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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1936
Page
13
A chaotic assemblage of public discourse and cultural reflection surfaces, citing figures from science and religion. Mentions Copernicus and Spurgeon alongside debates on education and radio culture, with stray notes on crime and a Florida jewelry theft.
The forecast calls for a slow fall from a Wednesday high near 70 after a Tuesday peak of 87 degrees. North winds are expected to persist, with rain chances mainly in the north. Temperatures should gradually return to normal by Thursday afternoon as sun exposure allows thermometers to rise.
Turbulent fighting rages as insurgent forces advance within 20 miles of Madrid. Government troops endure harsh weather, bombardments, and supply cuts while seeking to blunt the fascist flanking move and hold key towns north of Navaperal and Santa Cruz del Betama. Weather and wind complicate the urban struggle, with injuries and damage reported across San Antonio and surrounding areas.
A sensational report from Tidningen claimed a plane sighting 40 miles south of Christiansand Norway near Christiansand with pontoons. later investigations said the craft was unlikely the non stop flyer and may have been a dying landplane from Biosks val who left New York at 7 30 a m Tuesday.
Town official Earl H Jagoe reports Mrs Roy Atwell former wife of a radio comedian and her fiancé Cyril Tolley, nephew of a British golfer, detained on intoxication and breach of peace charges. George Moore, a Westport artist, held for possible involvement and attempted self harm after a related incident.
Harris County clerk records show bounty payments for five wolves slain in the county. An early morning robbery at the Carlton hotel yielded $99 from a lot. Police describe two masked men, a Black man and a white man, as suspects.
Earl Browder, presidential candidate, files $50,000 damages suit against Mayor Samuel Beecher and Police Chief James C. Yates in Terre Haute. He alleges improper arrest during a campaign address when he came to speak at a tally event.
Mrs. Tia Arsuaga of Monter ry Moxico Werwienday was posi te it her helivf that San Antonio is a city of honest burghers. She dropped her purse in a shop and unknowingly left it. it contained 2024 dollars. At the police station she recovered the bag and the desk sergeant handed it back. The purse was found and turned over by a passerby named Piske to officers at Market and Alamo streets.
In Monterrey Mexico a power strike threatened to paralyze the city after the Monterrey Lipist and Power company refused to honor labor contracts. The action followed a nine day shutdown last July that affected Mexico City telecommunication links and raised fears of broader industrial disruption.
The New Orleans weather bureau issued a gale warning today for small craft from Albany to the Mississippi coast. Rapidly rising pressure over Texas and a low pressure system along the Texas coast will bring fresh shifting winds along the Louisiana coast and Mississippi coast this afternoon.
Berlin dispatch reports Major emi Poy, leader of the Vienna Heimwehr, has challenged Prince to dispute with aide Count Theis Velsassina amid tensions over Dollfuss assassination charges. The Count, linked to Heimwehr youths, is said to be in Berlin for the confrontation. Another item notes aviatrix Jean Batten arriving in Karachi en route to New Zealand.
In Washington on October 7 1911 an aide to President Taft secretary to the President J McIntyre Jenk Roosevelt slashed his wrist in the White House lobby. He told police his name as J B Wilson of Atlanta and asked for an appointment before bleeding profusely. He was taken to a hospital for treatment.
A rattlesnake bite injures Hilbert Hoffmann after a child’s play with a mouse trap. Parents Min and Mes Hoffmann relocate, Mrs Hoffmann hospitalized, and the family reports the bite while 44 miles from Ravdern Road. The boy was treated at Robert F B Green Hospital and is recovering.
The Texas Court of Civil Appeals ruled that powers vested in the Texas Railroad Commission remain valid. The cases involve rate setting by utilities including United Gas and Public Service, with disputes over city gate charges and a 1933 rate cut affecting Spokane and other service areas. Major cities and utilities named include the city of Tarred and United Gas, Public Service, and the Texas Railroad Commission.
News from Ferrara reports a midair collision at Rome airdrome involving two aircraft. Eight occupants died as parachutes failed to deploy. Investigation ongoing into High Man events triggering the crash.
Washington report says Nye, chairman of the Nye committee, released an affidavit accusing a Roosevelt and Fokker deal of selling 90 military planes to the Soviet, with a claimed $300,000 commission. Elliot Roosevelt denied any such agreement, saying the contract covered commercial planes to private firms.
Partly cloudy conditions with warming trend. Night minimum about 52 degrees Wednesday. Thursday’s high near 76 degrees with moderate northerly winds. Tuesday’s high around 27, Wednesday morning 58, and Wednesday around 10 degrees east. East winds near the meridian. Central portions fair Wednesday night. Thursday partly cloudy and warmer with fresh coastal northerly winds in West Texas.
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