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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1930
Page
2
Mrs Walburga Oesterreich stands trial in Los Angeles for the murder of her husband. A separate charge against the so-called Attic Man, who secretly resided in the Oesterreich home, was dropped after a recent court battle.
Colonel Easterwood arrived in Dallas to study aviation conditions and discuss a possible new prize for 15 hop flights between Madrid and Dallas via New York. Teras offered a $25,000 prize tied to a Paris to New York to Dallas route, with both Rome and Paris prizes already open. Spanish aviators were invited to enter as potential contenders.
Fort Worth based educator De Wil lem J. Hemmaond, assistant professor of history at excel Christian wnt erpity, will travel to Alexion in August to study British diplomatic relations. Research will focus on governmental documents in Mexico City. Journalist home Allen Texan reports David Teavall, a Br. and Mra 4. D. rel of biarity, is spending a vacation here after working with the Pere Work Prece for about two years.
Cuero Texas announces Henry Burt division manager says Cuero becomes headquarters for the western division of Southerns Coaches. The company plans office equipment, routes, and line sales including the purchase and sale of several lines. The Hues will operate from Cuero with 2500 allen duils.
Havana reports a strike by transit workers after wage disputes with Cuban Transit Company officials and bus men’s organization leaders. An attempt to install a radio station is noted. another item mentions a misdated event at Big Spring Airport involving the Southern Air Transport system.
Reported clashes along the Stung River near Changsha in Hunan province left several foreign sailors wounded and prompted a forceful response. Eleven warships including two American vessels were deployed to protect foreign quarters in Hankow, Wuchang, and Wanrang as Chinese troops and local defenses brace for further Red activity.
The twenty-monrih destroyer squadron from Sasebo naval base waits for Sheng-Dai to join Wangtae river patrol vessels. They plan to protect foreign fires and property from the Communist menace.
British authorities report Edith Sett lton a missionary and Mia Harrison abducted by a communist group about 100 miles from Boorhow. A demand of 300000 in ransom has been issued. The legation staff offered no details, but officials say the captors threaten to cut off more fingers to pressure payment.
Saanking Aug 5. Mrs RT Hearne wife of a British official on the Tientsin Pukow railway was attacked and repeatedly wounded by a Chinese soldier while asleep in her home. The bayonet was driven into her body causing multiple wounds before she reached hospital. Officials protest to nationalist foreign office.
In Cuero Texas a 20 year old Mexican man has been charged in connection with the fatal stabbing of Gregorian Yanis a Mexican farmer at the Yorktown area farm near Vorklovey station Yonia Mle. The incident occurred after a dispute at the Charlon Ring farm near Yorktown.
Classified ads offer help to find buyers and ease the strain of selling. An advertisement mentions Gall Cr at 2400 as a contact point and promises swift action through light listings.
Dewitt County Democrats selected delegates to state conventions at a Saturday meeting. R. Z. Waldeck elected county chairman with W. G. Tillery of Yoakum as secretary. Delegates named include J. Li, Shee pand, W. F. Boebiig, and many others to attend the congressional, senatorial, and judicial conventions.
Yoakum superintendent Meta Gin announces approval from the state department of education granting Yoakum High School an additional third year unit in a new economy program. The credit extends credit options for students and aligns with district plans to expand course offerings.
Mr and Mrs James Hardy of 818 South Gevers street celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary with a reception Sunday attended by about 300 friends. Mr Hardy is 73 and Mrs Hardy 74.
Mr and Mrs Janes Purdy of B19 South fierers etree renewed their wedding vows at St Gerald church Town and Levers Streets marking fifty years of marriage. Their family includes three children two living eight grandchildren and two great grandchildren. A breakfast at George Nobly and a lawn reception with about 60 guests followed.
San Saba County will host an agricultural exhibit at the county fair in early August. Robert Powell, newly elected agricultural superintendent, heads the effort with Brewer Garrett as president and Rubin Crane as secretary-treasurer. Others named include Carl Hopkin Thomey Wilton Kilie Taylor Cecil Warren and Harold Rurlerqn.
Fort Worth reports Dr. Erwin A. Milston a Texas Christian University economics professor has been elected to the advisory board of the Southwestern Voluitional and Strike Defense Quarterly. He is named as one of two representatives of economics on the board.
Fragmentary report notes a planned Canada trip for an individual named Hubert Mentcesl Ang. The British origin may carry a flight to Ottawa and Toronto with a return Atlantic crossing to England estimated in about two weeks. Details are incomplete and uncertain due to torn text.
Severe heat drives cotton opening from San Antonio to Houston and Corpus Christi creating a rush for cotton pickers. J H Fallin of the federal employment bureau notes demand rising daily with higher wages. Applicants should visit the local employment relay at the old Market House or contact US Employment Officer S I Preston in Houston.
MacArthur leads ABM as commander with a long service record. The text traces his career from engineering duties to a rise as infantry colonel and brigadier general, then command of the Forty second Army brigade at St Mihiel and the Meuse Argonne offensive, noting wounds and notable actions.
Fragmented report details multiple crashes near Cuero and surrounding areas injuring nine. Names and exact roles are unclear due to OCR errors but reference a Cuero resident, a college ball player, and several motorists. No definitive ages or outcomes are confirmed.
Fragmentary copy discusses possible wartime strategy and naval buildup. It questions destroying battleships to fulfill foreign orders, then spending billions on cruisers to bolster a navy and its officers, reflecting wartime planning anxieties.
James Wimberly, 1710 Leal, was taken to Robert A Green Hospital at noon after an automobile collision at Nineteenth and Perez. Injuries are not serious.
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