12 Apr 1930
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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1930
Page
1
The first draft of the Lonion naval agreement was being prepared for submission to the allied delegations before midnight. An expert committee was assisting the drafting, with progress indicated at St Anns' palace and a rough draft expected for collaboration by the weekend.
Fragmentary clipping from Winslow Arizona notes era questions on women suffrage and Prohibition politics. Mentions Calvin Coolidge future senate bid, Hoover term, and public office ambitions amid social upheaval. References to women’s organizations and prohibition activism impact on voting. Page 3 column.
Report describes straw hat day excitement as spring fashion returns. In downtown markets and on Houston Street and Avenue of Style, shoppers crowd for new straw hats and related accessories. The bustling scene features hatmakers and merchants selling bright, fresh styles as spring arrives.
Two bombs exploded this morning causing injuries among civilians. One blast hit a third district market area and another occurred near a milk shop beside a mosque. Police are securing the scene as nationalist volunteers mobilize for independence protests.
SOWATA Ola April 22. Prisoners including Wallace Adkins and a suspect in a Ransac bank robbery escaped from Newata County Jail at night after overpowering the jailer and hijacking a motor car.
Magnolia chemicals moves in oil market as Magnolia company and partners Carter OWL, Lee's Oil Refining push new price increases on Kansas and other U S crude. Earlier advances were noted yesterday amid market shifts.
In New Orleans steady opening markets show cotton bids and prices with April and December contracts listed. Figures include January 1541e and May 15.050 bid, with October and December bids around 16.266 and 15400 respectively.
Cloudy conditions with scattered showers expected Sunday night and Monday. Light to moderate southerly winds persist as cool air moves in. Temperatures near freezing Saturday night, with a low around degree(s) and unsettled winds along the coast.
In Fort Worth Texas Arif 12 8 FP Houtthens and partner Migs Zola D Steredsan accused of conspiring to kill District Judge James Te Mercer and Dexter Seaty lock. Complaints signed by Chester Heagan charging a willful murder plot dated April 4. Mercer presides over the Sixty seventh District Court. Scurlock linked to the Fort Worth Har Association petition.
A partial lunar eclipse will be observable in Los Angeles and San Antonio Saturday night. The event lasts about one hour and fifteen minutes with a dull red color at the moon’s lower edge as Earth’s shadow passes across. The eclipse reaches its greatest extent around 21:21 pm Pacific time, according to Mrs. Moore and astronomer Mrs. Anorge Mourn of the Boy Scouts who encourage viewing despite not being as dramatic as a total eclipse.
Attorneys for the state and defense in the Johnny Brady murder case prepared for a second trial Monday. They possessed the evening lists, with Sheriff Coley White returning 277 of 600 veniremen drawn, as district clerk Philavist showed.
Waashiautos D.C. April 12. Postmaster Venera Hrown announced a rise in air mail poundage for March, totaling 70152 pounds, up from February. The increase reflects growing parcel and correspondence volume handled by the service.
Bly April 42. A thief with a gun robbed John Wunton in Mun ton’s bedroom. The robber entered, pinned the gun barrel, and demanded silence. Wunton kept still, then reported to police after an hour and a half that items worth $200 were stolen. He promised more details after rest.
In a morning incident at 918 San Dacinto Street a roomer shot at a Black woman in her back yard as her daughter Helen, 16, watched from inside the house. Neighbors saw the assailant enter the yard and fire a warning shot near the woman. The wounded woman was taken to Robert B. Gruen Hospital with little hope for recovery.
Secretary Hurley of the War Department was hospitalized today with a recurrence of an illness. He is not in danger and expects to return to his desk soon, with usual cooperation from staff.
Fort Sam Fort Sim Hauaten hosts a Monday clinical conference at 7:15. Local physicians are invited. Program speakers include Lieut. Col. Fr. sy. Jones and Maj. O. G. Bothaugh of the medical corps.
Three Chicago movie houses promise to install equipment enabling the hard of hearing to hear television talk in the Chicago area. The move aims to serve 1040 residents by providing accessible audio in local screenings and broadcasts.
A spate of burglaries reported with 100 watches stolen from M A Post at 117 South as robbers shattered a glass door. The front door was forced, valuables moved, and only second hand timepieces taken. Confectionery at 601 South Alamo and several homes were also entered, with jewelry and cash stolen. Detectives plan fingerprint work. no safes touched at the post. Police noted a door left unlocked at Murray-Winerich Motor Co. and limited other losses.
Naval delegation leaves Waterley station aboard the Guoraé Washington bound for home from Houthama. Party includes Admiral and Mrs. Lingle, Mr. W. Hergman, Mrs. Bell, and Meg Wee Hopkins Brot.
A large ice blockade on the Assiniboine River near Winnipeg was blown up today, ending the danger to suburban areas. Floodwaters had inundated hundreds of acres of farmland in the past two days as the river began to recede following the blockage’s destruction.
Hundreds of English woolen workers in Yorkshire halted production to protest employer wage reductions posted recently. The strike began with the largest mills preparing for a wider protest, and union leaders indicated wider action upon the measure’s formal enactment on Monday.
The Light provides the fastest and most accurate box score baseball extra with complete game details from first play to final out. On road and at home, its exceptional Indiana games coverage offers fans the quickest scoring recap and updated summary.
In Rumania on April 12 twenty people were badly wounded as police clashed with disabled World War veterans and war mothers in the city center. The riot was suppressed by force after stones and clods of earth were hurled at police and gendarmes, who charged with batons and rifles.
A Chicago story reports a bandit robbery involving a pilot and his wife who cancels a suit. The couple’s earlier actions and a confession are noted, with minimal readable details on the individuals. The fragmentary OCR text remains unclear on many specifics.
Sanhuber known as Attic Slayer confessed yesterday. The county grand jury indicted him for murder in Los Angeles. Authorities say he is a wealthy Wisconsin manufacturer. The case ties to a FreOexterreich individual and a Dusterreich associate.
In Albany on April 12 a bid to place New York on record in Washington for repeal of the eighteenth amendment was defeated and the legislature adjourned sine die.
Colomer Wheeler, 84, long a member of the Fifth U S cavalry, died at his Los Angeles home today after retiring from active service in 1911. He served forty years in the regiment and was widely known for his military career.
Duns will convene Monday to call a special term of Kendall County court. Ernest Strung and Homer Tiworts face indictments for the murder of a man named Brutsch in Antonia. The defendants, remanded from the county jail, were brought from the state hospital and will be tried at Kerrville court. Judge J. Brucks will preside, with District Attorney Woolley guiding the proceedings. If the term is not held, the pair may remain jailed until September 22. Witness Homer Edwards, age 29, testified as the first witness. The defendants were paraded into the courtroom amid tears from relatives as the case moved forward.
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