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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1932
Page
5
Fort Worth police hunt a young robber who, with a big companion, robbed Sherman butcher Howard Hill of 850 Tuesday night. Sherman officials informed by long distance call that the pair may come to Fort Worth. A $200 reward has been offered.
Dallas district manager Howard T. Leach, 33, died from injuries after a Tuesday night automobile crash on the Grapevine road about 15 miles from Fort Worth. His body was taken to his Dallas home Wednesday. Leach worked for Thurmold Rubber.
Washington dispatch reports Delaware gave no ballots to Hoover in the San Antonio Light Hearst poll. Roosevelt captured all 69 ballots this week, signaling Delaware shifting toward a Roosevelt state as Hoover stopped earning support. The poll tracks national results across Hearst papers, noting previous weeks with Hoover gains in Delaware.
Los Angeles reports Joseph P. Baillie, dubbed a Chicago and St. Louis gangster, convicted by a jury on kidnapping charges involving B. L. Zeke Caress, Tia Juana betting commissioner, and his wife. Baillie and three accomplices, Ralph Sheldon, Louis Frank, and Jesse Orsatti, were found guilty. companions face terms from 10 years to life. Baillie expected to be sentenced for a life term.
Revised tabulations of nationwide presidential poll returns show Hoover and Roosevelt vote divisions by gender and estimated electoral votes. The San Antonio Light reports in cooperation with Hearst papers across the United States detailing rate based splits and potential impact in the upcoming election.
Tulsa Okla Oct 12 More crude oil buyers joined the Mid Continent price upturn. Empire Oil and Refining and Shell Oil announce Saturday price postings, Shell's first in the region. Empire matches Sinclair Prairie Oil Marketing 10 and 12 cent increases. Shell pays 1.10 top in East Texas. Oklahoma top holds at 1.32 per barrel.
Carlos Acree, 21, native of Jamestown Kentucky, died in a local hospital from injuries after an automobile accident a month earlier. He worked four years for Southern Pecan Co. Services at Ricke chapel 11 a.m. Thursday. Survived by parents Mr. and Mrs. Ben W. Acree, brothers Arius, Horace, Hollis and Ben W. Acree Jr., sisters Mrs. Raymond Curley and Misses Mainie Doris Ima Willie Ruth Acree, all of San Antonio. George D. Bill, 57, native of the city, services 428 Hast Hildebrad Street at 4:30 p.m. Thursday with Rev. P. B. Hill officiating. Survived by widow Allie N. Bill, daughters Mrs. Edgar Wilkinson of Menard, Texas, and Miss Alleen Hill of San Antonio, sister Mrs. Erich Menger of Helotes, and sister-in-law Mrs. Charles A. Bill of San Antonio.
Paris reports denial of a resignation by Andre Francois-Poncet as French ambassador to Germany after a long talk with Premier Herriot. Informants say he is eager to return to Paris but was persuaded to stay in Berlin.
The state capitol marks Columbus Day, noting the 444th anniversary of the discovery of America. Courts remained in session as the holiday did not affect normal appellate operations.
Pittsburgh bulletin reports a surprising wedding linking a Pirate infielder and a radio singer. Key figures and locations are mentioned with limited legible details amid garbled OCR text. no clear date or team outcomes are confirmed.
The city tax office, more businesslike, reports 10 property owners paid taxes during a moratorium on penalties and interest. Q H B Kramer notes 500 to 600 tax suits are pending with agreed judgments, and monthly payments are being made. Officials say suspension of interest and penalties is allowed but remittance is not.
Paul Linebarger, an American envoy for the Nationalist government of China, arrived in New York aboard the LaFayette to seek a loan of wheat and silver from the United States. He plans to bypass the State Department and appeal directly to Congress in Washington.
Vice President Charles Curtis toured Lewiston Idaho saying the Republican party aims to place agriculture on par with industry. He stressed agricultural relief depends on making farmers equal to industry and urged focus beyond financial worries in the economy.
A Light classified ad reaches thousands of potential buyers at minimum cost, helping sellers connect with anxious furniture shoppers efficiently.
Orville Bullington, Republican gubernatorial nominee, toured the Rio Grande valley stopping in Brownsville Corpus Christi and Houston. In a Brownsville speech he challenged James E B Ferguson to name another living Texas governor who backs the Democrat. He vowed tax cuts and lower expenses and predicted victory with “good Democrats” tired of factional strife.
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