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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1929
Page
17
Nearly $100,000 will be entrusted to the Coulter and Payne advertising agency for city publicity in San Antonio. Mayor C. M. Chambers announced the selection after months of speculation about the fund voted by the people last summer.
Edward Nolan faced Judge Joseph W. Schulman on a drunkenness charge in Chicago. The judge rejected a lenient sentence noting the city would need months for advertising schemes tied to a charter amendment. A municipal advertising plan, discussed by the mayor’s advisory advertising committee, foresees agency handling with a four month term. Nolan pressed for a shorter term, while the judge suggested months could be set by the calendar.
James Staniey Joyce, third of Pegey Dopkins Joyce's fortune, is sued for divorce by his second wife, former Mrs. R. N. Vail of New York. She accuses cruelty starting on their Nice honeymoon, with later assaults in Paris. The couple wed November 20, 1926, five years after his first marriage ended.
In Dallas the second death threat against the plaintiff’s site in a suit against Police Commissioner W. C. Graves prompted authorities to drop the threat, according to Walter E. Branan attorney for W. J. Reid. An unidentified man allegedly threatened him with “a ride” Tuesday and the case was halted. Reid had earlier claimed a note signed Tony the Killer offered a similar ultimatum.
A late Thursday fire in Tyler Texas destroyed the St Louis and Southwestern railway car repair department about 40 box cars and all equipment. Estimated damage initially placed near 100000 dollars with no injuries as acetylene tanks exploded and the Cotton Belt shops faced danger late into the night.
One man died and 12 others were injured in a blast aboard the Steamer John D Rockefeller at the Kiel pier in Bayonne New Jersey. The ship was docked when the explosion occurred.
In Canberra and Austria the premier outlines reparations views. The Australian federal government backs Philip Snowden of Britain and agrees that the empire should not be asked to make further sacrifices. The Hague meeting is cited as context for these positions.
An ad touts Kota Konta as a soft healing powder that soothes raw skin and burning. It claims three minutes to relief, absorbs perspiration, keeps garments dry, and reduces odor. Also advertised as good for sunburn with a line of other Menren products.
A bold pitch extols the new Eveready Radio Receivers as uncanny in sound reproduction. It highlights the built in dynamic speaker delivering full depth from tuba to piccolo and notes production by National Carbon Company alongside other Eveready products and the Eveready Hour sponsor.
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