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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1928
Page
1
Adispatch previews the upcoming party convention with uncertainty over President Coolidge and delegates. Labor plans include a five day work week while farmers mobilize 100000 to press farm relief. Economists warn of European borrowing and U S overextension as clergymen seek prayers for reconciliation and unity at the event. (Continued on Page 3, Col. 6.)
Fragmented OCR weather notes mention variable winds and light showers with a risk of frost at night. References to approaching cold fronts include mentions of temperatures near freezing and unsettled conditions through midweek.
A photo caption identifies Captain Tas Thett as pilot for a famed air venture with Arthur Atgeles as co pilot during a sea flight. The fragment emphasizes the aviators and their roles aboard the aircraft.
A damaged report notes the Atlantic monoplane Columbia passing Kemptown at 12:15 pm EST en route to Harbor Grace Newfoundland. The craft carried Miss Mabrl Goll and crew including Captain Oliver Je Fourier and pilot Artur Atgles, with Levine owning the plane and Josephine Roll among attendees as last-minute farewells and provisions were prepared.
A fast plane reported over Nova Scotia sparked an alert as authorities searched the area. Witnesses described a single aircraft believed to be a landing craft or monoplan, with unclear markings. No injuries or official casualties reported at 1220 am. Local agencies coordinated a response, with radar tracking and airspace clearance in effect.
In New York on June 13, religious leaders were urged to back Kellogg’s plea for swift action toward disarmament. The call came during a commemorative event marking the 300th anniversary of the Dutch Reformed Church’s founding, with specific emphasis on unity and peace efforts led by Secretary Kellogg.
A vehicle overturned injuring three people including a husband and wife pair. The wreck occurred on an unclear road with broken injuries reported for the occupants. Police or responders were alerted, and medical help was provided at the scene or nearby. Further details and exact location are unclear due to garbled OCR text.
Ogden Mills, under secretary of the treasury and Hoover forces leader for New York, forecasts all or most of New York’s nine votes will back Hoover on the first ballot after Pennsylvania’s action. The New York delegation is poised to support the secretary of commerce.
Kindred M Leary an artist pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to a liquor manufacture charge. He was fined $200 after officers raided his apartment in March and found vats of beer and equipment for production.
A high authority says the Penience cabinet agreed on a general plan to stabilize the franc. The move targets restoring confidence and limiting volatility as market pressures persist in the currency's outlook.
Rescue efforts mount as Captain Riiser Larsen and Norwegian aviators prepare for a new search for the Tinlin crew stranded north of Spitzburgen. Three crew missing, others drifting on ice floe toward land, with supply fears and possible starvation. An Italian icebreaker Malizia heads north with two planes for reconnaissance and aid.
Texas delegates are shown in Kansas City with Mr. and Mrs. James T. Ballard of Beeville and Dr. Frederick Terrell of San Antonio among listed attendees. Frank Blankenbeckler of Cisco and Mrs. John Gregg of Brownsville appear as delegates, with Leonard Withington of Fort Worth as secretary in the back row.
Kansas City June 12 The Republican national convention opens amid calls to nominate Hoover with party leaders hopeful a swift process will follow. The gathering organized, keynote by Posy of Ohio, and votes on platform and vice presidential choice loom, while Hoover supporters push for rapid action and homeward travel by Thursday night.
Reported at the Republican National Convention the Pennsylvania delegation, urged by Secretary Mellon, shifts support to Herbert Hoover on the first ballot for president. Massachusetts and other delegations show mixed signals as momentum builds toward Hoover amid late-stage strategy and anticipated changes in floor votes.
Kansas City dispatch reports Creager leading a Brownsville national committee contingent into the Newarchean convention hall as Texas delegates clash over seating. Wurzbach supporters press for district seats over the convention chosen delegation, with credentials committee expected to rule late tonight. A scramble for convention admission tickets continues.
Senator Simeon D. Fess of Ohio opened the Republican national convention with a call for broad prosperity and hinted at Coolidge as a potential standard bearer. The speech framed the campaign around prosperity while acknowledging ongoing disputes over party platform and leadership.
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