06 Jun 1928
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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1928
Page
1
A chaotic column notes global topics from Fiji to Hoover era politics. It highlights Fiji islands travel, public school fears, women tied to Hoover administration, and a world market mood with remarks on explorers, flights, and colonized places. The piece blends humor and commentary with many named figures and places in a jittery ledger of 1930s topics.
Tonight and Thursday look warmer with minimal temperatures around 8 degrees. Winds shift to southeast along the coast. Highs near 92 degrees are possible.
Congress discussions reveal accusations Creager of Brownsville sought votes for his faction by accepting money from key Backers. Wareham accuses Creager and Holland of bias and predetermining committee outcomes as Texas delegates seek seats in the Republican National Convention.
A vivid first hand account details the longest ocean flight by four men aboard the nanoplanet Southern Crass from the Maddalena Islands to the Fists covering 3844 miles. C T P ULM Co pilot chronicles fog, storms, and endurance with praise for U S Army mechanics and Lowell Smith.
Bandits grip payroll offices of the Detroit News in AVL West style grabbing about $60,000. Seven armed men entered the second floor business offices, firing shots and forcing workers to lie on the floor. A female employee pulled an alarm as robbers fled. a newsroom officer was fatally wounded and another wounded in a street exchange of shots.
Madison Wisconsin June 1 A solid golf button signifying a Wisconsin resident fisher man will adorn the presidential badge when Calvin Coolidge visits the Brule river. The emblem will be worn on the president’s hat and is linked to tourism and state pride.
The Mexico City based flyer EL GASO Teans led by Jone Corrina postponed his proposed Mexico City Washington flight from eight to ten days because of bad weather, according to officials in Mexico City.
Pilot Capt George Wilkins and Lieut Curt Rickson arrived in Amsterdam today from Herissels aboard a military transport. They planned to fence a friendly match this afternoon, signaling active cooperation and an early return schedule amid postwar duties.
A suitcase belonging to Mrs. Tilly Ontinglian al Taonulsiann was reported stolen from a parked car near a local Natel on Wednesday. Police are investigating the incident and reviewing nearby security footage.
A day of traffic disasters leaves Arpad Almendy six dead and eight injured, including five children. Harvey Waren 40 drives near West Commerce when a truck strike injures him and others. Vicenta Lueraño 6 is injured near Santa Rosa and Buena Vista. Vicente Verales 14 is treated at El Paso addresses after a crash. Beatrice and her sister Beatriz, six and four, are thrown through a windshield on Lombarda street. Freddy Sanchez, six, avoids serious injury after a separate collision at Pecos and Laredo. Police say a child briefly exited a truck when struck by a vehicle. several patients remain in critical or serious condition.
An early test of a wing flapping ornithopter in Florida met with a lift off guided by Capt. George White of New York. The machine, described as having 15 wings, rose and hovered briefly as it ascended beside a car and a powered elevator setup.
Harry Thaw, who arrived in Southampton from New York aboard the liner Aquitania, was barred by immigration authorities and not allowed to join a British sail. The incident reported from Southampton, England, records the refusal and the reason for denial.
A middle aged wife and her partner were detained at Brownwood after being arrested in a local telegraph office by Detective Ry J. Tate. Officials filed a warrant leading to pending formal charges and return to Brownmoult for arraignment.
Washington June 6. The committee yesterday listed campaign expenditures for all presidential candidates in both parties at 781,087 dollars. More than half of this amount was attributed to Secretary Hoover.
The Army begins training at Fort Sem Thonsinn under Maj. John J. Sloan with 350 cadets anticipated from San Antonio and thirteen colleges and universities to report. Recruits undergo medical and uniform processing, then proceed through roped passages to receive examinations and clothing issued under supervision of company commanders and quartermasters.
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