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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1933
Page
1
A collage of forecasts and opinions touches on gold prices in France and the United States, silver certificate risks, Swiss defense readiness, air power and Zeppelin flights, postwar currency faith, NRA policy implications, unions and open shop concerns, and odd weather notes. The piece blends political, economic, and global events with a wary tone about future stability and governance.
Col Charles A Lindbergh spent the morning in a long cane variation with Frank B Ket Joga, former American federal secretary of aviation. The aviator and his wife visited the offices of a head of Dutch aviation for a conference on Dutch navigation.
Frigid start to the fall with light rain and winds rattling through the city. Temperatures dipped to 49 degrees by 5 a.m., with a projected 60-degree low Saturday and gradual warming toward Sunday as officials warn of a short cold spell.
The Roosevelt plan for boosting prices by raising gold value is in full force today. Government agents operate on European bullion markets and domestic gold price climbs to a new high. Purchases of gold under the plan are coordinated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and several New York banks through debentures. Officials emphasize secrecy while indicating aim to steady but not devalue the dollar, with ongoing daily adjustments and international coordination.
In Chicago a man described as involved in a business with Edoward Nichols faced a judge, John J. Rooney. The exchange centered on alcohol sales and “salesmanship” as the man claimed it was his business to drink. The judge released him but required good behavior.
Wayne Ross aged 15 and Alto Keen aged 18 were charged with murder after a coroner's jury ruled Rev. E L Thompson died from being feloniously struck over the head and shot in Pleasant Hill Louisiana. The suspects remain jailed without bond.
The supreme court examined testimony on the extradition case of Giuseppe Big Mike Spinelli, wanted in Pillaburgh for the Volpe profiliers massacre. It weighed whether Spinelli is an Italian or United States citizen as a verdict was anticipated that night.
In Lemars on November 3, farmers on strike freed roaming cattle and hogs taken from owners the previous night. Picketing farmers halted 15 trucks carrying livestock to markets and unloaded the stock, releasing cattle and hogs in the river bottoms area.
Washington, Nov. 1. The war department today allotted 106000 for a 30 mile channel from Arinsay Pass to Corpus Christi, Texas. The channel was completed in 38 percent but remains only partly filled over four miles of its 4 mile length.
Decatur Texas November 2 Tim Hirlin charged with murder in a slaying at Coles man Miller and Gilbeys Womack Paradise. He was released on an 81000 bond yesterday and will appear before the district court jury next month.
Partly cloudy Friday and Saturday with warmer temperatures. Friday night around 80 degrees and Saturday high about 76 degrees. Northerly winds, cooler Friday morning near 49, warming through the period. Clouds persist in parts of the region with variable coverage and moderate winds.
Washington November 3 4 091 Gordon Jolmeson an ad living soldier holding high army awards was assigned chief of staff of the second division at Fort Sam Houston effective immediately He previously commanded a cavalry at Port Oglethorpe Ga He holds the Confessional Medal of Honor the Distinguished Service Medal the Philippine insurrection service cross the Purple Heart and the Silver Star born Charlotte North Carolina with home in halliinore
Greenville Texas reports Clarence Thomas a one year old Negro condemned after a swift trial in Aistret court. Thomas pled guilty to a foray and faces execution by electric chair following a brief jury verdict. Will Webb of Wolferly involvement noted. In Brooklyn, New York, a separate early morning house fire injures eight and claims three lives.
Savant addresses the Wisconsin Blain Teachers' association in Milwaukee on November 1, praising comics as tools for rational education and emotional development in children. Dr Lorena of the University of Wisconsin argues good emotional education strengthens healthy growth and moral behavior.
In Robstown a claimed proof of an ancient Southwest bird legend emerged after dogs captured a road runner with a retcher’s tail fragment. Carrraway presented the carcass to the Rockstown chamber of commerce for a photograph, while witnesses described a rattlesnake of about 18 inches with five fables.
A Puerto Rico bloc within the Republican Socialist coalition presented a memorandum to President Roosevelt urging the retention of Governor Gore as attorney general. The group argued Gore has allied with business interests and warned his price policies risk alienating the island’s economy.
A storm advisory issued from Washington on November 1 describes a mild weather disturbance moving slowly with center near Nassau. The alert notes a slight atmospheric fluctuation and references routine meteorological observations.
In Los Angeles on November 3, a General Petroleum company action affects about 10 employees across Washington Oregon Arizona and California. The report notes old-time salary adjustments and claims ties to prior wage levels, with incomplete OCR details for names and places.
Arthur William Mondt told a legislative committee in Beaumont that he pays 5 percent of gross receipts as protection money for a wrestling arena venture. He said the money goes to Luther Wilson after referrals through GC W Howth and James HTEUGOH. Mondt testified about the sequence of referrals from Flynn to Howth and Wilson, and claimed a political motive behind the payments.
Partial OCR reads of a Hinsdale Montana item describe an explosion in a home basement on November 3. A man named W. T. Bamley saved a woman from the blast. a boy and others were injured or displaced as firefighters and neighbors responded.
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