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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1928
Page
14
Frisco marks completion of the Aberdeen Mississippi to Pensacola line with arrival of the first passenger train. Officials and spectators celebrate the milestone described as the biggest railroad project since the war, highlighting rapid postwar expansion and regional connectivity.
S Jy Ballinger will speak on Development of Public Utilities at the Canopus Club weekly luncheon Friday at noon. Musical features will be performed by Mary Bruorl Edwards and Mrs Pert Staffet.
Captain Herman Korbl Baron von Unenefeld and Maj. dames Fitzmau rley were shown over with flowers upon arrival in Munich Tararia on June 29. Bavarian Captain Kuehl received an exceptionally warm welcome after crossing the Atlantic.
Near Hollywood California a brush fire swept 1000 acres threatening Universal Pictures and Hirst National studios. Film workers helped combat flames as winds shifted, drivers were checked for discarded cigarettes, and reports noted two men seen tossing a lighted match.
A report catalogs San Antonio and other Texas cattlemen moving cattle to Oklahoma and Kansas grasslands. It lists major outfits like King Ranch and White, with hundreds to tens of thousands of head, notes timing of greened grass, frost, and market readiness, and recalls Kenedy and Jennings as famed trail leaders.
A South Presa Street woman was reportedly taken into custody after an incident at a downtown hotel involving J. I. White. The woman allegedly took $60 from a hip location and is connected to a complaint.
Police release Mrs Hazel Glaby and her niece Ethyl Kayser after lack of evidence in the slaying of Mrs Glaby’s husband, a Los Angeles broker shot to death in front of his home. The humane decision comes as investigators conclude insufficient proof to charge anyone connected with the case.
London June 28 rescue teams report two dead and seventy five injured after a crowded excursion train collides with a freight train outside Darlington station. Most victims were women and children as front coaches telescope in the midnight crash.
A destructive storm near the eastern edge of Wivette caused fatalities and injuries. Wrecked homes and barn damage were reported, with several residents injured and a few sustaining severe wounds. Property losses included crops and fruit damaged by high winds and hail.
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