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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1932
Page
5
Terrill Jacobs, 26, escaped four African leopards during a training session for a vaudeville tour. With no gun or whip, he commanded the beasts as they leaped to elevated pedestals. A leopard bit his scalp and jacket, but Jacobs fought back, subduing the animals and saving his life. A physician treated eight stitches for the scalp wound.
A terse notice urges readers to act now and purchase new furniture and equipment. It directs readers to consult Light Classified "Miscellanea" ads for details and examples of offerings.
Washington dispatch details a Hearst tentatively favorable post card poll on Hoover's path to 268 electoral votes. With 145 projected, including New York, Ohio, Kansas and Colorado, Hoover still trails by 123. California tilts to Roosevelt, jeopardizing any hopes without Illinois.
Lawrence Kansas officials of the University of Kansas Hospital continued a rule issued by school authorities requiring students visiting ailing members of the opposite sex to be chaperoned. Some students objected, calling it moralistic, but the policy was explained as a measure to prevent spread of contagious disease.
The vigilance committee led by secretary T. J. Turner warned against long term advertisement contracts for selling property. Turner urged checks on contract length and cash withdrawal provisions, citing complaints from the real estate board and noting concerns about undue influence. The issue ties into broader questions about political momentum and electoral votes.
Louis Seibold surveys Rhode Island politics as voters wrestle between Democratic and Republican prospects. He notes four electoral votes in Newport-Woonsocket territory, the impact of protectionist tariffs, and labor’s push amid hard times. Al Smith’s influence looms as Democrats rely on working and minority groups to stay aligned.
Senator Robert M. LaFollette Jr. issues a statement endorsing Franklin D. Roosevelt for president and urging support for Democratic state candidates. He criticizes Hoover as blocking progressive measures and says Roosevelt offers relief for 10,000,000 unemployed and struggling families amid the economic crisis.
PARIS Oct 9 7 Physicians reported Gaunt Bonde Castellane, former husband of Anna Gould, is weakening. He had a calm night but grows feebler and suffers bronchitis after a paralytic stroke.
New York Oct 10 Lenore Ulric emotional actress and her husband Sidney Blackmer stage and screen player have separated with the actress saying love cannot compete against 3000 mile separation while lawyers prepare the separation agreement in Hollywood.
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