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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1933
Page
6
Arthur Brisbane surveys a chaotic scene as stock values swing from inflation fears to currency shifts. He notes the pound link to the dollar, Germany's cultural purges under Hitler, Japan's wealth stats and oil-control moves, and rising anxiety over League of Nations leverage. A Chicago bombing and global leadership shifts further color the day.
Paul Oakley, calling himself a divine neuter, was convicted by a Linden Texas jury after seven hours of deliberation in the murder of 3 year old Bernice Clayton who was crippled. He faces 50 years in prison as defense plans a possible new trial and appeal to the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.
May 1. The Boston Globe reports arrests will be made soon in the Pegy McMath kidnapping. Peggy was returned alive after a night in fear, with investigators saying the plot was devised by local men seeking easy money from her grandparents. No gang was involved. the plan unfolded while Peggy slept.
In Harlingen a man shot and killed his estranged wife Mrs. Scoggin and another woman, then killed himself. The triple slaying occurred late yesterday in a car behind a hardware store operated by T. H. Raymond. Mrs. Scoggin had been staying with the Raymonds since her separation a month ago.
Edinburg May 6 county officers rounded up 16 men indicted by the grand jury in connection with the alleged flogging of Charles Tavin and Louis Haysman, produce buyers at Weslaca about two weeks ago. Officials cited price cutting tactics of cash produce buyers as the motive, with details continuing.
In New York Morgan and ten partners were subpoenaed to appear before the Senate Banking and Currency Subcommittee in Washington on May 2 to answer questions about how the International banking house operates. The committee probes the operations of large private banking firms as part of its inquiry.
Austin May 6 Texas House will consider a constitutional amendment Monday to authorize issuance of 320 million dollars in bonds to supplement federal relief funds allocated to Texas. The measure aims to enable prompt use of relief money and support state needs.
Geneva March 1. The League of Nations advisory committee on Leticia decides to examine Peru’s plan to deploy a flotilla and whether it signals belligerent intent. The panel will seek explanations from Peru and assess potential impacts on the Leticia dispute ongoing between Peru and Colombia.
Paris May 8 American racketeers are said by French winegrowers to seek exclusive rights to sell leading wine brands in the United States. A Vineyardists association representative says gangsters have pressed with money and threats, and that violence has been threatened in some cases to secure sales of the Wrant in question.
United States Weather Service forecaster J Bo Jarboe reports San Antonio will stay warm and mostly cloudy through the weekend. Temperatures rise to mid eighties Saturday and Sunday with a partly sunny outlook and soft Gulf winds. A near full moon will shine from 4 p.m. Saturday to 9 54 p. m. Sunday, with Sunday’s low a few degrees higher than Saturday’s.
In New Orleans on May 6 cotton prices surged for the second straight session and fourth this week. July contracts rose to 8.65 cents, October to 8.88 cents, and December to 8.64 cents amid stronger Liverpool cables and firmer sterling. Profit-taking followed the initial gains, with 28 to 30 cent declines per bale.
FRIEDRICHSIAFEN Germany May 1 The Graf Zeppelin will Jenve tondehé for Its first trans Atlantic flight this year with De Hugo Orkeney in command It will carry eight passengers to Bra aul.
Manuel Traces, once provisional president of Chile, has accepted the appointment as ambassador to the United States, announced from Santiago on May 6. The former leader steps into the diplomatic role as relations between Chile and the United States continue.
London May 6 Norman Davis special ambassador for President Roosevelt received instructions to remain in London and press Britain for an immediate tariff truce or at least a declaration of Britain's position. He preps to depart for Geneva after a week urging Britain to accept the U S truce proposal. Britain’s exact stance remains unclear while a conservation bloc opposes the armistice. Debates in Washington focus on war debts and June 16 payments with conflicting reports.
Opinion from Edward A. O Neal president of the American Farm Bureau Federation says a proposed strike by the National Partners Holiday Association would not become large or affect prices. He suggests breadbasket disruption is unlikely and stresses limited impact on markets.
In Los Angeles on May 6 a 21 year old man, Oc taylo L Carranza, leaped from the Catalina steamer near the harbor after tying rocks to his neck. He died after the fall, a result of despair over his health.
Newark youths in a civil conservation camp were sent home after a food strike. Brig Gen Laubach reported the incident followed days of rising tensions and claims of maltreatment amid outside money orders to soldiers.
London and Paris report the dollar sliding to record lows against the pound and the franc amid heavy continental selling. Markets show the dollar dipping to about 4.06 per pound and near 21 francs for the franc, with moratorium talks on war debts creating mixed signals abroad.
In Durango Colb region during May 1 14 observers report signs of a potential volcanic event at Carbon Mountain. Gaseous clouds and shifting activity since December prompt geologists to assess eruption risk amid clouded skies and cautious public concern. Treasury receipts for May 4 and customs duties are noted in the same dispatch from Washington.
The forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies Saturday night and Sunday with warmer conditions. Expect highs near 94 degrees on Sunday, around 70 on Saturday morning, and increasing cloudiness and warmer readings in the southwest. South winds will be moderate to fresh, with thundershowers possible in the north portion. West Texas shows partly cloudy skies into Sunday with variable winds.
Severe storms tear through the Mississippi Valley to the Atlantic coast killing 37 in the South and 15 in the Carolinas and Georgia. Alabama reports 22 fatalities, with destruction in Kelenn and Moma Polis. other counties record losses as homes and towns are flattened. Damaging winds and hail accompany the system moving toward the Northeast.
Terrorist bombers struck Havana today causing fear as authorities reported injuries and ongoing tensions. Officials blamed unnamed terrorist groups while noting defense measures and international concerns rise amid the attack.
At Woods Hole Massachusetts a 10 year old girl Margaret McMath was found unharmed after being abducted. Her father Neil C McMath and associates William Lee McMath Cyril Buck and Harold Sawyer were questioned by state officials and Coast Guard officers to learn what they know about the kidnaping. Daniel Needham the state public safety commissioner and District Attorney William C Groesbeck led the inquiry. Continued on page 8 column 43.
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