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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1929

Page

4

Planner's aide unable to attend annexation talks in San Antonio

Tutor will be unavailable to meet city officials on annexation ordinance discussions. Earl G. Mills will visit next week to confer with authorities about the matter, per a message received by Ny White via Farthclower. White and Mayor Cham met Friday to discuss the message from Tarth men, now in California on leave, with Mills an industrial and zone expert heading the Razth group and slated to aid in the plan.

Bartholomew San Antonin Earl G. Mills Ny . White Farthclower White Maaror C. M. Cham Tarthmen California Smilles Razthmen San Antonio Sclveen

U S Ships Spaghetti to Italy

The United States, exporting six months of the year show shipments totaling 452 784 dollars, with a notable amount sent to Italy. The report notes growing export activity as part of wider commerce data released by the Department of Commerce.

Universal Service Washington Newcastle United States Italy Department of Commerce

FLIERS 10 TRY HANDS AT FRING FRIGS FLT GUNNERY EXERCISE

Gunnery practice by the Twelfth Observation Squadron and First Photo section begins at Bayside Beach on August 21 with 16 officers and 110 enlisted men. They will move from Fort Sam Houston by air and road to Bayside for a month of air to ground target firing using 50 caliber machine guns and dropping dummy bombs on a 10 by 10 mile target setup.

Bayside Leach Caidfield Port Sam Houston Bayside Seach Aeral Bayside Beach Fort Sam Houston Wayside Beach Doddfield Fort Crockett Dodd Field Moss Eugene Lakaisa Flagside Beach Company

Gold, sugar beets, and hills of Colorado crosswinds

In a vivid frontier sketch set on a hilltop near Buffalo Bill country, settlers describe ox-drawn trains, looming mountains, and the changing economics of gold mining versus sugar beet farming. The piece notes ore costs, currency value, water usage, and the beet industry’s impact on local livelihoods, with reflections on rural life, trade, and advertorial glimpses from Bonfils and Pike’s Peak advertising.

Wife by mail files charges in California suit

Nevada C. Busby, a mine operator, is named defendant in two court actions filed in Sacramento on behalf of his wife Nelima Morrisette Busby. One suit seeks 5101,000 for alleged seduction and fraud claiming misrepresentation of the defendant’s age family status and existing marriage. The other action seeks an annulment of the marriage.

Sacramento Calif Nevada C. Busby Doylestown Penn Mra. Nelima Morrisette Busby Busby

Vapex Promises Quick Hay Fever Relief

An August September hay fever season pitch touts Vapex as an easy relief method. The ad claims drops on a handkerchief or pillow provide day and night relief by clearing nasal passages and drying secretions. It notes not all hay fever types respond and invites free trials, then offers a $1 bottle of fifty treatments and a mail order option via E Fougera & Co., New York.

Couraelt E. Fougera & Co., Inc Maiden Lane New York City

Painted clocks and legends circle at 18 o'clock

A jewelry shop debate unfolds about why clocks point to 18 o'clock with legends tying 18 to Washington and Lincoln. An attempted explanation notes painters used the position to leave space for their store name, while customers offer varying theories of historic ties.

Ciga E.T. Harker Tertaberg Washington Grant Lincoln Ald Shorber

Fatal Shooting Follows In Wake Of Party Quarrel

Police report a home shooting after a party dispute left Cooper dead on the front porch. Valera fired twice during a struggle over a pistol. Cosner and Valera were inside the home with a baby present. Valera, a music teacher, had recent ties to recording work and a two year Victor contract.

Era Balderas Cooper Cosner Valera Charles David Valera Folsyvard A. F. Beyer Company Slonaton Street Minde Revert John D. Fowler San Angelo Victor Company New York

28 Men Sought by Chicago Agents

Chicago agents search for 28 men tied to raids this week as 136 warrants were issued. Ninety six suspects remain at large from prohibition narcotics and vice sweeps conducted Tuesday and Wednesday. Eighty eight defendants were arrested in the operation already.

Chicago INS Pedieval

Endurance Fliers Leave California Field for East

Endurance fliers depart Mills Field San Francisco after refueling contact with a ship. They landed briefly near seven fifty a.m. today, likely headed toward Cheyenne. Field staff say fuel was short and the crew may attempt a third refueling. A large listing of classified ads appears daily in Light Classified 107 and 108.

Endurance California Mills Field San Francisco

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