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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1933
Page
5
Two bills proposing distribution of up to 20 million dollars in state unemployment relief money were sent by committee to the Texas House. The House State Affairs Committee refused to commit to either proposal, one with a different backer.
The Texas Senate probes relief funds while the House backs a public works bill enabling counties to pledge credit for improvements. Proposals by Governor Miriam Ferguson and Rep George Hester forge competing paths for a state bond relief system and a new emergency relief commission with appointed members and a governor approved director.
Tokyo reports that Japan's cotton textile industry surpassed Great Britain in export volume for the first eight months of 1939. Japanese Federation statistics show exports reaching 1.392 billion square yards versus Britain's 2.386 billion, signaling a shift in global cloth markets.
Dallas pastors renew battle against race track betting as Dr. W. D. Bradfield of Southern Methodist University is named delegate. A public hearing by the Lexer senate is planned if hearings are held, with Pastors from Dallas, Fort Worth and Arlington called to meet October 29 for a good citizenship rally.
The irregular forces allied with the Far East powers raided Peltahalo, disarmed police, and seized local administration. The foreign colony reportedly was not harmed.
In the cool Milam Building on Tuesday Warwick's overview adm 28 IAdv.
Governor Miriam A Ferguson granted pardons to Howard Armstrong of Travis county and Ocle Howard of Sabine county who were serving penitentiary terms. Armstrong, convicted February 1932 for robbery and theft over fifty dollars, gets pardon after a five year sentence. Howard, sent April this year for liquor law violation, receives a one year servitude equivalence. Clara J. Glenn, convicted of murder in Wheeler county in April 1921 and sentenced to 20 years, receives a conditional pardon.
A British mission seeking debt relief for the United States arrived in New York from London and warned that cancellation is unlikely to endure. Ambassador Sir Ronald Lind cited US sentiment that repayments due each December and June will persist, with any relief possibly temporary.
In Chicago a federal court restraining order halted an account held by Harris Trust and Savings Bank that was opened in the name Constantine S. and claimed to be Insull’s. The bank says Constantine S. Eftax, a former south side druggist now in Athens, Greece, actually owned the funds tied to Samuel Insull after his empire’s collapse. Gus Lowry of Sullivan, Ind. filed the complaint seeking to protect debentures and alleged the account held about 1 million dollars deposited by Insull before he fled.
District Judge W C Ravis scheduled today a hearing on a mandamus to force Texas A and M College to admit Bryan girls who are not daughters of college employees. Trustees plan to pursue the case to the state supreme court if needed.
LA PA Bolivia Oct 3 negotiations concluded for a 28,000,000 peso loan through the Central Bank to fund a national communications system a railway in the Chago border area an irrigation project in the Chica region and a new highway into the Brimeso area.
Hamburg dispatch reports Professor Albrecht Mendelssohn Bartholdy, grandson of the composer, a prominent international lawyer, has been dismissed as head of the University of Hamburg because of his Jewish blood.
The international championship walkathon kicks off at 8 o clock Tuesday night in the walkathon stadium on Augusta and Navarro streets. The 24 hour event, staged by Hal d Ross, draws 25 couples for a share of 1000 dollars in prizes. The Ross Amusement company runs the show under American Legion Alamopol Nr 2 and offers full spectator amenities.
The committee referred the project to the council for drafting a recommendation. The council will review the study, name a commission, and present findings to the assembly for action.
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