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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1933
Page
10
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A vivid account of Chicago in 1833 celebrating a century of science, with Arcturus ceremony lighting the World’s Fair plan and a warning about wartime costs. It notes President Roosevelt’s navy yard visit amid debates on 21 gun salutes and aiding veterans, plus speculation on atomic science and global tensions.
At the Geneva disarmament conference, Norman H. Davis outlined a U S plan to abandon strict isolation and consult with other nations on peace efforts The United States would refrain from actions splitting collective peace efforts if it agrees on aggressor identity and supports armament control and abolition of offensive weapons The speech also endorsed Ramsay MacDonald’s disarmament ideas and warned against rearmament while defending the Versailles treaty framework.
Partly cloudy through Monday night and Tuesday with lows near 74 degrees Monday night and highs around 94 Tuesday. Moderate to fresh southerly winds. East Texas mainly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday with fresh southerly winds along the coast. West Texas partly cloudy Monday night and Tuesday with cooler notes in the southwest and Panhandle on Tuesday.
The article reports on proposed income tax rates from the House Ways and Means Committee. It compares present rates of 4 percent on the first 4000 of net income and 8 percent above, with new plans taxing 6 percent on the first 3000 to 4000 and 10 percent on amounts above, outlining effects on single and married filers with dependents. It includes a table of income levels and projected taxes to illustrate the impact.
The weather bureau predicts continuation of warm and partly cloudy conditions for 24 hours with 94 degree highs on Monday and Tuesday afternoons and 74 degrees Tuesday morning. Only change is winds shifting from light to moderate south to moderate to fresh south as Sunday reaches 94 before Monday’s low of 74.
EXEL Germany May 22 1 Chancellor Adolt Héler declared today that Germany desires peace more intensely than others because we need it to get bread for our quillions of ynem Played comrades This statement came in a speech delivered during inspection of naval vessels at this port and reassured officers sailors and civilians that Germany would not forfeit its navy despite its small size
May 22 Havana reports 7 bombs detonated at Sinta Cutaiing and Felipe Pocy streets in Vitara suburb followed by six more in Lugano Vedado and Cerro areas. Authorities report no damage or injuries and an arrest by Neltnet noted, described as American.
An An Snigally detachment surprised a fleet of Paraguayan trucks moving toward Forts Arce and Fernandez in the Gran Chaco and captured 12 prisoners. A clash between Paraguayan and Bolivian forces occurred in a narrow pass in the Fernandes sector.
A Moscow editorial asserts that U S recognition of the Soviet Union must come first to enable any improvement in trade relations. The piece appears in For Industrialization, advocating normalizing relations between the two nations to foster economic ties.
Washington May 22 House Ways and Means Committee approved a plan lifting the normal income tax to 6 percent for net incomes up to 4000 and to 10 percent above 4000, with a 3/4 cent gas tax increase. Corporate dividends would face income taxes, and total revenue pegged at about $231 million. Breaks on other taxes were rejected and debate moved to tax provisions tied to a potential repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment.
Governor Miriam A Ferguson sent a message to the legislature urging revision of anti trust laws to grant broader freedom during the emergency. She cited a telegram from United States Senator Mortis Sheppard and a resolution by East Texas and West Texas chambers of commerce. Senator Sheppard and Lawrence Westbrook said they met with Gen. Hugh Johnson who advised Texas to pass an act allowing actions approved by the president under the national recovery program despite anti trust laws.
Ambassador Rosso of Italy conferred with President Roosevelt at the White House for over 30 minutes. He declined to reveal whether topics included war debts European runs or projected treaty situations.
An inquest was ordered into the death of Mrs. J. Redford a 40 year old San Francisco waitress who fell from a hotel window on the Whird Moor in El Paso. She died after being found in a hospital following the plunge from a room occupied by Joseph E. Walter a prominent racing man and secretary of the Juarez racing meet recently concluded.
Early returns from 60 of 180 United Protestant synod elections show the German Christians winning a 22 to 1 majority over other parties. The German Protestant church groups are Lutherans, Reformed, and United Protestants, with divisions among sects.
Claude G Bowers, new United States ambassador to Spain, arrived in Madrid from America via Paris. The embassy staff and members of the American colony greeted him.
Washington May 23 The Civilian Conservation Corps has about 80000 members and may rise to 275000 by July 1. Men enter condition camps run by the army as the program shifts toward forest camps with veterans among the quota. At Fort Hunt Va near Washington the bonus army seeks reforestation roles and most have enrolled, leaving only about 500 undecided.
New York May 22 Wiley Post announced plans for a round the world solo flight aiming to beat the 1931 mark by over two days. The journey will begin next month with a 3900 mile non stop hop from Floyd Bennett field to Bern and will cover about 2000 miles less than the previous route. Post hopes to circle the globe in under six days with the first leg and a shorter overall distance than the prior flight with Harry Gatty.
In Denver on May 22 a brother thwarted the kidnapping of 8 year old Betty Lee O'Dell by two scantily clad women and a naked man. Police suspect the women may be mentally unbalanced or part of a nudist cult. The attempted abduction occurred while the children's parents were away at a party.
Eugene Oregon May 2 A former newspaper publisher Llewellyn A Banks convicted of second degree murder for shooting Constable George Prescott says through his counsel he will seek a new trial. The conviction makes a life sentence mandatory. A jury returned the verdict Sunday. A separate incident reports a bakery employee killed in Victoria when his hand was caught in a dough mixing machine he was cleaning.
In Austin on May 22 INS reports Texas 3.2 beer sellers face new penalties until the August 26 vote legalizing beer sale. Rep Preston Anderson says permits now require county judge review and hearing, with felony convictions barring licenses. Those selling 3.2 beer before the election risk two years’ suspension. Also notes a separate accident in Wazleton where seven year old Bernard Lamont fractured his arm.
The Sunday night San Antonio raids targeted four bars and the Menger hotel amid a dry crackdown. Warrants for six people were issued and about 2000 bottles of New Orleans beer seized. Commissioned Paul A. Lockhart and Capt Verne Miller led proceedings as questions arose whether legal beer from one state could be sold in a dry state.
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