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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1932
Page
1
Arthur Brisbane and Fennies Aynine critique campaigns and leaders. discuss two terms in presidency and the English labor government under MacDonald. Observations on revolutions, public power, and the impact of talking films in education. Notes on Manchuria, electric wires in warfare, and speculative cosmology from Einstein warnings.
Vernon Slaw Jjins has been elected president of the 3A class at Alamo Helgiita. Officers named include Walter Carris kan as vice president Ferdinand Kracknwizer as fia communaaioner Betty June Rogers as communaioner af Meathews and Jacqueline Amit as another officer.
San Antonio autposts may turn right on red beginning Monday under rules announced by Fire and Police Commissioner Phil Wright. The change applies to downtown San Antonio with curbside turning only and not from the inner lane. Wright says it will speed traffic flow during rush hours.
Fire at St Vincent de Paul penitentiary in Montreal was brought under control before noon with help from the Montreal fire department. The incident occurred in the tailor shop of the facility, which houses 116 inmates, the largest number ever. Officials said conditions inside were good and denied rumors that two prisoners and six guards were missing.
Jacksboro Texas November 4 Officers today continued their investigation of a burglary at the Perrin State Bank. Bonds and currency valued between 2000 dollars and 2000 dollars were taken. The sheriff's office said no fingerprints were found and no definite clues to the thieves were uncovered.
Washington reports crude petroleum output in the United States for September at 6,036,000 barrels daily average up 32,000 barrels from August. In Texas, NACOGDOCHES: Mrs. Marin McKnight Murphy, early settler and aunt of state Rep. Phil Bander, died last night at Mount Enterprise. burial planned in Nacogdoches.
Cloudy with occasional rains in San Antonio Friday night and Saturday. Cooler Saturday with a high near 74 degrees after a low around 60 Friday night. Light to moderate northerly winds. Thursday high around 78, Friday low near 58, Friday high about 74. Texas statewide: unsettled weather and showers in the southwest and south Friday night into Saturday, cooler in the northwest. East winds on the coast. Partly cloudy in West Texas Friday into Saturday with cooler north.
In London Parliament opens a three day debate on unemployment relief as hunger marchers tally six hundred in the streets seeking funds to return home by rail or truck. George Lansbury leads the Labor party resolution urging proper relief measures.
In St Louis on November 4, authorities report the brutal murder of Mrs. Alice Fleming a 44 year old divorcee in her home. Charles L. Robinson a farmer living with her was detained after the body was found and admitted to beating her claiming he was rejected in love.
Sven Huldt, a Kreuger and Toll director, received 12 months hard labor and was ordered to pay 337,000,000 francs about 13.48 million dollars to Continental Investment Company. Huldt served as director of the puppet Nederlansche mane Veer Skandinaveschen Han el.
Dublin authorities say reports of disorders involving the Irish Republican Army circulating from London are unfounded. Officials here have no idea how the London story started and describe the rumors as without foundation in fact.
New York November 4 Karl wide Agnovica's premier jockey of last decade underwent an operation for appendicitis today at Roosevelt Hospital Ninth Avenue and Fifteenth Street.
Samuel Insull, former Chicago utilities operator, was arrested in Athens at a U S request to face charges of larceny and embezzlement connected to the Middle West Utilities collapse. Extradition proceedings continue as authorities plan to bring him to Chicago for trial.
Governor Ross Sterling asks the Texas Legislature to amend oil conservation laws to allow the railroad commission to consider market demand and waste in oil and gas production. He cites federal court rulings and a prior July message, urging action during the special session to prevent economic harm to taxpayers and schools. Senator Oliver Cunningham is elected president pro tem of the Senate for the session.
The Reconstruction Corporation authorized relief payments totaling 6,557.08 across Pennsylvania Virginia Washington New Hampshire and Tadiana. The action funds aid to distressed areas and supports local recovery efforts across these states.
The London News-Chronicle reports Britain and Europe will demand drastic reductions in the $11 billion war debt to the United States after the forthcoming presidential election. It notes a December 15 payment due and suggests postponements or reopening talks, with possible revival of the Hoover moratorium and changes to French wartime debt payments.
Investment bankers from the non political Association of America endorse a report showing demand for new corporate capital collapsed in early 1932. They argue public works could restore buying power and employment, noting Hoover's stance against government spending blocks capital from private industry. The piece critiques Hoover's policy as misguided.
The text attacks the president in Detroit over a plan to borrow for public works. It argues the program would drain resources from industry and commerce and push unemployment onto millions. The speaker claims the president is ignorant of conditions and would be an obstinate, incompetent leader for another four years.
A quorum was obtained in both houses during a special session called by Governor R. Sterline to broaden conservation statutes. Lawmakers began addressing the agenda today after roll call.
California Senator Hiram Johnson predicted that Franklin D. Roosevelt would carry California and all other Pacific Coast states, signaling a likely Roosevelt victory across the region. Johnson spoke in California today, aligning with broader expectations for Roosevelt's win.
In Wynnewood Oklahoma on November 4 two unknown men bound night watchman F M Hatley and looted a drug store of dish narcotics and other merchandise. Hatley was driven in a truck to a point three miles northwest of Wynnewood and released. Cash loot believed less than
In Manila on November 4, the territorial legislative body enacted a measure to prevent duping of foreign products and another statute limiting duties to 1 percent. The moves aim to tighten import controls and protect local commerce.
President Hoover on the train appeals to Americans in Illinois urging a return to Lincoln era policies. He frames 1933 as a redo of 1860s crisis, cites Gettysburg and wartime resilience, and reiterates his agricultural relief plan while criticizing Roosevelt’s approach. Continued on page 18.
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