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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1930
Page
7
Charlee Dickson and her children spend the summer with Mr. Dickson's parents at Hopkinevitte, Kentucky, enjoying family time away from home.
Texarkana Ark July 9 George W Davis 65 a Spanish American war veteran awaited trial on July 10 on an indictment charging murder in the death of his 14 year old bride six weeks earlier. The grand jury returned the indictment yesterday Davis was arrested after his wife was found dying after being taken from an abandoned well He claimed she fell into the well while intoxicated Officers said they found evidence indicating she was clubbed and thrown into the well.
While its commander and crew rest on holiday at San Simeon the fate of the globe circling monoplane Southern Greas occupies G Allan Hancock. Wing Commander Charles Kingalord-Smith and two pilots formally returned the craft to Hancock yesterday.
A sprawling column notes C Van Cleve a veteran Carrizo rancher visiting the city to inspect in Wineragy and references J F Harris’s planned return to the Trails Deivers reunion in San Antonio. It critiques traffic law enforcement on the rich, mentions Eagle Pass and Piedras Negras drivers, and shifts to Yorktown fair plans highlighting Jersey cattle care and community photos.
Washington officials clarify travel expenses for federal workers. Comptroller General McCarl ruled Uncle Sam pays for pressing of personnel pants when traveling but not for hat cleaning or care. The dispute centers on a $1.50 hat expense versus the standard $1.25 weekly clothing allowance.
Lester Hawkins sought police aid after losing $95 from trousers he had laundered. R W Beckman reported a room prowler at 410 West Mare Street took $1 and two neckties. G B Burton at 1303 Broadway was robbed of a truck tire. E J Handles at 603 Corallog Street said his home was ransacked during a vacant property sale. A rug was stolen from a vacant house at 631 Cottonwoog Street. an official of a local supply company reported losses.
Loy Shipman jailed for theft forgets his age and size as jail guards and fellow inmates narrate his attempt to squeeze through a narrow bar gap. He shed clothing to fit, but bars proved stubborn, forcing officers to pry them apart to free him.
In Ventimiglia Italy Voronoff the rejuvenation expert selects Grimaldi Castle near the French border as his permanent residence and laboratory. He houses 27 monkeys from French Guiana who act as patrons for his experiments and reportedly take to the castle life.
Paris dispatch reports the death of a noted French prefect and former president of the League of Nations commission on reversing the Saar basin. He was instrumental in shaping efforts to settle the political status of the Saar region amid French and German talks aimed at avoiding a plebiscite in 1935.
In San Francisco about five thousand delegates attend the thirty ninth annual convention of the Trapital Young People's Union of America. Representing nearly every state and Canada, attendees wear costumes denoting home states as discussions begin with an initial prize and group sessions.
Ford emphasizes features boosting reliability and economy including a tuned compression chamber for quiet, efficient combustion. Highlights include direct gravity gasoline feed, special carburetor, hot boot manifold, aluminum pistons, chrome silicon valves, balanced crankshaft, and simple systems. Roadster to Town Sedan pricing listed with low freight and delivery costs.
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