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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1933
Page
12
A concise fragment attribution to Arthur Brisbane appears, signaling a brief daily note or column snippet. The text is incomplete, offering limited readable content and no clear event, date, or location to expand into a full summary.
A garbled report discusses U S policy toward Cuba, hopes for stability under a chosen government, and the public mood shaped by foreign backing. It mentions political transitions and expectations for prosperity while mixing in unrelated items and observations.
In Havana on September 12 hundreds of army officers refused to serve the new Cuban government, guarding the National Hotel while provisional President Ramon Grau San Martin was sworn in. The siege prompted fears of bloodshed as officers backed by secret societies faced a government demanding surrender within 24 to 36 hours.
Partly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday with cooler northwest winds. Lows around the mid to upper 60s, highs near 90s. Coastal areas expect light to moderate southerly winds. West Texas stays mostly cloudy with possible showers in the Panhandle and east central portions through Wednesday.
Lawrence police in search of Harry Cahill, missing since his auto was found near Silver Lake, Wilmington, learned Cahill knew Margaret MecCarthy. The 19-year-old girl’s body was found Saturday near the Harvard Divinity School in Cambridge, reportedly strangled.
Two tropical storms moved through the Caribbean toward Cuba as forecasts warned they could change directions at any time. One storm lay about 1000 miles east of Havana heading west northwest with gales and possible hurricane winds near its center, while the second was 500 miles southwest of Havana, centered 75 miles east of Belize and drifting northwest with increasing intensity and likely gales tomorrow.
Galveston reports a liner named Cherokee carrying 3000 barrels and 18000 cases of beer, bound for Milesty Texans, as beer becomes legal next Friday. George J. Korner serves as agent for the shipment.
New York September 12 The dollar fell against the French gold franc as early trading indicated the franc around 0.712 cents versus yesterday and 0.1484 dollars.
American balloonists Ward T Van Orman and Frank Trotter with co pilot Goodyear IX crash in northern Ontario backcountry while attempting to reach safety. They endure a week in a rough shack 12 miles from the find site, facing impenetrable terrain and harsh weather as they plan to walk out. A Canadian Press writer and bushman guide helped reach them.
Washington reports outline a plan to probe compliance with the blue eagle pledge. Two employee and two employer representatives plus a consumer and a lawyer will form each board to hear complaints, grant exemptions, and review extended work schedules while NRA campaigns push industrial codes in films, footwear, textiles, coal, and more. The effort aims to broaden voluntary adherence and report to Washington for possible action.
Forecaster Ailhoush predicts cooler weather for East and West Texas over the next 24 hours. Maximum temperatures dip to about 92 in some areas with 82 degrees forecast for Tuesday. Thundershowers expected in other parts while San Antonio remains partly cloudy.
New York news reports a stock market threat that unsettled city officials and clouded support for an emergency newspaper program. The disruption follows a tense national meeting where transfers and assurances of passage were debated.
A letter argues the NRA should be cooperative not coercive, stressing humane aims and a government business partnership. It says recovery relies on natural factors, agriculture parity, public works, and reinterpreted codes, urging steady, long term industrial adjustment and improved labor relations.
County tax collector Maury Mav evick declared a court of Inquiry will seek to pin criminal blame on those responsible for illegal poll tax exemptions issued in the repeal election. He charged exemptions were issued to people aged 1 to 32 and said 167 cases were investigated with 50 per cent illegal. Davis dismissed the move as political theater, calling it a Roman circus staged for publicity and advancing his own agenda.
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