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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1932
Page
1
Governor Roosevelt addresses Oglethorpe students about political reform and temperance in a mood of national debate. Norman Thomas attacks corruption while Prohibition debates linger as the House rejects beer legalization. A dead racketeer and various international notes punctuate a sprawling, opinionated column.
Clinton G. Brown of San Antonio, member of the state Democratic executive committee, is likely to be named permanent chairman of the Texas Democratic convention, with Sam Rayburn of Bonham expected to deliver the keynote speech. Francis of Wichita Falls withdrew in favor of Rayburn after a bitter wet and dry fight, and the convention faced a split over prohibition policy amid calls for unity for Garner.
Cloudy conditions continue with rising chance of rain Tuesday night into Wednesday. Temperatures peak near 70 degrees Wednesday with winds shifting southeast then east along the coast. Increasing cloudiness Tuesday night through Wednesday with moderate to breezy easterly to southeasterly winds.
Washington May 24. The senate rejected the export debenture plan as part of the revenue bill amid debate over farm relief and a possible general sales tax. Senator Walsh signaled a 13.4 percent general uses tax proposal while Norris urged approval as a farmer aid. The vote followed treasury tax revisions and discussions on tariffs for oil coal lumber and copper.
Corpus Christi federal grand jury indicted ten individuals including a former county penes official on antigun and conspiracy charges. The case stems from extensive raids in Neve sy March. Defendants likely will be brought to trial later this week in Corpus Christi.
Reports detail bank heists across Spring, Houston area, and Dallas. robbers in a sedan take about 7000 after forcing entry and confronting cashier H D Brown. A separate Elm Street theft targets a W A Green Messenger with 1800 stolen. both incidents attract police response. In Lovington Illinois five robbers terrorize the town for two hours, kidnap the night watchman, wreck a phone exchange, and flee with 400 from Hardware State Bank using machine guns to threaten the cashier.
Ambiguously garbled box score data shows American League actions with York securing an 8 to 1 win over Denenta. Several lines reference teams, players, and scores in a cluttered summary, including Detroit and Fort Chicana mentions, but the document remains unreadable in critical details.
Typos and garbled OCR obscure teams and scores in the Texas League recap. Reads like a box score blurb referencing Tyler, Houston, Galveston and a late night box score page.
The House Ways and Means Committee reported unfavorably 24 to 4 on the Hancock measure to open the mails to physicians clinics and hospitals for birth control information. A similar bill is pending in the Senate.
Washington May 24 The house voted unanimously to let Wesley E Disney Democrat continue to represent the First Oklahoma Congressional district despite a contest by Charles Z O Connor Republican The action was unanimous
San Antonio Indians beat Beaumont 4 to 2 in the final game of a three game set. Home batteries were Hause and Selmer for San Antonio with Jachym and Fasek for Beaumont. The Indians head off on a seven day road trip through Houston and Beaumont with several night and day games ahead.
Batted for Siemer in the ninth and batted for House. Score by innings shows Beaumont two runs in the third and fourth, San Antonio one run in the third, one in the fourth, and one in the ninth final.
A garbled baseball update shows Gitton waking, Tauby forcing Cot ton, Bohofield to Flaskamper, Ban Antoniio. Crossley doubled, Brewer to Fox Vance batting for Siemer, out. Holley to Green berg, Snyder batting for Hause, out. Greenberg to Jachym, 1 hit.
Washington May 24 The 2.1 billion relief program of Speaker Garner will be placed in one bill and sent to the House Ways and Means Committee this week The Texas Democrat announced hearings would be held before it is sent to the House The measure approved by many Republicans and virtually all Democratic members will be brought up for action early next week.
Federal Judge George A. Carpenter barred testimony from a prohibition agent who admitted taking mine drinks of liquor he described as in toxicaling. The ruling, given yesterday, involves Benjamin Tiffany of Aurora in a Chicago case.
The navy's giant dirigible Akron cruised over the Pacific Northwest. From Sunnyvale, California, it passed over Portland on Monday morning at 25 a.m. Pacific time, marking a notable flight over the west coast base area.
London authorities report four dead and ten injured as floods driven by weekend weather flood English counties. Two children among the deceased as fears rise over disrupted gas mains and cascading damage from storm activity across the region.
In OVLMER on May 4, 18 year old Foy Thornton and his father Dr. RLS Thornton were wounded in a gunfight with Drebon Bini who claimed self defense. The incident followed an exchange of shots as authorities investigated the shooting paths.
Prosecutor Anthony Hayek met state police and possibly Cpl. Charles Lindbergh to decide when to present the Curtis case to the Hunterdon County grand jury. In Bronx County New York City another grand jury reconsiders the $50,000 ransom payment to Dr. John Condon. Condon, who negotiated with the kidnapers, dictated a letter from Beckett Mass about a possible return of the ransom, seeking the $50,000 reward offered by Governor Moore. The Bronx grand jury heard Morris Rukner as an intermediary. adjournment was set for June 2. Dr. Condon testified last week. Prosecutor Hauck planned to decide on presenting the Curtis case after meetings in Trenton with AG Stevens. Virginia attorney W. C. Pender denied interviews with the Curtis defense claims. State police visited Philadelphia on the matter.
In Pasadena on May 24 a remarkable agricultural note describes 2000 year old corn kernels found in Egypt surviving in a modern field. Researchers report each kernel retains its shape and viability, suggesting historic crops could inform current planting experiments and seed preservation.
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