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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1929
Page
22
Walter Petsch, a young county attorney in Guernsey County, resigns after a 6 percent salary cut blamed on fees of office. The move is tied to alleged discrimination against Petsch, who is the brother of state legislator A. P. G. Petsch. The commissioners’ report cites the pay reduction and fees as factors in the resignation.
Detroit February 2 Fire on the Detroit River damaged three ships and a steam tug at the Leorse docks. Two excursion steamers sank, one suffered serious damage with an estimated loss of 250 dollars. Investigators suspect a cigarette butt started the blaze.
Yugoslavia Feb 27 Army engineers used heavy artillery to blow up large ice blocks on the Danube between Belgrade and Pancheva to open a channel for steamship traffic. The operation ended a fortnight of ice blockage and allowed vessels to pass.
A crowded column records residents and guests visiting San Antonio from nearby towns. Mrs Be M White returns from Boston to visit Sam Antonio relatives, Mrs Laura Preston arrives in Wensonton, and Mr and Mrs DuBose of Deving visit. Numerous other names and trips appear, including Lilian, Summers, Brown, and Hutchins, with attendees at clubs, hotels, and universities.
Miss Elma Nent, rector of supplementary education in San Antonio, is named a member of the board of judges for the Children’s Book Guild, sponsored by Watland Publishing Company of Clitengu.
South Texas 20th aget of the Jefferson Standard Life Insurance company and Urach Jr Southern bureau manager Ladi returned from Austin where they were business visitors in mid All.
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