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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1931
Page
2
Firemen and workers begin plans to rebuild after a major fire that razed 23 buildings, damaged 10 more, and disrupted 73 firms in Pencen. The blaze started from a spark by a boy’s firework, destroying most of Beart of Spon corsa business district.
B H Ochs, a city plan commission subcommittee member, asked city commissioners to place markers directing visitors to hinterland mine sites along the South Loop. He proposed markers on South Florey and South Bt Marys streets. Street Commissioner Stefflar took the suggestion under advisement.
Schnabel to fete the Optimist group with a Tuesday night dinner at his home 142 Park delve. Officers invited include Ira Tupler Whitney Worgick Dr Nelson Greeman Judge Claude J Carter and Mr Us 7. Mavhalf. Need a new dollar. COPESHATON Denmark June 20 A German Danish neck diameter difference is irrelevant Otto Jillig welcomes in Copenhagen to sun and sea but collar is the issue. Hull sinking expected for HMS Ceptucan in modern warfare via radio.
A public invitation announces a Fourth of July event in Rutherland Springs with a prominent speaker from the Hermann Sons of San Antonio, a military band, and dance. Admission is free. A garden setting at May Street address 625 Ha Al. Also notes Bridge and Bunco on June 26, a dance on July 2, and a funeral notice for Beorray B. Borner with secretary W. T. Souter.
The giant German dirigible Graf Zeppelin is scheduled to depart at midnight for Iceland. It will carry 23 passengers including Edward C. Smith of the Superior Petroleum Company on a study voyage of icebergs from the air. Dr. Hugo Eckener will command the airship. A rendezvous with Captain Wilkins and the Nantinus was planned but canceled due to coal and communication issues.
Mexican papers wield sharp editorial knives over the acquittal at Ardmore Oklahoma of Deputy Sheriff W B Guess in the shooting of Emilio Cortes Itahia nephew of President Ortiz Rubio. Excelsior calls the act infamous and cowardly while blaming a parading or important jury possibly inflamed by racial prejudice. El Nacional quotes industry secretary Aaron Krew opposing unpunished prejudice. Cristoforo Ibaner and others protest the verdict as dangerous but insist not to condemn all Mexicans.
Police reconstructed the fatal crime from the scene details after a victim described as wearing a white shirt and gray trousers was ordered from a vehicle and then shot. Investigators say the assailants fired billets and fled, driving away after the attack.
New York business and industrial leaders were summoned to Police Commissioner Mulry’s office to discuss a new conference aimed at eradicating racketeers. The commissioner pledged not just to drive gangsters from the city but to prosecute them.
Myer El Jaffo, 72, authority on nutrition and emeritus professor at the University of California, died at home last night after a long association with the university dating to 1997. Born in Australia, he moved to California as a youth and spent his career in academia.
A nationwide plan aims to spend 100 million dollars on new church buildings in the United States. A Christian Herald survey forecasts 5000 construction jobs and a rising total value, with financing help from mortgage towns and loans. The projection suggests upward growth through spring 1982, though below normal yearly church-building volume.
Devin Eckenroth, 21, of West Commerce street, was burned when a cigarette and wind ignited gasoline in the rear of a car. He was treated at the Waberson Green hospital on Monday.
Dallas police hunt armed masked bandits who robbed and killed Abe Schreiher 20 of Galveston and Paublie Caruan 17 of Palins after a nighttime shooting on a rural road south of Dallas. Investigators report two bullets struck the victims as they fled to a nearby fence and car. the killer fled in a late model automobile. Police found the slain couple’s car abandoned on a roadside south of Dallas and recovered two bullets. The victims carried no visible valuables. In Warsaw, Dr. Fi Revie Tevieka, a noted gymnast, dies by self-administered poison.
A tense scene unfolds as discussions over Hoover era debt continue without a firm agreement. Prime Minister and cabinet leaders confer while signaling possible formal talks with Mussolini envoy. Belgian cabinet prepares a cautious reply to the Hoover debt plan and cables it to Washington. Fra nce Premier Herriot probes protests at a socialist gathering.
A report notes a police unit, possibly named Arnett, adopting a new uniform. The attire includes regulated dark blue trousers and shirt, plus a Sam Browne belt with a revolver holster.
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