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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1930
Page
3
In Moerisinwn Ni.ud a nurse was found fatally stabbed in nearby woods. Police allege Harry Woolsey, a 14 year old of wealthy parents, confessed, claiming the nurse was a tattletale. The case unsettles a quiet community as investigators pursue details.
Dallas observer reports from Paris on July 18 as Easterwood Jr. forecasts extended flight times for a New York to Dallas route. A premium of 5,000 is discussed for a New York to Dallas leg, with officials considering landing delays and cross-border regulatory actions. Details mention Texaco, the Franch ministry, and potential shifts in routing to new York or Dallas in response to the crossing issues.
Citizens in Bogota stage a protest in front of the capital building after residents of Etherat political leanings voiced support for Communists. Police monitored the demonstration as crowds gathered and expressions of political outrage were heard.
In Monessen Pennsylvania a state trooper Private Charles Stewart 23 and a suspected blackmailer John Babel 20 killed each other during an ambush at a cemetery where a marked $10,000 packet was buried. Stewart died later at Monongahela hospital. Babel was shot dead by Stewart after a struggle over the packet. The case follows a prior death threat received by Stewart.
Mae Sunday, formerly married to Billy Sunday Jr, plans to marry Wallace Davin, a Los Angeles attorney, within the year after a divorce decree. The ceremony is set for September 26 at the Hollywood Congregational Church.
Report from Val Verde County shows Negro voters facing potential challenges as the Democratic executive committee secretary Robert Miles notes plans to halt voting unless federal court rulings alter the limits. Leaders await a test case decision in federal court at Pecos.
Hammond dispatch reports a daylight burglary where a suspect entered a home, claimed he was seeking a room to rent, and fled with $30 from the purse after being confronted by Hiln Bemmoed. An hour later another theft was noted with $50 missing from the same area.
Scientists predict deaf persons could hear radio and talk through a straw like device. Dr Frederick Bedell of Cornell demonstrated a ball and disc connected to a sound receiver. A straw like stick transfers vibrations from the disc to teeth which relay them to the auditory nerves in the head.
A serial thief, dubbed the ice bar burglar, has hit about a dozen San Antonio residences over three weeks. He entered FLL Tore perwcin’s home on East Park avenue, taking a $5 bill and a few items, then robbed W D Metarthy on Park avenue of $20 and two bottles of spla water, and later J A Jordan on East Exorercen street, avoiding jewelry but prying back porch areas. Detectives Kohr and Ful Amach are on the case.
In Guanajuato Mexico a 5tleh gold mine tied to Hafz c is sought by heirs after the death of E. Kone. His sons plan to send an agent to locate and probe the mine while noting that the engineer has not yet been dispatched. The tale centers on unknown mine whereabouts and delayed investigations.
Mayor G M Chambers announced Friday a library tax hike to four cents on the dollar for maintaining the city library and five branches, with a plan to coat the central library and branches by August 1. The move follows earlier proposals to raise funds for upkeep and book placements.
Washington July 18 The Democratic today added farm relief to the issues they will carry to the country in the next four months Wheat prices are low and other farm commodities sell at their weakest levels Farmers and lenders refuse to buy more grain to stabilize the market The party bases its appeal on the old farm relief issue
San Marcos agricultural council discusses standard picking price for the 1930 cotton crop. Joe Toellner advocates a price level to secure farmer cooperation. Rochelle proposes a timely decision by directors as picking begins around August.
De Witt County commissioners decided the county tax rate will be 82 cents per $100 valuation, undercutting the city rate. The vote followed a routine reassessment and reviewed school funding needs, with no major change to existing levies.
A courtroom report from the corporation court shows a man named Jack Lopez facing a $200 fine on a charge of drunkenness and related offenses. The record notes 26 prior appearances since 1927 with multiple verdicts and sentences, including drunkenness, disorderly conduct, theft, and a single automobile-related charge, transferred to county court.
In Ossining New York three men Max Agbacagk Stephen Crezcho and Alexander Borendenoff were executed by electric chair after being convicted of the murder of Buligloenfe owner Ferdinand Pordter during a holdup. The condemned protested innocence as the warden read the sentence.
British steamer Targis sank after a blaze near 67 degrees west 41 passengers and crew were saved. Radio reports said all aboard from Valparaiso to Australia and Hamburg were picked up by Ranglati near the West of the waterway. The ship listed and took on water but remained afloat as rescuers gathered around the stricken liner. The incident involved Rad7 tons, bound from Valparaiso to Melbourne, with ships Lloyd’s navigation and Federal Steamship Company ownership noted.
The annual Sheep and Goat Raisers Association meeting at Brody from July 30 to August 2 will feature Frank Holland, president of the Texas Breeden-Feeder Association, delivering an address on the feeder movement’s role in expanding profitable markets for sorghum and other grains. William Wilizalton of Swetsingi will discuss the program. Vol C Wash of the Federal Reserve Board in Dallas attends.
Allan Hoover, son of the president, returned to the White House area to spend the weekend. Mrs. Hoover traveled from the presidential camp in Virginia after visiting the mountainside retreat.
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