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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1927
Page
1
Experts urged compulsory radio installations on planes bound for the sea to send emergency messages after forced landings. Proponents cite a motor message system powered by plane generators, guarding toward better rescue signals and tracking.
Floyd Bennett cites haste and improvised planes in the Dole race plan failures near KORYOLK Virginia. He notes many entrants were nonstandard or remodeled pickups, predicting crashes or refusals during takeoff and the overall poor quality of contestants.
Dispatches from Mazatlan report the freighter Chapultepec caught fire off Manzanillo Bay. Seven crew members perished as the ship burned. Rescue efforts and cause remained under investigation by Mexican authorities.
Bangor dispatch reports a court continuing action in a dispute involving Archdeacon George S. Rubinesw of Lewiston and Bishop Benjamin Brewster. The archdeacon cites heart disease risks if testifying. a writ seeks removal of the Robnson family from the Winnition parsonage over alleged occupancy without authority.
In St. Albans Vin Aug 0 a report details efforts to curb liquor smuggling across the Canadian border. The inspectorate seeks a larger force and a seaplane to patrol railcars automobiles and freights amid theft and rum running challenges. A congressional inspection team examined ten ports and backed stronger resources for the border push.
An International News Service report from Oakland recalls Captain William Erwin’s reported final words aboard a ship on ferrying mercy missions. The message hints at a search for a girl as navigators risk treacherous waters near the Pari. The account reflects on heroism and the peril faced by Captain Erwin and navigator A. B. Bielywalit.
William Doran sobs as relatives hold a vigil for Mildred Doran, a Michigan school teacher presumed aboard the missing Honolulu flight. Relatives await news from the widening search as William keeps vigil outside Flint.
In Darvel Ayrshire Scotland the village fluctuates on the liquor question with alternating dry and wet statuses in a four year cycle noted as dry wet dry wet during the period described.
Continued from page one the case involving ten condemned men faces further delay as Michael A Musmanno Diet attorney finds petitions not in proper form and records incomplete. He petitions for stay of execution while Massachusetts officials consider two review petitions as Supreme Court of Massachusetts may act in October.
San Francisco August reports relay dramatic end to an air search for missing Golden Eagle and Miss Doran. Captain Eichwaldt and Erwin’s Dallas Spirit made contact then lights failed and no further voice contact. radio operator transcribed frantic messages as the mission continued into night seeking five missing occupants and aircraft.
Mrs. Comstance Erwin, wife of Capt Willan I Erwin, pilot of the rescue airplane Dallas Spirit, voiced confidence in his skill and doubted a tail arm failing. She said he is too able and steady to miscalculate, and she waits for word of his status from West Collingswood, New Jersey, where she stays with her grandfather, Rev Charles M Perkins.
Deputies Dominenez Flores and Garoni raided a room Friday night and arrested three Chinese men, seizing gaming and lottery equipment. Officers watched a card game through the window before entry. About $1000 was reportedly in the room.
Danbury, Aug 26 Hanford MacNider assistant secretary of war was unharmed when a plane he was in overturned during a tour at Danbury airport. His pilot Lieutenant Maxwell Balfo ne of Mitchell Field Long Island sustained a hip contusion. MacNider planned to speak at the state American Legion convention.
A fragmentary note praises General Primo Rivera as an honorary figure with good character. It mentions references and names ambassadors and officials who reportedly endorsed him, with scattered references to American contexts and cities including LA Detroit.
Report from Central Africa notes wives abroad face the same homeward pull as husbands away from home. The belief holds lizards sense and transfer a homing instinct to men returning. A Boston visitor, Mike Harionke, returns briefly from a visit with Mik Bopble Feller.
HANGOCK Mich. firemen report reviving a dog using a pulmotor after a blaze trapped the animal under a bed. Emil Lanett woke to find his dog Huckie leaping from the burning room. The fire was extinguished and Huckie appeared dead before the artificial respiration revived him.
Today story recaps bizarre incidents from Pavh Materoke to Ray Wiggins biting and lashing. It notes Lord Heading buying the London Chronicle for 14 000 010 dollars and comments on newspaper ownership affecting policy and health.
Reports from Dallas indicate Eastern and Dallas to Hong Kong flight committee members worry about Capt. William Exvinas Dallas Spirit lost in the Pacific while searching for missing crew in the Hearst Golden Eagle and Miss Doran. Exvin sent a telegram thanking Erwin for a 25000 offer to fund a Honolulu departure if comrades are found.
In Uglogna Germany Aug 20 Wary Liew Ollw Ruemtucke completed the weight test for the Cmpar biplane Germania carrying nearly 3900 kilograms of fuel as preparations continue for a trans Atlantic flight. Joseph Wall radio operator at the Cologne airdrome was ordered to fly with Koermecke and Count Solme-Tarbach later today after a medical check declared him fit.
PLUM Mich Aug 20 Mildred Doran knew she was risking her life as she prepared to fly over the Pacific. Friends say she told them she would endure the fires if it saved others and that she was willing to die in the attempt.
A fragment describes Old First Church at Alea and Fourth Street hosting a service or event. Mentions Will, D, He, Mialeten, Fervicea 31 a, mani Bm, Krak, Teron in unclear context.
Reports from Honolulu describe sightings of a large object and distant rumors of a missing Miss Doran piloted by John A. Pedine with Lieut Vilas R. Kurpe aboard, while searches around Oahu found nothing. Rewards totaling 30,000 dollars were offered for the recovery of the Dust Fliers, and officials urged caution as credulity rose.
Sergeant and warg tent tied to theft near Sam East Houston street are detained at Fort Sam Houston as police investigate a car theft involving a fountain pen and other items. A new roadster was reported carrying some of the missing articles, with suspects Mr. Bailey and Mr. Adams taken into custody after the articles were found in a foot locker.
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