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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1930
Page
6
Max Grab, philanthropist and businessman, died yesterday in Austria. A longtime American friend, he helped found the Vienna Austra-American society and was noted for his charitable work.
Leras August 20. W G Tall wife of a guard at a road camp here was injured when a small tornado struck the camp. She was treated at a hospital here and later removed to a hospital at McKinner.
An advertising item touts Phillips Milk of Magnesia as a quick, pleasant remedy for stomach upset and as a toothpaste claiming to brightens teeth and freshens breath. It urges readers to request a free ten day sample offer from The Phillips Company in New York.
A Pacific liner Tahiti sank off the South Seas after a swift Ventura rescue saved 317 aboard. Two women fainted during operations as Ventura began a perilous 700 mile dash to reach the stricken ship and reunite survivors with San Francisco. Capt Merer and crew hailed. Captain Taten praised for cool leadership. all aboard survived without injuries.
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon denied reports from Pittsburgh attributing optimistic statements to him about business conditions. He said he made no statement whatsoever on the economy, optimistic or otherwise, and rejected any link to stock market movements.
University of Chicago president Robert M Hutchins to teach a new course for incoming freshmen. The class will cover classics drama fiction history and philosophy in an inaugural thannra program never before offered to freshmen.
New York Aug 20. Under Secretary of the Treasury I Sills returned last night on the Olympic from a voyage in Europe. He conferred with Walter E Edge, the American ambassador to France, regarding the French double extraterritorial tax on American corporations with subsidiaries in France.
Oslo Aug 20. A group of American scientists under Dr Inna H Dant, funded by the Rockefeller Foundation, arrived today en route to Svathard in the Spitzbergen archipelago. They will spend the winter studying bacterialogy and the causes of catarrhal diseases.
German aviator Captain Gronas landed in Reykjavik on August 20 after diving from the Faroe Islands, en route toward America. Authorities warned of a patrol depot laid to guide his continued journey.
Veronica Goodridge, 50, wife of an insurance broker, leaped to her death from a window of her birth apartment on Ironx boulevard. She left instructions to notify her husband and to keep the house looking pristine, including the interior. Classified ads urged buying furnishings today.
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