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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1930
Page
1
Four candidates filed contests challenging primary results with ballots ordered held by court. The cased ballots were sent to Alamo National bank vault for safekeeping on Wednesday pending resolution.
Arthur Brisbane argues women are pivotal in politics beyond prohibition and pacifism while skewering men and mocking social foibles. He cites a Cleveland party incident and quotes Lehman on wage policy as a tool against radicalism. A League of Nations committee is mentioned with continuation on Page 2.
Ballot boxes from the county clerk’s office were placed in the Alamo National vault Wednesday after a court order by Judge Taslon of the Forty fifth District Court. Contestants including Alfons Newton Jr and Leslie Moore challenge sheriff and county clerk results. The vault will hold the ballots for 24 hours at $20 daily, with a single insider knowing the combination.
Austin reports M Hailey, service assistant bookkeeper and accountant for the state school for the deaf, was charged with misapplication of funds via complaint filed in district court this morning. The charges were filed by T M Scott, superintendent of the institution.
A fire gutted a West Rogewool avenue residence destroying all belongings of Hu fad Galynn. The house burned Wednesday while unoccupied, with furnishings loss estimated around 70 dollars. Investigators have not determined the cause.
Toronto Aug 27 Frank Pritchard of Islip New York led the Canadian exhibition marathon swim midway as Isaacor Spender of Port Colborne Ontario chased hard to cut his lead in the 1 1/2 mile course.
In Dallas on August 27, reports indicate the Texas Cotton Cooperative Association is advancing 90 percent of cotton’s market value through its offices so growers can access federal farm loan benefits without delay. The measure aims to speed relief to producers amid troubled market conditions.
Eight year old Billy Wallace son of the Rev and Mrs W O Wallace of Dallas scored a hole in one at Stevens Park Municipal Course in Dallas on the No 1 hole. The boy with first time swing homed in on the 140 yard target and achieved golf's rare feat marking a Bee afest thrill for a young player.
Mexican motion picture actress Dolores Del Rio is under doctor care at home after a second ptomaine poisoning attack. It is uncertain if she can resume work on a daisying picture, with recovery still unclear.
May Thomas of ANTOQ de MOTNS reported for duty at Station hospital Fort Sam Houston Wednesday and will be assigned to administrative duties. He arrived from Walter Reed General Hospital in Washington.
Reports from Lima indicate a military junta will head a new government after the overthrow of President Frealdent SANE. An ill ex-president, once a dictator, lay aboard the cruiser Almirante Grau as tensions rose, with rumors of his death and assurances sought from General Manuel Maria Ponce.
Furnished room available for Brackenridge high student with $10 per month. Other want ads seek German army equipment, pistols, and shellcases. An owner offers equity trade for a modern home in exchange for automobile or secure lots. Numerous labor and light clearance opportunities listed daily.
Scott City Kansas August 27 A salesman pilot named Wikeins was aloft when a rattlesnake tumbled into his cockpit from a height of 4500 feet. He battled the reptile and threw it from the plane after being bitten twice on the hand and arm. The snake had crawled into the aircraft while he was airborne.
Chiropractor Dr Hugh Werren of the Texan theater building faces a complaint filed by Mrs Engelke in the Thirty seventh District Court. The alleged offense occurred in his office on August 19. Engelke was treated at Modern Green hospital for injuries after being found near Houston and North Flores streets. Details of the attack remain undisclosed.
Hart M'Cormick, district clerk, clings to life as a fever rages for over two months at the Santa Roca infirmary. Early Tuesday the end looked near but he recovered briefly overnight, with deputies visiting and then returning to work as his condition remains serious.
Cyclonic disturbances off Japan coast halt Marald Bromley and Harold Garty from attempting coast to Taroma I Wash flight plan. Weather delays persist as they await improved conditions to cross the Pacific.
Los Angeles August 27 Tan Chaney will be bucked ox bo Tised simply and without fanfare beside his father John Chaney who died two years ago Honorary pallbearers will be Ted Browning Harry Carey Lionel Barrymore Ramon Novarro William Haines Lawrence Tibbett CM Edwards and Yon Gubbings Chaney died early yesterday at St Vincent's hospital after three blood transfusions A crematorium ended his life while physicians rushed to the hospital Tributes poured in from colleagues studio chiefs and writers across Hollywood's world of make believe
Lon Chaney fights a losing battle against illness as developers and fans in Hollywood mourn the star. Reported by Louella Parsons, the 86 year old actor endured a slow recovery while studio heads and writers guarded the truth from him. He valued privacy yet loved reading every motion picture note about him.
Forecast notes irregular weather terms with references to Wednesday and Thursday, mentioning possible storms and wind. Includes unclear place names and dates, and mentions tornado-like conditions near a canyon region. Overall forecast implies variable conditions with periods of stronger winds.
Chicago report notes a courtroom scene with blurred dialogue as officers and a judge confront a puzzling accusation. The text portrays confusion, a plea for explanation, and a sense of moral blame amid cryptic remarks.
In San Diego California on August 27 authorities investigated the stabbing deaths of Francie Conlon of Monrovia and Lois Marion Kentle, 28, near Ensenada Mexico. Mexican police border guards and San Diego officers searched for a youth seen with the couple before the murders as a telegram from John De Wilde complicated the probe. The book taken from the Los Angeles Library by Chaos A. Parker is under inquiry.
In Hupeh Province bells near Wueneh reported gunfire as the American gunboat Panay came under machine gun attack. The Panay returned fire but damage to attackers could not be confirmed. The Panay herself sustained no damage.
A brutal heat wave at Le Bourget disrupts the endurance flight attempt by French aviatrix Marsse Bastia. She, age 16, endured sunstroke symptoms in flight as ground crews struggle to break the world's duration record.
Washington AUG 27 Former Senator Thoman Sterling of South Dakota died of heart disease at his home in Washington at age 72. Sterling, a notable figure in state politics, served in the Senate and was widely recognized for his public service.
The filing seeks to dissolve a temporary restraining order restraining Judge Robertson from handling Harlandale election matters. Special Judge Anthony is challenged for lacking authority. anti-incorporation interests claim the suit is political. Hearing set in about a week. three men fined for contempt of court and jailed briefly. appeal to the state Supreme Court noted for October.
In Yridnabirk, 18 miles north of Bremerton Washington, J Te Chelxty enson aged 65 and John Wedzedurch aged 45 were shot dead today by an ambush while operating a still. Chris Zeb fired three times and struck his companion through the heart in a fatal attack.
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