Wheat Exchange Sets Dollar Price for Wheat
Garrison, WD, offered a dollar a bushel for wheat with grading No 1, 2, and a third class. Local businessmen including Frank H McGray noted the move as a fall season adjustment.
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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1932
Page
2
Garrison, WD, offered a dollar a bushel for wheat with grading No 1, 2, and a third class. Local businessmen including Frank H McGray noted the move as a fall season adjustment.
As Harbin flood waters recede, evidence of disaster grows with reports of numerous Chinese victims found in the Chinese quarter. Officials note the heavy toll and blame disruptions from the Japanese war impact, while evacuation and relief efforts intensify.
The article reports a renewed farmers blockade attempt in Chicago as nonperishable agricultural products are withheld from sale. Minnesota Governor Olson backs the movement, urging state farmers to withhold produce until after a state conference seeks a price settlement. The effort aims to pressure the governor and resolve producer and buyer tensions.
Superior Judge Frank M. Dunne cites delay from defense points of law and contempt risk as the murder case nears the jury phase. A farm inlet program dispute and farm strike activities across Minnesota counties add tension as state farmer groups watch the proceedings.
Heavy flood damage reported across the region with Del Rio and Eagle Pass hardest hit. The Pecos Nueces and Devil's River flooded, washing away railway tracks and a bridge. International bridge to Villa Acuna partly washed out. Highway No 2 in Laredo briefly passable, others closed or risky. Motorists diverted to higher ground as cleanup and protection measures began.
Copenhagen reports a small eight member party including two children, known as the flying Hutchinsons, departed from Greenland toward Denmark on a risky sea jaunt to London. The voyage aims to traverse Arctic air routes from New York to Landen, amid Labor Day holiday bustle and fragmented telegraph notes.
Are Are Harbin proprietor of the Alamo cafe in San Antonio dodged an assassination attempt when a man fired through a cafe window. She rolled to safety as a 145 automatic pistol was waved and a demand to unlock the door was heard. A bakery truck and firefighters arrived, aiding reaction while Harbin identified the attacker to police.
Veterans of Foreign Wars and their auxiliary ended their thirty third national convention at Sacramento California today. They will meet in Milwaukee Wisconsin next with Admiral Hubert E Covutz retired as no commander in chief. He was unanimously elected yesterday.
Report from Bishop Caill depicts speculation on Mayor Walker's resignation and looming political favors. The text notes names like Jim Ferguson and Amon G. Carter, hints at Fort Worth Texas connections, and describes heated campaigning remarks in a rural posting.
In Chicago Beryl Kinlee, accused of arrears in alimony payments to Anna Kinlee, protests to the judge Joseph B. David claiming she is a nagger. The judge sentences Kinlee to county jail, while suggesting war loyalists and county enforcement in a chaotic exchange.
In Guayaquil Ecuador on September 4 Lovellet forces entered the capital and rebels took refuge in the American region. A recall to remove Bonifas from presidency appeared to end with the last contingent of Tebel troops near the capital surrender. Bonifas had been elected president of Bellator last year but was deemed ineligible over alleged parentage. Alberto Guerrero Martines, state president, served provisionally as a new government leader amid expectations of constitutional rule. Authorities reported about 1000 people killed during the week’s dramatic fighting.
Chicago police allege a soda pop racket behind a bombing at a soda shop on West Madison Street. Witness William Rudin says his store was bombed over a bid to buy soda pops, prompting an investigation into related beverage industry activities.
Explosion on the tenth floor of an unspecified building sent debris and glass into Henry Greeley Square injuring eleven people. Police report a man trampled, suffering severe internal injuries and a broken arm among the injured. Witnesses described chaos as fragments rained down.
A cautious note from the weather bureau warns of a tropical disturbance moving inland with potential heavy rain and gusty winds. Officials urge preparatory measures as the system approaches the coast, with updates to follow.
A chaotic political scene unfolds as President Rubio resigns following a cabinet shakeup and health departure. Rodrigues, veteran of the revolution, vies with Alberto Pant for the succession amid looming December elections. Wounded in the inaugural attack, Rubio leaves for abroad as Gen. Repeata is expected to replace Rodrigues as war minister.
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