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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1933
Page
1
By Sing Seas and Arthur Beishere present a fragmented report mixing titles and phrases like Another Soul Saved and Par Cent of Painted Toenails. The readable text largely appears as disjointed captions and names without coherent narrative or clear events.
A long, edited column notes Roosevelt offering bonds, trillions in bonds locked up, and fears inflation. It cites Germany seeking armaments, Japan deficits for Manchuria, and rising American production. It reports University of Minnesota students, Aimee Semple McPherson in Boston, and General Electric and Ford reflections. It also mentions government relief plans, pork and butter purchases, NRA job gains, and currency shifts with francs.
Mexico City report states Artomio Basurto, a nine time American fugitive, was shot and killed by the son of a man Basurto was accused of killing. Heriberto Parez allegedly felled the conspirator near a sunlit corner amid the city lanes.
California inmate Vailas Egan, condemned for the Los Angeles Olympic killings, wins a final whiskey allowance from Governor Rolph. The request, and the specified morrowed Kentucky bourbon, was approved as Egan moved to the condemned cell before the planned execution.
CHICAGO October 18. John Scheck, sentenced to die in the electric chair, seeks to insure his former partner Carl Grundhoefer faces the same fate for squealing. The case stems from the courtroom murder of Officer John Levick during Grundhoefer and Scheck’s bank holdup and ensuing gunman trial.
Washington October 19 authorities plan a fuller coordinated investigation of the Lindbergh kidnapping. The Justice Department will oversee the case to consolidate all kidnapping probes, sanctioned by President Roosevelt. A Jane Incamila investigator reportedly withdrew from the case, affecting ongoing inquiries.
Partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday with cooler readings. Low around 86 Thursday, high about 95 Friday. Light to gentle southerly winds shifting to northerly. North and extreme northwest Texas expect colder temperatures Thursday night and Friday, with mild winds along the coast. East Texas near 100th meridian shows similar cooling patterns.
Curator Baru Brown of the American Museum of Natural History reports the unearthed skeleton of a previously unknown carnivorous dinosaur species in Montana. The dinosaur is larger than a jackrabbit and remains partly embedded in a Cretaceous formation, delaying full description for now.
Hollywood reports Joseph M. Schenck and Samuel Goldwyn publicly join actors and writers against the proposed motion picture industry code. Goldwyn argues it is wrong to criminalize earnings and asserts paying a star 250000 if earned is better than paying 20 otherwise.
Lexington, Ky. Oct. 19. Governor Ruby Waffoon commuted George Lewis’s death sentence for the murder of his wife Annie to life imprisonment. The forgotten man, long held as a model prisoner since his capture in 1928, had faced execution after pleas for mercy and delays by two governors, with local support citing his mental suffering.
Ban Angelo Oct 19. Casey, a farmer, is held for Abilene then Leavenworth to serve two years for harboring "Machine Gun" George Kelly, the convicted kidnapper. Co defendant Cass Coleman pleaded guilty and got a year and a day. he will be sent to Memphis to testify in Langford Ramay’s trial.
ADSTIN October 19. Texas Attorney General James V Allred sought a receiver for the National Life Insurance Company of the United States in Travis County District Court. The petition, filed at the request of the Texas Insurance Commission, alleges the firm held 8 million dollars in insurance in Texas and investments totaling 2368 954 82.
Hollywood reports Frederic March, the stage and screen actor, has survived a serious relapse during influenza recovery. Physicians say he is “well on the road to recovery” after the crisis passed, though earlier warnings described his condition as critical.
Berlin announces a civil air defense decree allowing 100 percent tax deduction for private individuals and firms spending on air attack protection. The measure extends to bomb shelters masks alarms and drills, with tax relief for concrete floors stronger foundations and other protective upgrades.
Carl Buecker, a noted German air ace who ran a plane works in Sweden for years, has been recalled to Germany to establish a new aircraft plant at Johannisthal near Berlin. He is regarded as a leading expert in site plane construction and was trained at Johannisthal during the war.
Dodge City Karn nine report says Cappy a noted act in the Dodge City zoo lost an arm while performing Tuesday. He thrust an arm into a pen of lions and the beast tore it off. Blood drew the animals into a roaring frenzy before keepers repossessed the lions and treated the injury.
North Dakota railroads defied Governor Langer by accepting wheat shipments to outside points while the adjutant general prepared to mobilize National Guard units to enforce the embargo. Officials warned of court action and potential restraining orders as wheat moved into Minnesota near Fargo despite the proclamation. Cardinal O Connell arrives in New York after a visit to the Vatican.
CHICAGO Oct 18 A sociologist at the University of Chicago offers guidance for brides to live harmoniously with their mothers-in-law. Avoid criticizing her ideas or methods, do not try to reform her household practices, do not create tensions with your husband, and practice tolerance to keep happiness in marriage.
Prospect forecasts cooler conditions in San Antonio after days above 90 degrees. Wednesday’s high reached 49, with Thursday expected to near 85, followed by a Friday forecast around 2 degrees. Lighter southerly winds shift north, bringing partly cloudy skies. East Texas sees partial cloudiness and West Texas fair conditions.
Thieves smashed display windows at Guarantee Shoe Company and Frank Bros at Alamo Plaza and stole over 100 dollars worth of shoes and hosiery. Locks were twisted from the show cases. It was Frank Bros second theft this week.
War department orders transferring Linus Col A P Clark, commandant of the School of Aviation Medicine at Randolph Field, to Indianapolis for reserve duty, have been revoked and new orders assign him to Fort Logan Cal home of Sheep Scou Engineers. Col Clark now serves in Denver with the three army.
Graf Zeppelin departed Rio de Janeiro for Chicago half an hour after arriving, carrying 17 passengers most aiming for the Century of Progress exposition.
Washington D C October 10 Treasury new mabled gold price 2008 per ounce PLS under Wednesday's quotations.
Washington D C October 19 Evidence that Chase Securities corporation joined a 1930 stock pool with Dominick and Dominick to sell short Chase National bank shares is disclosed A Wiggin family stake of 1100 shares yielded about 50000 profit from selling 22217 shares Wiggin said the pool aimed to stabilize or distribute stock while price rose about 100 points during the operation
Deliberations resume in Ninety-fourth District Court as former Bexar County Clerk Jack R. Burke faces five indictments alleging shortages from a $9000 trust fund. State argues $3800 difference between fund withdrawals and bank records. defense says no direct link to Burke. Trial began after prosecutors sought maximum ten year sentence.
San Antonio observes Roosevelt Days starting Friday with events to spur local business. Leading merchants join the effort offering incentives and a goal of a million dollars in buying power to revive the economy and support recovery.
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