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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1932
Page
1
Arthur Brisbane discusses American weekly circulation, warns against US entry into European wars, and urges a new railroad reconstruction program led by top engineers. He critiques Hoover’s restraint, calls for modern transit design, and notes European debt and a missing airline search for a family lost at sea.
The convention faces a bitter fight over the bonus issue as fervent calls for immediate cash payments clash with a push to uphold Hoover and suppress censure. Hurley publicly challenges Gibbons, while debate swirls on the party plank and enforcement amid the tug between pro and anti Hoover factions.
In Lubbock Texas on September 13 Mrs Miriam A Ferguson former Texas governor defeated incumbent R S Sterling by a razor thin margin of 2333 votes out of nearly a million. The convention hall roared as Ferguson and her husband James E Ferguson entered the platform amid a colorfully chaotic scene. Tom F Hunter who placed third in the first primary arrived unnoticed amid the crowd.
Weather forecast for San Antonio and vicinity indicates a generally full Tuesday night and Wednesday with cloudy periods. Lowest temperature Tuesday night around 70, highest Wednesday around 88, light northerly winds, with unsettled conditions and partly cloudy to cloudy skies into Wednesday night.
TORONTO Ont Sept 13 UG Forty five years ago Thomas W Musson was struck on the head and lost sight in his right eye Last Saturday he tripped at Thorncliffe racing park and struck his eye on the ground He awoke Sunday to find the sight of his eye restored
Sioux City Iowa Sept 13 Farmers in Iowa and South Dakota continued embargo efforts to push higher prices for their produce. Nebraska farmers, recently involved in the farm war, refused to resume highway picketing. Leaders of the Farmers' Holiday association, sponsor of the strike, are awaiting a September 21 meeting to discuss next steps.
The Trade Commission reopened its extensive inquiry into mid-sized utilities, focusing on 14 gas and electric firms in New York and Pennsylvania. The renewed hearings aim to speed work and deliver a Senate report by June 30, the close of the current fiscal year.
Eugene Wood, 48, a carpenter, was killed at a traffic station yard when a concrete form collapsed and struck him on the head. His mother, Mrs. E. A. Wood, lives in San Antonio.
Mrs Polly Lauer Tunney, wife of former heavyweight champion James J. Tunney, returns to an American hospital in Paris for a short rest after recent treatment for an infected ear.
In Cleveland on September 13 six young men hijacked a truck carrying 1500 tires from Akron to Longview Texas. Five hijackers were captured soon after and the sixth is believed wounded after opening fire on police before escape.
Brazilian federal troops advance in Capelladojaca with control of northern sector and 33 pits reportedly seized. In New York a deadly tenement blaze killed Rosa Ta Baraba and Onarier Da Gavonn, with five others injured. a nail gap in a hallway suggests a gas blast.
Maine voters elected a Democratic governor for the first time in 18 years, with Judge Lois J. Brann leading over Republican Burleigh Marks by a substantial margin. Democrat Edwards Moran Jr. defeated Republican John E B Moran in another district, and Beedy won in the Portland area. The nationwide implication drew commentary from Democratic officials as White House aides prepared for Cabinet talks.
Curtis field in Hammondport hosts the first annual grape festival October 9 with an elaborate exhibit, parades, grape displays, a grape queen selection, and an afternoon program of speeches as preliminary plans unfold.
A nurse, a veteran pilot, and a parachute jumper began a non stop flight from the New York area to Rome aboard The American Nurse. The plane, piloted by William Uldrich with Miss Edna Newcomer aboard, was to fly the southern route over the Atlantic with Miss Newcomer planned to parachute into Florence Italy. The mission aimed to study effects of trans Atlantic flight on crew and used Tall Wind as a safety monitor. The crew reported ideal weather and diverse crew uniforms as they initiated the perilous journey.
CHICAGO Sept 13 After arranging for a board meeting of the Calumet Foundry and Machine Company William H Kleppinger 49 president of Une Concern shot and killed himself at night Kleppinger held 60000 in insurance for his wife and company was the beneficiary in a 100000 policy Attorney Gale Blocks said Mr Kleppinger evidently wanted them together when the suicide occurred
Baltimore Sept 14 Harrison R Utims Johnston of St Paul shot 78 for a two day total of 155 to eliminate himself from the United States amateur golf championship. The event lists names from Minneapolis to Tulsa and mentions scores and standings across the field.
The New York stock market showed a sharp morning decline with losses from $2 to over $10 a share. Auburn fell $13.50 to $48.50 before rebounding more than $5, Union Pacific dropped $6 to $85.50 then rose about $5, United States Steel slid over $4 to $41 before partial recovery, and North American fell $6.50 to $20.75 before bouncing back. First two hours turnover reached 2.8 million shares, with total pace at 7 million for the day, but activity slowed after midday as bonds also slumped and second-tier issues sold off.
In El Paso a student flier, Beneh AL Laselle, was killed today in a plane crash near municipal airport. The cause or circumstances of the accident remain undetermined.
Fragmented OCR reveals rental ads with monthly rates for various properties and services including apartments, commercial spaces, and associated fees. It lists figures like 130, 91, 11, and 320 in rough terms, with references to campuses and locations such as Monterey and Westies, plus assorted names.
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