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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1929
Page
1
Discussion on the Randolph field construction work at West Point of the Air gathers military leaders including Brig. Gen. Frank P. Lahm. The event, noted alongside the Flying Chiefs, highlights plans and progress in military aviation facilities.
Arthur Brisbane discusses Wall Street optimism turning to warning as lenders spike rates and debt figures jump. He mentions science explanations for crime, a rise in national debt and Mellon tax cuts, plus reactions to King George’s return and the King’s Speech in Britain, with notes on labor politics and industrial output.
Plans for the Randolph field move forward as approval comes for the $30 million project to create a new air training center dubbed the West Point of the Air. Maj. Gen. James E. B. Fewell and Rep. W. Frank James inspect site progress while Congress weighs funding and future needs. The field aims to boost military aviation capacity and regional economy, with projected annual Army income rising past $10 million.
Jury selected for trial of Wiley Page, a young Texas farmer, accused of killing his father-in-law, in Killingworth. The state reports no eye witnesses and Sheriff Tod Spndées notes the case proceeds with testimony to be submitted as scheduled.
Amarillo Texas July 2 One of the grand attractions at the Tri-State Fair opened with a lengthy three-flag exhibition by the fair association's act, drawing attention from attendees and promising a festive start to the event.
San Antonio citizens visited Mayor Chambers on Tuesday hoping to have traffic fines remitted after his July 1 stop to curb violations. Moeulz Converse, a stranger, had his high 3 fine remitted in full, while other applicants faced a firm stand against further remissions. The mayor urged them to tell Eto the judge.
The comptroller of the currency today issued a call for the condition of all national banks at the close of business on Saturday June 29. A separate note from the state banking commissioner in Austin also issued a call for the condition of state banks as of June 20.
Paris July 2 The foreign affairs committee of the Chamber of Deputies narrowly approved a debt settlement plan valued at 1 million with a reservation not yet specified in the bill. The committee backed ratification by a slim margin of 15 to 5.
President Hoover announced plans to convene a national conference on child welfare at the White House within nine months. The move aims to address child welfare issues across the nation and gather leaders from government and social services.
Clouds persist Tuesday night and Wednesday with little temperature change. Wednesday highs near 02 degrees, light southerly winds. In Fast Yorkan region clouds and thundershowers expected, northeast winds, cooler southeast portion. Tonight to Wednesday cloudy with possible showers in northern areas, warmer north portions on Wednesday.
Texas Republican leaders Eugene Nolte and K R Creager arrived in San Antonio to face the patronage investigation led by Senator Smith W. Brookbach. Nolte said the inquiry will not change Texas party policies and asserted the committee was misled.
Retired Rear Admiral Bradley A. Fiske secured a $109,500 patent infringement judgment from the U S government in a circuit court suit. The case concerns the alleged misuse of his torpedophile invention.
A bolt of lightning struck a team of four horses drawing a binder near Firic Kansas, killing three of the animals and injuring none reported. Driver Dee MeVlin, about 82, survived the strike. The incident occurred yesterday afternoon on a farm three miles south of Firic.
Graf Zeppelin will depart Friedrichshafen for the world flight route. Commander Auguste Oberer and Dr. Hugo Bakeney, leaders of Zeppelinworks, announced the event, noting preparations and anticipated timetable.
New York report describes Toarld Dornstein receiving a three year sentence after renting his boy as a cripple for begging. The schemes involved multiple cripples, with the father earning about 100 dollars daily and the boy’s share around 50 cents. Police traced the arrangements to the father's actions and the criminal operation.
Congressman De Priest denounces southern lawmakers as cowards while addressing an NAACP mass meeting in Cleveland. He links censorship of Mrs Hoover to party politics and calls for enforcement of the thirteenth through fifteenth amendments alongside prohibition funding. He pledges equal aid to white and Black constituents and criticizes focus on the eighteenth amendment. Continued on page 17.
Leo Nomis and Maw ioe Morrison crash 5000 feet above Altporn Los Angeles when their Mare flight ends in fog. Both pilots injured but stable. they hope to repair and retry within days aiming to beat 172 hours 81 minutes 1 second.
New York editors of Corriere Italia respond to a reader complaint about their paper being too small for lunch wrap. They announce a larger, tabloid format to satisfy readers and wrap needs.
In CHICAGO Aus 2 71 private selectives guard the Gold Coast home of John McCormick while he hosts his daughter Mathilde her husband Max Oger and their two young children Anita and Peter Max. Police say no kidnapping plot exists though guards and police HQs are referenced. Deputy Commissioner John PB Stege notes private detectives remain on constant guard even when homes are vacant.
Rail traffic into Hungary from Czechoslovakia was halted today at Hidasmencti on the Czecho Slovakian Hungarian front. The move was understood to be at the orders of the Czechoslovakian government after an overnight arrest on suspicion of espionage of Vincent Pasha, the Czechoslovakian railrest cashier at that point.
Former King Amanullah of Ganelan with his suite arrived today aboard a steamer from Bombay en route to Marseilles France. He plans to reside in Europe likely Italy.
Washington dispatch reports two new appointments to the Farm Board. Pr Mexander Togge of Chicago and G. C. Teague of California have accepted their posts, signaling continued support for the agency’s agricultural policies.
San Antonio officials forecast a municipal bond issue surpassing 2 million dollars within 12 months. Street Commissioner Paul E. Steffler urged 2 million for flood prevention on the San Antonio River and city street projects, with a larger 3 million needed for his department. Mayor and commissioners weigh options as surveys by an engineering firm near completion.
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