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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1933
Page
12
Washington dispatch reports a cautious shift as Harvard chooses James Bryant Conant as president, praising his organic chemistry background and youthful, modern outlook. The piece contrasts tariff debates and wage inequalities, noting rising U S factory employment and rising producer demand while highlighting General Electric and General Motors expanding output and hours.
In a Washington courtroom Gaston B. Means testified under oath that he knew who kidnapped the Lindbergh child, where the ransom money went, and he described his dealings and meetings with associates as part of an attempted defense against fraud charges. He is serving a 15 year term for the $100,000 ransom and faces additional allegations with co defendant Norman Whitaker.
New York trading pushed stocks and staple shares to fresh highs as buyers flooded the market. Extreme gains ranged from one to over six dollars a share with cotten rallying before retreating. In Chicago wheat futures jumped after a government crop report noted a very small crop.
Fragmented ad style notice lists apartments and houses with monthly rents and various locations. Mentions many lores and names, ends with a call to inquire this weekend and to contact the owner or agent.
Opening in the Joe S. Sobieski trial featured County Auditor Edgar G. Garvey recounting Sobieski’s verbal admission of a shortage in county funds. Sobieski pleaded not guilty as defense objections and questions over statements before a magistrate arose. Garvey testified the defendant admitted being short and hinted at returning funds, and there was debate over use of written notes.
A 25 member Washington police detail was sent to Capitol Hill to guard veterans as a Bonus Army movement gathered. Foulkrod led marchers away from Fort Hunt toward a Third Street fire site while police urged compliance with the law. Fort Hunt housed about 400 veterans as efforts to offer lodging were rebuffed. Officials warned the group may swell to thousands by week’s end.
The piece argues that Roosevelt's push to expand executive power breaches constitutional boundaries. It cites Daniel Webster and Kilbourn v Thompson to warn that Congress cannot cede its powers. Repeated unconstitutional acts create dangerous precedents that could enable autocratic action harming the republic.
San Antonio unemployed plan a three-pronged push on Austin to demand a relief bond vote. About 400 will travel by 50 trucks, another group by rail, and a third by rail or road, led by Jack Myers, with no violence expected. Mayor Quin plans to back a $90,100,000 relief bond, while RFC funds ready to be wired on passage.
A compact OCR fragment shows partial data likely from a Gatineau page, labeled as continued continuation on fare line two. Limited readable items suggest a transit or pricing reference without complete context or names.
Austin May 11 The House of Representatives refused to set a tax on incomes and debated retirement of Neprox while considering a $20,000,000 unemployment relief bond issue. An amendment to drop the bond plan was proposed by Bon Calvert, aiming to submit a People’s referendum in August.
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