Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

San Antonio Light in San Antonio, Texas

Page 1

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 14 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 02, 1933

Page

1

Suppression efforts fail as crime and gold woes loom

Amid calls for federal crime control, Camden New Jersey reports a gangland shooting leaving one dead and another dying as police search for two suspects. Gold prices soar after shifting off the gold standard, eroding dollar value and inflating bond worth. Tesla and Stalin features mix with warnings of devaluation and anti-Semitic threats, while Vienna reports Chancellor Dollfuß pursuing an anti-Semitic course and Reichsverlaut says anti-Semitism predates Nazism.

Camden New Jersey Ieces Aalspatch Vienna Dolfuas Austria Nemie Reichspeak Germany Andian Lecky Christinna Rome Palectine

U S Buys First Foreign Gold From France

The RFC under President Roosevelt enters the foreign gold market with a purchase from the Bank of France for the federal reserve. Officials would not disclose amounts, but the operation marks the first sale in European markets since the pro­nouncement. The plan aims to lift gold prices and influence domestic prices, with RFC notes used to pay for imported gold via the New York Fed.

Paris INS United States Reconstruction Finance Corporation Roosevelt Bank of France Federal Reserve United States Washington, D. C RFC London Roosewell RIC Jesse H. Jones New York Federal Reserve Bank

Weather Forecast for San Antena and Vicinity

Mostly cloudy with calm and calder. Thursday night and Friday generally fair and colder. Lowest Thursday night about 8 degrees and highest Friday about 72. Moderate to fresh northerly winds. Wednesday night 89, Thursday morning 65, night for Thursday 65. Frost possible in northwest portion Thursday night. Friday colder in the southeast portion with fresh northerly winds on the coast.

San Antena Clan Calder Texas 100Th Meridian Thoraday Tanhandie

Ex Ferguson Fanner Tells of Job Selling in Austin

Madisonville figure and former county judge son says he served as political manager for Ferguson in the area for two decades and testified before a legislative panel about Italy jobs. He admitted giving a $100 check expecting employment but was repaid by a bank hold. He recounted a telephone talk with James Ferguson after leaving the Texas Livestock Sanitary Commission, and accepting a stipend to name someone in Austin to “thresh about.” The hearing, resumed after the recent special session, covered the treasurer’s department and a March 1932 campaign fund sheet. Mrs Hollon and J B Johnson testified about a division head’s campaign fund and multiple contributions tied to promotions. both left the treasury in 1932 for other work.

Austin T. Prigu Madisonville Madison County Dames Ferguson Italy Inter JM. T. Ferguson James Keen Texas Hvestock James FB. Ferguson State Treasurer’s Department E. MM. Hollon J.B. Johnson Treasury Department Sead Holton

Lindberghs Land in Holland After Flight from France

Colonel and Mrs Lindbergh arrived in Amsterdam after a stormy flight from France landing at Schellingwoude naval airfield. Officials welcomed them as news of the arrival remained limited to government circles.

Lindberghs Holland France Amsterdam Charles A. Lindbergh Tony Les Murvank Naval Schellingwoude

U S Vice Consul Accident Victim In Hondivas

A U S Vice Consul suffered injuries in an accident in Tela Hondivas today. Wm Kemweth Stout, an American, was involved and listed in serious condition but expected to recover.

U.S Tela Hondivas

Classifieds clutter from a busy weekly ad page

A fragmented ad text fragment lists prices and items, including monthly rates and various locations. It mentions mugs, local businesses, and advertising deadlines, with scattered place names and incomplete product details. The noisy OCR captures a Friday Want Ad section urging readers to place notices and sample wording.

Bandit Miller Escapes After Chicago Shootout

Federal agents and police hunted Verne C. Miller of the Harvey Bailey gang after he blasted his way from a trap in Chicago. A car carrying his sister-in-law Miss Bobby Moore was pursued. she was wounded as Miller fled through an alley. Miller, linked to the Kansas City massacre and allied with George Kelley, eluded capture as officers pledged to kill if resisted.

Chicago INS Verne CG. Miller Harvey Bailey Miller Kansas City Union Snoyn George Kelley Harvey Ratley Kansas City Frdrral Millers Vavian Miller Detective George Hayes Miss Moore Tye Suoot Ier

U.S. Credited With Check-up on Japs

London dispatch quotes the Daily Hermid noting a survey of Pacific Islands aimed at collecting scientific data, but actually intended to determine what the Japanese are up to. The report implies a broad reconnaissance for intelligence purposes amid wartime reporting.

U.S London INS Hermid Today Pacific Islands Beling

Philippine Senate approves sugar export limit plan

Manila November 2 The Philippine Senate approved a measure restricting sugar production for three years to a total of 1,400,000 short tons of raw sugar with 80 percent of refined sugar to be allocated. The action aims to control output and stabilize prices amid fire prevention and rent concerns noted in the estimate.

Philippine Senate Okehs Manila Senate Inday

Debtor's Honor and the Uncreditworthy Borrowers Debate

A columnist challenges Sir Arthur Samuel's defense of England as creditworthy despite postwar loans and argues that true credit rests on prompt payment and honesty. The piece contrasts Britain’s modest 4 percent repayment over fifteen years with other nations’ defaults, urging consistency in moral and financial standards.

Arthur Samuel British Treasury Cambridge England Treasury Great Britain United States Germany Romania South America Argentina Venezuela

Oklahoma Beaten by Frigid Wave Across State

A severe cold wave swept Oklahoma as freezing temperatures and light snow reached northwestern areas and extended to Fairview. Guymon saw 2.14 inches of rain while Oklahoma City dropped from 68 to 42 degrees in four hours. Rain aided Panhandle wheat as western counties faced freezing conditions tonight.

Oklahoma City Winly Aweather Oklahoma Fairview Forgan Elk City Panhandle Guymon Government Weather Bureau Hilgo

West Texas Gets Rainfall

SAN ANGELO, Nov. 2. West Texas from Del Rio to McCamey received widespread rain, with Maryneal reporting up to two inches and San Angelo 0.84 inch. Cold air and light showers followed, a seven degree drop in lows, and forecasts of clearing skies after northerly winds. Areas including Paint Rock, Christoval, Watervalley, Sterling City, Miles, Ozona, Coleman, Winters, Sonora, Rowena, Hal Yinger, Neston, Ede, Blackwell, Carlebud, Toxon, Rovers Lee, and Bronte noted varying totals from 1/2 to 1 1/4 inches. Forecast calls for a low around 58 and clearing, with highs near 80s and a potential rapid warm-up. The cold wave was anticipated to bring a freezing spell later.

San Angelo West Texas del Rio Rio Grande Sweetwater T. and P. Tailroad Brownwood McCamey Maryneal Ivestork Paint Rock Christoval Watervalley Sterling City Miles Ozona Elda Tado Coleman Winters Sonora Rowena Hal- Yinger Neston Ede Blackwell Carlebud Toxon Rovers Lee Bronte San Antonio Fricey J. H Jardoe Taursday Jarboe

Graf Zeppelin Returns to Friedrichshafen After Chicago Visit

Graf Zeppelin arrives back in Friedrichshafen after a demonstration voyage from Seville to Chicago and then home, following a crossing of the North Atlantic. The airship left Seville yesterday morning and arrived in Friedrichshafen around 2:20 AM local time.

Graf Friedrichshafen Friedrichshapen Germany Chicago North Atlantic Tid Alm Seville Spain

Also Mentioned on This Page

Copeland New York Washington Russia Stalin Russie Litviooli Sitvinoff Anab Nikola Tesla Tesla Oklahomas Delret R.F.C Julius Frankenberg Eugene Cole International News Light Renter Coho Carson Cincinnati de Ananti Hutsnel Magnolia Roformatian Bandit Verne Miller West
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