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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1931
Page
1
A brief column titled The Wicked Bankers by Arthur Brisbane appears with fragmentary text mentioning names and a cryptic phrase. The readable portion hints at critique of banking interests and possible economic concerns in a dated newspaper style.
A ragged blend of court drama in France and global oil chatter fills the page. The items touch on a Paris trial, a Russian oil strategy, and reactions from bankers, editors, and labor groups, highlighting shifting prices, wages, and international tensions.
Havana May 21 reports claim revolutionary spirit rose in Manzanillo as citizens clashed with Cuban troops, with armed confrontations reported and civilian resistance escalating amid tensions.
San Antonio school board plans to oust 82 probationary teachers to close a 150000 deficit. Budget cuts include ending automatic salary increases, higher class sizes, and tax-rate hikes. Board member Hobbie warns of stricter measures. state aid and reassessment unlikely to cover shortfall. Jewelry theft noted in nearby robbery report.
The weather bureau foresees more showers in the Los Angeles vicinity as a low pressure area approaches from the west. A slight rise in the Mercury is expected with a nighttime low near 68 degrees and a warm day ahead. Thundershowers may mix with sunny periods over the next 24 hours.
Light snowfall spread across Kansas and neighboring regions including the Okla homas Panhandle and Southwest Colorado. Snow began overnight and continued today from Sharon Springs to surrounding areas, causing lighter than expected accumulations and minor travel disruptions.
AUSTIN May 21 The senate today rejected Beek home rule and Moffett maximum representation resolutions. Roth proposed amendments to the constitution but, while reprising majority Noten, failed to secure the two thirds required for submission to the people.
Weather outlook shows partly cloudy skies with scattered thunder possible Thursday and Friday. Temperatures near 88 degrees with a chance of evening showers along the coast. Moderate winds from the south.
New York May 21 Graham McNamee disclosed on a nationwide radio program that a 10 year romance with soprano Josephine Garrett McNamee ended due to separation. He spoke from his Riverside Drive penthouse, saying he has been apart from her for weeks and knows little of her current plans. He recalled their meeting in 1924 at an engagement in Bronxville and noted his wife once wrote of him as her ideal husband. He described his rise from jury duty to radio fame and his early poverty before obtaining a job at AT&T in New York.
Former Princeton all American football player Whit Edwards and Mrs Noema Jones Edwards are in divorce proceedings. Edwards faces a counter suit alleging misconduct. Proceedings were disclosed today in what appears to be a contested divorce with multiple claims and counterclaims.
Gilbert Perez, maintenance supervisor at Packs, found cedar posts sawed benches cut and a damaged diving board at Concepcion Milk Park during an early morning inspection. Police opened an investigation to identify the responsible vandals after noting large footprints and extensive damage likely done by older youths. The damage, estimated at substantial value, occurred between late night and dawn while workers cleaned the swimming pool area. The park, in a secluded area near the Lewis Loop road, has no nearby houses.
TOVREA Kon May 31 The Standard Oil company of Konsan loomed today as a possible entrant into the filling station business with modification by the state supreme court of a 19 year old limited ouster order which prohibited it from engaging in the retail field.
A federal court postpones the oil output injunction trial against the MacMillan Petroleum Corporation to June 24. The move delays proceedings aimed at stopping oil production actions in a dispute over regulatory compliance and provocation claims.
Tornado struck a Panhandle oil field in Carson County Texas on May 21 injuring four people. Mr and Mrs J T Prencie their daughter and nephewwere hurt and taken to Borger hospital. Derrick damage reported across the field and outages followed heavy rains and storms.
A man named Zi 1 Wilkes fired from a 38 caliber pistol at H G Mattgy and threatened to enter homes on Sacravento Street in Diudento. Neighbors and schoolchildren fled as detectives and sheriff's officers closed in, subduing him on a porch after a tense chase through the area.
A large army air force display in Chicago showcased 659 planes from Dayton Roatan and Fort Crochett. Major Davenport Johnson led the Third Attack group of 70 bombers while the Second Tosharciment group trailed, drawing crowds along Michigan Boulevard and Grant Park as traffic halted and windows filled with observers.
D R Tartwig 62 proprietor of a garage 111 West Pecan street was knocked from a 4 foot ladder by a rolling car on Preston street. He suffered a severe fracture and was hospitalized. Employee T A Smith tried to stop the car but could not. another man Bennett was knocked into the pavement and injured.
Mayvana reports the government suppressed revolutionary attempts at Manzanillo and Digurni and some exilement marines at Shaparra and Holguin, signaling increased control over dissident activity in the region.
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