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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1932
Page
1
A quirky clipping notes concerns about mathematical biology and safety notions tied to a sensational claim. The fragment mentions a large monetary dispute and names Arthur Brisbane and Hing Meatuten Syn in a cryptic citation, suggesting a column or satire rather than a full report.
The article surveys topics from mountains eroding on Pike's Peak to mathematical biology and genetics. It references Pythagoras and ancient ideas, discusses auto and air safety, Hoover's courthouse funding remarks, and disarmament talks. It notes Canada's tariff stance and the Panama Canal's role in global trade.
A woman from Metropolis, Elizabeth Willis of Millie Timels village, is named to act as foreign minister in the foreign service. She becomes third secretary, with appointed minister and acting secretary confirming the historic entry into ministry duties.
Athens officials state Samuel Insull remains in Greece and will not be deported or extradited. No US Greece treaty exists and arrival of an American arrest warrant won’t change the stance. Insull fears kidnapping and stays near his hotel as authorities await further instructions.
Parity cloudy to cloudy with local showers Friday night and Saturday. Lowest temperature Friday night about 4 degrees and the highest Saturday about 78 degrees. Light to moderate easterly to southerly winds. High Thursday 41, low Friday. West Texas partly cloudy Friday night and day. May local showers near Wortlm and on the coast Friday night and Saturday.
CHARLOTTETOWN F E Ty October 14 Captain Clement Barkhouse a government cruiser commander is said to be a marksman who can hit the side of a barn. He hired a three pounder at a suspected poacher job. The shot clipped a cliff but left no hole in Phillip Crossman’s barn, toppled barrels and ruined a hen house.
Washington Oct 14 The Reconstruction Finance Corporation loaned Texas 297 087 to meet current emergency relief needs through November 10 The funds allocated to Houston Harris Port Worth Tarrant Beaumont Port Arthur Port Neches Jefferson Austin Travis Waco McLennan Palestine Anderson Meann Robertson San Antonio Bexar Amarillo Potter counties and a Dallas request arrived late The state with one fourth of the population raised and spent 1 332 860 for relief last year and 1 126 672 through August this year This is Texas third relief loan with El Paso receiving 110 000 and Brewster 19 507.
Gutzon Borglum, famed sculptor, paid a $9 fine after appearing before Justice Frank Leeshore in Warsaw Indiana on a charge of failing to stop for a school bus discharging pupils. State Policeman Ralph Liggett noted Borglum praised two erhanl busts while en route to the Black Hills to assist in sculptural work.
Col. Jolan L. Schley, Army engineer, appointed by President Hoover as governor of the Panama Canal Zone, effective October 20. Schley, a Bavarian native from Georgia, has been in Panama since 1928 after graduating from West Point in 1903.
Mae Murray is cited into court to explain why she did not pay a $728 judgment obtained by Marjorie Berger an income tax expert. The blonde actress declares she has no money and no support from her husband Prince David Mitivani and offers no funds for repayment.
Active short covering pushed stocks higher in New York trading as short sellers covered and offerings thinned. Major names like American Telephone, Union Pacific, Banta Fe, and Consolidated Gas surged, while steel and chemical shares posted strong gains. Wheat and cotton futures also moved higher at midday.
Sao Paulo government announced a 60 day moratorium to aid stabilizing the southern state after its rebel government collapsed. The federal government also redeemable rebel currency issued during the three months civil war will be exchanged for Sao Paulo 9-year treasury bonds at 7 percent with Banco Brazil aiding a rediscounting. Temporary postponement of the 2 percent gold import tax at the port of Santos, Sao Paulo, was ordered.
Commerce Department data show U S cotton exports for August and September totaling 1,186,000 bales, up more than 50 percent from 783,000 bales a year ago. September shipments rose over August with France, Germany, Italy, the United Kingdom, and Belgium as main buyers. China lagged.
Bridgeport Conn October 14 Ursula Parrott Greenwood novelist of Ex Wife and Strangers May Kiss won a divorce from her second husband Charien T Greenwood New York banker on their first wedding anniversary Judge Earnest G Bimpson signed the decree on a referee’s recommendation giving Parrott permission to resume the name Parrott and custody of an eight year old son from her first marriage Lindsay Patrol New York newspaper man.
Newark report describes an incident at the city hospital where a child, John Price age five, was frightened by X rays after climbing onto a knee injury picture table. fell and suffered potential brain concussion and possible rib knee fractures.
President Hoover, greeting more than 8000 well-wishers at the White House after an early reception, reports a bruised hand and a scalp cut from a ring. He appeared fit and resumed work in the Lincoln study, planning to deliver an address in Cleveland tomorrow night.
Baton Rouge authorities report a failed bid to block a statewide referendum on repealing Louisiana Prohibition. Dr W Millican obtained an injunction from Judge George K Favrat conditioned on a $6009 bond. attorneys threaten further local attempts before the November general election when voters will decide repeal of the law.
Belfast police arrested Tom Mann, British left wing Labor leader, during a visit linked to recent unemployment demonstrations. He was en route to the police station as thousands filled streets for the funeral of Samuel Baxter, a casualty of the unrest. Police attributed possible Communist influence behind the troubles.
In Chicago on October, 36 year old Lenter Riley told police he embezzled about ten thousand dollars from a Davenport, Iowa company to fund a comfortable life for his wife and himself. He said the theft was for their pleasure and luxury and justified it as necessary to live well.
San Francisco October 14 Senator Hart Johnson a California Progressive Republican replied to a telegram from 70 Southern California newspapers urging a statement supporting the Republican national and state tickets. He said he cannon and will not support Mr. Hoover, critiquing administration policies and urging progressivism over conservatism. He compared two philosophies, stating I am a progressive Republican and Hoover is not.
Washington dispatch reports a British company will inaugurate a new air service linking Galway Ireland and London within days. The route will operate in parallel with the existing mail service between America and London, slightly offset in schedule.
Treasury receipts for October 12 totaled 3,870,554.96 with expenses 10,800,465.12 and balance 780,046,987.62. Customs duties for 12 days of October amounted to 9,812,124.04.
Distorted classified style ad lists apartments and houses for rent with monthly amounts ranging from 14.00 to 426.00 and weekly rates, inviting readers to call for information. The fragmentary text names several streets and properties such as Broadway, Monterey, Ogden, and Parker, plus contact hints for Mary Lou and others.
In Wackgonville Florida on October 14 Judge Gibbs denied a four million request for a directed verdict of acquittal for Btlomei Fogginbotham, one of two former prison guards charged in the sweatbox death of Arthur Malliefert, a young New Jersey convict. State witness Fr. Foy testified Courson flogged the prisoner as other guards looked on, while Courson’s counsel objected to the questioning. Grocer Perry Blount testified he heard a death claim and recalled Courson saying the inmate might have died from starvation, though Blount disputed motives linked to store trade and guard employment.
Washington, Oct 14 The Justice Department failed to locate any record of W Kirby Robinson after he surrendered at Leavenworth prison saying he had been a fugitive for 44 years. At 93 he claimed a 40 year sentence for robbing a Arkansas man and that he had escaped.
An unreadable OCR fragment from WABABM Indiana hints at a Republican party shakeup involving Teague and department actions. Limited legible terms suggest organizational changes or a meeting, but the exact details remain unclear due to text damage.
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