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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1930
Page
19
Forecaster B C Forbes notes February shows better business and employment signs with a recovering stock market. Labor reports indicate improvement, though unemployment remains a concern alongside uneven farm prices. Opinions differ on overall trend, but a cautious rise seems likely as markets stabilize and production adjusts.
A long list of named defendants faced fines from Corporation Court for traffic violations with amounts ranging from 2 to 5 dollars. Other penalties included drunkenness and gaming offenses with various assessed sums.
Funeral details announced for Mrs. Diedrich with services to be held Tuesday afternoon at a local church. Survived by husband, children, and grandchildren, with interment at Sun Town Park Cemetery.
The state board of the League of Women Voters nominated Ret. Miss Annette Finnigan Mrs. Eleanor Brackenridge and Mrs. Minnie Fisher Cunningham as Texas suffrage leaders to inscribe on a national memorial tablet in Washington. The nomination honors their pivotal roles from 1903 through 1920 as presidents of Texas suffrage associations and leaders in the movement leading to ratification of the nineteenth amendment.
NEW YORK, Feb 17. Helen Jingen had a leading role in Act of Go but motherhood forced her withdrawal and the cast closed. The manager refused to pay the company for incurring costs, arguing closure due to a tool act. He lost the point in proceedings.
Jimmy Doolittle, newly freed from army discipline, attempted a post resignation flight in a Lockheed monoplane at Stoose veld field. A squall lifted the craft, landing gear failed, fuel exploded, and the plane was badly damaged though his family escaped unharmed.
Ted Adama national Democratic committeeman for Texas criticizes the Republican state executive committee invitation to Democrats as a mere gesture. He says the party’s doors are always open and expects little if any response from Democrats overall.
Mexico City Feb 17. Roberto Fierra new head of the government civil aviation department plans to establish a school for training civilian pilots so Mexican commercial operators can hire natives to fly ships. He also hopes to interest Mexican capital in commercial aviation with the aim of eventually eliminating foreign companies from the field.
Fragmentary report from Wammund Indiana dated February seventeenth describes police action at a Young People’s Communist meeting. Edward Warner sought to eject a speaker as deputies pursued disorder and arrests occurred amid a hall confrontation.
Mina Fae tela Gonsalea Palhejem, who played Pocahontas in a 2020 Washington birthday event, has been adopted to again portray the Indian maiden this year. Pocahontas will be surrounded by a court of her own choosing.
A recently built bank vault is surrounded by water after flooding near New York. The vault remains at a lower level while surrounding water rises, forcing authorities to assess access and safety concerns for the structure and nearby facilities.
In Los Angeles on February 17, patients crowd the Pacific Electric building to receive free second cancer treatments from Dr Humber and Dr Coffey. Reported pain relief and shrinking tumors raise cautious hope as 65 patients are treated and many more wait. The operation emphasizes space constraints and a plan to treat new patients tomorrow.
The Leon Valley area held a county meet at Edgewood on Saturday March 7 with H W May of the Hor Welly school directing events. prize chicken dinners were awarded to judges and teachers. Results listed include several firsts and seconds across senior and junior divisions in declamation, boys and girls relay races, sprints and field events with multiple students from Leon Valley, Helotes, Lock Hill, Culebra and nearby towns earning top places.
Mexico City reports San Lula Potos Putango and Chihauhui states enduring the coldest winter weather. Temperatures ranged from freezing to 10 degrees below freezing, damaging fruit and winter vegetables across the region.
New York churches will stage a joint protest against religious persecution in Russia. Protestant congregations across Greater New York will meet at the Episcopal Cathedral of St. John the Divine on Sunday, March.
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