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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1929
Page
8
Bogota June 19 Forty persons believed drowned and over 100 injured after a landslide redirected a river causing Sevilla, a town of about 6000 in the department, to be practically destroyed. The disaster followed a hill collapsing into the river.
German Foreign Minister Gustav Stresemann arrived in Paris from Madrid and lunched with Foreign Minister Briand and other French cabinet members. He discussed procedures for substitutions of the Young plan recently agreed in Paris as a modification to the Dawes plan which has not yet superseded it.
Three Texans gain wings at Kellsfield as the Advanced Flying school reports a record class of 103 graduates the largest in its history. Carl R. Brorke Dudley F. Whitten and Lloyd Wand lead this wave with a June 22 announcement. Aerial review will be held before Brig. Gen. Labm and Brig. Gen. Cohen among other officers.
A Chicago man was arrested yesterday for driving at 15 miles per hour on Lake County streets amid Todison’s crackdown on clown driving. He paid an 85 fine and became the first arrestee in the drive against slow driving.
The Ford New Schools Petition Board urged two new elementary school buildings and property near Tipton Otis streets, saying 92 children at Protestant Orphans Home must travel to Nelson school 212 miles daily. Mrs Zuber cited overcrowding at Nelson and buses with dangerous conditions. A second petition urged closer schooling for Tipton Plas vicinity children due to crossing hazards. The board discussed a month to month 10 month term, summer vacation, and architectural supervision for shop expansion.
Cleveland Clinic faced a warning in April about faulty X ray film storage that could release deadly fumes in a fire. Coroner A. Pearse released a monthlong inquest report noting 123 lives lost due to fire and poison gas from burned film. The warning, sent April 2 by the Ohio Inspection Bureau of Fire Underwriters, urged replacement of the storage film and safer materials. The May 15 disaster prompted officials to seek changes to prevent similar fatalities.
Mr and Mrs William Toward Taft celebrated their 43rd wedding anniversary today at their summer home in Murray Bay. Messages and gifts arrived from Washington noting the milestone. The Tafts previously marked a silver anniversary in the White House.
A Texas prisoner convicted of the 1927 murder of J A Mitchell at Coleman faces execution in the state penitentiary at Hypersville on Thursday. Governor Moodok announced no further clemency action will be taken, after granting a last stay for mercy so the condemned man might reconcile with his past.
A historical army orders sheet lists numerous officers with transfers between bases such as Carlisle barracks Aberdeen proving ground Fort Wadsworth Picatinny Arsenal Edgewood arsenal and Fort Lawton along with ranks and destinations. Names include Col Alexis Jeunet Lieut Col Charlis F Thompson Captain Benjamin Feinberg George Krube and J. Rasmund among others. The document records long series of postings and reassignments across the United States.
Detroit girl Marion Bortt toler won the national slogan contest conducted among high school students. Mrs. John D. Rockefeller Jr. announced the winner and praised the effort. The event, reported from New York on June 19, highlighted youthful creativity in advertising.
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, VP at Fokker Aircraft and 40 percent GM investor, argues for fool-proof pilots and robust aviation signaling. He says emergency fields beacons and signals are essential for aviation progress and predicts possible 24 hour New York travel with proper safety infrastructure.
The will of Mrs Tae Tl. Teck, dated September 21, 1923, left $10,000 to her three daughters and four sons. Died June 6, she named Beck as executor with property to be directed for distribution, will filed in probate court Wednesday in San Antonio.
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