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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1929
Page
3
Six new wells have been started within 500 feet of the Dallas Wilson No 1 discovery in Seguin's oil field. The area is expanding with at least ten additional drill sites and six new steel derricks. Most new holes target the northwest, north and northeast of the discovery as a townsite opened on July 24.
An old advertisement touts Flit as the standard home defense against insects. It highlights the Flit Sprayer, mentions fast action behind baseboards and into cracks, and claims the Elit vapor kills roaches, ants, bedbugs and their eggs.
Amid prize talks a wildcat drilling boom spreads across Guadalupe County as leases fetch high prices. Dallag Wilson, a Black landowner, and his brother Houston own nearby tracts while others profit from royalty deals. Officials map routes, build access, and Shell, Southern Pacific lines rush to develop the field with a $60,000 test threat in the river bed.
In Passaic on July 24, the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance closed three banks controlled by the New Jersey Markers Securities company. The Hobart Trust Company, the Bernice Trust Company, and the Merchants' Bank were shut down.
An official border patrol report from El Paso details the killing of Patrolman Tyan Scotten in a Saturday ambush by smugglers. It notes brave actions by Patrol Inspector Tom Isbell and cites heavy fire as subduing a rescue attempt, with praise for Scotten’s sacrifice and warnings of further liquor and alien crossings near the Lasparang crossing opposite Clint Texas.
The Light presents a Know Your Firemen piece highlighting Lynch of 1726 Shorten Street and the local dispatch details. The feature notes Josdder man No 4 and truck company Nu 2 in today’s community update.
The bodies of two rum runners believed drowned while crossing Lake Erie with Tignor from Canada were found yesterday near Monroe, Michigan. Identified as Harold Corniel, 35, of Loginns, and Phillip Teachout of Pontiac, authorities say a heavy sea caused the boat to upset. Teachout's pockets held Canadian customs clearance papers for two casks of whiskey and 20 bottles of beer.
A UAGE FOOTBALL feature outlines plans for the fall exposition and race meet to be held November 17 at the Gunter hotel. A three day horse show will headline the event with Elisada Raymond as secretary manager and experts from A and BY college aiding judging.
FORTH WORTH July 24 The man William Malloy 26 killed his wife in an estranged home reunion attempt then wounded himself fatally. He mumbled a phrase about dying and died from self-inflicted injuries. The incident occurred after he plunged a knife into his wife's neck in front of her mother.
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