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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1930
Page
3
A stray dog escapes from the pound after Mrs Elizabeth Ewland witnesses the animal behind bars and pleads for release. The dog, nicknamed Huddy, slips through the wires as staff work to free it amid a tense moment.
A new noiseless device tested in New York subways aims to reduce the loud clatter of turnstiles. The apparatus is designed to create a gentler pitteryatter, allowing travelers to pass with less disruption and less noise.
An ad touts PEBECO toothpaste as more than a cleaner and whitener. It claims the product retards tooth decay by addressing destructive mouth acids, promising noticeably improved teeth appearance and mouth comfort after one week.
Beverly Higgins notes the disarmament talks adjourned for a week marking a second halt after an earlier two week break. The report reflects partisan jabs, with Robinsor and Hoover quoted amid accusations of political miscalculation and strategic feeding of rivals.
John McArdle of 636 West Elsmere Street says two well dressed men in a Houston street cafe befriended him and later robbed his wallet. He awoke nine hours later near Bratt, Texas, with $28 missing. A passerby helped him to San Antonio. his memory of the events is gone. Engaged in a casual talk, the pair may have drugged his coffee with a knockout drug. McArdle operates a miniature office in Los Angeles Weights. Police investigate two men suspected of the crime.
The San Antonio Civic League announces its charter with Maury Maverick as chairman. The group opposes current annexation plans and calls for an independent city audit before any new bond issues. Members include Guy McFarland and M. Riley Wyatt among others.
The Byrd Antarctic expedition, after a long overland crossing and barrier of Tossieu, broke camp and sailed from the Bay of Whale toward New York. Rear Admiral Byrd and expedition members are returning with essential papers and gear, leaving some airplanes and material behind. The expedition plans about twenty one days to reach Dunedin, New Zealand, on the homeward leg.
The Mitropran fleetsig corporation plans electric power development under Italian control and technical direction. The count said American Frantee had contributed falsely to the issue of the corporation's stack.
Fragmented report describes a wagon and car collision near McMillan’s car and a brick wall crash. Horse was killed, no one seriously injured. Police and hospital notes mention minor injuries from separate incidents at Military Plaza and Santa Hosa Avenue.
Og Petrova, arriving from abroad, says she likes Marans more than the United States. She explains it with a playful line about loving Parisian beer and a general fondness for the place she visited, despite her stage fame.
The rich British peer known for a vast fortune married today for the third time. His bride is Miss Loella Ponsonby, and he has been divorced twice before.
Former President Caivus Coolidge denies misquoting in a telegram received Thursday. The message, sent by a Chicago publicity bureau, claims Coolidge will write the inscriptions that will be the history of the United States.
In Washington two experienced pilots Albert Stogenborger and Lieut. Bovis C. White joined Maj. Jacob J. Pickel in piloting a military plane headed toward Panama. The mission, under the material division at Wright Field, involved radio communications handled by Sgt. Vayry Wilson.
In London on February 20, the Duke of Westminster married Miss Keith Ponsonby at Prince's Row registry. The ceremony, attended by Winston Churchill and others, took place in the registry office boardroom due to crowd size. A reception followed at St James Palace and the couple prepared a Mediterranean tour aboard Cutty Sark.
An advertisement claims Dr J J Osborn offers a mathematical science based eye strain relief. It warns readers using reading glasses or frequent lens changes may worsen eyesight and asserts the method provides expert relief and correction of defects.
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