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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1935
Page
11
An eclectic fragment discusses Labor Day, American prosperity, and social justice, touching on workers rights, tax policy, and equal opportunity. The text also references Haile Selassie, Solomon, and racial themes, blending political meditation with biblical imagery and chaotic imagery.
Malcolm Campbell failed to reach his cherished 500 mph goal on a Salt Flats two way run in the Bluebird. His first pass clocked at 304 mph before a cross wind and glare reduced the second to 218 seconds for a mile at 295.593 mph. Officials noted the two way average on the day did not beat the prior record.
New York skyline view shows the 8100 ton Dixie liner aground in a hurricane near the Florida Keys with about 350 souls aboard. Built in Kearny New Jersey, the ship measures 44 feet long displacing 8100 tons and was valued around 2,400,000 dollars. Maiden voyage occurred January 1928. The Dixie is a Southern Pacific liner with capacity for nearly 400 passengers.
Aboard New Orleans Sept 3 a tropical dispatch reports the United Fruit steamer Dixie aground on a coral reef off Florida with 350 aboard. Rescue ships and cutters converge as weather limits rescue. passengers feared injured or in danger while transfer plans await safer seas.
Washington D C reports approval for Funda with details on Saturday actions including 5 weight and Gutivarte developments. Officials indicate ongoing considerations and forthcoming steps in the funding process.
International News Service reports Premier Mussolini has fixed September 15 to launch Italian legions into Ethiopian soil. Troops are slated to cross the Eritrean Ethiopian frontier toward Afowa, the northern town where in 1896 Italian forces were ambushed and massacred.
San Antonians faced a muggy night with limited relief as rain was forecast by meteorologists led by J H Jerie. Some areas reported showers, while others saw little or no rainfall before a high pressure system could move away. Residents hoped for cooler air and measurable rain to ease the heat.
Torrential rain drenched parts of Gillespie County flooding Brady Fredericksburg and nearby areas. Brady Creek rose to 25 feet washing out temporary bridges and flooding the downtown while Fredericksburg saw Barons Creek surge past two feet. Bridges under construction were damaged with lumber washed away. Creeks such as Crab Apple Palo Alto and Live Oak roared through the countryside as rail service dropped to two inches at Fredericksburg and Kerrville recorded light showers. Residents feared a repeat of the 1930 disaster with damages exceeding the prior losses.
Partly cloudy with local showers Tuesday night and Wednesday. Low Tuesday night around 72 degrees. High Wednesday near 94 degrees. Light to moderate rain chances. Monday high about 94, Tuesday morning near 72. East Texas mostly cloudy with light showers possible. Coastal areas: light to moderate winds.
The weather bureau issued advisories for a tropical disturbance about 50 miles west of Everglade City moving northwest. Expect shifting gales along the Southwest Florida coast and winds near hurricane strength as far north as Punta Gorda, with various warnings in effect from West Palm Beach to Miami and along the coast to Mobile and Port Eads.
William Baatey, 45, failed a late night escape from San Quentin after a failed cell break. A trusty man Bagley fractured Bagley’s skull and knocked out guard J F Vallee with an iron pipe. Baatey and accomplice Ethan McNabb were to be hanged Friday for assaulting a guard while serving habitual criminal sentences.
Rockdale September 3 Two volunteer firemen died today in a 160000 dollar fire that destroyed the old Scarbrough and Alcks Mercantile Company in the Rockdale business district. A heavy awning collapsed trapping and killing J Wesley Hooper five and Wilburn Williams two while they fought the flames. Several other firefighters suffered burns and injuries.
Police and deputies arrested 88 people on Tuesday for misdemeanors and placed them in the county jails. Sheriff Albert West and his deputies booked 36 persons, while 37 were jailed for drunkenness and 25 others for disorderly conduct and related misbehavior.
The article notes San Antonians connected to the steamer DistE and mentions Dole W. Kerr of Joske Brothers in San Antonio, with references to his vacation and Mrs. Ethel Brown from another local address, in a fragmentary report about the North Atlantic voyage and local figures.
Line Ethel Brogtlea Roma is aboard the vessel with MMs Brown en route to New York. Reed Brown, a Broadway actor, is also mentioned as MA Brown, mother of Ringson Reed of Bar Antonio, a figure prominent in social circles.
United States Attorney General Romer S. Cummings arrived in Plymouth, England, on a trip to study European policing methods and criminal procedures as part of a fact finding visit aimed at improving U.S. law enforcement.
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