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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1929
Page
4
City police execute raids resulting in numerous arrests as Chief orders a cleanup. Report notes heightened effort to control disturbances linked to vagrants, with officers taking many into custody and pledging ongoing actions to restore order.
Health authorities warn the public to heed lessons from 1918 as demand for Vicks VapoRub soars. Factories run at high capacity to meet national need, with over a million people affected this year though the illness remains milder than past waves.
An ad touts a red pepper rub as providing the quickest relief for rheumatism and related pains. It promises numbness then relief within three minutes, improves blood circulation, and claims to ease neuralgic and muscle pains.
Photograph shows the all metal dirigible being moved from its Glendale hangar for initial motor tests. The Slate craft marks a radical departure in construction and motive power from existing air ships.
Kilday dispatched police to curb crime as over 100 vagrants and others were questioned by Wednesday morning. Thirty three held on vagrancy charges, seventy released after fingerprints and questioning at headquarters. Robberies reported on King William and South St Marys, Plaza Level Garage, and Hot Wells Boulevard, with victims B. Irwin, LE Rice, and G C O St John relieved of $115, $2.15, and $85 respectively.
Detectives say the badly mangled body found near Laredo on January 1 is believed to be FL W. Weaver of Cleveland Ohio a federal narcotic enforcement operative. Investigators Sliggins and Harlenstle have enlisted local federal agents and will contact Washington authorities to confirm identity and determine motive and details of the death.
Mrs W H Powers a 65 native of Hon Marcos and well known in San Antonio will be buried in Lockhart Friday morning after dying Tuesday at her Lockhart home. She leaves a husband eight children and one brother with several relatives listed including Mrs RF Worver Dr V Powers J Ragsdale Mrs CB Allen and Mrs Clyde Tutchings among others.
Anton Rathuan 45 was killed in Tuesday’s explosion. Services will be held Thursday at 1:00 p.m. at Lebrian Burial Park. He is survived by his widow Maria Rachmina and daughter, Me Waive Kalors, along with brothers Petsain dahin Qarksann and sisters Ame Mai Rawhiman Susanna Phavide and Mire Orhesee Botteghe.
Funeral service for Sallie Toegagen, daughter of Mr and Mrs A. Cue, will be held Thursday at the Fire Presbyterian Church. She is survived by one sister, Mary Cases, and a brother T. AL Visey.
San Antonio Public Night School expects almost 500 certificates to be issued at the close of the fall term on January 1. The spring term runs January 24 to April 15 with classes 6 30 to 9 30 p m on Monday Tuesday and Thursday. Registration is open at the Main Avenue center for the term and the curriculum will be expanded. enrollment may ease from 1313.
The docket shows sixty five cases filed in Corporation Court with twenty six traffic violations. Frank Bustick, station commissioner and acting judge, tried five traffic cases, dismissing none. The docket status is listed as of Wednesday with totals and new filings noted.
Mexican residents of Kanantonio attend a banquet in honor of Mayor C. A. Chamberstoll at El Poblann restaurant Tuesday night. Enrique Santibanez, the Mexican consul general to San Aw, attends as guest of honor. The event highlights ideas about rebuilding and regional cooperation amid internal strife.
The remains of Lieut. Dean V. Satur don of the Air Corps are en route to San Antonio from Langley Field after an airplane accident. The funeral services will be held at Fort Sam Houston Port Chapel at 2 o'clock Thursday, with burial in Fort Sam Limiston cemetery under Chaplain A. Kund.
Shortage of hens and a fryery shortage in San Antonio area drives prices higher. Dealers report hens selling at twenty-eight to thirty cents per pound, reflecting holiday demand and limited supply.
Obituary notice for Mrs. M. Crutcher. Details mention three daughters and surviving relatives, with reference to Mineral area and local roads. The text notes services Thursday and kin names including Willaeli, Bop Smid, Mrs William AL Wernire, and Bun Antenia.
A campaign to raise stock for the Gulf & West Texas railroad moves forward in San Antonio. Col. W. H. Puelle leads solicitors in a coordinated effort to meet the city’s quota, urging residents to sign up and invest promptly.
Three New York specialists unveil Menthedyne a menthol based liquid remedy touted to clear coughs fast. It promises to stop deep seated coughing improve sleep and speed recovery by delivering relief through a systemic action. The ad urges readers to buy from a druggist with a money back guarantee if no improvement by morning.
An old advertisement questions the proper weight for a 30 year old woman and promotes McCoy’s Tablets as a health aid. The copy teases a height based table of ideal weight and urges readers to buy the product for “marked improvement to health” despite dubious claims.
At a Tuesday night meeting in MC A, the Heroes of 76 elected brigadier general Krank Cochey as commander for the coming year. Officers named include H R Rolle as vice commander and E L Patmenter as camp adjutant, with Thomas A Starking as camp chaplain. The group met after the Sojourners club monthly gathering at the Y. Also noted were promotions for Waller T Meyer, Francis J Achate, Peelith FLA, and Maj F C Netcher Fin Rea who were announced.
Revelent with the incomparable woodland fragrance the next six day installment of the Porter novel series Poised as a wholesome tale Te annette Whattan Porter presents Freckles Linda a continuation likened to Gee Stratton Porter’s style Readers will meet lovable characters and nature’s lure in a seamless bridge from the original Freckles series told in a family friendly voice
Arthur B. Mulvoy, famed for defending numerous friends in federal court, died suddenly in Chicago yesterday at the age of 15. Mulvoy, known for rarely taking fees, had long been associated with charitable work and legal aid in the city.
New York dealers report the Jerome Kern book collection auction reached 275952 dollars for a single session at Anderson Pallevius Institute night. the Kern estate total over three sessions hits 615387 dollars with seven more sessions expected to push near a million dollars.
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