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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1938
Page
2
About 1000 Texas ranchers attended the cattlemen’s meeting at Guater hotel on Tuesday. Attire shifted from rugged border days to modern business wear with small white fedoras and finely imitated pressed tweed suits, a few blue jeans, and fewer 10 gallon hats and six shooters. The change drew attention from both cattlemen and visitors.
San Antonio police defend National Used Car Exchange Week urging retirement of worn-out vehicles to cut life and property threats and reduce traffic delays and accident investigations. Chief Kilduy says old models burden taxpayers with higher costs and fuel use while harming safety.
Chinese troops blasted dikes today to blunt the Japanese army drive into the fertile region south of the Yellow River. Reports say Japanese tanks were crippled and many troops drowned as flooded countryside halted the advance near Sze-Sui, west of Chengchow. Japanese air raids on Tatung and Shensi targets followed amid winter conditions.
New Rochelle New York March local father Fi-Morray Levine says his 12 year old son Peter who vanished 13 days ago was not ransomed. He denies any ransom demand has been paid and questions the kidnapping report as unfounded.
March 8 1998 in Waco McLennan county reports the death of Wallace McGune after being struck by a car last night. His parents and four brothers survive.
The three day session at San Antonio Country Club opens with talks on financing cattle raisers and national livestock issues. Speakers include Dwight F. Reardan of the Federal Intermediate Credit Bank and FE Mollin of the American National Livestock Association. Prominent cattlemen such as Tom East of King Ranch and S B McKnight of Garriza Springs attend. resolutions and nominations are set, with reciprocal trade agreements eyed for adoption.
AUSTIN March. Rangers sheriffs and officers of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association prepare to crack down on livestock theft rings. A looming climax approaches as evidence is turned over to grand juries in April. Col H H Carmichael public safety director notes increases in livestock thefts with indictments already returned in Panhandle West Texas and Central Texas counties.
A weather retrospective recalls a March snow event dated 1928. The record notes snow began at 5 p.m. on March 3 and persisted through March 9 with temperatures around 22 degrees and 1.8 inches of snowfall. Traces of snow were also noted on March 12 193?. The account cites Weatherman J. Ti. Jarhar.
Henry Bailey in custody as a forgery suspect and habitual criminal. George H. Bailey, under indictment for forgery, was transported to San Antonio by Inspector Klevenhagen and officers Hauck Rhodes. They pursued leads to Mauston after delivering Vaughan and Canedo to Huntavisie. Bailey was reportedly sought at Sweetwater and Abilene.
Dr. George Hermann Derry of Detroit will lecture at 8 pm Thursday in the Central Catholic High School auditorium. The talk is under the auspices of the Knights of Columbus State Council and will address atheistic communism and its impact.
F Fernandez of Havana led a Cuban group at the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association convention at the Gunter hotel. He claimed Cuba's landowners fear revolt only if street protests overthrow the government and criticized U S intervention as blocking water supply. He noted Cuba's cattle herd size and island cattle trade, and cited his own herd and land area.
WASHINGTON March. Administration finds wages hours stalemate hinges on Bill Green and his executive council. Negotiations falter after three hours of talks with Green insisting on approval, while Senate and House committee leaders watched. Rumors swirl of banker influence and political maneuvers as the Glass-Norris-McAdoo sketches fade amid broader labor and tariff talk.
A March report from the unemployment compensation commission details over $466,026 issued in January payments to Texas claimants. The chart notes a small February dip below January, a 30 percent drop in factory pay since October, but department store sales down only 4 percent, suggesting overall consumer activity remains steadier than other sectors. The column-originated chart explains data from 1923-25 baselines, with a note on resuming publication upon reader requests.
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