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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1929
Page
19
Gus Klockenkamper head of traffic police returns from a long motor tour. He studied traffic conditions in other cities and reports San Antonio can hold its own with any place he visited. He had planned to visit New Orleans but change of plans halted the trip.
Story recounts cattle trails wanderer Trails in the San Antonio de Desar region reporting sunburns and blankets, a panther sighting near the Rio Grande, and local reminiscences. Mention of Jerry Gray, land purchases, railroad prospects across Mexico, and rising land values around Presidio.
W B Slaughter a prominent Texas ranchman died at his San Antonio home at 76. He founded cattle ventures across Palo Pinto Panhandle and northern markets, survived by widow Annie, son Coney and four grandchildren. Funeral at First Baptist Church then burial in Palo Pinto. His lineage includes Col G W Slaughter and ties to old Alamo era legends.
A Tehuacan dispatch reports seven killed and about a score wounded in a three hour battle between residents of two rival villages in Vera Cruz state. The villages named are Santa Maria del Monte and San Francisco Altopexi.
County commissioners at their Tuesday meeting let paving contracts to Alamo paying company and Colginzier and Hoff for extending paving on the Babcock road and West Wonderland avenue. The expenditure is set at 34,200 dollars.
A Tuesday announcement after a chamber meeting states reduced railroad rates to 8.4 cent, covering June 14 through July 14. General managers of the chamber and railroad officials signaled the move amid Prosperity month activities.
Wealthy widow Minnie Hays 65 of Hutchinson serves as central figure in the 375,000 robbery of a bank messenger at the American First National Bank. Police hold Hays, her brother C. W. Thompson 42, and foster son Rob Thompson 24, with a portion of the stolen cash found in a car. Suspect Charles H. Weyell identified as the robbery victim. Also noted are the hospital recovery of Miss Fratelle Jenson 22, a show girl, after a suicide attempt, and letters to her mother from the hotel room.
Fifty permits for a Buddy Poppy sale were granted to fund Veterans of Foreign Wars activities. Chief Owen Killay approved permits after applications by G. F. Searls, chairman of the poppy drive, with city vigilant price committee granting permission. Funds to be raised during a two day event with minor entry costs noted.
Indianapolis former mayor Joho GL Duvall, aged 65, must serve his day jail sentence and pay a $1000 fine imposed in October 1927 for political corruption after the Indiana Appellate court ruled the sentence valid. He was ousted from office two years ago.
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