Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

San Antonio Light in San Antonio, Texas

We have 22,786,314 pages in Texas

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1932

Page

2

Jap cabinet bled by a kid and army ultimatum

May 17 report from Tokyo describes military demands for a national cabinet to succeed the slain Premier Inukai. Kisaburo Suzuki named head of a Shivukai party government. army rejects party-line ministries and presses for a true national government. Navy mutiny rumors denied. cadets to face court martial. Prince Saionji expected to advise on next cabinet with Araki seeking a super-party solution.

Inukai Kisaburo Suzuki Shivukai Party Suzuki Tekejiro Tokonami Maaaki Staf Gaded Arak Avid Navy Mioea Osimi Toukai Army Tokio Osaka Nagoya Kobe Eleepance Sajonji Okltsy Araki Berm Kiichiro Hiranuma Privy Council

Social Workers Discuss Leisure at National Conference

Philadelphia delegates at the national conference of social work urged steps to raise morale of the unemployed and train employed people in better use of leisure. Meetings of two associated groups were held, with 15 conducting business events and discussions.

Philadelphia

Man Dies in California Former Light employee J Br Wood

Word of the death of J Br. Boo Wood, former employee of The Light, Oakland California, reached relatives in San Antonio. A Texas A and M graduate, he joined Standard Oil after 1928. Survivors include brother Henry Wood in China and uncles Roy Cushman and G H Cushman. Body to be brought to San Antonio for burial.

Bot Wood San Antonio Oakland Calif the Light Tesas A M. College J Br.boo" Wood San Antonis Vaca Schools Texas A. and California Standard Oi Company Henry Wood China Roy 5 G. H. Cushman

Milwaukee Denies Rent for Socialist Convention

Milwaukee officials refused a $490 rent appropriation to reserve space for the Socialist national convention. The city council, by 15 to 12, blocked the payment after insurgent and nonpartisan bloc members joined to defeat the proposal.

Milwaukee

Ford Ballots for Married Teachers Vote at School Board

Henry Ford voted as trustee to retain married teachers in the Ford school district. William Cameron, for Ford, cast the decisive ballot breaking a two meeting deadlock. Other members had urged Ford to intervene, but he rarely attends.

Dylkuit Henry Ford William’ Cameron Ford

Compromise in Bond Suits Near Final Approval

Negotiations for two city bond lawsuits move closer to finish as Citizens' League executive committee approves a tentative compromise. A precinct meeting within 14 days will seek approval. The plan includes a $1,000,000 funding bonds settlement and a $4,975,000 annexation bond case outcome, with tax liens and strict spending rules.

Citizens’ League Tommittee Ralph Leigh Thompson Frank H. Bushick City of San Antonio Thompson Sayiné

Lancaster Paters Plea of Not Guilty in Murders Case

MIAMI May 17 Captain W N Lancaster a former British army aviator pleaded not guilty to a charge of murdering Baden Clarke a youthful writer and fiance Mrs JM Keith-Miller the Australian wife James M Carson chief of defense counsel asked that the trial be postponed for six weeks.

Miami W. N. Lancaster Murding Baden - Clarke JM. Keith-Miller James M. Carson

Alamo Civic League to Sponsor Evening Meeting

The Alamo Civic League will host a get together at the new clubhouse with Garrity read and North Nom Braunfels present. The meeting is set for 8 p.m. Monday, announced by C. A. Southwell, league president, inviting residents to enjoy scenic highways around San Antonio while considering Light Classified ads for used cars.

Civic League Alamo Civic League of Alamo San Antonio

Ruling Reverses Paternity Finding in Gross Divorce Case

Chicago May 17 The appellate court set aside a Superior Court decree declaring Christian Channing Gross the father of Anna four, amid disputes with his former wife Virginia Harrison Gross daughter of a former Philippines governor general The birth certificate listing Marius dre Zayas as father was presented In court The Grosses divorced in 1980 on desertion grounds and Gross later sought an amendment to the decree on legitimacy

Chicago Christian Channing Gross Virginia Harrison Gross Philippines David Gross Anna Marius Dre. Zayas Geneva Canada Grosses Anne

Belgian Premier and Cabinet to Resign

In Brussels on May 17 Premier Jules Renkin and his cabinet decided to realign. The Reuters report stated the government will formally resign and hand the resignation to King Albert the following day.

Brussels Belgium Jules Renkin Reuters Albert

Cattle Theft Nets 2 Years in Prison

Archer Texas May 17 Henry Cagle was sentenced after pleading guilty to cattle stealing charges. He received six years in prison for the offense.

Archer City Texas Henry Cagle

Boy Arrested In Drugstore Killing Over Nine Dollars

J C Martinez 90 manager of South Brazos Drug Store 1407 South Brazos street was killed Monday night by Arestin Ramirez 18 of 220 Angela street after an argument over nine dollars Detective Carver and Thompson report Ramirez surrendered stating the men argued over money and he fired three pistol shots in the South Brazos Street drug store. Inquest by Justice of the Peace John Shook was planned.

J. C. Martinez South Brazos South Brazos Street Arestin Ramirez Angela Street Bill Carver W. W. Thompson Martinez Ramirez Hankem Trusticd John Shook

Goldsborough Bill Attacked by Mills

Secretary Mills told the Senate Banking Committee that passage of the Goldsborough dollar stabilization bill would be a disturbing factor at home and abroad. He said the Federal Reserve Board unanimously opposed the measure in a letter responding to Senator Fletcher of Florida, who had introduced a virtually identical bill.

Washington Mills Senate Banking Committee Federal Reserve Boards Senate Figtcher Florfra

Two Small Fires on Day's Records

Fire department reports Tuesday covered two small blazes Monday night. The home of the Rev. R. New at 512 Dreiss Avenue sustained about $20 in damage and the apartment of D. Fernandez at 108 [address truncated] also reported minor fire damage.

Rev. R. New Dreiss Avenue D. Fernadez

New York bound: Fortescue in Honolulu murder case

Mrs Grace Fortescue, a co-defendant with her son-in-law Lieut Thomas Massie and two enlisted men, arrived in New York from the west in the Honolulu murder trial. She said her daughter and lieutenant remain in San Francisco but plan to visit his mother in Winchester Kentucky. Massie has a Navy leave and transfer, destination unknown.

New York Grace Fortescue Thomas Manale Honolulu Massie Leiutenant Massle San Francisco Winchester Kentucky Navy

Westover Returns to S A Dope Bureau

F B Westover, in charge at Chicago, is transferred back to San Antonio. The move, announced in Washington, places H J Ansslimer as chief of the federal narcotic bureau here. R A Darling, acting district supervisor, requests three months leave starting June 1. Oyler takes Westover’s Chicago post.

F. B. Westover Chicago San Antonio Washington H. J. Ansslimer Federal Narcotic Bureau R. A. Darling Special Investigations H. Oyler Westover

Victim Receives First Aid After Broadway Crash

Mrs. BE T Boyd of 101 Harrington court was treated at a drug store and sent home after a Monday night automobile crash in the 3300 block of Broadway. The injured woman was recovering Tuesday in her residence.

Be.t. Boyd Harrington Court Broadway

Also Mentioned on This Page

The Light Fur County T Perebey Camilla Conolly Dudge Bexar Frost Woodhull Manny Californi Trufer Stuer Ieee Boone Shetipi Elaine Fe Ulit Lancaster Paters Hawaii America Thomas Massie Thalia Massie Center Grave Fortescue United States Malole Goldsborough Mgsie S.A. Dope Bureau Frank Bros Batistes Percale Iny Michael Hatton
Search Courier

Search the San Antonio Light Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The San Antonio Light?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication