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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1928
Page
12
An advertisement touts a drug named Driggs for rheumatic and neuritic pain claiming quick, near instant relief. It targets sufferers with chronic torment and sleepless, bedridden symptoms, urging purchase at local drug stores with a money back guarantee.
Mayor M Chambers announced that contracts for the first unit of the city street improvement program will be paid with no interest if the $4 775 000 bond issue, set for November 19, is delayed. Providers agreed to wait for payment and work would begin once contracts are let, with escrow bonds backing contract prices and no interest charged on advance funds.
In San Diego on November 6, aviators Lee Seheenhalt and John Guglimenti to day failed to take off their monoplane Albatross to attempt the world sustained flight record. The heavily loaded craft skimmed the runway until a wheel sank into soft catch, bending the axle and forcing an abrupt halt. The pilot stopped the plane as the axle bent.
Dr. Dudley Jackson and Col. Gol Crimmins, noted experts in the treatment of venomous bites, plan a lecture at Asheville for the Neathers Medical association on snakes and their bites. Afterward Crimmins with Mrs Crimmins will tour cities including Manila San Francisco and Tokyo on a pleasure trip.
Carl Thicker was acquitted after a four hour trial for robbers assault with arms in a bus driver hold-up. Alex Moore, driver of the Kellysfield bus, testified. The case was before Judge Anderson in district court.
Reports say Emperor Hirohito rested at a detached palace in Siyaya this evening as he travels toward Fo to be enthroned as the one hundred thirty fourth ruler. The journey includes schoolchildren and dignitaries alongside his escort.
The Southern Vavitie line in the San Antonio district showed an average freight up 20 percent in October compared to the bump month last year. LI A Loeffler, assistant general freight agent, urged further growth citing strong crops in the South and expanding construction in West Texas.
Der Ned Nolte Crom rector of St Mark's Episcopal Church will deliver a lecture on Hawaii at the educational building on East Market and Jefferson streets. The talk, at a time noted as night, will feature lantern slides and reels of moving pictures made by Mr. Crom during his Hawaii trip in the summer.
In Philadelphia a gunfight erupted as Patrolman O'Hara and a fellow officer exchanged fire with John Bar rig and another gunman. Both officers were slightly wounded. The suspects fled in a car, while O'Hara survived a hail of eleven shots unscathed. Authorities traced the altercation to a nearby shooting range where the gunman fired toward the officers from a gallery, injuring no one else as the fight moved along.
In a brief San Antonio public notice Neiswanger outlines utility facts for the Central Light company. The message mentions a scheduled time of 12 15 p m and addresses hotel services and membership implications for Atlanta, with referenced public action and officials.
Letters inviting 400 Chambers of Commerce members to travel to the South Texas Chamber of Commerce convention in Laredo on November 7 by train have been sent from the public freight extension deca ment. A committee of 25 members, led by Alex Vilaret, is coordinating efforts to secure a large San Antonio delegation to attend the convention.
Funeral services were held Tuesday for ert Butler 24 of 203 Toretra pare Medina Lake who was shot Sunday while duck hunting. Pastor W B Till of First Presbyterian officiated. Elton Mayfield 20 of 1510 S Vine St reported Butler rose just as the gun fired. He is survived by his wife Dorothy Butler, two sisters Miss Lastic Totinten of North Carolina and one brother Sergi Connsonin.
John T Harris aged 70 dies at his home. Funeral services will be held Wednesday for Joby T Herris aged 10 of 417 Camden Street, with interment at Memorial Park. Rev. Men Jones to officiate. Harris was a retired ground man and 45 years a member of the Order of Railway Conductors.
Relatives asked police Tuesday to search for Elvira Martinez age 19 of 600 South Concho Street who has been missing from home since Monday. Local authorities joined the inquiry seeking any whereabouts or clues.
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