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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1933
Page
11
In Youngstown Ohio on May 8 a surprise rise in steel output occurred as three open hearth furnaces started up, lifting activity from 93 to 36 percent of capacity. Two blast furnaces are expected to be blown in later this week, another addition to the mill schedule.
In Madrid on May 8, a clash between Fascist and Communist students at the University of Madrid left four students seriously wounded, including a blind girl passing the scene. Police arrested several participants and restored order.
Governor Miriam A. Ferguson issued two full pardons, one conditional pardon and two general paroles. Ryan Barnett of Hood County was pardoned after a theft conviction with a five year sentence. Tell Barnley of Parker County received a two year sentence for attempted criminal attack aid and was pardoned. Barnett’s conviction dated December 1941 and Barnley’s April 1992 conviction are noted.
Washington reports a shift in anti-trust policy as industry would be allowed to set production and wage agreements while barring monopolies. An emergency body like the war industries board is expected to check actions, with Roosevelt backing the plan to curb unfair practices and stabilize wages and hours.
Hugh L B Wilson American delegate saved the disarmament talk at Geneva by citing Count Nadolny that Germany had not yet given up on transforming the Reichswehr into a conscript army. The Sleeving committee adjourned as delegates debated limits on arms and war material with renewed efforts scheduled for tomorrow.
Black, who served as San Antonio mayor in 1921 23, died after a long illness at the home of Mrs Peck Sr in Gonzales Texas. Funeral services were held Monday at 5 p m in the Masonic cemetery conducted by Alamo lodge No 44 and Gonzales lodge No 30 with Rev J T King and Rev J T Wesler presiding. Survived by widow Mrs Josephine Peck Black and sister Mrs Woodie Spore of Austin and brother Earl J Black of San Antonio. Pallbearers listed from Gonzales and San Antonio.
A strong earthquake shook Mexico City and central Mexico at 4 34 this morning. The temblor lasted about one minute with a later duration of four minutes. The epicenter was in the Pacific Ocean off Guerrera about 200 miles from Manito City, according to the National Seismological Observatory.
In a late yesterday clash near Terlingta patrolmen Oscar Stetson and Earl Hill escaped an ambush by smugglers. A Mexican man named Julio Salis was killed and another Mexican fled across the Rio Grande after the gunfire. The officers returned fire, taking cover in the brush without suffering hits.
Charles A and Anne M Lindbergh remained in Columbus Ohio as heavy weather delayed their departure for Washington. After reviewing weather reports they chose to stay until the weather improved before continuing to the national capital.
Florida Governor Dave Sholtz signed bills legalizing the manufacture and sale of 8.2 percent beer and similar beverages in Tallahassee. The change takes effect immediately, reshaping the state’s alcohol regulations.
Cambridge Mass May 4 James Bryant Conant Sheldon Emery professor of organic chemistry chosen by Harvard corporation to succeed A Lawrence Lowell who resigned as president of Harvard University
The United States post office department announced a 3.9 percent drop in receipts in April compared with April 1982. Details cover nationwide postal activity and revenue trends, reflecting a cautious federal stance on mail volume. A separate brief from Rhinelander Wisconsin reports a local accident involving a man and a cat, with the man escaping unharmed after a small blaze.
A proposed Texas Citrus League would unite South Texas growers from the Rio Grande Valley Laredo and Winter Garden districts into a political body. It aims to influence legislation to lengthen shipping seasons combat fruit pests and guide citrus policy before state and federal authorities.
Read this old print advertisement touting Krank's Hair Root Oil as a remedy for constipated scalp. It claims eight in ten readers suffer from the condition, describes clogged hair tubes, and urges aggressive scalp massage and oil application to dissolve deposits and lubricate hair shafts.
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