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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1929
Page
4
A department board proposes a new pay schedule for officers warrant officers and enlisted men aimed at restoring purchasing power. It details raises by rank with periodic increases over a 21 year span and outlines allowances and reserve pay parity with regulars.
A jumbled note warns of kidney problems and risks like chronic kidney disease and high blood pressure. It claims a natural stimulant from Mountain Faller Mine prevents and treats disorders, urging readers to phone for more information and sodas.
Fragments describe a skin relief product named Kors Konia promising instant soothing for burning and itching from friction. Claims mention medicated ointment, powders, and garments staying dry, with availability through druggists.
Presides W. L. Craig as general chair will convene the painters and decorators group in San Antonio. He will preside at all meetings and oversee the sessions.
The plan sets base pay for warrant officers at 25 30 with 150 yearly bumps for each three year period up to 30 years. Nurses at 1500, assistant to chief nurses 1500, chief nurses 210, assistant directors 2400, assistant superintendent and director 3000, and superintendent 000. Increases of 120 yearly for each three year period through 18 years of service. Privates retain current base pay. Grade increases applied: sixth 36, fifth 34, fourth 36, third 150, others adjusted with 10 percent after four years and 3 percent every four years up to 25 percent of the grade's pay.
Lois Boltz, 14, remained unconscious Friday at Baylor Hospital after a Brackenridge Park Alpine drive crash. She suffered a skull fracture when the roadster hit a dip and she was thrown to the pavement. A surgeon’s operation failed to restore consciousness. she had been in a coma for 576 hours as attendants reported.
In Sianc hester England the great strike continues with little prospect of mediation. Inquiries today among leaders on both sides show the dispute affecting about 600000 textile workers. Negotiations may begin next Monday when delegates of workers and employers meet to seek terms.
A Soviet airliner is scheduled to depart Moscow on August 6 bound for New York. The flight marks a high profile move amid wartime operations and reflects the era's aviation and military context as described in the source.
Fragmentary OCR lists Elks Lodge of Pythias Knights Tustalls Officers with names and titles including chancellor, keeper, master of finder, exchequer, treasurer, gate, outer guard, and other positions. Reading is partial and deciphering uncertain due to garbled words and misspellings.
Oil scouts flood Guadalupe Bexar Wilson counties near San Antonio as leasing and royalty buying accelerate. Major companies seek acreage around Darst Creek field with networks of wildcatters from Texas, Oklahoma, and Mexico buying project acreage and preparing to drill. An organized leasing push, including local investors, signals rapid development of a new oil pool in South Texas with drilling crews mobilized and pipelines planned.
San Antonio board of education meets to consider resignations of Ms Efra W Hf Quirk after two terms. Amid staffing moves, Dr I Nixon is named head of school health, four nurses retained, a part time negro dentist to be hired, and plans for new buildings and improvements to be announced next week.
In Kansas City on August 2 a prosecutor and detectives arrested a man claiming to be sheriff Karl Martin, 37, after a reported bank robbery. He was taken to the office of Sheriff O Tay for questioning and then escorted to the alleged robber’s home for further inquiry.
Premier Mascolini names Minister of Finance Moxon as chief Malian delegate to the Magne reparations conference in The Hague. Foreign Minister Marinkacitra A Sugakevie will preside over the Juzelatian delegation at the Hague talks beginning August 6.
A San Antonio man reports a theft of $111 from his residence on IMA Leak Street. Police report no leads as of now and no suspects have been named.
Officials accepted Taft Moore’s bid on the Richmond Avenue Bridge as the primary contractor. The announcement noted city leadership including Mayor Chambers and echoed expectations for timely completion and budget adherence. Residents nearby welcomed steady progress and clearer construction timelines.
Deputy Constable Hen Stowe testified that Mrs. T Aldrich of 506 West Euelid avenue scratched him during a writ service at her home. Walker and others accompanied Stowe to seize contents, and Walker, a member of Company A Nioth Infantry, attempted to grip the property.
Arturo Elias brother of former President Elias Calles will travel home through Los Angeles after accompanying the Calles party to New York. He will board the Southern Pacific at 7 a.m. there, transfer to the Missouri line for Mexico City at 1:45 p.m., traveling in his specific car El Secretario.
To the Editor, a reader argues evolution disrupts social order and mocks dawn man, urging belief in the Bible and God’s image in man. The letter defends free speech, free press, and separation of church and state, warning against atheistic teachings permeating homes and youth, signed J, ft, DUPRE.
San Antonio leaders through J. H. Hayle of the chamber bid to host the 1980 convention of the Jena Sheen and Goat Ranners association. Lendy emerged as the strongest rival bidder as the group meets in Del Rio to choose the site for its next annual session before adjournment.
A night watchman at Cush and Carry Lumber company in San Maroon and Laredo streets opened fire on a prowler emerging from the yard at 9 30 Friday morning. The thief, carrying four buckets of print, dropped a tool and escaped under Ripps' fir.
A mysterious fire and series of gasoline explosions four miles off Fayewater Beach destroy a ship near Fayewater. The fate of the crew, including Thy Ded Boy and Lake Erin, remains unknown as the vessel burns to the water’s edge and the surrounding Canadian earth is destroyed.
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