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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1928
Page
4
Cotton in South Texas shows strong progress with plants blooming across central and southern sections. The weekly cotton bulletin issued Wednesday by H. Jurboe of the Weather Bureau notes favorable growth conditions during the past week, aiding late-season development.
Following his retirement as manager of the San Antonio Sewer Pipe Works Geotre S McElroy Writhea day was denied an honorary member of the Manufacturers association according to Martin Giesecke president McElroy will be succeeded by F T McKown formerly of Ranses City
A confused report says a husband was struck on the head with an unknown weapon by his wife in a domestic dispute before a witness named Barry who then took the husband to a doctor. The plan to press charges collapsed as the wife was intoxicated.
Citizens from Collins Gardens and Valm Heights pressed city officials for municipal action on replacing streetcar service with bus transportation. A petition from Collins Gardens residents protested halting the Nogelitos line at Catrall Avenue and urged attendance for arbitration. The mayor directed the first delegation to submit their request in writing for city commission review.
Westbound 12 250 000 pounds of wool will be shipped immediately from Kerrville warehouses to eastern buyers. Southern Pacific rail official Fraaier stated he was in Kerrville when the sale was made. Half of the wool is now stored in Kerrville, with representation by local merchants.
An advertisement claims a purification remedy will purify the system and restore vitality. It touts a thorough course of Calotaks with a family package and directions at a stated price. The wording is inconsistent and uses old fashioned phrasing.
Eye cups gather dust and dire, tlen he transmit infection. Millions turn to the more hygienic Marine method of cleansing eyes. Marine requires no insanitary eye cup, but is quickly and easily applied with its combination eye dropper bottle stopper.
In Dallas on June 20 two armed men used stealth to confront Bevitl Revill at home. They demanded $235 from a wallet, tied him to a post, and fled after restraining him and his wife and daughter watching from the porch. Local police pursue leads.
Justice Thoman DP Cobbs st Fourth Court of Civil An reola Wednesday upheld Tudee ROW Perret of seventy third Clateret coet in which the latter had ruled in favor of auto men in a controversy with County Tax Collector Neil Campbell Campbell sought to enforce an extra tax per 54 required by major bures state Jew Tan Groh and others Heelland, however, and secured a writ of masidomine forcing the tax department to receive the resultries without the 4 tax.
Mayor C My Charles revealed after two pension board meetings that the city might draw from the general fund to replenish pension for fire and police. City Attorney Joe Han will rule on legality. The fund has 3200 dollars left and 22400 may be withheld this month. without action, pension payments could be stopped. Fire and Police Commissioner DPhil Wright proposed tapping the general fund.
An explosion at the Norinnal Paper Company mine near Morgantown West Virginia killed five miners and seriously injured others. Two of the injured were not expected to survive. The blast trapped workers as they were exiting and rescue crews labored to reach the scene.
An application to restrain candy sales at the Gilder Gate Confectioners is set for 2 in the afternoon Thursday before Judge We Memory. Allen, a tobacco counter lessee, claims he has the right to sell candy at the counter and seeks to enforce isolation of the candy sales.
The Welfare Bureau requested office space for its Hen Antonio operations at City Hall. Mayor Chambere promised to locate an available area for the organization if possible.
Delegates en route to the Democratic convention in Mauston will be hosted by the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce. They arrive Thursday morning for a chamber breakfast at the M Ka and T inn, a press luncheon at the St. Anthony, and an afternoon of golf. Mayor A M Chambers and numerous local officials plan to entertain with tours and gatherings.
A Californian applicant filed for a bid to supervise construction of Santa Monica's new sewerage disposal plant. The engineer, Henry F. B. Tired of Santa Monica, sought appointment to the field Wednesday after entering the competition.
London reports Miss Amelia Barbert, first woman to fly the Atlantic, arrived with Wilmer Stultz and Louis Gordon. She wore a borrowed dress to a hotel reception and faces a busy schedule, including a luncheon hosted by Mrs. Alanyon B. Houghton and a public ceremony by theAir Tongue of the British Empire.
Yale water polo captain Scott was arrested in Norwalk charged with failure to stop after a collision. In his car were Mire Aiken Tuggin, former Olympic swimmer, and William B. Meany, member of the sailing team. Beatk and Meany were graduates the same day.
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