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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1929
Page
3
Mrs D Ma Oser, daughter of Harold D McCormick of Chicago, arrives back in the United States from a Decoration Day trip. She travels with husband Bax Gaer and two children, Anneta and Deter, staying at the Plaza hotel. Her Swiss riding master past shaped the Osers long in Switzerland.
United States Supreme Court may decide on Japanese scribe admission after immigration dispute. Akio Koga and his wife, detained in Los Angeles on bond, challenge entry under the Uchida Kurz treaty as agents of commerce. Attorneys from Southern California argue a newspaper correspondent is a principal commercial agent.
State highway department officials supervised by C J Riley opened Corpus Road after a convoy of tractors submobiles and gravel trucks worked from Flaveusille to Karees City. Willian Wurlong reported conditions and expected travel by Sunday despite a lingering Houston highway closure.
BREVILE June 1. Activity in Pettus Field rose after a near Petro unit brought attention. Mission Oil and Gas plans a $500,000 line to San Antonio, with no further development details released. Mission Drilling began drilling Ray No.4 to test the depth and pressure, aiming to test the well at current depth and possibly deepen if pressure is unsatisfactory.
The body of Fred W Mixon a retired railway engineer who died in a local hospital Friday was sent to Chanute Kansas for inter ment He was a resident of Han Antonis He is survived by widow Mrs A A Nixon of Chanute a daughter Mrs Svaste Clarer a brother B A Nixon of Hanes and a sister Jennie Pelee of California
A grandmother from Wilson Oklahoma earned a bachelor degree at Texas A and M State College in Canyon. The event highlights a long journey, with family noting the milestone and local officials attending the ceremony.
Harry B. Adams son of landscape gardener Harry Adams wins a scholarship to the high school program of St Marys College on graduation trots Bt Michaal's.
Five armed bandits seized a $6000 payroll from a bank messenger and Policeman Robert McCormick in Chicago. McCormick’s wounds were not serious. In a separate raid a bandit was fatally wounded resisting a robbery. John I. Trandslph’s home was looted of cash and jewelry worth $10,000.
Plans outlined for Mexico Day celebrations during Prosperity Month in San Antonio. An official delegation from Portes Gil will arrive from Mexico City to attend a Prosperity Month banquet at the Gunter hotel and a Majestic theater opening. A reception at the Pine hotel follows with San Antonio officials.
Marky Roberta, elder son of Mr and Mrs Lenny Noberts of Pettus, named city editor of Bee Picardne. A Baylor University journalism major, he taught journalism in Basler last term and previously served as sporting editor of the Brownsville Herald.
El Paso police and peace officers search for a man who calls himself El Lobo Geronimo in connection with the slaying of Benjamin T. Hill, a patrol inspector shot while on duty near the international line Thursday night.
A jumble of names and addresses appears in a column of classifieds including Gladys Etnaud Anton Rutkowski Sherman streets Mrs Ian Sitterle William Carson and others. The page names multiple residents with street addresses amid a note about used cars awaiting sale in the Hale column of Light Clavsified Ade.
Tenry A Rogers of 614 Cedar Street, a furniture dealer, is charged with forging a name on chattel mortgages. He was freed on a $1600 bond after habeas corpus proceedings on five forgery counts. A second arrest warrant for Rogers was issued Saturday by Justice of the Peace Tours and Judge Anderson in the Thirty Seventh District Court.
Unsettled weather expected in Texas with partly cloudy skies in San Antonio and the Dallas area. Forecasters predict highs around BS degrees and variable winds. May rainfall totals show San d recording 7 Td inches, above monthly average.
Relatives asked police to search for J. W. Keister of 113 Crosby Street after he disappeared Friday afternoon. Keister was last seen when he left town banging a bus. He carried 150 dollars. Also listed as missing were Felix Juarez of 30 Villila Street and Rayos Ramirez, 7, off Chihuahua Street.
May temps averaged about 15 degrees above normal with rainfall 4.59 inches above normal. The May report notes 16 clear days and 8 partly cloudy days, with 20 days recording rain and 11 thundershowers. Total May rainfall reached TA3 inches, contributing to a year to date rainfall above normal.
Fire and Police Commissioner Phil Wright announced special officers must renew their commissions. Officers must post a bond and obtain mayoral approval, with applications filed to Chief Owen Kilday and City Clerk Fred Fri during May. May weather notes show temperatures from 45 to 90 degrees.
Four individuals including Tuon Dominguez and Theresa Petea face federal charges for alleged violations of the narcotics and prohibition acts and for maintaining a nuisance. Prohibition officers seized a large quantity of beer and whiskey during the Friday raid. United States Commissioner DB Siddall set bonds of 250 dollars for Dominguez and 500 dollars for Theresa Perez Satard.
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