home and badly harming the Hernandez home while residents escaped. No injuries reported.
Shortage of cash affects camp life with limited funds for officers and soldiers. Food, clothing, and quarters are provided while post exchanges extend credit. extended counts at post exchanges and commissaries from March 1 to April are authorized. Enlisted men handle cash via their own banking. officers mostly rely on banks.
Mrs. Camille G Friedrich widow of Theodore Wesley Friedrich filed three insurance suits in district court on Tuesday seeking 5000 2500 and 22500 from Travelers Protective Association of America Jefferson Standard Life Insurance and related firms. She claims Friedrich died accidentally at San Pedro Park Pool on July 27 1931 and that the insurers denied payment arguing death was by own action.
A Hollywood star and Mrs Goodwin of Kansas City praise Lux Toilet Soap as essential for smooth youthful skin. The ad claims 694 Hollywood actresses use it and urges readers to begin today to see skin improve in days.
Clara Pancoast reports the engagement of Lourie Palliips daughter to Robert K Col Fier son of Mr and Mrs C C Col Fier. The marriage is scheduled for the first part of the month. Numerous social events and visits across San Antonio and Olmos Park are noted, with guests including Lt and Mrs Donald M Warkswitz and several local families.
The vigilance committee released its annual report noting reduced fraudulent solicitation and urging caution against telephone solicitations. In the past year the panel issued 51 advertising permits and various other permits while denying 140 general proposition permits. The committee answered over 1900 letters about San Antonio business concerns.
California coast March 7 134 vessels swept westward in night drills as 52 destroyers launched massed attacks on main fleets including battleships carriers and cruisers in a display of defensive formations amid two earlier combats.
Obituaries list A Cox Jr 42 of San Antonio died in Sacramento on March 4 with interment in Sacramento. Survivors include widow and two children, father P A Cox, sister Mrs dS Gunder man, brothers J G Cox and Fin ley A Cox. Also Margaret Behrens 74 of Zuehl Texas native of Verden Germany funeral Tuesday at 3 pm from residence with Rev Carl Knicker officiating. Additional notices detail Behrens and Weed families with services in Zachary and Louisville areas and interments in Brownwood Infinite cemetery. Families include Otto and Herman Behrens, Alfred Besoft Ta Grange, Heinrich Hehmanth, Mrs Alice Trene Smith, Emmeth v Storth Jr, Kenneth Smith, Mrs Katherine Weed, and Mrs EB A Elwood among survivors. Funeral services are to be conducted by various pastors, with bodies sent for burial and cremation, and notices reference Lantvite Kentucky and Field-Kenony Undertaking Company.
Vatican City on March 1 reports a new saint will be added to the calendar on June 4. The candidate is Andrew Fournet, founder of the Daughters of the Cross, a Prencaman group. Cardinals will grant formal approval at the March 1 consistory.
HAVANA March 7 The probability that President Machado will broaden the three day banking holiday to include a commercial moratorium was foreseen as the second day of the holiday dawned. Merchants unable to withdraw funds asked the executive to declare a moratorium.
Kansas City banks will reopen Friday using clearing house certificates for exchange, subject to treasury department restrictions. Bankers await Washington instructions on procedures.
Washington report notes President Garner, while to preside over the Senate, was seen dining in a hotel restaurant yesterday. Friends teased him about returning to meals, and Garner replied he would join them after finishing work, echoing his long habit.
Twenty six governors and representatives of twelve others head homebound pledging to cast aside politics and support Franklin D. Roosevelt relief measures. A key goal is a federal crossing house on relief to be set up in one to three weeks, Roosevelt said.
Chicago March 7 4 The Continental Trust National Bank and Trust Company reopened to conduct business under Treasury Secretary Woodin rules as other banks planned to follow. Some banks delayed decisions citing conflicting state orders with Governor Horner’s Christmas holiday. A Layburn urged obeying the Treasury order, while national banks would ignore state directives. A boy named David Welling 16 saved 12587 pennies toward college funds, prompting note of money to loan ads in the classifieds.
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