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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1935
Page
8
The piece cites Walter Renton Ingalls estimating the U S housing shortage at 800000 and urging more homes while landlords need more tenants. It covers Mussolini’s Ethiopian policy, racial rhetoric, and Japan’s racial appeals, plus Addis Ababa reports, labor views, and a flying laboratory plane development with Terulay long-distance lanes imagined.
Reports from Addis Ababa and London recount a fatal sidewalk killing linked to Hartling Auto. Mussolini sought to reassure France that Italy would avoid war while the Italo Ethiopian dispute lingers. The League of NationsFive Power Committee reviewed East Africa tensions and urged restraint pending peaceful resolution.
In Miami Fin Sept 7 sheriff D Coleman directing rescue operations reported that burning of bodies from Monday night’s storm had started after daylight. Governors and health officials ordered cremation for bodies not buried quickly. Relatives and relief workers faced horrific scenes as graves were hard to dig in the rocky keys.
Blair Nebraska witnesses report a motorist who appeared sober ate six fried chicken portions with all trimmings then ordered more bread potatoes and other items. He then asked for bread and milk ate more bowls, dessert included a cherry pie with ice cream, finished with milk and a pint of vanilla ice cream. He bought three randys and left.
Police questioned two suspects arrested at a Cumberland Road dance flat after a Saturday morning robbery at a gas station. Frank Gresso the night manager was threatened and Rita was robbed of $11.
Stocks moved higher on outside buying as traders showed strong interest in Radio and speculative favorites. Chicago wheat futures rose amid Canada price minimums, with December above 94 cents and May over 96, while Winnipeg prices climbed despite daily limits.
In White Castles, Louisiana, September 7, James C. Prosser and Gilvert Stoll of Cleveland narrowly escaped serious injury when a plane attempting a world nonstop flight nosedived after engine failure. Aviator Juillat, Cedar Grove sugar cane plantation manager, reported the aircraft plunged to the ground and rolled over.
Baton Rouge dispatch reports the Louisiana legislature will be convened tonight at 7pm in a special session to pass laws urged by Senator Huey P Long. The aim is to enact measures to aid New Orleans in its troubled finances, per reports from the capitol.
The Mannatawket, a 120 foot steamship operating between Norfolk and Chestnut Point, burned at Hicks Wharf on the East River in Mathews County. Early reports indicate no injuries among the passengers or crew.
Joe Pickett 4, and Doris Hall 22, were involved when Pickett's northbound car failed to turn left, rammed a curb, knocked down a fence, and plunged six feet into an embankment on 1209 Broadway. Miss Sum mitt died at Rob ert B. Green Hospital at 12h pm from leg and thigh injuries and internal damage. Pickett and Hall escaped serious harm. Hall faced drunkenness charges and Pickett was booked for driving while intoxicated. Surviving relatives include sister Mrs. Nancy Campbell.
Austin September 7 The Railroad Commission announced five statewide oil and gas proration hearings for September 19 as part of regulatory actions. The notice names the agency coordinating the hearings and outlines schedule expectations for production limits.
Eight hundred Kentucky National Guardsmen moved into Harlan County to take over governance in Wale n and patrol voting sites during the Democratic runoff. Governor Ruby Laffoon supported candidate Thomas Rhea, while tensions with Lt. Gov. A. J. Chandler ran high from the August 3 disruption.
The city will see sun in Saturday afternoon and Sunday after a recent rain start. Forecaster J H Juckoe predicts thin clouds and light showers, with the heaviest rain past. Rain totals reach 2.18 inches since Thursday, with 1.38 inches in the last 24 hours. Daytime Warner patterns will dominate. night temps steady. Saturday high near 72, Sunday around 86 degrees.
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh visited the summer home of Mrs. Dwight W. Morrow in North Haven Maine. He arrived yesterday after a cross country flight with Mrs. Lindbergh and the family discussed his affairs, keeping the visit private until today.
Weather forecast for San Antonio and nearby areas shows cloudy to partly cloudy conditions with probable local showers. Saturday night and Sunday cooler with possible showers, southeast winds. Friday high around 77, Saturday low near 72, Sunday high about 86. East Texas region forecasts cloudy with local showers, night to fresh east to southeast winds. West Texas mostly cloudy with showers in northern areas and cooler Panhandle conditions.
Harlingen river authorities said the crest of the Rio Grande flood is expected to reach the Lower Valley next Tuesday. J. L. Lyles, boundary commission engineer at the Hidalgo station, said the rise probably would exceed the flood stages last June. The Rio Grande City station reported a gradual rise of 215.
On September 7 Fieye Stalth of Cape Girardeau was sentenced to life in the penitentiary the day after his conviction here for the murder of W. T. Carleton, a railroad pumping station worker, on May 9.
Davin Burnsting held the lead by a half point as the American Bridge federation masters individual tournament entered its third session. His total score for the three sessions was 268 match points with Oswald Jacoby close behind at 261.5. Thirty-six masters competed in the event, conducted in sessions ending tomorrow. Joseph F. Cath, Indianapolis, moved from fifteenth to a higher place by scoring 149 points in the latest session.
Classified rental notice lists furnished apartments starting at 20 to 60 per month, unfurnished houses from 1 to 5 dollars per month, and furnished rooms around 7 to 12 dollars weekly. Addresses include San Pedro, Marshall, Elmira, Parker, Ashby, Nike, Princeton, Hardice, Wood. Notices state more properties available and timing through six o’clock tonight.
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