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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 03, 1928

Page

3

Daniels Fights Third Party Move For Smith Ticket

Washington May 3. Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels flatly refused a third party bid pushing Alfred E Smith for president. He rejected a plan to nominate Smith on a ticket headed by Reed or Borah, saying he will support the Democratic nominees and fight for prohibition and reform.

Washington Alfred E. Smith New York California Josephus Daniels Navy Wilson Wilbur Legetto Senator Steed Missouri Reed Senator Borah Idaho Smiths Barab Barmh Los Angeles Legette Daniels Raleigh, N Houston Democratic Party Henutar Walsh Smith Daniele Thu James An Melon Nasheen Harding Coolidge

Hill Moves Into Murder House in Streator

Burey Hill, held on bond, moves with his father into the home where his mother's body was found in the basement. After a month in Ottawa jail, one of Will's first acts on return to town is to visit the cemetery and place flowers on his mother's grave.

Hill Burey Hill Tree Young Will Ottawa Ccemetery

Port Aransas harbor dredging boosts export port plan

Humble Oil company dredges 1,300,000 cowbie yards of mud shell from Port Aransas harbor bottom to create a thirty foot depth and uses the material to raise Harbor Island. The program aims to make Port Aransas the greatest exporting port in the world. An illustrated lecture is tonight at eight o'clock inviting residents to attend.

Cowbie Port Aransas Harbor Island Humble Oil Company Port Aransas

Late California Votes Change in Primary Result

In San Francisco May 3, incomplete returns from California’s presidential primary show only minor shifts. Hoover leads Republican totals with 553,254 votes as Reed trails, while on the Democratic side Alfred Swish, James Reed, Walsh, and Thomas Walsh hold steady proportions across 1,8733 precincts.

San Francisco Goa California Hoover Alfred J3 Swish James A. Reet Thomas JF. Walsh Reed Wwalsh

Waterworks to boost San Antonio supply with new steam pump

AL C Haywood reports a new steam turbine pump for Market Street station will raise daily capacity by 26,000,000 gallons to 60,000,000. The city’s other stations will bring total city supply to 114,000,000 gallons daily, improving overall water availability.

San Antonio AL C. Haywood Market Street

Mrs Sevier Named Al Smith Democratic State Executive Member

Mrs H H Sevier of Austin, famed for her fortune saving the Alamo, was named an Al Smith Democratic State executive committee member. Daylan Moses of Fort Worth serves as state committee chairman. announcement came from W H Bittrey Jr. last night in Dallas.

International News Service Dallas Tex H. H. Sevier Austin Fortuen W.H. Bittreiy Jr

Rabies Vaccination Deadline Urges Alamo Heights Dogs

Dog owners in Alamo Heights must vaccinate pets against rabies by June 1. Afterward, unvaccinated dogs face execution under a recent Massel ordinance, per a notice sent to residents by the city marshal Paw G Villaretsity.

Alamo Heights Paw G

Condemned youth tells boy to go straight but he robs

Nick Vinan, once a choir boy, was hanged for killing a nun eight years earlier amid the Cardinella gang lore. His 10 year old brother Paul watched as Nick walked to the gallows singing Ave Maria. The judge sentenced Da al Vianit to one year in state prison for a highway robbery cited in the case.

Chilago Nick Vinan Rick Cardinella Vinna Vinse Nicks Lersie Paul Paul Viana Nick Viani

Two Hurt in Plane Crash Fight For Life

Chicago reports a 24 year old woman Miss Dave Montgomery and Eageur Apfel were critically hurt in a Des Plaines river crash when an unlicensed pilot’s plane, taken for a pleasure ride, struck a tree after late yesterday. The victims remained in hospital fighting for their lives.

Chicago Desplaines River Dave Montgomery Eageur Apfel

Deft Murled by Worzbach At Texas Delegation Fight

Houston May 3 A report by congressman Harry Warebach and followers shows they intend to secure a seventy six Texas delegation to the Republican National Convention even via contested or alternative conventions. A plan discussed at a Houston hotel meeting was disrupted by Worzbach, with Moody present at the city auditorium as the slate faced pressure from the Kenaldienn party lines.

Houston Harry Warebac Lognin Texas Murr Wurzhaeh Din Moody

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