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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1933
Page
11
The piece reports on President Roosevelt urging a world peace pact and disarmament, noting aviation as a key weapon and varied reactions from France and America. It covers Russia’s status, Japan’s Asia plans, stock market responses, nudism debates, and birth control discussions amid rising international tensions.
Gossip reports note grave concern over Mohart Bosworth veteran actor and screen star. The Bronx City source states he is affected by a debilitating illness, with reports he may be unable to continue acting from his last known project in the Middle Western city.
Governor Miriam A Ferguson today urged the Texas legislature to remain in session until revenues are sufficient to balance the state budget. She praised lawmakers for staying on reduced pay and pressed for completing the labor of providing venue to meet obligations, noting total requirements and revenue gaps.
Cloudy spell over San Antonio with Wednesday night and Thursday periods. Wednesday low around 72, Thursday high near 74. Winds light to moderate. Tuesday high around 91, Wednesday 69 to 74. East Texas mostly cloudy with light northerly to easterly winds, becoming variable. West Texas partly cloudy with warm Wednesday night and Thursday, more details on the page.
The weather forecast calls for a 24 hour rise in temperatures with sunnier spells. Highs are expected near 94 degrees Wednesday and Thursday, about three degrees above Tuesday, while early morning lows rise similarly. East winds shift to southerly as skies stay partly cloudy and rainfall remains absent, leaving a year deficit around five and a quarter inches.
New Jersey backed repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment in a spring primary producing a wet slate of delegates. Wyoming reported strong repeal sentiment with precincts reporting delegates favoring repeal and others pledged to Prohibition, though results incomplete from half the precincts.
WASINGTON May 11 Vice President Garner declined an invitation to attend the Century of Progress exposition in Chicago on May 17. He replied to Rufus Dawes, head of the exposition, by wire.
Wisconsin faces a milk strike crisis as state guards deploy over 160 deputies to quell pickets amid threats to burn dairy plants. Adjutant General Im mell concentrates forces in Shawano and Milwaukee counties with hundreds more on standby and a large Milwaukee unit led by Sheriff Ettman ready to respond.
The American Telephone and Telegraph company announced its regular quarterly dividend of 2.35 cents per share on capital stock. The payment maintains the 9 1/2 cent annual rate in effect since 1921, with distribution to about 42 000 holders and over 2 million dollars in total dividends.
President Roosevelt urged Congress to approve a 3.4 billion dollar public construction program with wide executive support. He asked for taxes to fund it, or alternative levies if repeal of prohibition shifts revenue needs. He urged government industry cooperation to boost employment, shorten the workweek, ensure fair wages and prevent overproduction.
Pittsburgh report quotes Lenore Ulrich, noted stage actress, saying she will divorce movie actor Sidney Blackmer and is done with marriage because their professions keep them apart. She calls their marriage tragic and blames long distance telegram love for the split.
The St Louis San Francisco railroad was declared bankrupt by Federal Judge C G B Faris under the new debtor law. The line had been in federal receivership since November 4 and Faris retained receivers James M Kaen and John G Lonsdale to manage the property.
May 17 Tientsin reports an attempt on Hwang Fu, the National government representative at Nanking, as he arrived at a railroad station. A Chinese assailant threw a bomb but the official was unharmed. Public details are scarce and the incident is under investigation.
In Hammond Indiana Mrs Daisy Taroon pleaded guilty in criminal court to poisoning her ward Anthony Brabender a year old to collect insurance and received a sentence of prison time. Also a brief notice reports Congressman Charles Brand 72 died in Georgia after a long illness, ending his term as representative for the Miami Tennis Gonzala district.
A columnist argues President Roosevelt's peace proposals risk forcing the United States into European wars. They critique a mix of the League of Nations and the Kellogg pact, warning that arming these pacts would turn peace into war and drag the U.S. into future conflicts. The piece notes Congress should limit involvement and questions who would decide aggressor actions and enforce sanctions.
Berlin May 7 Adolf Hitler announced Germany’s acceptance of President Roosevelt’s disarmament proposals and its readiness to join a world peace structure. He called for equal status with European powers without rearmament gains and offered two steps: dissolve Germany’s army and destroy arms if others do the same, and cooperate in a MacDonald Mussolini style plan to achieve disarmament. He blamed the Treaty of Versailles for world woes and criticized France Poland and Czechoslovakia.
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