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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1928
Page
12
An advertisement extols Castoria as a safe daily infant remedy for babies and older children. It claims relief for constipation colic and various discomforts, urging mothers to keep an unopened bottle on hand and noting a small price for a bottle.
The San Antonio Light reports early Texas straw ballot results showing Smith leading Hoover among 18 to 21 year olds with 132 votes from men and 37 from women while Hoover has 09 male votes and 37 women votes. The partial figures come from a few counties as part of a nationwide poll meant to gauge the presidential race.
Fort Worth dispatch reports a cave in a ditch ten feet deep where sanitary sewer work was underway. The collapse killed two men and injured others. Authorities begin rescue and investigation as crews clear the site.
A large new water tank is being erected behind Alamo Heights City Hall, funded aims to boost supply. Workers race to finish in three weeks under Paul Villaret of Water Works. The 100.40 gallon tank weighs 35 pounds and sits on an 18 foot tower, five times the capacity of the old wooden tank. A new well brings three pumping sources for the system.
Merchants from San Antonio and Texas attend a fall trade meet at the Pine Hotel hosted by the Chamber of Commerce. Julia Mailer of New York and John Carver of Strasburg discuss merchandising as an art and science, stressing daily advertising, novelty, selective goals, and rural credit. AJS of Devine, Keller, and others outline sessions on selling plans, attracting attention, and maintaining stock variety. The event caps with a reception and dance as the trade season closes.
Seven convicts tied to a sensational prison break face a grand jury in Texas. The probe centers on the July 27 escape at a county facility and the forceful incidents that wounded officers before the capture of those suspects. The grand jury convenes November 7 to consider murder and assault charges.
Gene Pettitt prominent Ranger businessman sustained fatal injuries when his vehicle collided with an automobile driven by W J Dyer. Pettitt’s car was hurled into the curb and overturned after the collision. Dyer and Pettitt were injured in the incident as rescue units responded.
New York August reports privately that Pierre du Pont may resign as chairman of General Motors to support Governor Smith in the presidential campaign. The GM board was due to meet this afternoon and an expected statement from Mr. du Pont was anticipated.
J Maas of Milne and Jean Veart af Chawile Jisid depart Brooks field at Gatoi on Thursday en route to Gb Paso then Techfield Cal. Maas studies ground school and flying instruction at the Air Corps Training center firing school and has visited Brooks and Kelly fields this week.
Mia J Summervine 82 and her son Ralph 44 were recovering after their car overturned following a collision with another vehicle at Nolan and Cherry streets. Both were taken to Robert F. Green hospital with no serious injuries. Two other people were injured, Joe Vaines 69 and Gene Valderas driver of a mule, with minor to moderate injuries. James Ras was struck after exiting a bus at Hoff and South Flores streets and also taken to the hospital. U Guamon 23 sustained minor injuries in a separate South Pecos Buena Vista collision.
German former Duke of Tlaten Quod a his residence on this heart resort here today. He was 71 years old, sister Victoria, Queen of Sweden.
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