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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1930
Page
3
An investigation into the administration of Leon Hunter, Austin postmaster, has been ordered by the Post Office Department amid complaints from employees of demoralization and overwork. The probe follows claims of threats, worker injuries, and calls for more carriers due to Austin’s growing population.
Lynn Wintee, Austin postmaster for Faye Fears and others, refused to disclose a complaint filed with the Postal Department alleging demoralization. Cloud, a longtime employee, suffered a heart attack at work. the postmaster said overwork and nervous breakdowns among front office staff were unclear and under physician care.
The notice states Maud Mary Jin Tach aged 70 has obtained a divorce from Charley Tminch, 72, who was married in May in Liverpool. Their children are noted. Tminch did not defend the suit.
Cadets from Main Avenue and Brackwirides high schools face tests on wearing the honor insignia, a sterling star, after examinations at all high school ROTC units in the Eighth corps area. Col. William A. Castle, who received commendations from San Antonio schools, announced the rating at a Friday ceremony. Main Avenue and Tracken High Schools earned cups for leading monthly inspections, with Lt. Ay Fushis and sponsor Tori Jarrell noted in attendance.
A student group at the college purchases a glider for sport and recreation. The club plans to use the glider for campus activities, with careful supervision and safety measures emphasized by campus leaders.
A straw ballot report condemns armed rebellion and calls for mobilization of all in Ariofir lizen to oppose candidates not supporting prohibition laws. It denounces neutral ground in war and urges voters to ignore straw ballots and movements while upholding polls. The commission notes no neutral politics as it defends ordained government.
SF ALD Mos 15 InS The rise in female interest in air travel grows. Amelia Earhart, first to fly solo across the Atlantic, now helps as an assistant to the general traffic manager of Transcontinental Air Transport Maddux Airlines. Women passengers reach about one fifth of total traffic, with earlier figures under 19 percent when service began.
A fragmented report describes a woman seeking medical aid to halt an ongoing growth. The text mentions references to persons named statansache, Titania, and Riay senbyke, with unclear details about age and event timing. The source is garbled and partial.
A three way fight over post office probes unfolds in Washington as Representative Wil Haman Republican of Texas plans a resolution to grant his committee similar authority. Representative Maas Republican of Minnesota backs broader inquiry while a Senate move funds the probe and contemplates extending duties to all field offices amid a noisy post office oversight debate.
Three centuries after the Jamestown landing a blimp over the Virginia coast cast a shadow on a commemorative wooden cross marking where colonists first settled and gave thanks to God for their deliverance, recalling the historic voyage and early English settlement.
A mass meeting called by the league seeks to organize opposition to political figures amid election tensions in San Antonio and Bexar County. Attorney General Hoblett and local officials will address the gathering at Meetheven Hall to discuss the city bond issue and candidate selections.
San Antonio gains a new airline to Monterey with a fire-round trip completed Thursday. Maj. Frederic Tord, retired, piloted the first flight landing at Winburn field. The route to Monterey is described as one of the safest, with emergency landing sites listed along the full trip. The line is operated by the Lines Acria Ventral-Mexicarin, offering a daily service leaving San Antonio each morning and reaching Monterey in the afternoon.
A 61 year old miner in Sz hakilos was killed by a homemade alramitn fuse lit to end his financial troubles, after neighbors reported an explosion at Joseph Srigeti’s home in MISKOLHuncury on May 16.
Dean Cornwell earns promotion to artist as his Work Christ Bathing the Beggar's Feet is chosen for Royal Academy exhibition. The New York City studio scene shows him working from a model as his painting defeats over seven thousand competitors for the prize.
New York reports that Senator Caraway chairs a Senate subcommittee probing lobbies and payments tied to a table of figures and a prominent broker James Cannon Jr. at Charles Goldhar and Cable Company. Goldharst, pleading guilty to a federal charge, was sentenced to ten years. The trial showed church connections and a margin account relationship.
Two women were attacked during a chaotic incident tied to a theft attempt at a social event. A man tried to intervene as two assailants assaulted guests, with one patron sustaining a gun blow and others struck during the altercation.
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A garbled report describes a nighttime lantern theft leading to a five dollar fine for the defendant. The fragment mentions a judge named Watson and a character named Meike Dave Watson, with confusing references to Somerset and Mogaratien, and a raid described as poor. The text is incomplete and many names and details are unclear.
A derby hat worn by Benjamin Webb of Chicago, passenger in a car that overturned at Hammond, caused an injury to a man named Jamie. The derailed vehicle event occurred in May with unclear details, but the hat is cited as a contributing factor.
Incomplete read mentions a four legged Davia halebers and a Tealevia with two legs carrying others as spares. Details are unclear due to garbled text, but the note references unusual animal configurations and a walk described as on two legs.
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