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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1932
Page
3
Mexico City May 6 The Penn Mex Petroleum company asked the department of Industry for permission to shut down its plant at Alvarez near Tuxpan, Veracruz, without three months wages indemnity to workers. The department is considering the proposal.
Typhoon swept southern Annam leaving many deaths and extensive damage. Communications lines were down and details remained unavailable as reports circulated from fAAIGON French Indo China.
A mob of 300 rioters clashed with police and special constables at Christ Church today amid the third day of a streetcar workers strike. Sixteen arrests were made as rioters smashed a trolley car run by volunteers. many were injured.
Premier Ismail Sidky Pasha narrowly escaped death when a bomb intended to blow up his train exploded prematurely. The attack damaged the tracks but caused no casualties as the train was halted and later resumed after repairs.
William J. Tucker, secretary of the Texas game fish and oyster commission, told the San Antonio Walton League the state needs a new hunting and fishing license structure. A bill to set four dollars for a county outside license and one dollar for within county use is planned for the next session. Seven months’ collections lagged by about forty nine thousand dollars, with an annual shortfall estimated near sixty five thousand. The agency warns of required funds to protect the wildlife gains and plans to re introduce antelope and prairie chickens, noting last year’s deer tally in Bexar County reached 924.
Sacramento California May 6 dispatch reports Sergeant Alfred Miller, 25, of the Army Air Corps, was killed at Mather Field during a practice parachute jump from 2500 feet. Despite two parachutes, he failed to pull the ripcords and did not survive.
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