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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1932
Page
1
The column surveys shifting moods from California optimism to British tariff worry and unrest in Britain with widespread unemployment. It notes Darwinian fossils found in Greenland as evidence for evolution, chronicles Mussolini’s Rome ceremony and Vatican response, and lists recent papal honors given to Dr. George J. Ryan for education and public service.
Gandhi, leader of India's civil disobedience against Britain, starts a self imposed hunger strike at noon in Yedora jail after months as a prisoner. He refuses offers of freedom or a comfortable home, insisting he stay in his cell unless forcibly removed. Newsmen and visitors are barred as hundreds urge him to end the fast. Gandhi is 62.
Riots erupted in Ahmedabad as Mahatma Gandhi started his death fast in Yerada jail Poona. The unrest followed a proposal to open Hindu temples to the untouchables whose voting rights prompted Gandhi’s protest fast.
Von Gronau, the German aviator attempting a world flight, arrived in Nagoya and said his plane was slightly damaged when it struck a buoy while trying to depart for Kagoshima, damaging the left wing. Capt. Wolfgart Von Gronau described the mishap after landing yesterday.
New York report says two men seized John A. Russell on his way from school. They released him and he was restored to his parents, the broker and his wife, last night. No ransom was paid. The incident ended with his safe return.
Partly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday. Tuesday low around 73 degrees, Wednesday high near 80. Light to moderate southerly winds. Monday high near 90, Tuesday low around 72. East Texas partly cloudy Tuesday night and Wednesday, cooler in the northwest. Light to fresh southerly winds. West Texas generally fair Tuesday night and Wednesday, warmer in the north portion. Further details on page 2.
Washington, Sept 20. Silas H. Strawn urged National Municipal League delegates that pork barrel spending must be funded by taxes first. The former president of the United States Chamber of Commerce warned Americans are awakening to the need for immediate government cost economies to improve conditions.
San Francisco dispatch reports Frank J. Egan, a deposed public defender, apparently resigned to beginning a life sentence in San Quentin Prison after his conviction for ordering the slaying of his widowed client and friend Jessie Scott Hughes. The move ends plans for an appeal as Egan faces the last legal barrier to commitment.
A daughter was born this morning to Mr and Mrs Dan Moody in Austin. The baby is the second child of the former governor and was named Nancy Paxton to honor Moody's mother and Mrs Moody formerly Miss Mildred Paxton of Abilene. The infant weighed 7 3 4 pounds.
In Bradenton Florida a large, unaccounted for herd of frogs is hopping toward the Gulf of Mexico. Locals report a massive horde crossing half a mile of ground in a marshy area. The origin of the brown creatures with long hind limbs remains unknown.
In New York a trial over alleged lottery law violations centers on former labor secretary James J. Davis. Prosecutors hinge guilt on letters from Davis to Moose Magazine editors and Moose issue references to charity balls in 1929 1930 and 1931. A sample charity ball ticket and Moose magazine pages are introduced as evidence.
The House approved the Anderson-Hughes bill cutting office salaries from 12 500 to 6 500, creating a new schedule of maximum fees for county and district officers based on population groups. The measure moves to the Senate where approval is uncertain.
Funeral arrangements were under way today for Senora Francisca Acaves, first wife of former president Ortiz Rubio. She was killed, and one of her daughters was injured when their automobile overturned.
AUBTIN Sept 20 Gov TR Sterling appointed Charles J Fradigis of Wichita Falls to the University of Texas board of regents replacing W Mt Odell who resigned. He also named BP French of Fairfield district attorney for the 77th judicial district to succeed Sam McCorkle of Mexia who resigned. George E Shelly of Austin was reappointed to the state library and historical commission.
MIAMI Sept 20 Captain William N Lancaster British war flyer plans to marry Mrs Jessie M Keith Miller the woman at the center of the Clarke death case The marriage date is set for the earliest possible moment pending a divorce from his English wife authorities said James J Forrester of the federal Tabor department confirmed the plan and noted the timing depends on British divorce proceedings.
In Oklahoma City on September 20 twenty national guardsmen were rushed to the Wilcox Oil and Gas field by Cyl. Cicero Murray after word spread that the company had opened three wells and prepared a fourth. Murray said the company opened a seal on a tank to enable oil flow.
Navy announces plans for a ten million construction program authorized by the act passed by Congress to aid employment. The largest item is sixteen hundred thousand dollars for buildings and equipment at the naval hospital in Philadelphia.
Austin dispatch reports the legislature approved an oil theft bill aimed at the giant East Texas field. The Senate verdict favored the conference committee after the house amendments, with a 19 to 1 vote in favor.
The American Legion meeting in Portland Oregon declared opposition to joining the League of Nations and to the World Court. It opposed canceling foreign war debts, denouncing debt cancellation as entangling alliances and urging Americans to resist pressure from Wall Street and others to forgive war loans. The resolution echoes a joint congressional stance against debt cancellation and calls for continued payment of war debts to the United States.
Mrs. Sarah Jane Garner 81 mother of John N. Garner Remup erate vice presidential nominee died at her Detroit Texas home at 12 25 pm today after a period of illness marked by general toxic poisoning. Surviving children and relatives were with her, including eldest son Joby Nance who is in Washington finishing tasks related to the Democratic presidential campaign.
Lieut. Lester L. H. Kunish and Betty, a field pursuit student, landed a damaged plane after a wheel broke. The craft skidded on the fuselage but remained upright. Ambulance and fire trucks assisted as spectators watched, the plane later towed away. SIGNS FISHING BILL AUSTIN Sept 26 Gov Sterling signed a bill opening East Galveston bay to commercial fishing. The bill left hermene ent1ls closed all smell whus ling bodies of water. The newly opened waters extend from the Galveston channel to Chambers counties.
A garbled OCR style notice appears to bundle scattered street names prices and ad phrases. It mentions hunting home listings, a couple of street names, a few monetary amounts, and scattered references to rooms and vendors, all presented in a jumbled local classified context.
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