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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1933
Page
5
A correspondent describes Long Beach after a devastating earthquake. Thousands homeless fill streets and parks as fires burn and debris blocks homes. Mothers clutch children by fires, sailors guard the injured, and survivors recall a sudden, terrifying shift from sunset calm to ruin.
Washington March 1 Preliminary data on the Los Angeles quake indicate the shock was caused by a horizontal slip in the Beo Pedro channel offshore from San Pedro and Long Beach. A vertical slip would have produced a tidal wave. The shocks may continue for two or three days with diminishing force as part of ongoing crustal adjustment.
The quake unleashed freak accidents as people leap from upper story windows and collide with glass doors. Men, women, and children fled while buildings toppled, debris struck victims, and hospitals swelled with injured. Aged residents and children racing to safety were crushed by falling timber and masonry, a boy suffering a concussion after being tossed from his bicycle.
In Los Angeles the quake spared widely known individuals. despite thousands in the region, no famous person was killed or injured on Friday. The event is another oddity amid the disaster.
In Saw Diego California on March 14 1882 the first ten rounds of the season see hunters kill 207 mountain lions statewide. Since 1907 more than 476 have perished in various counties averaging about 25 per county.
Forty applications for crop production loans from Pearsall have been received by the Agricultural Credit corporation of Frio. Additional applications are being taken, with office tally and money reportedly available through ad hoc programs and lenders in the area.
Los Angeles March 11. Scientists say gigantic rock layers under the San Pedro canal between Long Beach and Catalina shifted and caused the quake. Preliminary charts from the Caltech bolsmology lab place the epicenter near the channel, to be compared with Wake data from Vancouver, Denver, York lawn and New York to pinpoint the fault slip.
Cleveland reports 47 year old Den P Hoover vice president of Hoover company, vacuum cleaner makers of North Canton, Ohio, fell from a fifth floor window at Cleveland Clinic Hospital during an examination and possible operation. County coroner said death likely self inflicted due to ill health. Hoover was seen in his room at 6 pm and found beneath the window at 6 25 pm.
Two slight earth tremors shook Poplar Bluff Missouri at 6:45 and 6:50 am today. Residents in the center and western sections reported rattling windows and pictures shaking but no damage occurred. Dr J L Lindsay in the center town said so. Poplar Bluff lies about 50 miles southwest of New Madrid where a quake occurred in 1811.
Dr. Albert Einstein, walking at the California Institute of Technology, did not notice a Southern California earthquake strike. Friends recalled he remained absorbed in thought as the building trembled slightly, continuing on as if unfazed.
Lawmakers debated a 25 percent federal pay cut amid Democratic resistance and union opposition. Rep Buell urged support as a patriotic measure. Senate finance voices opposed cutting veterans' payments, preferring a uniform but smaller reduction.
A lengthy roll call shows numerous Democrats and Republicans from Delaware to California voting on the economy bill. Names include Adams, Andress, Arnold, and many others across states, with Present and Absent tallies noted.
Hartford financial figures show insurers, concentrated in Hartford’s insurance central, expect to cover most quake losses with caution. A large multi line company revises its anticipated payout from 520,000 to under 23,000, reflecting lessons since the 1906 California quake and fire. Hartford’s 44 insurers warn rates for earthquake coverage remain high and California fire policies drive new writings.
Rio de Janeiro reports Brazil cultivates about 260 million coffee trees, over half of global plantings, while Colombia shows around 483 to 606 thousand trees in a census, highlighting major coffee producers.
In Tonsa Michigan Daniel Thorpe, near Moir, searched attic for a 1933 calendar and pulled out an 1893 calendar showing the same dates for 1533. The odd mix highlights a calendar mix up and a humorous misprint in the attic discovery.
Former President Hoover reported by New York dispatch to have checked in with Mrs Hoover and Herbert Jr after a California quake struck near Pasadena. All family members unharmed. Hoover to stay in New York a few days longer before possible departure to California. He is slated to lunch with Mrs Theodore Hoover at her Oyster Bay home.
Exports from the Soviet Union’s Black Sea trade show a 23 percent drop for the first 17 months of 1932. Figures compare 1,905,? long tons to 11,905,? long tons in the previous period, signaling a clear decline in shipments.
Hollywood engineers at Paramount Studios captured the 6:54 PM March 10 quake on film and sound. Franklin Heaven notes the recording provides a unique data for astronomers, as Earl Hayman continued filming during the tremor, amplifying the booth sounds and human voices reacting to the quake.
Comp ton California. after a powerful quake the town faced widespread devastation with 18 dead and many injured. Salvation Army and American Legion rushed food while relief and reconstruction plans were mapped. Estimated business property losses range from 12 to 15 million dollars. Population about 12 300 under Red Cross care. Martial law declared as authorities coordinate aid.
Huntsman W A Brullens, a special game warden, killed six mountain lions in one day to protect mountain sheep and later pursued mountain lions stalking deer on a distant ranch. The effort underscores Strong measures to safeguard wildlife in Almogordo New Mexico.
Linton March 11 F D Neuman 55 a former resident of the Linton Odem community was seriously injured when his car overturned near the Pred Roberts Memorial hospital in Corpus Christi.
In Long Beach on March 1 a quake story recounts three newborns born amid disaster. Doctors report mother and child doing well despite conditions as townspeople shelter in Lincoln Park. An emergency Red Cross tent hosted medical procedures and care for the injured and displaced.
Roosevelt sent four assistant postmasters general nominees to the senate for confirmation. Named were Joseph O. O Mahoney Wyoming, William W Howe South Dakota, Clinton B Ellenberger Pennsylvania, Silmany Avens Texas. Rexford Tugwell New York nominated for assistant secretary of agriculture. Other posts include ambassadors and consuls to Haiti Iraq and the foreign service.
Los Angeles buildings are safe for occupancy says J J Batissue, general manager of building and safety, after an inspection of 280 structures in the downtown area. A few fragile fronts were taped off while fire walls and cornices loosened. overall, the buildings were undamaged.
Passengers and crew aboard the liner Yale reported a distinct earthquake experienced at sea and upon arrival in San Francisco from Los Angeles. Purser Dave Foelen said the vibration was intense, about 60 on the crew's scale, and they feared the propeller had been torn.
Export figures for Connecticut show merchandise valued at 11,951,604 during the first nine months of 1932, down from 15,? in the same period of 1931. The report from Hartford notes a year over year drop in export activity amid the early 1930s economic climate.
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