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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1929
Page
3
G. McMaster a 24 year old Dallas lineman for Gulf Staffs Utility died from injuries after contact with a high tension wire. He succumbed en route to a sanitarium in Navasota following treatment in Hearne. The accident occurred at Wheelock.
Dallas offered St. Edward's University 820,000 to relocate in Dallas after Dr. Joseph Durke, president, surveyed no proposed sites in Austin. The note accompanies a divorce notice for Edna Dietzka and Frank Dietz.
Paris July 26 fashion and racing merge at Longchamp racecourse in the Bois de Boulogne as Hotweek wins the Grand Prix. Designers unveil fodder for the coming season with black ensembles, chiffons, checked crepe outfits, and new silhouettes. Light hats and tailored suits dominate while florals and polka dots persist amid varied hemlines and fabrics.
Newport News Va July 26 a demotored plan bearing seven officers and men will take off from Langley early Monday on a nonstop flight of nine bombers scheduled to leave the army airport for San Diego Calif on August 2 Maj H J Knecer in command of the cross continental flight announced after a conference with the pilots who will make the fight in San Diego The transport plane will make observations of gasoline consumption and other details of the flight for the benefit of the bombers which will follow four base Inter
In Hackberry and Essex streets incident Lee Wright 1417 S Pine injures a woman and flees. Court testimony names C G Bowerd 225 Rigsby Ave as the other driver and notes his wife was hurt. Judge Watson imposes a $30 fine on Wright for the hit-and-run.
Hearing to determine if railroads may reduce fares on cotton and cotton products to meet road competition was resumed today by the state railroad commission in Austin. The case concerns routes to Corpus Christi Houston Galveston and Texas City.
United States Ambassador Tivight W. Morrow said Republican leaders had made direct approaches about his possible candidacy for the U S Senate from that state. He refused to say whether he would run.
Youth Liosd Garris, 21, plays Sir Tristram Mickle ford in Martha at Lone Star Sunken Garden. Garris handles both youth and age in makeup for the role, recently performing in vendeville and St. Louis and in The Gondeliers.
In VOLCANO HOUSE on the Island of Hawaii the Kilauea eruption intensified today. Four lava fountains rose about 100 feet at dawn, then expanded to multiple spouts reaching 400 feet. The crater floor became a blazing lava pool as activity increased amid repeated fountains.
Mexican industrialists including locals and foreigners protest the rapid push to promulgate a new labor code. A lengthy memorial delivered to President warns the code would worsen Mexico’s economic crisis and ignore industrialists’ views. Classified ad text appears at the end.
Sheriff Alfonso Newton Jr asks the Hexar County Board of Commissioners to approve additional deputies and two or more county cars. He says current staff and personal vehicles are insufficient to handle doubled workload from October court terms and emergencies outside the city. Deputies handle automobile accidents, burglaries, and other crimes. faster emergency transport is needed across the county.
A collision near Seguin results in Donna from Houston dead and J DG Morton from Laketown injured. Morton was rushed to a hospital area after a stack ran into a ditch and overturned. Police report indicates both were traveling together. details remain limited.
In Austin on July 28 the Georgia legislature commended Texas lawmakers for petitioning the federal arm relief board to take immediate action on the price of a ration. The report was received by Bob Barker, secretary of the Texas senate, and noted in the dispatch.
An in store Kodacolor demonstration shows how easily Kodacolor films capture color with 2 Kodak color filters. Films are developed free of charge and returned ready to view. Visit the store for a free demonstration and see living color memories before your vacation.
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