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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1931
Page
1
A mosaic of clipped thoughts links prohibition to crime and the Sherman Act, with scattered notes on Mussolini, Stalin, and British politics. The piece weaves overheated editorial slivers about decoding messages, postwar policy, and a splash of California living contrasts with observed economic hints.
Weather notes predict unsettled weekend with cool nights and mild daytime highs. Forecasters expect isolated showers, variable winds, and temperatures near the mid 90s in some spots, cooling into the 80s by Sunday with a chance of late showers.
Report from Tsingtao and Telngias describe Japanese forces repelling Chinese resistance near Mukden as tensions flare in Manchuria. Japanese authorities claim casualties on both sides with Chinese losses higher, and confirm railway and city security actions around Mukden A subsequent dispatch notes Chinese garrison movements and Japanese reinforcement orders from Korea and Dairen as the situation develops.
Report on survivors arriving aboard the steamer Par femnina describing the storm’s devastation. Noted witnesses include Mex Althea Margreaves of Chicago and John Staub, among more than a score of refugees from the Efftel International. They recount watching destruction, deaths estimated around 3000, and scenes of burning improvised funerals as authorities assess aftermath. The hotel roof was ripped away in the first blast, walls held through a second assault, and fires spread amid chaos.
At Austin on September 10 the Texas House faced quorum trouble as members at Arlington Downs were reportedly at the races. Representative G. J. Cox urged the sheriff of Tarrant County to bring back all absent legislators. A full roll showed 11 present, but after an hour some members were marooned in the city. the quorum焦 was eventually met and business resumed.
At VARTA Texas 10 department of general services lists Hardy Turner 155 Willard Fish 33 and Earlton Sullivan 18 among eight feud victims in a shooting affray with J D Boyd a filling station keeper. Rost remains in a hospital and Boyd attributes the shooting to a feud that has persisted for months.
The Graf Zeppelin was reported early to have wasted the Canary Islands and was headed south along the West coast of Africa on a north cruise to Ver nambues with 40 passengers onboard.
In Chicago a money shower at Market and a nearby street caused a chaotic scene as coins rained from a Hunter building unit. Crowds swarmed, a man grabbed two dollars, and police moved to clear the obstruction while bystanders shouted.
Two Kelly field soldiers H G Daniels and W S Fisher, from the Mxtpelsith squadron, were charged in San Union court with hold ups including the Olmos drive store, the Stafia drug store on Austin street, and the Cammunity pharmacy on WH Moerscheidt street. Detectives say the pair confessed to additional crimes spanning years. some charges to be filed due to age.
The House and Senate debated cotton acreage limits as conferees worked to reconcile differences between the upper and lower chambers. The key clash centered on the percentage of land allowed for cotton planting, with the House proposing one third for 1932 and 1082, and the Senate proposing one fourth. Both chambers in Columbia, S C, adopted the conference report and sent the measure to the governor for signature to become law.
Unsettled skies and a temperature drop are forecast for San Antonio this weekend. The national weather service indicates a low around 70s Saturday night and a high near 80s Sunday with possible showers in southeast East Texas and far western areas.
New York dispatch reports continuing confusion over the killing of Benjamin P. Callings. District Attorney Alexander G. Blue of Suffolk County, who had traced clues from a cruiser named Penguis to Taory Island, left for a yachting trip to Key for a weekend, saying the case remains unsolved.
Uncertainty lingered in Seattle as the chamber of commerce aviation committee weighed how to greet rescued trans Pacific flyers Don Moyle and C. A. Allen if they arrive by plane.
Washington September 10 Fifteen industrial groups reported to the Bureau of Labor Statistics a drop of three tenths of one percent in employment for August. The report summarized a modest decline across sectors with minor variations among industries and firms.
CHICAGO September 19 A University professor reports fatigue in business people may stem from diet not overwork He cites difficulty concentrating and mental weariness linked to bodily toxins and fat buildup, urging dietary reform to restore vigor and productivity.
Police and federal officers hunted two or three armed men who robbed the M. K. depot near Italy and kidnapped A. F. C. Brandl, 35, night baggage man at Sealy. Brandl was bound and blindfolded, released miles from Houston on Richmond road. Sheriff Hemmert chased suspects to Bellville, while a reported companion later contacted Katy special agent Ly McGee and provided details of the daylight robbery and escape.
Discontented sailors of Great Britain's Atlantic Fleet presented grievances on wage cuts to base commanders who will convene Monday to assess adjustments. The men remained orderly during weekend shore leave with no disorderly incidents reported as they await the Admiralty decision.
A cyclone in Loreto Lower California destroyed sixty houses as reported by dispatches. No casualties were reported. The storm impacted the coastal area as of Sept 10 with aid being organized. Local authorities and relief agencies coordinate response efforts.
A jumbled classified rental section advertises rooms apartments and board with prices weekly and monthly. It mentions names and addresses such as 524 E. Goerdand 316 Soesterd and 304 E. Park plus Furnished rooms and various layouts. The text includes contact hints and requests a directory copy for a daily listing.
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