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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1928

Page

14

Navy bill gets high of way ruling for ships

Washington reports the Shigoa bill would add five battle cruisers and an aircraft carrier to the American navy, advancing in the Senate program. The Senate committee on commerce outlined the order of business with naval bills second, followed by cotton and grain sale limits and the Jones prohibition regulation. The Hawes anti-child labor bill also moves to be considered as soon as Hawes labor bill acts are completed.

International News Service Washington Vince Senate Senae

Atom discovery well boosts ore flow in new drill play

Industrial report notes rising ore flow from a newly discovered well as drilling accelerates. Officials from the international news service describe improved output and potential for regional energy expansion with ongoing tests and measurements.

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Horned Frog Is Put in Shade in Eastland Display

In Eastland, a remarkable specimen of a horned frog lies on display in the county superintendent’s office. The frog appears with a limb grown from a stump, its shell or shell-like limb extending beside the body as the creature rests horizontally, drawing local curiosity from residents including farmer Gresham and Sanders as they observe this unusual postures.

Tyler Dim Sanders Gresham

Depth records at 645 feet marked in shallow report

A brief note states a depth of 645 feet reached today in a ver hour report. No additional context or entities are provided to expand the summary.

Brewer Made Canopus Head Brewer Made Canopus Head

Leo Brewer an attorney was elected president of the Canopus club for the coming year at a meeting held Friday at the Plaza hotel in San Antonio. He has ties to the University of Kentucky and Harvard Law School and served as an artillery captain in World War I. New officers include William C. King Ray Keck O Seiser Tol Smith Dr I J Nixon Lot Mallinger Martin Giesecke Lack Boretta and Ty Gregg Praneis. The group plans a theatre dinner dance to be filmed at the Plaza ballroom tomorrow night under Jor McShane’s direction.

Leo Brewer Yirect Taza Brewer University of Kentucky Harvard Law Schoo University of Lexas San Antonio Atillery Cantain du France William C. King Ray Keck A O. Seiser Tol Smth I. J. Nixon Lot Mallinger Martin Giesecke Lack Boretta Ty. Gregg Praneis Armateur Jor McShane Plaza

Senate Keeps Chamber as Is Amid Ventilation Reform Plan

The Senate Rules Committee postponed action on remodeling the chamber at an estimated cost of WEIGHTED by a plan proposed by Senator Copeland of New York. Copeland, a physician, argued poor ventilation shortens members lives and urged a new ventilation system to blow fresh air through the chamber. The proposal follows discussions during a special session anticipated after Memorial Day.

Oy International News Service Washington Senate Capitol Senate Rules Committee B. Seator Copeland New York Lon Copeland Murel

Fingerprints to ID Corpse After Five Months’ Death

In New York City police plan to use fingerprint impressions to determine the identity of a man found dead in Manhattan on July 27. The body, exhumed at the request of an insurance company holding a $35,000 policy on Mrs. de Palm’s son, may be either Wend and burial rights for five months entangled with Maria de Palm of Brooklyn or Nicholas Loulier of Massachusetts.

Berrlea New York Buriel Wic Maria de Pale Brooklyn Nicholas Loulier Kinsaachusetts

Husband shoots wife then kills himself in tragic shooting

A man fatally shot his wife Violet Wilson, aged 15, before turning the pistol on himself. The crime occurred in the hospital area, with authorities confirming four wounds and a fatal outcome for the woman while the husband died shortly after.

Merve Red Blufe Cal Dee Violet Wilson Poplar Fearald Hedluff Hugh J Earl Wilson Mituaell Glands

Injunction Filed Over Movie Film Monopoly in Chicago

United States District Attorney George E. Johnson filed a federal suit in Chicago accusing Mala ban and Jala corporation, controllers of large moving picture theaters, and Publix theater chain heads, of monopoly in motion pictures. The complaint also names many major film companies nationwide as co-defendants.

Telernational Naga Service Chicago United States George E Johnson Today Malaban and Jala Corporation Moving Picture Chealer Publix Theatera Apa Co-Defenbry Moving Tre Corporation

Payroll Bandit Suspect Identified in Bronx Robbery

One of eight men arrested in a Bronx bust was positively identified as a participant in a payroll robbery in Yonkers last Wednesday. Patrolman Patrick O Keefe identified him, and he and another man were arraigned before Magistrate Daray and held without bail for examination Monday.

Bronx Chursdiy Alex Fanith Yonkern Tatrolman Patrick O'Keefe Wemen Arra Lefare Daray

Seize Rum Vessel Offshore Under New York Notice

A fragmentary report notes authorities seizing a rum vessel eighty miles offshore near New York. The item mentions the incident basis in late breaking terms, with unclear dates and names due to damaged OCR.

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