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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1929
Page
1
A garbled column blends stock market chatter with poultry quips and aviation feats. It notes prices rising, a poultry expert critique, a world endurance flight setting a record, and shifting tariff debates between Britain and the United States, ending with a teaser for continuation.
L W Mendell and R V Reinhart abort their 240 hour endurance flight in Culver City after a tail flutter halts the Angeleno. Both men emerge shaken but unharmed. The secondhand Wright engine remains in good condition despite the failed sustained attempt and a fueling controversy, ending the record bid.
Proceeds from the Greater Mujestic theater opening reach 18 411.42 dollars, donated by Wille, Greater Metastic. Mrs Gilbert Denton chaired the ticket drive, with Miss Cfam fotte McGowan as league president and Willie overseeing hospital plans. Site set in the 800 block on Brooklyn Avenue.
Tehran dispatch reports 875 people dead and several villages wiped out in flood ravages across Tabris as heavy rains and a cloudburst halted the rising waters. Local authorities fear wider casualties as rescue units search ruined roads and affected areas.
Opening cotton prices show mixed figures with January at 18.56, March 18.56, May 18.6, July 17.84, October 18.10, December 18.?4. Market reports indicate steadiness overall with slight shifts among contract months. Notable quotes and precise fixes unavailable due to OCR errors.
In San Antonio and nearby areas expect Saturday night and Sunday morning clouds with scattered showers. Highs around the 60s, lows near 40s to 50s, and southeast to east winds increasing later. West Texas sees similar unsettled conditions with chances of thin thunderstorm activity and partial to moderate rain possible through the period.
Jon Dailer, 86, crippled Indian, and Mose Henrys, 60, pioneer Skagit County settler, Die in a farm house killing spree sparked when Dailey forced a woman to join him. Virginia Ins 24 and May Hartmen 28 killed in the attack while a girl named Stump narrowly survived, escaping through a window. Dailey surrendered to Marshal Willing Jordi after admitting he was robbed and claiming he should have killed himself.
In Wexico City on July 13, Angelina Ageeda Gonzalez reportedly used a crowbar to tear down her home while her husband was at work. Police found only a pile of adobe and debris where the house stood.
In Beverly Mills California on July 13 a quirky note describes a man raising chickens with no wings as a remarkable gift to diners at the second table. The playful letter by Will Rogers mocks scientific progress and jokes about future Mars visits.
Latcio and Simpliciy Godina, Filipino Siamese twins, married Victoriano and Natividad Motos at Touders church in Manila. Both brides are 21, one of six documented pairs to reach maturity. The license clerk refused the license, but Secretary of Justice overruled, allowing the wedding amid a large crowd and reception hosted by Cheanjorn Yaogoo, a wealthy ship owner.
Chicago baritone Jese Mojica of the Civic Opera was injured during The Jewess at the Ravinia festival. He fell while leaping through a window scene to dodge a furious father in act two and tore his arm, forcing him to retire from the stage with the director quickly substituting another performer.
THERAN Persia July 13 Considerable loss of life and damage to property was caused at Tabriz Thursday by a serious flood though details were scant. It was understood to have been due to a cloudburst.
A woman living near Cypress and Howard streets was knocked unconscious and possibly fatally injured when a truck driven by Hilarie Solis, 20, struck her on Market and Hanbun streets Friday morning. Solis was arrested. the victim, identified by a purse name, was taken to Physicians and Surgeons Hospital with a suspected skull fracture. She has relatives in California and Philadelphia.
Two San Antonio girls suffered severe injuries in automobile accidents last week. Miss Joss Schmitt, 15, remains unconscious after a skull fracture and other injuries from a fall from a car on Alpine Drive Brackenridge Park. Gertrude Long, 15, of 203 Teirteenth Street, is also listed in serious condition after a collision in the 1700 block of Fredericksburg. Local hospitals continued to monitor their progress.
In Copenhagen the Norwegian royal couple, Prince and his bride Martha of Sweden, saved two people in a drifting boat near Osin. Their craft, losing its rudder, drifted toward dangerous racks in a strong current. The prince and princess quickly launched a rescue boat and rowed to aid the distressed pair.
Scattered rain is forecast across parts of Central Texas with a chance of showers Saturday night and Sunday. Counties inland may see up to near an inch in 24 hours, while western regions turn cooler with highs near 88. Most of the state including the southeast stays fair.
BRUSSELS July 18 King Albert was robbed of his gold watch a pocketbook containing 500 francs and a gold pen knife while swimming at Melkerke. He returned to Brussels displeased about the incident and Belgium's first cease resort supervision, with officials offering apologies.
In Brussels on July 196 pending marks questions were discussed by German and Belgian representatives but no agreement was signed after retirement negotiations concluded.
In San Angelo on July 13 Trogo, hailed as a top horned frog, heads toward El Paso to compete against 60 other entries from several nations and four states in a horned frog race event.
Polish pilots Ludwig Idsikowski and Casimir Kugale led the dash in the Marg abel Pileudeki from Le Bourget at 4:47 am heading west over the Atlantic toward New York. French pilot Dieil fonne Coste and Jacques Gellonte followed about 45 minutes later as the race reported sightings from Spain and France. Both crews hoped for perfect weather to push the first Great trans Atlantic air race toward a swift crossing.
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