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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1928
Page
3
Mrs Angie Bermhacdl of 315 Marek Street died Monday after her clothes ignited from a trash fire in her yard Sunday morning. The incident occurred during a homemaker’s attempt to extinguish the blaze in the early hours, with emergency responders onsite.
Captain C B D Collyer and sportsman Harry Tucker were found dead amid wreckage from their Lockheed plane Yankee Doodis in an Arizona canyon. They were attempting a coast to coast speed record set ten days earlier in the same aircraft. Investigators cited bad weather as a probable cause.
Prescott Arizona reports the crash of the Yankee Doodle plane carrying Collyer and Luexter. Both men died instantly as the craft plunged into Grank canyon 24 miles south of Prescott during a high speed transcontinental flight. Parachutes opened but landing gear released, leaving salvage impossible. Searchers recovered wreckage and human remains amid rugged mountain terrain.
In Santa Fe Springs California on a November day a blazing oil well was finally brought under control after efforts by responders. The well identified as Getty No 37 was extinguished following a period of intense flames and danger to the area.
Fragmented political analysis outlines how Hoover and Smith appeal to different constituencies. The author notes Hoover favors farmers and prosperity, Smith supports business and tariffs, while both risk factions and reformers. The piece hints at shifting alliances and strategic endorsements ahead of elections.
In San Angel Mora on November 5 4) broadcasting of the trial of Jose de Jean Toral halted. A microgram device held by Toral was removed from the judge's desk and court officials ordered newspapers to stop publishing photographs or comments on the proceedings. Official stenographic reports will not be provided for the fatueg. The trial has drawn intense Mexican newspaper attention.
Testimony in Corporation court described a high speed pursuit on Ludwig Sunday night. Officer M Trandt attempted to stop a speeding auto, Eluding bystanders and a Don Mendes witness. Mendez was fined $13 for speeding $5 for running a red light and $4 for improper vehicle operation.
Felipe Aldez, 20, of South San Antonio, was hurled through a windshield when cars collided at Le Redo and Cevados streets. He suffered a neck wound and fainted from blood loss, as the older car driven by Peleg Troyjito fled the scene.
Chinese dispatch reports Miaw Manche Tobin, a New Zealand missionary, kidnapped by wriganda in Kwanesi province in September, has been released unharmed. Despite illness and malnutrition, her overall condition was better than feared.
The San Aulonio Retail Merchants' association will elect staff officers for the year and a board of directors at 12 West Commerce Street, Aifalph Ura. Organized health committees will be formed, with the meeting set for Wednesday night.
The Dandies Aid for Europe plans a card party hosted by Mrs Sagirtanm and Mrs Veaver, set for 2 o clock at the hotel. Proceeds support relief efforts as part of the Ladies Aid activities.
Corporation Court was crowded with drunkenness cases on Monday and Sunday, a monthly high. Dave Gotthieb notes most arrests came from Route 11 area, with 38 charged this period. Total fines and costs around 245 dollars, per police sergeant Eddie Ankerson.
Three parachute jumps at Trooks Field delayed from Tuesday afternoon to Thursday due to rain. The event, led by Lt. W. Ogden and Staff Sergeant Wilbur Lege under supervision, includes Hudson, TL, and others with Sgt. Nichols overseeing prior jumps of officers and enlisted men.
In Dallas a hotel fire scare ended when a female guest at the Scott Hotel used the telephone operator’s switchboard to call all room occupants and assure them there was no danger. The alarm, triggered by a fire in a basement stair area, caused a district fire response. Miss Yolanda Viersons is mentioned among guests.
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