02 May 1930
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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1930
Page
1
Reports by Arthur Brisbane and Frederic Hi er detail a chaotic scene in New York with parades, protests, and alarms as police enforce order amid rising tension. The piece links clashes in Europe and Russia to global fear, notes a low death rate in certain statistics, and discusses monetary policy, stock weakness, and looming economic shocks. It mentions May Day events, radical rhetoric, and international unease affecting markets and public life.
A telegraphic protest from the Citizens League in San Antonio accuses Mayor Chambers of inaccuracies in unemployment figures reported to President Hoover. The telegram, sent by AL Be Weakley, claims the mayor seeks political gain and seeks reconsideration of a voter ballot measure. It asserts San Antonio’s unemployment condition is better than most cities in the region.
During the murder trial of Rudt ey Gordon, defendant, his defense attorney moved for a new trial after a jury sentenced him to life in prison for Guadalupe Rivera’s death. Relatives including Hernindy Rodriguez cried as they left the courthouse, and Black outlined three theories of the killing while Laden urged the jurors to reconsider the “Chicago defense” claim.
Sinton Texas endured a record downpour Tuesday afternoon with 12.35 inches of rain in 12 hours flooding farmland and driving water from Chilupin Creek into streets. A photo shows residents at Idea Filling station as the younger generation copes with the deluge.
A cloudy pattern continues through Friday and Saturday with scattered light showers. Highs are expected around 65 degrees Friday and a Saturday high near SA degrees with mild winds and no significant rainfall reported in Austin, Corpus Christi, or nearby areas.
Three men robbed the Citizens State Bank of Gridley, fourteen miles southwest of Here, escaping with about 2000 dollars after two of the robbers triggered explosions at the bank. Police search ongoing for the suspects.
The trial of Dude Hoard aunt Grace Frederick on charges of marine grow and death of an infant in San Antonio on March 16 has been postponed to June W. Clerk Pavelke of the Thirty seventh district court reports the grand jury indicted the two defendants after the infant’s body was found in a trash barrel near Lexington Avenue. Miss Enter Schumaker of Mant Tras was named in the case.
Capt A E Salles and Navigation Officer Henjin Jones survived four days in a 14 foot lifeboat after their motor vessel sprang a leak. They reached Matamoros and reported assisting six men aboard a drifting craft, enduring a brutal gale 200 miles offshore. The group, including engineers and a sailor, faced continued danger while bailing water, with two missing.
A Swiss business leader, linked to a multimillionaire, chartered the air ship for a long journey over Europe. The identity of the charterer was kept secret as the ship, once the giant German air craft, was converted into a private air ship for this voyage.
Stayton, chairman of the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment, states in a Washington column that President Hoover faces a hard line on prohibition. The letter references Troover and a political stance tied to anti dry reform.
Patchy forecast for San Antena and surrounding areas shows unsettled conditions through the weekend with periods of clouds and possible showers. Highs near the mid range with breezy winds, and cooler nights ahead.
County Clerk Harry Osgood reports errors in his tax books blamed on a pest. He suspects a bookworm or similar parasite may be eating figures, with consultants to be enlisted to investigate and correct the faulty records.
Lindbergh arrives in Havana aboard a mail flight from Puerto Cabasas to Miami, touching down at 12 30 p m after a 5 hour 53 minute leg from the Caribbean, following a seven day air hop from South American points. The trip covered about 688 miles at roughly 108 miles per hour, according to a radio message from Van American Airways.
MEXICO Mo May 2 A U S army flyer from Selfridge Field Michigan was killed this morning in a landing crash while attempting a landing at the farm home of his father R M Crown near Mexico Missouri. The lieutenant a graduate of West Point Military Academy and formerly a captain at the polo farm at West Point.
French aviatrix Tena Bernstein broke the women’s endurance record today at Le Bourget France and remained aloft past 2 p.m. She left the field yesterday at 7:21 a.m. and planned to land around York tonight according to a radio message.
A sweeping tornado outbreak across multiple states leaves at least twenty three killed and many injured. Nebraska Minnesota Kansas Missouri Wisconsin Illinois Iowa and North Dakota report fatalities and extensive destruction. Tens of homes razed, towns damaged, and Red Cross crews dispatched from St. Louis to assist storm victims.
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