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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1929
Page
11
Judge Juve Watson fined a driver ten dollars for speeding after a collision and failing to stop. The defendant admitted he would not stop and claimed no intent, while another party received ten dollars for speeding. The exchange occurred Tuesday in Corporation court during the week’s session.
Local Yoakum farmers report fields too muddy for plowing and cultivation. The wet spell has delayed tilling as sections remain unturned and awaiting dryer weather for planting and harvest preparations.
The Woodlawn Civic Club reports plans for the first meeting of the year in San Antonio with the Sir Beat Antonlo Council of Warents and Wonchers. A 3 PM session, chaired by Mrs. A. J. Wale field, will discuss recreation center proposals and booster events at the county come. Attendance urged. attendees expected to help organize meals, auctions, and future activities.
A large crowd gathered in Miami for the arrival of President-elect Herbert Hoover. Officials planned a formal welcome, with Mayor E G Bewell presiding as Hoover and his party prepared for a motorcade through the city to the Bell Use on the canal bay for a reception at the J C Denney balcony.
A local drive by the Sao Antonio Wild Protective and Blue THANE society aims to curb cruelty to market fowls. An official stated many vendors damage wings of chickens and turkeys, causing distress. Warnings issued with penalties to begin.
A large San Antonio audience heard Feodor Chaliapin deliver a vigorous recital marked by strong vocal control and expressive depth. The program featured a mix of operatic arias and songs, interrupted briefly by the audience during the Massenet and Mendelssohn numbers, with high praise for his interpretation of Tchaikovsky and Rimsky concerto-style passages.
A British probe details a deadly ambush in Irak when Wahabi tribesmen attacked a convoy carrying Charles J. Crane of Chicago and other American officials en route from Basen to Kuwait. Crane survived as rifles felled men and horses fled.
A garbled theater and film notes column reports on Miss Shearer of Wigwam stories preparing for a film with Robert Leonard, Fox studios backing a project in New York and Hollywood. It mentions Marguerite as a leading hopeful, Sol Wurtzel assessing material, and various sightings at Hollywood openings and events.
Chicago negotiators and dairy workers reached a settlement to end a weeks long milk strike. Commissioner Arnold Kegel announced the truce and ordered a pause in picketing while the parties submitted proposals for arbitration. Workers sought 5.80 per hundredweight, while distributors offered 2.60, with both sides to present final terms today.
An old promotional article touts a cough remedy using Pinex and honey or syrup. It claims quick relief, low cost, and threefold action by reaching the lungs, reducing inflammation, loosening phlegm, and acting on bronchial tubes. It warns against substitutes and promises refund if not effective.
A Corpus farmer near Rabstown was restrained by a county court from plowing a plot of spinach crop until a hearing set for early March. Gerhardt and Hardwicke claim an interest in the ground and dispute removal of the spinach per an agreement for £111.
Four girls have disappeared in Dittsburgh Pennsylvania after a clerk related incident. Authorities say the girls vanished on the same route taken by Harold Graham, a Melon National employee, who dropped from sight months ago. Investigators declined to discuss names or connections while confirming the missing youths are under investigation.
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