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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1929
Page
16
M Squadron Leader A G Toney and Flight Lieutenant XN H Tenkins of the Royal Air Force left Cranwell for Calcutta in a mono plane to attempt a non stop long distance air record.
In Sacramento on April 24, Superior Judge Carlos S. Hardy endured cross examination over charges tied to Mrs. McPherson's case. He denied influencing investigations or warning grand jurors, while admitting conversations with her attorneys about detectives and Carmel reports. He testified Mrs. McPherson claimed her newspaper statements were true upon her return. The text also mentions employment ads in Light’s classified columns helping workers find positions.
Daily April broadcast grid lists WM stations with vespers farm bulletins weather markets and orchestras. Programs feature KTAP KTSA WOAI WEAF WCCO WOR and WHAM style music news and lectures across major cities, with multiple hour blocks and station lineups.
Police credited Mrs. Myrtle Anderson of 215 Beauregard Street with deterring a burglary early Wednesday. While listening to a late radio program she noticed a man trying to break into her apartment house and alerted authorities, but the intruder fled before officers arrived.
Kellogg, a former American secretary of state, requests a meeting with Prime Minister Baldwin at 10 Downing Street. The aim is unclear but relates to cabinet matters and ongoing negotiations.
Hot Springs Arkansas April 34 A series of events led City Clerk Tred J Fowler and his wife to jail after Mrs Fowler was accused of shooting at a policeman s wife and the city hall suffered fire damage. The case involves arson carrying a pistol and interfering with an officer amid a $20000 city hall fire. The blaze damaged the clerk s office where an audit ran for three weeks and prompted a grand jury probe. Mrs Fowler had earlier posted bond then went to Little Rock to aid her husband.
In Evanston Michigan on April 24 Alderman Peter Jans reported a dog found last week was turned over to him. He paid 2.50 for a dog tag and yesterday a man called claiming the dog. Jans told the city council Sam kept the tag and he asks the city to find another dog to wear it.
Pi Delegates to the American Red Cross convention were invited to a reception by President and Mrs. Hoover in Washington on April 24. Handshaking was taboo as delegates refused the physical burden, honoring the president’s willingness to shake hands.
A large fire in Touwville Kentucky claimed the life of one firefighter and left 18 others injured. The blaze destroyed a four story building above a street level store, with responders battling the flames through the night. Emergency crews reported intense heat and rapid spread, as occupants were evacuated and investigators began assessing the scene.
TORONTO April. Charles Lave Toor of Columbia University believes Einstein does not create a new law and sees no variation from Newton. He asserts the difference between Newton and Einstein remains clear for calculations.
YRESCOTT Wis April 21 Captain David Weathern aged 74, noted skipper and writer of the river steamer Sel Wing, central figure in one of the upper Mississippi’s greatest tragedies after the Sell Wing capsized in a brutal Lake Pepin storm in 1880.
Frederick W. B. Coleman, American minister at Riga, reports that Moscow warned Persia of grave consequences for aggression in Afghanistan, via an article in Tzveetta. The note suggests a tense stance by the Soviet government on Persian moves near Afghanistan.
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