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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1931
Page
2
Fragmentary classified style note hints at marriage plans for a Mrs. Dempsey. Mentions furniture bargains and home buying, with scattered phrases suggesting upcoming happiness and a housing classification. Details are incomplete in the readable text.
Deepile reports bond market weakness but Mayor C M Chambers says bonds could be disposed of if received by November 1. City considers two paths: re advertise for bids or borrow from a bank for 10 years. Council authorized advertising for bids not later than November 38. Public committee pleas urge widening East Houston street and San Pedro avenue sections, with no assurances from officials.
President Hoover moves to unleash a half billion dollar credit pool to thaw frozen bank assets. Reports indicate credit extensions are already restoring confidence as officials mobilize support nationwide.
Graf Zeppelin returned to Germany today from a South American voyage, arriving early in the morning. The ship completed the trip in about 4 hours and 45 minutes, notably faster than the previous leg from South America.
A garbled OCR snippet lists numerous place names and figures, including months, temperatures, and various locations. It presents as a damaged weather or travel item with inconsistent numbers and missing context, making concrete facts hard to extract. The readable items hint at weather observations and regional references without a cohesive narrative.
Japan sent a formal note to Russia warning against troop concentrations along the Manchurian border after Russian deployments west of Manchuria. Tokyo reported 20,000 to 30,000 Russian troops near the Chinese Eastern railway junctions at Tsitsibar and near Harbin, affecting Japanese and Chinese forces in the region.
Detroit and other cities face a clash over lotteries and new broadcasting limits while the League of Nations notes Japan will not let the world court rule on the Manchurian dispute. Japan hints a politics driven stance may influence a customs union proposal as regional powers discuss armament holidays.
In Los Angeles a judge heard Winnie Ruth Todd, a confessed slayer, seek to block extradition to Phoenix. Arizona officials want her moved for trial on murder charges connected to three victims, while her defense hints at an insanity plea. County authorities say she concealed her crime and question her fitness to stand trial.
In Minneapolis on October 2 Senator Hamilton Lewis of Illinois urged Congress to consider federal relief credit for American merchants and manufacturers. He said the plan would replace sending of arms abroad and keep industry at work, restoring employment across the United States.
Governor Ralph Zertorday and Mrs Dudd'n attorney said they would claim an error was made in the examination papers and filing that led to action on a writ of habeas corpus.
Fragmentary notice reports Dr Judd wedding a Texas girl in 1920 at Junction Texas with witness Dollie Colwell of Menard. The article notes the couple traveled to Phoenix where within a month the bride died and mentions medical practice in Monnei and a misdated sequence of events.
In Asotin Washington on October 28 Rubee Niccelis nineteen, on trial for the slaying of Sheriff Wortrell, testifies amid odd antics with a harmonica. The defense cites insanity as Hubert Habert’s motive while doctors describe limited emotion and unstable behavior.
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