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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1929

Page

3

Twenty Six Dead As Storm Rages Over Britain Coast

A Atlantic gale swept into the British coast driving 103 mph winds at Scilly and widespread 80 to 90 mph gusts across England. Vessels wrecked or driven ashore near Newhaven Littlehampton and Land’s End. 26 lives lost with Spanish and Moroccan vessel incidents and damage to Dover Folkestone and Westbourne.

Great Britain Tandon Atlantic Isles Arby Scilly Island England Spa Lonnloa Littl Veleonia Selsey Mercwede New Maven

Public Checker Playing Banned In Langdon Campaign

Major Jobin K Langdon bans public checkers as part of a gambling crackdown. He states the pool rooms may close but checkers will be allowed to continue to avoid broader disruption.

Jobin K. Langdon

Spotlighted BYOC Flight Leaders Lead Kelly Field Event

Maj. Clirenca leads a four-plate BYOC flight with Lo. Tinker assisting at Kelly Field. Writing for Mexico City, they join Mexico’s aerial day celebration. Technical Sergeant Caywood of Kelly Field’s Betty First School brings Jane Tredicks and B pointers this week. Fort Sam Houston theater gains manager M. M. Brodowski, ex-service man and Sam’s band member. Girl Scouts in Los Angeles plan charity gifts. Several local officials and educators appear in community notices across San Antonio and surrounding areas.

Byoc Clirenca Lo. Tinker Aysistant Advanced Flying Jehtogl Kelly Field Mexico City Ane Tredicks John Caywood Betty M. M. Brodowski Sam Fort Sam Houston Victory Theater John Wilken

Russians Learn American Factory Methods In U S Visit

A large exhibit shows Russians touring American auto plants and drafting rooms to study manufacturing. Engineers praise U S efficiency. Ford and GE support Russia with credits to build factories while proponents urge gradual industrial growth and youth promotion at home.

Tlenry Ford Russia Ford Company General Electric Company

Marines Ready to Call Back to Norfolk Expedition

A four officer and 273 man Marine detachment boarded a river boat at Quantico to sail to Norfolk for a new expeditionary force. An additional 50 officers and 120 enlisted were to train in Pavuvland for the same mission. Maj. Gen. Smedley D. Butler attended the dock departure as bands played. The detachment, drawn from those with at least six months remaining service, recently returned from China and Nicaragua. The Wright ship carried the unit, with 18 machine guns and rifles aboard. The group is to join a broader force in Port Au Prince and Cape Haitien.

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Hurley Named New Secretary of War in Cabinet Shakeup

D G Moe Hurley of Oklahoma is appointed to lead the War Department succeeding the late Jones Wod. A veteran law practitioner and former attorney for the Choctaw Nation, Hurley served in key WWI campaigns and earned the Distinguished Service Medal. He also helped negotiate the Luxembourg peace treaty and built a diverse career in law and oil. The Fort Cheyenne post is renamed in memory of General A Russell.

Wastington D. G. Moe Patrick Iny Burley Oklahom Yesterlay Guo Hurley Missitia Lie National Guard Cilyael Hurley Aisne de Marne Meuse Argonne St. Mihiel Grand Duchy of Luxembourg United States Wikwon Lunsin Jia Syhieh Becketary Murley War Department Colonel Hurley American Legion American and Oklahoma War Associations Ruth Wilson Henry J. Wilson T. N Hurleys Patricia Ruth Wilson Andere Cagital Ghryenne Wyn Fort Minsters Warren Hoover Wyaming Cheyenne Camp Marin Tesas Fort 2 A. Russell

Pioneer Woman of Bexar County Dies

Funeral services for Maria Tiuminet, 80, of 720 Croshy Street, will be held Sunday afternoon at St Patrick Catholic Church with Father Pinnell presiding. A native of Germany, she lived in the United States for 44 years and in San Antonio 25 years. She was widow of Tulins Hummel and mother of three sons, a daughter, eight grandchildren, and one great grandchild.

Aes Maria Tiuminet Croshy Stenet Wyernie Pinnell St. Patricks Hummel Germany Antonio Tulins Tre Tre Ter Mre Three Sons, Ine Mon William Wank Nivel Mice Orange Mex Til Wynea Miss Chora How Iwell Alslor Mika Marie Millen San Antonio

Southwestern Rail Official Promoted

A Southwestern Railway Company of Texas official has been promoted following an announcement made yesterday in Tydiu m Texas. Phillips, the current superintendent of prrsosnrt, will move to superintendent. Daniel Pathe, president, led an inspection tour with officials.

Tydium Texas St. Lewis, Southwerern Railway Company Phillips Prrsosnrt Daniel Pathe Mad

Hitdes dairy boom and citrus dreams in Hindes area

In Hitdes the Tindes Station Weekly Clarion reports a rising dairy venture by M. Kelley of San Antonio with electric light and irrigation, plus plans for 1000 hens and a 4000 hen operation. The Hindes land scene features deer, citrus trees, and artesian wells, recalling George Hindes and a family tragedy as local figures mingle with oil orders, farms, and a tense crowd at a funeral scene.

Hitdes Tindes Station Devnense M. Kelley San Antonion Lilley Jevsoye Dolsteins Ieney Clarion Tinley Aml Inty George St. Hindes Texas George F. Wintes George T. Hindes Hindes George Saan

Telephone at Sea Offers New Rate Break

A New York dispatch reports a shipboard phone service with a low rate. Basic charge starts at 7 cents per minute for calls within the ship’s lines, with minimum ten minutes. No base rate in eastern states, while calls from other states incur higher costs.

New Lowy Lavinia Jose Tel

Carver seeks to force state to disclose witnesses

Attornies for Carver ask the court to compel the state to furnish a list of witnesses used before the grand jury that indicted Carver and those who will be used at trial. The move follows his quarrel over the indictment and a request to quash. The bond of 310,000 is refundable December 9, with further proceedings expected after the new year.

Carver Franklin Spears Wali Dearness Laredo Daly

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