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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1929
Page
1
A cluttered feature notes boxing, worker pay rises for girls selling candy, medical advances, and a World War I anniversary context. It mentions Ralph Miller’s pay raise, Basque and German phrases, and reflections on the war’s birth at Sarajevo. References to Rockefeller Institute microscopics and public health imagery appear alongside sports and cultural musings.
President Hoover cancels a planned trip to a Virginia fishing preserve as heavy rains flood the forest road. Officials report the area is swampy and impassable, delaying the president's intended automobile excursion this afternoon.
Louis Rabinowitz a traveling jewelry salesman in Kansas City said he was kidnapped two weeks earlier by five gangsters who stole his diamond ring valued at $1000 and demanded 25000 under threat of death. He noted he did not report the incident to police because such kidnappings had yielded no action in the past.
DEVGRAD reports Queen Marin of muslrvin gave birth to a son at the summer palace. Queen Idlatie of Mae mania was by her bedside as mother and child do well. An official note confirms the royal infant's birth and health.
Fragmentary weather note mentions San Antonio and nearby areas with cloudy conditions and small temperature changes. Sunday forecast shows around BO degrees with light to moderate winds, possible showers and unsettled skies into Saturday night and Sunday.
Testimony before a Washington committee linked Roy Campbell, a Laredo customs official, to shielding a Visiper emiggier at Jareilo. Other witnesses claimed intoxication and connections to Captain Aller Walker in liquor smuggling cases across the Mexico border, with details of an August 1028 shooting attempt and political pressure surrounding postmaster appointments.
Beverly Hills notes Will Rogers complains that despite heat season, Congress remains in session and the tariff work continues in a split fashion. He argues 48 to 49 different tariff versions exist as North and South create separate standards, condemning the tariff as a tool for producers over buyers.
Heavy storms hit San Antonio with fierce winds and rain causing telephones and power to fail across the city. Doddfield Fort Sam Houston suffered the heaviest damage including a Fokker transport torn from its base. Trees uprooted, debris blocked streets, and downtown storefronts saw shattered display windows. Public services were overwhelmed by thousands of trouble calls as buses were rerouted and ongoing inspections awaited.
A British aircraft Eagle spotted Maj. Ramon Franco along with Maj. Gonzales Galliran, Capt Ruiz de Alda, and mechanic Pedro Madariaga in a damaged Dornier near the Azores. They were rescued alive and taken to Gibraltar aboard the Eagle. The aviators had been missing over a day after signaling they were heading toward New York.
Washington June 20. President Hoover will tag two dogs, Pat the police dog and Litglehurst Gillette a setter, with District of Columbia special tags Nos. 1 and 2 for the next year. The silver plated tags are engraved and issued by the tax collector, who supplied the numbers for the White House pets.
A weather note predicts cloudy conditions for Los Angeles on Sabbath with rain possible. Meteorologist TV Tarhoe notes 2.12 inches fell overnight and Sunday will be cooler with a high near 60s. Humidity will be low and temperatures will feel more oppressive than past hot days, but skies should clear.
Turmoil in Union Giichi Danaki's cabinet grows after the death of Marshal Chang Tsa-Tin in Manchuria. Native papers report Cabinet from the Conservative party facing a possible overthrow by the Tabara opposition as the crisis nears.
Los Amislas reports Alert F Nichola filed in federal court yesterday charging the Sue Ford Company with infringing his i feeder patent. The complaint seeks unspecified damages, with estimates pointing toward as much as 1,000,000 dollars, alleging the Automobile manufacturer currently uses the feeder.
In California, Howard John Ts, Howard, convicted of first degree murder for the death of Victor A Cools in Casadena, faces a death sentence to be carried out on the gallows Monday. The defendant attacked Cooter, an auto dealer, with a hammer on April 16. Cools died four days later.
New York June 29 cotton opened steady with January at 18.69 cents and March at 18.08 cents. July 18., October 19.63 cents, December 19.60 cents.
In a dramatic Ninety-fourth District Court scene Judge W W McCrais reads the jury verdict finding John M McKenzie insane at this time. Pete McKenzie shown overwhelmed as relatives and crowd react. McKenzie will be confined rather than executed for the murder of Detective Chief Sam Street.
Winged Foot Golf Club in Mamaroneck New York hosts the U S Open with Gene Sarazen leading after early play by four over par 218. Amateur Dobby Jones and professional Al Espinosa trailed, Bobby Jones showing late promise after rough start.
Four unidentified Black tenants on the Hamilton farm near Bluestap Prairie died when their house was blown away by a storm. The incident occurred near Whanton Texas on June 20. The victims were tenants on the Hamilton farm and the home was destroyed in the storm.
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