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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1930
Page
3
Political experts across Texas differ on barring bolters from the state Democratic ticket. In Austin and Waco, figures like St J Moyle and W Le Cresavail discussed party unity, potential actions by committees, and the role of the national ticket amid the temperance issue.
A garbled OCR snippet hints at a Rube Goldberg style device and a character named Baral. The text mentions attempts to "pull the wire" and a plan to lure or attract "the fins" from something scree-like, suggesting a complex, impractical mechanism described in period style.
Foetal services for Sidney G. Wilson 62 Moore Texas who died Friday will be held Monday morning with the Tus, Fi, Hack of Austin and the Stew, Marold Candenough and the Tes R.A. Tesler of San Antonio officiating. The remains will be sent to Moore Texas for burial. Wilson was a resident of Medina county and lived there most of his life. Survived by three daughters Mrs. W. W. Hardt Tomball Mrs. P. B. Faubion Goose Creek and Mrs. S. A. Duhy San Antonio four sons B. and C. Wilson of Medina G. J. Wilson of Palfurrias and Carl Wilson of Galveston one brother and one sister I. G. Wilson and Mrs. So 1 Chiles, both of York.
Alabama Democratic executive committee members backed a move to lift the party ban on bolters. At a meeting, Senator Thomas Stefflin said the voters should still have a chance to act, amid questions about eligibility of 1928 presidential nominees and party procedures.
Mexico City reports extreme cold with insufficient heating as temperatures reach 28 above zero. Two travelers or migrants were found frozen in the streets, highlighting harsh conditions during an unusually severe winter night.
A quirky column from Trethronrike News touches on Hebbronville cafe life with a joke about a pool game using holiday toys, a javelina parade by Sheriff Archie McDowell in Shreveport, and a Gonzales tomato planting push signed by 118 members. It notes George Saunier’s birthplace ties and profiles George Ray as a seasoned sheep and goat man.
Tustier of the Peace John . Onion will hold an inquest Saturday over the body of Perez 25 a former Methodist divinity student at the Wreleyan Institute. He was found near Bandera road and West Cincinnati avenue with a head wound. A prayer at the side of the body requested cremation. A bank hanging on a doorway tree was left to Rev Winair Guerr pastor of the Mexican Methodist church. Perez studied at the Sous-Teynn Institute and earlier at the Murray Met i uilist unllege in Abilene. He is survived by his parents Mr and Mrs Jose Perez of Durango Mexico.
A fragmentary report notes Pearl Tears of 611 Neriti Street sought police help to locate her granddaughter, Iu Egle Her laughter. The piece then shifts to a Kerrville fossil find with a ten foot limestone fossil uncovered on the T.O.T. Fall ranch, 45 miles east of Kerrville on Highway 41, during geologic exploration led by Cant, Toseah M. Micewell.
Hollywood gossip notes detail George Bancroft leading the cast for The Spoilers with Edin Corewe, Jos Kennedy, and Helen among the mentions. Mentions of Frances Dade, Pay Cavanaugh, Milton Sills, Norma Talmadge, Ben, and others illuminate casting chatter and upcoming productions while theater and film figures discuss contracts and upcoming projects.
Police traced a single suspect after a series of robberies and assaults on five women in Cleveland. The victims included high school senior Sanez Diood and 19 year old Mac Simpson, both robbed of cash, with descriptions of a young man matching Peatvier Gallagher. Detectives hunted the suspect as they reviewed attacks from late December through early January.
Readable crowds anticipate a night of dancing at Midway Oriole with Beck’s orchestra. Also advertised are various old time prize costume dances at Crescent Bend Ciriole, Trawalte Hall and other venues with different orchestras.
Clace Brings, famed for humorous newspaper endorsements, died last night at the Medical Center of Ipmoimonia. He was 22 and had battled bronchial pneumonia for a month, with a sudden decline after seeming to recover. Family members reached his bedside too late. many relatives had wandered daily. This light classified notice appears among the paper’s classification 11 ads.
A Texas district court postpones ruling in a rural education funding dispute. Plaintiff Louise Mumme argues the state must fund a $400,000,000 rural aid program to prevent discriminatory impacts on Texas school children. Defendants challenge the allocation, with arguments over enrollment thresholds and educational access across southern counties.
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