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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1930
Page
5
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The airship Graf Zeppelin continues its Atlantic crossing from Seville toward Pernambuco, aiming for a 60 hour voyage instead of 48 as atmospheric conditions ease. Early progress covered 2021 kilometers in 24 hours, with four motors running at times to conserve spark plugs. The crew crossed Cape Verdes and Sao Tiago, spotting Mount Pico and Porto Prata, then pushed toward St Paul’s Rocks with an expected Recife arrival between 5 and 8 PM local time.
Funeral services for Edwin Tight Porch 69 San Antonio broker who died Wednesday afternoon will be Friday afternoon from his residence 235 West Mistletas avenue Porch worked in mining and brokerage at the Clis Gei tral Bank and Trust building and belonged to the Alamo Masonic lodge the Virginia Historical Society and was president of the state society of the Sons of the American Revolution He is survived by his widow son Edwin Light Porch Jr and sister Mrs John J Towne of Tampa Florida
Claude Teer chairman of the board of control announced construction of specially designed wards for insane patients as part of a new ward building at the State hospital in Austin. The project will cost $85,000 and bids will be requested.
Dr Archibald L Macleish a 70 year old eye expert in Los Angeles died after shooting himself at his home in Los Angeles Mass on April 22 194? authorities said he was a noted figure in medical circles and had suffered months of illness ending in suicide
May 22 San Salvador census counts 60,270 men and 45,420 women, revealing 4848 more women than men at the landing site associated with Columbus.
Aboard the Graf Zeppelin May 21 reports the first night near the Cape Verde islands as the airship pushes toward new space. Sal is observed at 4:18 p.m. local time. Dr Jeronimo Megias is noted as ship doctor and a Brazilian passenger speaks of the Zeppelin as a mascot.
Delegates from the San Antonio branch of the Hotel Greeters of America were chosen to attend the national convention in Denver from July 31 to August 3. Named are W. EB. Corin and R. Finland of the Gutterhots, Lan Hudson of the Tlaza hotel, and B. A. Billingsley of the Blue Monnet hotel. The San Antonio branch met at the Plaza hotel Wednesday night for a brief business meeting followed by dinner and dance.
Washington officials received the official text from Premier Briand as part of a proposed United States of Europe. The document outlines a federation plan among European nations and is the subject of the French embassy note.
Fort Scott Kansas May 23 193? Courtney McAfee president of the Peoples State Bank here is jailed on embezzlement charges. He was captured after fleeing Fort Scott three weeks ago and placed in a jail cell by county authorities.
Loftin, principal of the Sid e Ner Qanier Senior Junior School, elected president of the San Antonio branch of Phi Delta Kappa. Alfred Lyes becomes vice president, with L. W. Fox Merrill Bishop and A. S. Hus h as officers. Retiring officers include Gertran Harry and Hob ert T. Reid. A yearbook committee of Felix Ulrich, J. Bush and Merrill Bishop is to be formed.
In Detroit suburb of Berkeley a six year old boy, William Garps Jr., was fatally shot after police responded to a peeping complaint. Sergeant Roy Uartwick of the Drekeley police said shots were fired after the boy was found near a rear window. He died an hour later at Lizh lgnd Park General hospital.
Professor Franklyn Powell of Long Ireland university is named associate professor of English at Chicago Theological Seminary. Albert W. Talt, president, announces she will supervise field work as first woman on the faculty.
May 22 report notes former President Calles visiting the Mantosupne district site at Tamaukiins along the Laredo term in Texas. Accompanied by his son Arling Elias, director-xrur of thank, the party plans to attend the annual gennation Ses Texas possimelers o pening at fouslow on May 2.
A Princeton University experiment demonstrated a device that uses an auditory nerve connection to transmit sound from one room to another through a wall. The setup included a backdoor amplifier and other apparatus, enabling a listener 40 feet away to hear a conversation. The discovery was described at a meeting of the American Philosophical Society in Swampscott.
An old advertisement touts Gray’s Innent as a universal cure for boils ulcers carbuncles and skin abrasions. It claims quick relief from inflammation pain and waste clearing the skin. The label dates back over 116 years and asserts use by President Andrew Jackson with a 28 cent price at drug stores.
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