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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1936
Page
12
Arthur Brisbane laments European money troubles and warns of rising radicalism in France. He traces the evolution of money from copper coins to bank notes, contrasts gold regimes in France and the United States, and suggests Britain profits from gold trading with Uncle Sam. He urges readers to vote for America.
At Ashland Wisconsin searching parties recovered the capsized 15 foot airboat on the lake shore four miles from Ashland after strong winds overturned the craft late yesterday. Five youths aged 14 to 27 were missing, feared drowned as heavy fog and rough conditions hampered rescue efforts today.
Vatican City on September 24 recognized Italy's East African empire indirectly. Pope Pius X named Monsignor Maria Cantelant as apostolic visitor to the new Italian domain.
South winds move through San Antonio and surrounding areas as a rainy spell ends. Forecaster Jarboe expects clearing skies and slightly cooler temperatures after recent rainfall. One storm dropped about a half inch, with variable totals across the region over the past nine days.
Washington naval officers said the United States and Britain may follow Japan in retaining excess submarine tonnage slated for scrapping under the London naval treaty of 1930. Japan would raise its submarines to about 68 300 tons, from 52 700, by not scrapping 15 586 tons.
Navy divers search Lover's Cove in La Jolla for the weapon used to batter Ruth Muir to death. Police, aided by an army of officers, seek leads including the heavy instrument and clutched hair strands, as a large public investigation continues.
General Malin Craig faced a potential oath problem as he prepared to join the Anvared university centenary commission. He learned active service oaths carry mandatory expulsion, a rule not applied to the Navy. Admiral Standley accepted a post, while retired Major General Nolan qualified for Craig's appointment.
Mayor G. K. Quin stated that meter fines for parking violations will not be suspended, despite requests from Ban Antioanians. He emphasized an indivisible rule applying to all, while Fire and Police Commissioner P. H. Wright reported meter revenue of 170.10 dollars on Monday.
Ernest Gallagher, 49, Detroit construction company head, was shot and seriously wounded near Mt Clemens Michigan today after being kidnapped from his office and forced to stand against a tree in an attempted execution. He was found by two farmers, weak from blood loss, and gasped out the details of the abduction.
Wiley conducts an inquest into the death of Victoriano Oli Vates, 39, who was apparently fatally shot by accident with a rifle on the Joc Martinez ranch Monday. Weather outlook across San Antonio and vicinity remains partly cloudy with highs near 90 and lows around 72 to 73. East and West Texas sections note similar unsettled conditions and winds. additional details on Page 4.
Edward C Bubts 68 year old Southern Pacific railroad conductor was found shot to death in a bedroom at his home 203 Sacramento street. An inquest by Justice of the Peace John F Onion returned a verdict of death by own action. Officers report a 12 gauge shotgun discharge fatal to Bubts with a note reading Goodbye Ed directing Archie a son to receive a watch and chain. Family said he was in failing health. Surviving are his widow two sons Archie and Richard and two daughters.
Captain Hickman veteran Texas peace officer and former Texas Ranger returns to rodeo work after accepting a contract to judge rodeos at state and district fairs. He leaves for Detroit to join the model at the Michigan state fair this week.
The weather bureau warned ocean crafts in the North Atlantic shipping lanes that a fully developed tropical hurricane, large and dangerous, was moving northwestward about 400 to 500 miles southeast of Bermuda. Winds near 80 mph, no land threat.
The New York Journal reports Henry H. Rogers Jr and Virginia Lincoln of Cleveland are preparing for divorce. The master is in the hands of lawyers, with Rogers reportedly agreeing to pay his wife ten thousand dollars annually, to be cut to five thousand if she remarries.
A Palos Spain monument marking Columbus voyage site was destroyed by Reds according to a Seville radio broadcast. The incident underscores ongoing tension linked to the Spanish coast area and the anniversary of Columbus sailings. The report notes no further details on casualties or perpetrators.
Anchorage pilots and search parties scoured the Kenai peninsula for a plane overdue since Sunday carrying six aboard including pilot Kenneth Neese and five Anchorage residents. Poor weather hindered locating the missing aircraft near the Russian River area as officials reported no trace of the craft or its occupants.
Brooklyn news notes Hearty Richman and Dick Merritt prepare to start a round-trip flight to London. They received a favorable weather forecast predicting seasonably good flying conditions over the Atlantic.
Complaints charging Inhbnny Maulding Buck Maulding and Jesse James former Bexar county jail guard with theft of an automobile from the Straus-Frank packing job on South Flores street July 25 were filed in Justice of the Peace John F Onton's court by City Detective A F Dresch. Last Monday a complaint charging theft of a car and another charging the receiving and concealing of stolen property were filed against James and the Mauldings in Justice of the Peace Bat Corrigan's court by Highway Patrolman R R Rohatsech. Preliminary hearing on the two charges filed Monday against James was set for 9 a m Thursday before Corrigan.
New York dispatch reports the planned Sept wedding on the liner Normandie between Teddy Royce British conductor and Pegsy Rich former Follies star collapsed as Royce arrived late and Rich did not appear. A parade of showgirls was to witness but did not occur, and Rich’s arrangements with Freddy Rich were unsettled.
WPA administrator Aubrey Williams announced on February 2 that jobs for around 20 000 farmers in Wisconsin and Kansas were authorized. The move aims to provide drought relief through WPA projects and employment programs across midwestern agrarian areas.
A 1935 Associated Press dispatch reports Franco-Spanish border fighting shifting toward Irún and Behobiá as government troops abandon trenches on Puente Ridge. Rebels advance from a redoubt to seize Mamelin trench while government units retreat toward the Bidassoa crossing. Fire from Fort de Fuenterrabía disrupts rebel positions as fog hampers a final assault on Oviedo stronghold.
New York Sept 2 Iron Age says the steel industry shows conditions largely unchanged from recent weeks. The review notes a repoint decline in ingot production to 1072 percent of capacity. Temporary output contraction at a leading Pittsburgh area producer helped drive the last week decline.
City policeman A B Carrath proved on Wednesday that the so called Judge Roy Bean received a parking ticket. The case cites signs near the Dallas Centennial area branding him as the law west of the prairie and notes the ticket was issued despite the character’s fame. In New York power production also rose to new highs for the week ending August 29, with the Associated Press index climbing to a record 117.
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