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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1929
Page
20
The American ambassador to Great Britain, Houghton, will likely return to the United States and retire from his post in early April. His resignation, received March 4 with other formal diplomatic notices, was described as definite but held pending personal discussions.
President Hoover ordered that all tax refunds from the Treasury exceeding 20,000 be subject to public inspection. The White House announcement cited Secretary Melton's suggestion as the impetus for this publicity driven policy amid congressional debate with Democrats and insurgent Republicans.
The San Antonio Little Theater staged Ibsen's Doll's House at the Green Gate theater. Mrs. Gilbert Denman as Nora received high praise for her performance, with strong portrayals by David Schein as Nils Krogstad and Story Here Kowits as Torvald Ulmer. The production highlighted the play's enduring relevance and featured memorable acting by Melvin Williamson as Dr. Rank.
Irish residents plan a Saint Patrick’s Day tribute featuring Daenle music and dances on March 16 at the Knights of Columbus hall. A morning parade will form before the Auditorium and travel via Donar, San Saba, Commerce, Alamo Plaza, Grayson, and Weston avenues, ending at St Patrick’s Church with a wreath laid on the shrine. Local orders, committees, and auxiliary members lead the event with city and county officials taking part.
Detectives search for a prowler after a Wednesday night fight at the Wigton home. A resident, Whitten, was wounded by gunfire in the kitchen as he confronted an intruder, who fled through a window. The sheltering confusion followed an arousing noise as Whitten defended his dwelling.
Gordon Nob March 14 44 Five hundred horsemen hunted the Winding storm area for Willie Reeves a six year old missing boy feared dead after he wandered from pasture as a blinding blizzard dumped six to eight feet of snow. Parents alerted weighters and a posse formed as rescuers converged from miles around to search the area.
School officials announced by July to send delegates to the annual Southwest Texas track meet in San Antonio during Lusla week. Superintendent Wansard said letters were mailed to all A and B Texas schools requesting entries for the meet.
Proxy report says University of Missouri employees questioned President Senne and Brooks after a research project used an IPOD based sex questionnaire with women students. Investigators ordered confiscation of the survey as part of a broader inquiry into personal research ethics and campus inquiry.
Brazilian soldiers attacked the Paraguayan garrison at Jelo Margarit opposite Mare 14, forcing the Paraguayans to abandon their post. The Paraguayan foreign office lodged a representation to Brazil demanding immediate evacuation of the territory.
Former Governor Temes J. Fergus traveled through San Antonio on Thursday morning en route to his farm near Roorge West. He expects to continue through the city on Saturday.
Reverend Mer. C. Vin Hoberts conducts a revival at the tabernacle on South Presa Street and Schley Avenue. He will deliver a sermon Thursday evening in a German style titled Rob ert s Chup Suey in a theatrical tone.
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