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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1929
Page
6
Berlin dispatch reports a crushing defeat for German nationalist parties in yesterday's referendum on the bill against enslavement of the German people. Provisional returns show about 5.78 million in favor of the measure with 0.26 million votes counted. the electorate is around 41 million, meaning roughly 21 million votes were needed to pass the bill over the Reichstag veto.
Cairo Egypt December 23 Mustapha Nahea Pashe president of the Wafd party likely becomes Egyptian premier after national parliamentary elections. Wafd win 152 seats out of 200 at stake, shaping the new government.
A condensed survey of local miscellany recounts travel from Gonzales to Houston and a string of rural mishaps. Stories include a 101 year old man seeking care, a hunting accident leaving four broken ribs, and multiple incidents in the Texas countryside with wolves, eagles, a deer theft, and local figures visiting San Antonio and Kerrville.
FORT WORTH December 23. At a meeting of the executive committee Mineral Wells was chosen the 1930 contention city of The Texas Tithe association. The dates were set as June 29 and 24. Advertisement Wickes Cid strengthens weak eye children Melleie Wye Water all aroungisis 25 cents.
Dave Vener, a member of the American Legion post in Real Mont, claims a state championship after a five day membership contest. Vener faced ten rival post members and won, securing 58 memberships while the others totaled 37.
Texon December 24 reports P Willaw Hemphill, manager of a home for farmer negro slaves at I mer, Texas, has been offered 10 acres eight miles north of the city for use if he will relocate the home to Nacogdoches.
The Temple League, formed at Temple TMalhFl, will celebrate its fifth anniversary with a dinner dance at the community center on West Asshy and Delknip, 15 P.M. Wednesday. Founders Ephraim Frisch, Herbert Davis, Alfred Back, Tevison, and current president Sidney Ler kowitz will attend as officials continue the league’s activities and honors.
Funeral services for Fleury A Wilkinson 78 died at his home 13 Engst Locust Street were held Monday under Anchor lodge 424 A F and A M and the Scottish Rite. He was a Georgia native who moved to San Antonio twenty years ago and was a member of Prospect Hill Baptist Church Anchor lodge A F and A M and Alzaar Shrine. Survived by widow three sisters and two brothers. Fireworks ad includes emblems Aerial Flash Bombs Him Reet Dutch Blazes at Geo Keene's.
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