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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1930
Page
4
Mrs. Maria Br. Sandoval, a widow with four children, was seized by three men who entered her home through a kitchen window and arrested her without a warrant on prohibition charges. She asked to wait for her daughters, but officers refused and booked her at the police station.
San Francisco report states Christ Carnec, identified by federal agents as the bootlegger who sold poison gin linked to two deaths last week, surrendered today to federal marshals. He is charged with illegal possession and sale of liquor.
The ad promotes a 48 hour test for bladder irritation and related symptoms such as waking at night, backache, and burning sensations. It touts prominent results, a money back guarantee, and claims the product provides rapid improvement in most users. It mentions brand names like Cystex and promises refunds if not satisfied.
United States President Hoover plans to appoint Arthur F. Foran as controller of customs in New York, despite objections from the Anti Balloon League. A Treasury recommendation, likely favorable, will reach the President and a decision is expected Monday.
Mrs Mabel Walker Willebrandt declined an invitation to testify before the House elections committee on moving prohibition enforcement from the Treasury to the Department of Justice. She informed Chairman Williamson that her opposition to the transfer is well known.
San Diego police say May Andrliffe and Vacificio Ga confessed to killing premises operator Francisco Guzman in a dispute over a 50 cent parking fee. The suspects were captured in Oceanside and transported to San Diego for investigation. Guzman’s wife and infant child were wounded in the incident.
Citizens and officials endorse a cash-and-carry approach to government finances. Analysts note immediate payments, borrowing limits, and interest charges rising during the year under this pay-now strategy.
A man was arrested in Wath on the eve of an alleged flonement after paying a woman named Florence Tee, 24, to pose as the daughter of a wealthy San Francisco merchant. The arrest came on the complaint of his former wife who sought child support.
Law officers chase a wanted man through Paris as “dogs in handbags” and bands of thieves are described. A steward aboard a ship is sought for stealing funds, with authorities noting the fugitive hid among small thieves who are portable in cramped rooms.
Lieut Frank L Sheldon pilot of the Third Attack Group at Fort Crockett lies in critical condition in Hays county hospital after a crash four miles from New Brainie between rail lines MK and Missouri Pacific. Lieut Tate, passenger, escaped injury and was taken to San Antonio. An ambulance ship and medical staff hurried to transfer injured fliers to hospitals.
John T. Floore, longtime manager of the Rio Grande Valley Mid-Winter Fair, becomes secretary at the Harlingen chamber of commerce by succeeding Syron E. Ward who resigned. Floore will hold both posts.
In Hankow on January 25 observers in a district near Shenchow report that locals, unfamiliar with airplanes, regard the incoming American plane as a mythic creature like the nine headed bird. The roaring machine sparked frightened crowds who rang gongs and cymbals to drive away the mysterious monster.
W C Coffer of the University of Minnesota says chain farming will not dominate American agriculture. He notes corporate farming may grow due to large land acquisitions by insur ers and other firms, but Minnesota farmers will improve through cooperative efforts and added capital to compete against large land holdings.
North Texas and Southern Oklahoma exporters gain a new district office in Dallas under the Department of Commerce. District Manager Fisreta Yonhe says the facilities aid exporters and prospective exporters in expanding foreign trade and connecting to world markets.
A murky snippet reports Knobknockers aiding a local merchant in LVFRIN Texas by opening an ante and splitting the haul from a Katt scheme. The text mentions ribbers, a lent combination, and only minor items left, but details are unclear.
Washington January 25 The smuggling of liquor from Canada into the United States dropped about half in the last six months of 1920 totaling roughly 1 500 000 gallons cleared from the Dominion Lowman Assistant Secretary credits the reorganized Canadian border patrol active from April to year end The Detroit border patrol district served as the mobilization headquarters for many patrolmen and the principal smuggling point for Canadian whisky and beer
In Tacoma Washington a mother saved her dying child from a cyanide poison spree that left the infant dead. The father Edward Bond killed himself after poisoning the child and later himself. Mrs Rasena Bond survived and recovered in hospital. authorities cite drunken melancholy as motive.
Washington reports that the United States benefits from a lower birthrate. Secretary Edward Eyre Huot of the president's unemployment conference emphasizes Americans favor raising the economic level of life over maximizing national population.
Neo Yona January 25. At the sixth annual convention of the National Board of Review of motion pictures 200 delegates hear that films incite crime in adults or children is all wrong. Dr Joseph J Holmes of Columbia University argues against legal censorship of movies.
Members of the Texas Laundrymen association gather in El Paso January 23 to 30 for their annual convention. Topics include family service washroom practice and credit business as they discuss standards and industry ethics.
In Washington on January 2, Dr. Alfred Kling, official dentist at the district offices, testified he did not receive money for an automobile and a wrist watch from Ford Sinclair and Mason Day during their confinement as prisoners last year.
More than a hundred women expected to attend the convention here near Wednesday to discuss adequate national defense and support for war efforts through the Women’s Patriotic Council. The gathering aims to bolster unity and resources for home front activities and public service.
Colamano Springe reports a bustling period for local sheep growers in Cola as Roth Ti miles northwest of kere enters peak marketing. The sector in this section anticipates a strong fall season with heightened activity and sales.
A fragmentary report describes a home ransacked during a preaching event tied to a prominent figure. Details are incomplete, with garbled text referencing a destination, likely a misread name, and disrupted phrases about theft and residence intrusion.
In Vienna unemployment rose during the first half of November, with the number of jobless increasing by about two percent from the same period last year. The data indicate more people seeking work than a year earlier, reflecting a continuing rise in joblessness.
Senate debate centers on abolishing privilege that shields senators and representatives and other high officials from baggage searches and liquor seizures at ports. Republican Ohio Senator Fees endorses the change as proper law. The move would end a long standing exemption that allowed inspections to miss liquor in travelers’ baggage.
Cairo report states Prince Haidar Fazil, a cousin of King Fuad and a renowned figure in Egypt's literary circle, has died. He was celebrated across French-speaking civilizations for his prose and poetry, with notable prizes including the Langue doc award for L Homme Hereux and his famed work Les Roses Entanglannes.
An advertisement touts a solar pad claimed to restore health without drugs or dieting. It cites thousands cured of rheumatism, nervous disorders, kidney issues, and more, offered as a trial by the Nadium Appliance Co at 682 Bradbury Building, Los Angeles.
In Chicago area 115 bombs exploded in 1929, one fewer than 1928, causing $197,200 total damage. Bank robberies yielded about $4,400 in cash per incident across the state, per a report by G L Han teter, executive secretary of the Employers' Association of Chicago.
In Washington on January 26, Representative Cable, Republican of Ohio, introduced a bill requiring all aliens in the United States to register with the department of labor. The proposal outlines a government registry and possible compliance measures.
In Indianapolis on January 25 two young siblings, James Blake aged five and his sister Muth aged three, were fatally scalded when they released steam from a radiator in their aunt Mrs. James Sutton's apartment. The accident occurred late this afternoon, and authorities reported the tragic incident as a residential steam scalding.
John M. Loymanuel of Beattle sues George Ativeh for 907000 in Portland alleging a conspiracy by Aiipeh Brothers Inc to ruin his business. The complaint claims prior to 102 the defendants conspired with Atizeh and others to destroy Rimaanuel's business by withholding awards to Emanuel and others. Emanuel later filed for bankruptcy as the Alive Brothers allegedly wrecked his credit.
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