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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1930
Page
4
Davidson, Houston capitalist, addresses at the center hotel predicting Texas will rebound with a bumper crop. He cites excellent crop prospects, improving basins, and a stock-market trend turning in favor of full development by fall. He notes many governor and representative candidates complicate the political outlook.
A list of individuals charged in a Cordonation Court including Adolph Grneates Armando Mernandes and many others with fines counts for drunkenness gaming and traffic violations. The record names numerous defendants and totals paid or imposed, with varied outcomes such as acquittal and discharged arms.
In remarks at a San Antonio event, a would-be candidate says he has not announced for governor despite urging from business leaders. He notes five friends there, including industry leaders, pressed him to run, but he remains out of the race and declines further comment. Davidson visited San Antonio for business before returning to Houston Saturday night.
Forbes reports a dramatic setup for German reparation bonds with rate cuts by the Bank of England and New York banks. The piece weighs investor risk, domestic preference for American securities, and the challenge of persuading ordinary Americans to buy German bonds while noting union worries and a long toast at a company banquet.
A farm pig walked 40 miles to reach its homestead, muddy and tired, then returned to the farm. The tale parallels a story about a crossing figure and a captain. The owner paid a reward after the pig’s long trek.
A compact note from Medford describes a person named Bhela Mats Sera using only four alphabet letters in spelling both given names. The text appears as a playful or coded reference with unclear context or full details.
Carnegie Library announces 27 volumes released in Janda, including literature, history and travel, plus 15 German titles. Notable works include Shakespeare and the Law, The Man Behind the Book, India the Land That Lures and Tidewater Virginia. German selections originate from Max Pricks of Philadelphia and feature authors such as Ida Boy-Ed and Margaret Armour.
The Konjola medicine is touted as a universal remedy claimed to cure neuritis stomach ailments and other organ issues. An Oak Cliff Dallas user reports relief after taking Konjola and the Konjola Man at a Houston drug store publicized its touted benefits and free pamphlets.
Massachusetts press reports rising strength of opposition to Chang Kai-shek as radical left Kuomintang and anti-Nanking factions align against the presidential leader of the Chinese Nationalist government. Chang Kai-shek, who expelled warlord Chang Tuo-ling from Pekin to Mukden, now faces mounting intra-party pressure.
The Times from Brackenridge High School earned first place in the Interscholastic League high school newspaper competition at the University of Texas in Austin. Editor Ella Wade and staff led a prize‑winning entry amid other Texas papers, with Pecos and Abilene papers also earning honors.
A 22nd annual Firemen's Ballet in San Antonio featured patriotic music and dance by the Firemen's Band, opened by Mayor Chambers and city officials. The mantel auditorium was converted to a dining room with refreshments served by firefighters, with proceeds benefiting the Firemen's Pension Fund.
London reporters describe Cocktail pink as a new apricot pink shade shown at a reception for delegates to the London naval conference. Megan Lford George is noted in coverage of the event and its color presentation.
A note from the Southern Scholastic association contests held at Washington and Lee University highlights CAD as one of the best publications in the United States. The award is issued by the Columbia Scholastic Association of Columbia University in New York City.
The House backed President Hoover against two tariff reform proposals, defeating the debenture and flexible amendments by 280 to 164. The defeats send both plans to the Senate for a new decision as Hoover administration urges action and Congress considers abandoning the debenture route.
Ten men are killed tonight by an explosion in northwest Spain. Dispatch from Madrid reports 10 bodies pulled out, with rescue efforts continuing for possible additional victims. Cause of the blast has not been determined yet.
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