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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1929
Page
1
Arthur Brisbane reports on Russia's program and its impact, detailing political maneuvering and media narratives. The piece surveys influence operations, state messaging, and public perception while highlighting notable personalities involved.
Disjointed excerpts discuss Britain's aviation growth and US interest, noting potential benefits to Britain and domestic aviation. The text blends political and industrial themes with references to notable figures and events, including proposals about railways, industrial giants, and revolutionary upheavals, ending with an invitation to continue on another page.
250 Y A youths prepare to open the season by attending a Tuesday game at 3 30 p m The San Antonio Optimist Club sponsors the event with the V MM G AY overseeing activities The piece mentions the local Knothole Ring and community leaders including BW Frederick as director of the group
Weather in San Antonio expected Saturday night into Sunday to be unsettled with mainly very high showers possible. Jarboe of the U S Weather Bureau notes winds from the south and a cool to mild temperature trend, with a reported Saturday morning low around 40 degrees and a high near 60 to 65 degrees.
Fragmentary text appears to describe weekend weather patterns with references to the coast and northern regions. Mentions of mist frost and temperature hints surface but specifics are unreadable. Contains numerous garbled terms and place names, limiting reliable details.
In Moontown England April 1 British pros seize the Ryder Cup by a smashing victory in the singles after Americans led early. Leo Diegel and Tartan Smith win for the US. Archie Compston and George Duncan triumph for Britain as the cup changes hands 64-2 despite two matches unfinished.
Kingsford Smith and crew fly into Tichmomh norodeume at 14 f. ome Infing boned the Southern Cross. They completed a Western Australia to Ur flight with two weeks in the shear Port. The wrecked Kookaburra sighting after a search for missing crew tightened the tale.
Anston, NL April 27. Garrett Biblical Institute students voted for a voluntary tuition hike after learning the institution faces financial strain from depleted coal estate income. The action follows worries over funds at the Methodist theological school.
Photographs from the Fiesta de San Jacinto Battle of Flowers parade will be printed on Page ree, showcasing floats, costumes, and crowds. The images capture the festive procession and local participation in the annual event.
A fragmented April dispatch from Boston cites a plan to influence a senator by public complaint and abstention from speaking. The writer, WILL ROGHARS, critiques mechanics of state politics and hints at financial motives driving moves to travel west.
Miss Anne Morrow daughter of Ambassador Leight Morrow slipped onto a San Antonio bound train Saturday morning with her escort, remaining in a private car until the train passed the city. Justice department agents guarded the end of the line as the party traveled on Southern Pacific lines at seven. Morrow is seen returning from Mexico unity in New York City with her mother Mrs Dwight Morrow and several relatives.
The city announces clocks will move forward one hour at 2 a m tomorrow to start daylight saving time lasting until September 20. People will see their timepieces one hour fast before bed tonight and will have more outdoor daylight hours.
Officials in Los Angeles dismissed murder charges against 41 year old Joe Morelli in the 1927 case of the body found in an abandoned quarry. The case, long under court scrutiny, was officially terminated by the municipal court after ongoing investigations.
San Antonio officials announce a merger of City National Bank Grubal Trash Company and Guaranty State Bank into the Central Trust Company under a state charter. The new bank will offer deposits loans safekeeping and a land department with 2 million capital and 23 million in deposits. The City National Bank building will host parts of the new institution. This is San Antonio’s fourth major bank merger in recent months with allies from Texan Title Bank and Trust and Central Trust coming together.
A Daily Chronicle item claims Parishat Hus sian soldiers rounded up and killed 2000 pongits in Siberia using machine guns. The report says similar methods were used in Ukraine where the present claim suggests the shot and killed were kept in a starved region by soldiers in armor.
In Chicago 25 persons were indicted by a resent grand jury under the Jones law, including one woman, Cecilia Jack. She was held for Brentingory last month after a fringing altercation over alcohol, claiming her husband left her to support three children.
Parker Cramer, a Chicago aviator, flew a continuous round trip from Nome across the Bering Strait through Prince of Wales Island over Siberian coast and back to Nome, covering the northern route yesterday. The flight began in Nome and passed Cape Prince of Wales before returning over the same path.
A New Zealand flyer named Museyung New Zealand sicmat took off from Limone in a single center aircraft bound for New Zealand. The plane landed four miles from Rianne, France after hitting an embankment. The propeller and landing gear were damaged. the pilot was slightly injured in the forced landing.
The Canadian steamer Duchesa of Richmond ran aground to lay up on sand near the northeast side of Tarimidge island. The vessel was en route to Faplans. It is believed the ship could be put into deep water by the tide.
Appleton Wis April 37 Harold Spencer asks court to change his name to Howland claiming Harold is too common. Capt Herold Spencer, whose father is an Appleton material judge, was divorced years ago from Isabella Toal Ho daughter of Sir James and Lady Mealtle of Beolland.
Blanche Ewert a film actress announced yesterday that she and her director husband Marshiell Neslon have separated. She plans to file for divorce, with grounds to be decided later. The couple wed in Chicago in 2222 amid film colony rumors.
A Saturday blaze damaged Southern Equipment at 103 Navarro Street, threatening radio station WOAI housed there. Firefighters curtailed spread from an unknown ignition source in the ship platoon area, causing about 1200 dollars in damage before control. A taxi driver, Morse Auto Livery employee, was among nearby witnesses.
Pasadena April 27 authorities probed a possible love and money motive in the killing of Victor A. Cooley a Titena automobile dealer. John T. Howard his partner confessed claiming self defense. Howard said he called Cooley's wife after battering Cooley with a hammer April 18 in the apartment they shared.
President Weaver selects U Willman D Starbuck a Democrat from New Jersey for the Federal Radio Commission succeeding Commissioner Caldwell of New York. Starbuck will join the commission to shape policy for broadcasting and electromagnetic regulation amid shifts in federal oversight.
A garbled wire service styled note from New Orleans dated April 27 reports cotton prices with figures such as 18 92 cents and references months and months like January and November. The fragmentary OCR lacks clear context but indicates market price data and monthly references without a cohesive narrative. The readable items include a cotton price figure and a New Orleans dateline.
News from Nogales and Navojoa reports indicate Mexican federal planes bombed Navojoa and surrounding areas as rebel forces retreated toward the border. American observers and Americans on the border confirm heavy bombardment, with several rebels reportedly killed or wounded and strategic towns near the border said to have fallen or been threatened, while authorities monitor the situation and evacuation risks.
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