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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1928
Page
5
Atlantic dirigibles are ordered manned at the Lakehurst New Jersey mooring mast. The development concerns the first steamer to cross the Atlantic, signaling a grand venture in transatlantic navigation.
President Coolidge endorses C. D. Burney's British dirigible project and approves government aid to fund ships capable of crossing the Atlantic in four days, signaling renewed push for advanced air and sea travel.
Miss Ruth June Mix, 16, daughter of Tom Mix, was placed under a guardian chosen by her, amid a fight over an increased monthly support from Olive Stokes Mix. Judge Craik noted California law lets older children select guardians, but set no final amount, with further hearings to decide whether Mix will pay around two hundred dollars monthly rather than the proposed fifteen hundred. The dispute arose after Olive Mix sought a higher allowance, claiming Mix’s wealth supports it. Tom Mix contested the arrangement.
A Hungarian schoolteacher, Tao Bruck, reportedly drank poison in emulation of Socrates, after a ban left him despondent. He addressed his pupils with a chilling reference to Socrates, fearing a required operation that never occurred, according to the fragmentary report.
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