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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1929
Page
4
A man believed to have entered a bedroom at 312 Nuers Street at 1 am Thursday seized a $24 bag from a dresser and fled the front door wearing house slippers. Ross Lillianders reported the break and a companion observed a man run away. September first listed as moving day.
On St Marys Street near the San Antonio River stands the old John Twohig home built in 1965. It preserves memories of Tay and local events, noting Twohig served San Antonians during strife with Mexico, was imprisoned in Mexico, and escaped to return home.
Dwight R. Hammack field supervisor for the bureau of the census spent Thursday in San Antonio. He directs the collection of vital statistics from cities and counties and has worked with the census bureau for ten years. He may oversee the 1930 census in Texas.
A Mexican government invitation requests pilots to name oristors for a nonstop race from Mexico City to Kansas City in September. The event ties to an international aviation exposition and would include Mexican Cuban and American airmen.
Maulana Mobasamed Ali, a prominent Moslem figure, cancelled his voyage to South Africa at the last minute due to government conditions he found insulting. The reason centers on perceived affronts tied to the visit.
A clipped reminiscence recalls John Twohig, early San Antonio pioneer noted for hospitality at his Main Plaza home. He sheltered the needy during the Mexican siege, was captured but escaped, and rode through Mexico City in defiance of Santa Anna. The homesearch notes seek old houses linked to his era. Fire in New York kills three and injures eleven in a four story tenement on the lower west side.
A masked, swift assailant wounded John YF Bewionn, a 36 year old racketeer, delivering him to a Chicago hospital where interns pronounced him dead. The killer muttered a final threat and fled as police arrived at the scene.
In Washington Aug 29 a rare ape family joins the monkey colony at the National Museum. Gifts from Colpheodore Bonnevalters and Harold Coolilge Jr bring Mr and Mrs Kiki and their offspring to the collection. Natives of EndasChina they were captured during a Field Museum expedition in Chicago. The group represents the newest anthropoid apes and marks the first exhibited specimens of their species in the United States, if not the world.
George J. Garis, assistant commissioner and signer general of the immigration service, made an official call at the San Antonio district office on Wednesday. The Washington official checked reports and planned to visit El Paso before returning to the capital, per William Wrelen, director of immigration.
Mexico City report from Aug 23 urges a prompt nationwide reorganization of all collection bureaus. Government committee headed by the treasury secretary has been meeting at the treasury department to improve the nation’s financial situation.
In Mexico City a series of Diego Rivera murals in an education building were marred by unidentified vandals who gouged holes and painted streaks. The works stirred debate amid controversy over their Communist themes and Rivera's public reception. Miss Jane Robinson of Los Angeles was assigned to oversee the repair. A note on a real estate listing in Chissi Fei Real Estate shows regional growth.
A garbled 1940 era notice outlines hunting seasons by county and zone for game birds and mammals in Texas. It lists open dates for hares, doves, quail, turkeys, ducks, geese, snipe, rail, and prairie chickens, with specific counties excluded or shifted. It notes bag limits, shooting hours, possession rules, license types and costs, and age-based requirements.
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