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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1930
Page
6
A new Five Cent Taxi Service is poised to begin operations in Washington with a five cent fare for each third of a mile. The entrant plans to use metered pricing in the city, where a six cent flat rate has been discussed as a possible alternative. The market has seen meter abandonments and new competition despite predictions of turmoil.
The Mer J O'Brien of St Edward's University will deliver the commencement address for Our Tidy of the Lake college summer school at p.m. Friday in the college auditorium. Archbishop A J Drossaerte of San Antonio will deliver the degrees. Faculty musicians include Prof Erich Sorantin and Mia Agnes Muephy with Florence Brush on organ. Summer graduates receiving Bachelor of Arts include Sister M. Betcman s Tarrant and Sister Af Teri site O'Brien among many others. a Second Term July 21 session opens July 1 with advanced courses in education sociology and government. orchestra members listed.
Frome reports July 16 mass and solemn thanksgiving in Carme lit order churches marking the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. The celebration recalls the order's origins in the late 14th century with devotional rites across the Carmelite churches in Rome.
The Hia Grande Valley branch of the Texas Cotton Co operative association opened in Harlingen with association organizer A. Uehoom in charge. The office will serve Cameron, Willacy and Hidalgo counties.
The New York Department of Correction tentatively approves tear gas cartridges for use in state institutions to control inmates. The measure contemplates deploying devices from end to end to subdue offenders, with Billica noted as a source of the weapon.
Washington July 14 Construction of a 500000 highway across the Canal Zone is about to be started by the commerce department. The project includes a modern ferry for automobiles and advances plans for a key cross isthmian link aiding transport and commerce.
Paris dispatch reports the French press verdict on Germany’s reply to the invitation for a European federal union. Berlin’s response is described as overall satisfactory, though judged in light of wartime policy and industrial factory concerns noted in the briefing.
Washington July 16 plant diseases cause a loss of 1.5 billion dollars annually in the United States. Dr RK Haskell of the U S Department of Agriculture announced the wartime survey findings today.
Naval era report states the Graf Zeppelin departed from FRIEDRICHSHAFEN with Nobile aboard heading to Boltzbergen. The voyage occurs after prior polar expeditions faced disasters, marking a high profile airship journey amid tense international interest.
Bridgeport, Conn July 16 A 35 year old unemployed war veteran Chester Taylor offers to have his sight sacrificed to obtain food for his wife. He proposes to test a trachoma germ experiment by a Chinese convict in New Mexico who reportedly sought commutation of a death sentence. No reply has been received.
George Eastman, the Rochester magnate and philanthropist, returned home from a three month Alaska hunting trip. He arrives two days late to celebrate his seventy sixth birthday. In his baggage he carried many trophies, including two grizzly bear skins, the prized items among his haul.
Workmen in San Dimas California broke through a concrete wall and freed a live frog embedded for about two years. The frog reportedly hopped away unaided and appeared translucent but otherwise normal.
Four San Antonions left the city by car Wednesday to attend Phi Delta Kappa national chapter silver anniversary in Indianapolis. Texas Alpha chapter officers Mabtings Hildebrand Hogers and Davis will compete for the distance cup for sending the largest delegation and miles traveled. The San Antonio group has been runner-up for two years. Pertouot joins them from the Incial chapter for the Chicago trip and return on July 26.
A bank hold up in Canton resulted in the death of an unidentified robber and left a bank messenger critically wounded. Charles M. Triblet, former Canton police chief and messenger for the First National Bank, was wounded in a gunfight with two robbers. Triblet killed one of the assailants during the exchange.
Tudor Seden outlines how to test a car by checking essential features for a strong ride. The piece notes why millions worldwide buy Ford cars, emphasizing personal experience and practical evaluation of automobiles.
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