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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1929
Page
1
The report claims Graf Zephora will sail above the Wool pelin tower and reach New York again within hours, marking a new world record in the epic Hearst Zeppelin flight. An inset features Captain Erkener celebrating the record, with the plan to circumnavigate Earth in three weeks.
A fragmented opinion piece discusses Jewish fears in America and other lands over Palestine, warning that Arab defiance could provoke widespread trouble. It cites Lord Rothermere’s push to repudiate the Palestine mandate and critiques modern finance, stock exchanges, and broker practices as a contrast to political upheaval in Jerusalem and the Muslim world.
Jerusalem reports indicate a large Beduin and Druse group massing to march on Palestine, with 2000 troops and rebels cited. Fighting flares between Muslims and Jews across the region as British troops rush to key towns. A rabbinical college incident is described with a rabbi killed and others harmed.
A Navy airship named Los Angeles completed its flight from Lakehurst to Cleveland at 2:20 p.m. local time. The craft concluded its hop as part of a nationwide airmen display with salutes from the Cleveland area.
The Senate resumed after a short two minute session in Washington and adjourned until Saturday. Debates on the tariff bill will begin Wednesday when the chamber returns to business.
Reports from Moscow describe six severely harmed bodies recovered from the Sungari River. Some victims are said to be Soviet citizens. The Moscow foreign office has asked the German authorities to appoint a consul official in Harbin to investigate the affair.
A Cleveland man drove his estranged wife, 45, and their 9 month old child over an 80 foot cliff into Lake Frivreday just outside the city limits. Investigators believe the plunge was an attempt on the three occupants. The car disappeared in the water.
Lois Belts remains in a coma with no change in the last 24 hours at Daytor hospital where attendants report she has been unconscious since July 6 after a fall from a moving automobile on Alpine Drive.
De Pinedo, famed Italian air ace, resigns as chief of the general staff of agiation MOAT. General Valin named his successor, with the move announced today by Gen. Wankenruead.
A special grand jury will be convened Thursday to investigate the holdup and robbery of two Guare State bank messengers about two weeks ago. Judge W. S. Anthony ordered the panel and Sheriff Alfonse Newton Jr. will select 12 jurors from a pool of 16. Charges tied to the case include robbery and assault with firearms against Joe Schwarta Lane Wilburn Taco, with Shipp facing accessory and accomplice counts.
Temperatures statewide ran above normal Tuesday with many areas in the north reporting 100 to 104 degrees. A 1,000 inch rainfall fell in northwestern Texas during Tuesday. The weather bureau predicts showers Wednesday night and Thursday as a cooldown follows the record heat.
Mayors at a Southeast and West Texas association meeting urged the legislature to levy a tax on school lands to fund road building. Delegates from several counties asked the association to press for action, saying untaxable lands hinder highway construction in West Texas. The organization voted to become permanent, with a four vice presidents and a nine-member board. Financing will come from voluntary contributions and a five dollar membership fee. no salaried officers.
A group of 40 citizens led by Mayor C B M Chambers and officials pressed for destruction of a one story courthouse section to widen Main avenue. They argued a 50 foot street would ease traffic, while county judges urged careful study. The plan included extending Main avenue between Market and Nueva streets. Continued on Page 2.
Washington August 28 The Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports rising ice cream consumption in the United States with 1928 per capita at 22 gallons. Last year total rations reached 848,045,000 and per capita use rose from 2.49 gallons in 1919 to higher past decades. In 1910 per capita consumption was about 1.04 gallons.
Neran Summers 16 of Memphis acted as chauffeur at a tourist camp near McAlester when Eddie Workman Jr 0 of Dallas was accidentally killed as Summers demonstrated an army manual with a smell gauge shotgun. Summers first said the boy shot himself then admitted he fired the gun believing it unloaded. He faces first degree murder charges.
German voyager Agatha Gazinski, who crossed the Atlantic in a small sailboat, plans to marry Paul Muller in Charleston Charlestown Aug 2. The German consulate will present a ceremony, after which Muller intends to sail back to Germany alone in a small boat.
WOAI will air coverage of the Graf Zeppelin’s finish from Lakehurst across a nationwide effort with Hearst papers and NBC. Distinguished correspondents including Sir Hubert Wilkins Lady Diamond Hay and others will report aboard the voyage while Graham McNamee and William Lynch anchor. NBC will use its full system over WEAP and WIZ networks with SYCAL handling the source program.
Kirksville Mo Aug 98 A tie Graf Zenpella passed Kirksville at noon today after traveling about due east. Report by K H von WieGand notes Continental Pieres by Rink Fentarea and Sauateatey Inc. publication details indicate reproduction restrictions and foreign rights.
The Graf Zeppelin voyage, under Commodore Hugo Eckener, continues toward Texas with a view to reaching Lakehurst New Jersey and Chicago by late afternoon and then to end at 5 o'clock tomorrow morning. The crew notes fast progress despite head winds and describes water ballast and streamlined operations as part of the expedition.
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