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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1933
Page
1
A collage of ideas touches on Arthur Brisbane like musings about Judas and the silver, a Belgian priest Avba Georges Le Maître proposes universe cycles since a ten billion year explosion, and Olivier of Penn hints a Giacobini comet might have lit the sky. Florida politics, crime, and NRA wage debates mix with barbershop economics and a mob leader Winkler shot dead.
Williams and his brother Royce testified before the Texas house appropriations committee about about $2000 raised from Jobs related to the livestock sanitary commission. Williams said about $700 remained. he passed most funds to Dr E F Jarrel of Tyler, a commission member. Jarrel resigned claiming innocence amid political charges.
Partly cloudy to cloudy with local showers in San Antonio and vicinity. Wednesday night and Thursday see cooler conditions with low around 46 and highs near 68 in the region. East Texas shows partly cloudy skies with scattered showers then a cooler Thursday night into Friday.
In Los Angeles California Jack L Warner of the national recovery board said Calibratans should understand the NRA was not responsible for the five cent price boost. He explained the barbers' rate was adopted under the California Industrial Recovery Act and not the NRA.
President Roosevelt worked at the White House on shaping a federal bank plan to speed relief for depositors in closed banks and to provide capital for open banks to qualify for the summer fund. The plan, still incomplete, is not expected to be announced for several days and aims to pay off depositors and support solvent banks starting January 1.
Film star Henre Adoree dies after long illness leaving 2499 estate value set for probate court letters of administration. Bequest filed today in Los Angeles.
London dispatch reports Britain proposes noting a 1.6 billion New York instrument to finance a swift payment on war debts owed to the United States by Europe. The plan appears in the London Daily Herald and reflects postwar financial strategy discussions in Britain.
OSNAuwusum, Greenngns, noted builder of rockets died today from injuries after an explosion of a rocket they were charging. One of Til ing's rockets reached an altitude of 8060 feet in the incident.
Oklahoma City tenants will face higher rents starting November 1 as the Apartment House Owners Association approved the rule changes. The group also voted to discontinue paying Wilkes bills for Lenarts.
London October 11 Sir Beii vel Instone director of the Imperial Airways announced that Imperial Airways is actively considering a protected trans Atlantic air mail route. The proposal would connect with post office mail systems across North America.
Washington reports the price of newly minted gold at 90.01 per ounce, reflecting a decline of 0.46 from yesterday. The note also mentions labor secretary Willa N. Boak and a Hoover cabinet context with unclear Virginia residence details.
Kathryn Kelly testifies she was a reluctant dupe of husband George Kelly in the Urschel kidnapping case. She describes threats and insistence that she go home as the trial unfolds before federal jurors. Her daughter Pauline Frye and other witnesses shape a portrait of a sprawling scheme centered on the Shannon farm near Stallard.
Senator McAdoo was named to senate investigators by a Dillon Read official as connected to a 1921 $12 million South American loan now in default. Dillon Read executives testified about stock losses and alleged director interests while denying improper action for tax purposes sale delayed.
Chicago reports on a proposed operation by Professor Vittore Putt of Bologna to lengthen leg bones in disabled children. The method uses a bone break with a hinged wire device and external supports to gradually lengthen the limb over about 20 days until the fracture heals. The procedure targets correcting childhood deformities and extending leg length.
Weather service forecasts showers in the San Antonio area over the next 24 hours with partly steady conditions. Thursday morning minimum near 68 degrees, with a mid 60s reading expected Wednesday, and highs around 86 in the region. cooler conditions and rain are forecast for East Texas.
Byrd's flagship Jacob Rupport left Boston harbor at 5 15 a m for the first leg of the voyage to Antarctic seas. The ship sets sail amid preparations for the expedition.
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt marked her forty ninth wedding anniversary in Washington in a simple observance. The First Lady wore a quiet dress as she greeted neighbors and posed for photographers outside the White House gates.
A garbled OCR page fragment lists numerous stray terms, numbers, and names across places and items. The readable portions resemble scattered references to dates, amounts, locations, and brands with no coherent story or clear subject.
The Public Works Administration approves a 9.9 million emergency pond construction program for Texas. Funds 2.67 million grant from PWA, remainder from relief agency, to be spent across 17 Panhandle and six Midland drought areas plus three Lower Rio Grande counties. Total 23 million in all for road work and related projects.
Kingford Smith announces breaking the record for the flight from Firg land. Details mention Lyne, England, and Bays, with dates and names blurred in the OCR.
National Public Works Board approves 14 million for San Antonio sewerage and Bexar county highway projects totaling 1120000. City plans staged payments up to 200000 monthly to complete sewerage work while 400+ men to be employed in six months. County projects on Fredericksburg road grant 39000 for grading and drainage aiding about 100 jobs with additional six mile plan.A city plan to levy sewer connections faces a potential 28 cent charge per residence, a historic shift in city finance.
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