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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1929
Page
4
An ad claims pyorrhea threatens heart and nerves and offers Creasene as a home treatment. It asserts bleeding gums, soreness and tooth decay vanish in weeks, with a full-size bottle available at drugstores.
Representatives Ray Holder of Lancaster and Jack Keller of Dallas announced they had secured signatures of 100 house members pledging to block any gasoline tax increase until a reduction in automobile licenses is approved. Tillotson’s bill proposing a four cent gas tax hike has gained momentum in revenue navigation circles, while a separate measure to raise a 3 percent oil vehicle fee faces mixed support.
In Temberteton February a man named Dook attempted to demonstrate dynamite power to his brother by striking a fuse and lighting a match. The blast from the dynamite devastated a house, caused multiple injuries, and left the injured man unconscious in a Lumberton hospital.
A Texas governor has granted a pre-release furlough to Jack Norton alias W. B. Hunter, a three year penitentiary sentence for forgery. Norton may aid his mother, who is severely injured. The action followed efforts by Senator Walter Woodward and his son, May, and was connected to a prison inspection trip by legislators.
In the worst snowstorm of the season the Northeast and mid-Atlantic are buried under heavy snow and subzero temperatures. Twelve deaths, multiple injuries, and numerous accidents are reported as shipping and rail traffic falter from Maine to the Carolinas and west to the Mississippi Valley. New York fights the storm with 29 000 workers clearing streets. Montrealers Paul Segan and May Sherman die and suffer injuries in a Poughkeepsie crash. Maine reports 14 inches and subzero lows. Johnstown fires, burning two homes, kill ten. Atlantic City endures snow on the boardwalk. Nashville sees 17 inches and warehouse collapses. The system pushes into Virginia, Kentucky, and western Carolinas.
Widespread heavy snow blocked roads across the Rocky Mountain region. In Wyoming a relief caravan stalled 35 people and families after three trucks failed to report. Mail service and transport efforts continued by air and pony express as Silverton and nearby towns received a relief train delivering food amid continuing heavy snowfall.
Weekly resources show Ferrera Reserve loan at Dallas branch totaling 15,309,000 with a gain of 7,498,200 from 1929. Billing funds reach 53,208,000, up over the prior year and week while withdrawals drop. Decreases appear in new reserves and pineryés patterns, reflecting unsettled demand and shifting balances. Nearby commentary hints at seeking shelter by renting space.
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