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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1929
Page
24
Pittsburg May 28 officers say Michael T. Hockford twenty four year old truck driver was shot during a confrontation between deputy sheriffs and a mob that attacked a milk wagon from Cherry Drive Products. Deputies ordered dispersal as the crowd surged.
The undersigned bank members of the San Antonio Clearing House announce a bank holiday on Thursday May 20. City National Bank Alamo National Bank D Sullivan Co San Antonio National Bank Groos National Bank Frost National Bank D A Oppenheimer National Bank of Commerce Commercial National Bank Central Trust Co. will remain closed.
A column argues paid vacations raise citizen quality and morale, citing General Electric and Western Electric programs. Workers gain one week after one year and two weeks after two, with longer schemes for longer service. Managers note seasonal practicality and plant shutdowns, urging broader adoption and noting interests of wage earners and unions.
Washington May 24 Representative Briggs Democrat Texas and Tl B Moore president of the Texas City board of trade asked the board of engineers for rivers and harbors to enlarge the harbor and deepen the Texas City channel at a cost of about 31 million dollars. They seek deepening from 30 to 32 feet to boost business and traffic.
A long list of marriage licenses and building permit notices appears in the vital statistics section. Names of couples, addresses, and associated officials or offices are provided, including May dates and various streets and avenues. The items cover numerous individuals, both new marriages and permit applications, with scattered place references and dwelling details.
Dr T S Shields, president of the board of trustees at Des Moines Iowa, says the board will centralize operations amid administrative upheaval. He confirms a $10,000 loan from the university endowment to cover current bills and salaries. The statement was signed by Edith M Tebmai, B A Roberts, and Rev J G Hamilton. A district court hearing on an injunction against closing the university is set to proceed.
MEMPHIS Tenn May 28 William Tt Pharr cotton man was brought to federal court on charges of aiding and abetting J Ramsey Leauchamp former bank president in misapplying nearly 500 of the Old Union and Planters Bank funds in 1923 and 1924 The sentence was deferred until June 8 Stay in touch with today s outstanding buys in musical instruments and radios via the Classified Section.
Junior high work of 120 pupils from Washington Irving school will conclude with final exercises at 2 p.m. Friday in the school auditorium. The class comprises 71 boys and 49 girls. The program includes an invocation and student speakers Billie Conn James Lonar Margaret Pruitt Catherine Cabbell Elizabeth Peters and Gayle English.
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