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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1930
Page
1
A scrambled notebook of 1930s era clippings notes Lindbergh baby reports and SarnofR remarks on television, plus Chicago crime rumors drifting to New York. It highlights belief in radio and early TV transforming home life, with political and economic twists tied to figures like Lloyd George and Hoover.
Captain Prieulonne Coste, French aviator, expects to begin the projected Atlantic crossing to New York soon after Friday next, weather permitting. The Ques Hog Mark will be ready for the trip, marking a bold early attempt in transatlantic flight.
Lieutenant Kart G. Glinmler a Kelly graduate from Fort Crock and Sergeant Strotle jumped from a crippled plane near Finlististille on Tuesday to save lives. The two men, both members of the Caterpillar club, bravely acted as the aircraft failed.
A merchants committee in the downtown district proposes lifting the morning parking ban if a majority of local business owners sign a petition. The group argues the rule has caused substantial financial loss, with restaurants and shops suffering weekday and Sunday morning trade declines.
Elizabeth Sluk attempted suicide by self immolation in Joliet, setting herself on a pyre with oil yesterday. Police and doctors report she survived initial burns, though details include a divorcee Mrs Siu connected to the incident. She ran along the street after lighting the blaze.
Continued warm but partly cloudy weather is forecast for San Antonio tonight and Thursday by meteorologist T. TE. Jnetios. Temperatures will rise to 90 degrees on Thursday with light to moderate easterly winds. Tuesday’s high reached 66 and the low morning reached 74 as a wellness day note.
New York July 10 Mayor Walker faces removal calls after a valet incident. Stewart Browne president of the United Real Estate Owners association says no self respecting Democrat would have a valet. Browne notes the letter is a joke and was sent by mistake.
Forest brush and timber fires, menacing three California and Oregon towns, were brought under control today after crews battled fresh outbreaks since Friday near Rend Oregon. Firefighters fought the flames as crews from multiple departments doused hot spots and prevented spread to nearby communities.
Washington reports a $400,000 cement plant construction at Fievmorntic on the West Coast of Mexico. Work progresses pre d ratory to extensive road country works, with the combined department announcing the effort.
In Hidalgo county the attorney general is urged to investigate poll taxes by a group led by Golden Griffin a former candidate of the Good Government league. The request comes from Austin and involves local civic leaders seeking action.
The Turkish army moved toward Mount Ararat with the aim to exterminate remaining rebel tribes in the region after a clash that left thousands of Kurds dead in the Zeylon valley.
In a Democratic primary clash at the county courthouse, 5000 ballots opened Wednesday with voter identification questions. County Clerk John Weber, supervising, clarified that voters may be identified by the clerk or two others, and that personal knowledge to the clerk suffices. The first ballot was cast by Mrs Susan W Emberty. by 9 am four hours in, 30 votes were recorded amid expectations of heavy pre election turnout. Absentee voting runs through July 22 with party observers noting regional interest.
In Dublin the Fianna Fair offices of Eamonn De Valera’s Republican party were gutted by a midnight blaze. Papers and furniture burned. De Valera’s private offices sustained little damage.
Boston telegram reports President Coolidge exclaiming I lost my wife during tercentenary events. Mrs Coolidge was later found conversing with Mrs Renoir G Allen, wife of the governor, amid celebrations.
Police refrain from jailing a suspect after a forgery warrant targets Hank Swarshi. Frantz claimed the man was his nephew and dismissed the charges, while Swansh and others laughed. By today they concluded the arrested man was wrong, as Twi Awanshl remained at large.
Nationally known pilots compete in the Men s Pacific derby starting August 10 in El Paso and ending in Chicago. The race shares the National Air Circus, with a 84000 prize for the winner. Stops span El Paso Midland San Antonio Waco Fort Worth Wichita Falls Oklahoma City Tulsa Springfield Mo St Louis Arizona and Chicago.
Classified section items include furnished office space at 105 Devine Street with a 825 sale offer, a four room home at 321 Lamar Street available for 2760 cash or 322 monthly, plus various classifications and notices in the local Want Ads. The text cites Classifications 11 110 80 and mentions Glenber News Interest.
Dallas July 16 The 190 population of Texas is 5,810,088 an increase over 1020 and growth concentrated in Panhandle West Texas Rio Grande Valley and Gulf Coast. Oil and agricultural development drove gains while declines appeared in 65 of 254 counties led by Eastland Northeast Texas and North Central Texas areas. Thirty five counties doubled their population with notable rises in Cameron Hidalgo Jim Wells Nueces Lubbock Lubbock and Tom Green among others. Continued on Page 2 Col 3.
Kelly Field reports Karl Gimmier and Sergeant Sizovle of Fort Crockett joined the Caterpillar club at 5 p.m. Tuesday after their ship’s elevator jammed and they bailed by parachute. They were aboard a drifting plane en route from Tanettsville, about 15 miles away, with nine airmen aboard. Earlier, Lieutenant E. H. White of Kelly Field survived a similar bailout when his plane went into a swamp.
Vossersal Service, San Francisco July 16 reports state mineralogist Walter M. Lindley estimates California gravel beds hold enough gold to create about 500 millionaires. The hydraulic mining resource is placed between 200 and 900 million dollars, with a safe average near 500 million. Additional gold is found in Bierrap deep ledges.
An obituary from Dresden reports the death of 83 year old Dr Leopold von Aver a renowned violinist and instructor formerly of New York. He died yesterday at Loschwitz sanitorium and his widow received the condolences from Violin etudenia and measures of the world.
Cedar City July 16 searchers, confident they have picked up the trail of Maurice Graham, mail pilot missing since his wrecked plane in the Bansarra mountains last January. They plan to push deeper into the mountains to learn his fate.
In Point Barrow Alaska on July 10 supply ships cannot reach the settlement due to ice. With dwindling goods and a crippled market for smokes, residents face difficulty obtaining cigarettes and other necessities.
A monoplane from New Haven crashed near Hostwick Georgia while en route to South America. Pilot Jimmy Garrigan said loss of control forced a parachute escape for all three crew members Randy Eastow and Garland Reed, who landed about a mile from the site. The damaged ship, originating from Roosevelt Field New York, had been refueling en route to Buenos Aires before the mishap.
Canadian flier Hop to Mexico by Col. Roscoe Torner of the United States Army departed from a point 20 miles south of Tisjvans, Mexico, aiming to set a new border to border record. Torner hoped to reach Mexico in seven hours, taking off at 7 4 mm local time and continuing toward Ai-Colonel.
Strauss, campaign manager for K. Sterling, reports expending 3521.07 dollars in Sterling's bid for governor. The secretary of state was informed, and Sterling's personal experience count will be filed later.
Cameron Forbis of Boston, recently named ambassador to Japan, met with state department officials in Washington to finalize plans for his July 29 departure on the President Taft from San Francisco to Yokohama and assume his duties.
In Woodland California on July 16 two young brothers Allen Kent, three, and Douglas Hinsdale, four, were burned to death after becoming trapped in a garage while playing with matches. The coroner reported the deaths as accidental and noted fire officials found the blaze contained to the garage area.
New York reports the death of Alice E. Ives a successful playwright of the nineties. Her best known work The Village Portmaster ran 217 performances in New York in 1896 and remains popular in stock productions.
Weather forecast indicates cloudy conditions with Wednesday night colder. Temperatures around 40 degrees expected with light to moderate easterly winds. East Teron shows fair skies early, then widespread cloudiness and a cool northerly wind. Overnight low around 35. Coastal area sunny intervals with lighter winds. Western region remains mostly dry with steady temperatures near mid forties. Northward areas warmer with a chance of light rain late Wednesday into Thursday.
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