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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1932
Page
1
Arthur Brisbane writes a dated column to Bim Healures Ben on M092 style, reflecting a historic newspaper voice and noting literary or editorial exchange within the period context. The piece presents a brief interlude rather than a full article, capturing a column’s intimate address.
A chatty, fragmentary piece muses on a solar eclipse and the fate of the sun. It touches on stateside worries about arms in Europe, German aggression, French resilience, and the folly of pessimism. It weaves in science talk about digestion, evolution, and the oyster industry, ending with a tragic newborn yak named Kellpsa.
The readable text shows rental amounts, apartment notices, and scattered names such as Mary Layne. It references locations, monthly sums like 835.00 and 460.00, and mentions Creekatit and local streets. The jagged OCR implies an urban classifieds page with listings and contact fragments.
In Austin the Texas house invoked parliamentary law to bar consideration of a probe into alleged irregularities in the July August Democratic primaries. Rep Duvall sought to read the resolution but failed to suspend rule. debate in the senate darkened as lawmakers weighed creating a nine member committee for a broad inquiry into campaign practices, use of official power, and possible conspiracies involving governor candidates Sterling and Ferguson. The measure would assign a privileges committee to study eight detailed points including department influence and employment politics.
Eva Mobley of Louisville, released from the state reformatory after four months of a one year sentence for obtaining property by false pretenses, was granted a pardon by Governor Ruby Laffoon due to lack of facilities to care for her future baby. The physician doctors deemed her about to become a mother.
Fort Worth resident Mrs. Jane Yates, 64, is described as a fearless traveler who began her journey on foot and reached Washington D C by riding stretches of road. She claims to be without funds and plans to walk back to Texas after sightseeing near the capital.
Capt. Wolfgang von Gronau, on a world flight with four companions, rested at Kakumabetsu Bay in the Japanese empire after a seven hour leg from the American Abulan archipelago. Radiograms to Ochiishi indicated Kakumabetsu was deserted except for the crew and a single seasonal fisherman.
In Omaha, September 2, Lieutenant Governor Theodore W. Metcalfe crowned former heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey as admiral in Nebraska’s imagined navy during a vaudeville engagement. The ceremony titled him admiral in the “great navy of the state of Nebraska.”
TROSTBERG Germany Sept 2 The German American Himalaya expedition which began in July to climb Nanga Parbat on the Kashmir frontier has abandoned the objective due to severe weather. The party will return to Germany.
Berlin dispatch reports five fascists condemned to death at Beuthen for murder of a Communist were commuted to life imprisonment after a review. Hitler lambasted Chancellor von Papen's government, claiming Brown Shirts would oppose it and urging dissolution of the Reichstag. Paris notes indicate France may align with Britain on German arms demands, while the United States aides restraint and disarms aims.
Mrs W W Brown told responders she believed an airplane caused the roof fire at her Kansas City home after smelling smoke. Firemen noted an aircraft with sputtering engine flew low over the house and carbon sparks might have fallen onto the roof.
Clarence Brickley Jr 13 of Blanco Road was shot in the back by a playmate with a 23 caliber rifle while the boys examined the gun Friday morning. He was taken to Medical and Surgical Hospital in serious condition after transfusions.
Albany dispatch notes Roosevelt facing advisers as Walker resigns and vacancy opens in New York mayoralty. City clerk files notice of vacancy to elections board. Walker hints at voter choice in unexpired term while denouncing conduct at the gubernatorial inquiry into misfeasance.
James J. Walker, mayor, resigns amid a heated dispute with Governor Roosevelt over the conduct of a hearing. Walker accuses the governor’s administration of a biased, unfair inquiry and seeks to change venue to the people. The governor and legislative investigators defend the charges, calling the mayor’s resignation a confession of guilt.
In Bexar County Mayor C M Chambers accused the runoff in the county of brazen election corruption claiming Mrs Ferguson would have a majority of about 50 000 in legal votes. He said he would cooperate with investigations and provide evidence of corrupted votes while noting a citizen was cited five times under different addresses. Two Brooksfield pilots survived a burning observation plane crash near Fort Ringgold. The O 19B aircraft reportedly crossed the border before catching fire. officers investigated the wreck and returned crew to San Antonio.
Morgan City Louisiana September 2 A federal officer known to police as an informer for prohibition gangs was shot to death in his home after returning from a night out. An unidentified assailant used a shotgun and fled.
Meridian dispatch reports a tropical storm that moved from the Bahamas toward Florida and the Gulf coast, breaking into squalls and gusty winds. The storm caused three deaths and significant property damage as it dissipated yesterday over Mississippi and surrounding areas.
The Rio Grande flood cut Eagle Pass off from surrounding areas as waters rose to near main street and part of the town flooded. Piedras Negras evacuated while 2000 residents fled to high ground as two story buildings collapsed and bridges submerged. Communication to Hopedale and nearby communities was severed and field relief efforts began.
Partial cloudiness expected Friday night and Saturday with low near 72 Friday night and high on Saturday around BF degrees. Light to moderate winds. East Texas shows similar conditions with possible showers in the lower Rio Grande valley and western canal area. West Texas predicts partly cloudy to warmer conditions Saturday across the Panhandle and northern areas with rain chances brief.
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