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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1929
Page
5
War department directs Eighth Corps Area depot to examine costs and operations. Depot commander Cal Day leads a survey of personnel and methods to find economy steps. About half of the 250 employees likely to be let go as cuts are planned. Veterans seek other jobs amid uncertainty.
Three reporters from the Washington Times, Inch Neven Jr Linton Burkett and Gorman Hendricks, completed five day sentences for refusing grand jury testimony on liquor conditions. They were greeted by a crowd at the jail exit as news cameras filmed. A remittance shortened part of their 44 day term.
A court hearing reports O G Kirkpatrick of Atamic plaza fined six dollars after speeding near the city limits. Motorcycle Officer H B Allen testified that Kirkpatrick and ex mayor Blair were clocked at 40 mph for a mile. Judge Watson assessed a five dollar fine and ordered a sign along the Fredersburg road.
Strains of Telix Mendelssohn music will fill the Thomas Nelson Page junior high stage on Thursday as pupils enact a life of the composer in an original play. Directed by Mrs. Gertrude Stringler, Mrs. Mattie Laryant, and Miss Moves Brooks, the cast includes Hor Lense Tallmann Welix Mendelssohn Marjorie Hohhann and others.
Oghool Club reports progress by home room mothers at Thomas Nelson Page Junior High in supplying food and clothing to underprivileged families for Christmas Eve. Warert-Tencer Association meeting Friday to discuss progress. committees include Mrs. C. W. Satterfield president and chairmen Clark Abbott and J. Ty Sim. Welfare chairman Mrs. 8S. Lawrence. (Advertisement.) Druggists Eve Waterbright's product ad follows.
A vintage insurance notice urges readers to plan ahead for dependents with careful protection to avoid dissipating proceeds through investment errors. It warns against funding questionable securities and speculative ventures and emphasizes responsible management of life and disability policies.
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