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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1934
Page
13
Henry Ford announces restoration of the five dollar minimum wage for all Ford employees, raising pay from four ninety to five dollars. The move costs about twenty six thousand dollars daily and roughly six million dollars yearly, amid broader concerns over fires, kidnappings, and Britain's war readiness.
Paris reports former King Alfonso of Spain escaped a deadly incident during a hunt. A Sudanese priest connected to the event and other groups were noted in Egyptian coverage. In Brussels, Georges Henry LeMaitre won the Francout prize, valued at 609,000 francs for astrophysics research.
Washington March 16 The War Department said the army must be organized equipped and trained for national emergencies on 434 hours notice as part of Roosevelts push for a 10 million boost. Maj Gen Faulds said the air corps would carry the air mail and Lindbergh offered to testify on a permanent air mail bill, sparking a heated dispute over aviation policy and congressional funding.
A Hearst newspapers critique argues the Democratic administration demands private industry expand employment and raise wages while not applying the same standards to government. It accuses the federal government of wage cuts, post office layoffs, and costly, misdirected projects, urging strict NRA adherence and reduced waste. It notes public works support but calls for living wages for loyal workers and questions government fiscal practices.
The Texas racing commission granted Alamo Downs a permit to hold horse racing from April 23, excluding Sundays, with pari mutuel betting, at its San Antonio site near the Culebra and Galligan roads. The panel also awarded May 12 to May 28 dates for a proposed Guadalupe County track near Clute, while a protest over dates waned as officials signaled a formal winter dates review.
A massive blast at the Salvador Port in La Libertad leveled much of the city area. About 180 people are reported missing or dead as the explosion tore through a ship being unloaded at the docks. The blast was heard in the capital Salvador, roughly 30 miles away, and left the waterfront area a mass of smoke and wreckage.
Weather forecast calls for sunshine and south winds with rising temperatures through Thursday and Friday. Daytime highs reach the mid sixties, with a low around eight near Friday morning, while Thursday remains warmer than Wednesday. Skies will be partly cloudy and winds light from the north turning southerly by evening.
A garbled forecast notes warm Thursday nights and Friday with highs around 78 degrees and lows near 52 to 69 in East and West Texas. Light to moderate southerly winds, cloudy in the east with light showers possible, warmer nights in the northeast and north central regions, and generally warmer in the southeast Thursday night into Friday.
In Athens on May 1, Samuel Insull Sr. reports say his wife Maren and others learned that his son, once Chicago utilities operator, fled his apartment before police. Greek officials had warned against leaving Greece, while officers detained two maids and a servant for questioning as rumors spread of Insull’s escape to an unknown destination.
Bonner Cunningham ex-president of Commercial National Bank testified in federal court that his business ties with co-defendant Harry N. Royster were a fabrication and that he had no knowledge the bonds the bank bought were stolen. He rejected Royster’s allegations as untrue and described prior claims as untruthful.
The ad lists multiple properties with monthly rents including furnished houses at 423 Agams 522.50, 502 Aurustis 335.00, 810 E Askby E4200, 403 Locust furnished 3 SITUO, 11543 Ermendorf $20.00, 4308S Press $30.00, 450 South unfurnished unit, 1149 Paas Munda 18.00, 1519 N Palmetto 21.00, 1610 Wellanerd 25.00, 1312 Broadway 26.00, plus other addresses and notes about miscellaneous details and a request for additional information.
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