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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1933
Page
1
The article discusses President Roosevelt and British policy on stabilizing the dollar, with economist opinions on purchasing power and gold exchange. It cites labor costs, NRA codes, and factory wages, noting industry impacts on cigars and agriculture, and mentions Leonardo da Vinci and contributors discussing art and technology amid broader economic anxieties.
Flying Cadet Archle Joseph Evans, 22, was killed when three-ship formation crashed at 2500 feet near Somerset. Cadet Allen Lee Terry, 25, escaped injury after parachute jump. First Lt. Flock signaled formation. Evans apparently attempted to jump in the descent and was caught in the tail of his ship. Terry survived, origin from Kelly Field advanced flying school.
Fort Worth notice reports Major B. W. Clark arriving Saturday to inspect the Texas Public Works Advisory Board Region No. 7 officials. The Washington executive is in PW A administration duties and will arrive tonight by train at 7:40.
A major brush fire northwest of Los Angeles continued to burn out of control, crossing ridges toward Earl Gaoyon and threatening the Arroyo Seco which supplies Pasadena's municipal water. Firefront extended a mile wide, hampering containment efforts as crews battled flames and smoke.
Fair and cooler Friday night and Saturday with sun and warmer conditions. Friday night temperatures around 48 to 30 degrees, Saturday high near 70 degrees with light to moderate northerly winds. East Texas expected fair and cooler, inland areas turning warmer by Saturday, coastal winds northerly, overall mild weekend ahead.
Texas formally cast its vote for repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment in a statewide convention. Delegates from across the state selected B.1. gates as the convention chairman and Mrs. James M. Loving as secretary. John Henry Kirby of Houston presided. The convention directs certification to the federal constitution to remove prohibition from the fundamental law.
W R Manning representing San Antonio beer dealers asked the chamber of commerce board at the Gunter hotel Thursday for a campaign to stamp out home brew sales. He said dealers across San Antonio and Southwest Texas reported substantial home brew activity with brands of legitimate beer. Ernest Laubscher, acting chair in H H Ochs absence, called the appeal and four committees were formed to investigate and recommend a plan to combat the issue.
Temperatures fell from 78 to 57 in Ban Anio Friday as a brisk north wind swept across the area. Meteorologist J. H. Jatbos says a 19 degree drop will be followed by cooler Saturday morning around 48. No severe cold in sight, with rising temps and clear skies expected over the weekend. East Texas forecast calls for lows near freezing Friday night, moderating Saturday, while West Texas and the Panhandle anticipate warmer weather.
In Valparaiso Chile on November 34, the new American Ambassador Hal Levine and Mrs Sevier from Corpus Christi Texas arrived and greeted officials in Spanish aboard the ship. They were met by a group of colonial diplomats naval and civil authorities along with Henry Norwed charge d affaires at the embassy in Santiago and staff.
BANTA CRUZ Calif Nov 24 Op Acquitted of a murder charge Prieta Wilhelmina Weltz was free to seek again the health and happiness she dating were abated by the man she was accused of slaying Francia St M Grace retired capitalizing The 43 year old nyse a veteran of the World war was Aranlited and might by a fury whose foreman and only woman member was Mrs Ruby fuemark annugaced her Miterine verdict was read
About 100 local relief workers will receive pay for Thursday November 16 to Wednesday, with estimates near 60,000 dollars total. A cannery plant site may be announced soon as equipment is sent from Austin and San Antonio. Edna Crum and James Patrick O’Neil, jailed lovers, plan to marry after O’Neil asked through a wall while they were confined in separate cells.
Maureen O'Sullivan, Irish screen ingénue, showed a slight improvement after surgery for acute appendicitis at the hospital. She was taken ill at home Sunday and the illness developed after the operation, with doctors reporting progress.
Hart City officials offered 500 dollars for information leading to Bronke L. Bark, sought in connection with a five person kidnapping and murder case. Authorities urged witnesses from San Jose to come forward as the search intensified.
The American desk posted a recovery in the foreign exchange market, closing at 5.21 dollars per pound, down 7.14 cents from the previous unofficial close. After a midday rise from a weak start, the pound slipped to 5.30 and 4 tenths dollars, with no change to the U.S. gold price.
Canary Islanders greeted Charles A Lindbergh and Mrs Lindbergh upon arrival in Las Palmas after a flight from Ponta Velvada to the Azores. The night watch at Funchal Madeira noted the expected landing did not occur and described the event without incident.
A Washington report from November 4 cites the push for a larger prohibition force to guard dry state borders. Attorney General Cummings and Deputy under the second section of the repeal amendment are tasked with protecting the states and enforcing the wet or dry status on repeal date. The prohibition department employment stands at about 1,200, amid regulatory challenges and policy shifts.
Washington radio reports say high navy circles debate a possible consolidation of the Navy and Coast Guard. Secretary H. G. Swanson declines to confirm any proposal or its origin, while officials in government circles hint Roosevelt administration weighing the idea.
Athens November 24 US minister MacVeigh says Washington dissatisfy over Greek failure to extend extradition for Samuel Insull. American note suggests Greece may deport Insull to a country with assured extradition.
Washington dispatch reports that Professor Rosewell Magi of Columbia University has been named chief tax adviser to the Treasury Department by Acting Secretary Morgenthau Jr. The appointment follows a previous tender by Professor H. M. Groves of the University of Wisconsin, as noted in the week prior.
The defendant Woolfolk was found guilty of murdering Mrs. Cabthe, with the court delaying sentencing to allow motions for a new trial on technical grounds. Defense claims the confession was coerced during police torture, while witnesses described the event and the contested tape. The jury sentenced him to death by electric chair, with formal sentencing expected after January 1.
The Sohten ber atorm, Wi bo open to slop tyafte Saturday, according to Caph. T. W. Dalley, division inginesr.
A Chicago physician Dr. Alice Wynekoop faces trial as family statements reveal she admitted injecting chloroform to ease pain and then shot her unconscious daughter in law Rheta, with authorities placing the fatal wound between 2 36 and 3 p m Tuesday. The case unfolds after Rheta’s death following a basement office procedure.
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