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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1929
Page
1
Arthur Brisbane notes cheap money and a federal revenue discount, while October foreign trade totals show $300,000,000 in exports and $399,000,000 in imports. A mix of economic optimism and fear underlies bank stock declines, with reports of a risky era and a sensational bomb incident near a hospital.
Forecast outlines generally fair conditions with light to moderate northern winds. Saturday night shows rising temperatures to around 56 degrees with typical winter patterns. areas like Balardar and Bunder expected to stay dry. Stronger winds aloft may affect coastal regions. flying conditions described as variously good to obstructed with periods of reduced visibility due to mist.
Washington reports state that Secretary James W Good’s condition worsened with complications after emergency appendectomy and gangrenous perforation. Doctors battled to prevent paralysis symptoms as President Hoover visited late Tuesday night. Specialist from Johns Hopkins joined to review possible unforeseen complications from the unusual operation.
The Fifth District court heard a request for a temporary injunction to bar four persons from operating a gambling room at the Rendexvons club in Somerset. Marion Turner alleges patrons are enticed to gamble with crooked dice. Currithere Reeves and Mrs Dad Reeves denied the charges, claiming Turner is not truthful. The court set a hearing for ten this morning after a requested continuance.
Rome Ga November 16 Deputy Sheriff 0 i Jurnnn investigated a route from Northern Indian with a woman prisoner, seeking two men believed linked to the $1,000 pay-roll robbery involving Firebeth Bronks and Allan Hores Hakdivas. The case centers on locating the suspects and ensuring safety amid the investigation.
Dallas dispatch reports that the Interatate-Fox company plans to open De Ture theaters in several cities including San Antonio. Kart Hoblitzelle, manager of Interatate Annerment, says a large portion of the interstate has been purchased by For fit Interesta. The company currently runs Majestic theaters in Dallas, Fort Worth, San Antonio, Houston and Little Rock, and the Tite theater in Birmingham.
Madrid dispatch reports Yanguan Messing, president of the national assembly, returning from Paris where he attended the international law conference as a delegate. He expressed satisfaction with the recent U S visit and related grant discussions.
Writ witnesses from Laie Ta Fon cashier Haniel Mar lines bookkeeper of the defunct First State Bank and Trust Company are summoned to testify against BR Mimms president in a pending trial. La Fon and Martines were sentenced with Zerapio Vels clerk to penitentiary on embezzlement charges. Yela pardoned as term expired to avoid deportation to Mexico. Mimms two year sentence appealed. Bank closed February 25, 1928.
Market notes show steady cotton at the opening of the mart with figures for January and December delivery. Prices cited include January 17.70, March 17.98, and December 17.27, reflecting a cautious start amid regional trading activity.
Frost blankets Southwest Texas from Corpus Christi to San Antonio with readings near 25 degrees at Kelly AFB and 33 at Houston Street in San Antonio. Freeze warnings extend across West and Northwest Texas while Brownsville and Laredo report mild lows. Forecaster Jar hoes predicts generally fair, warmer weather for Saturday and Sunday.
A Texan report states that 100 Mexican aliens have been deported through Laredo since a start date in the months prior. The group includes 13 individuals brought from Galveston and Houston by immigration authorities.
Austin Nov 16 An assigned counsel A Hersy Houston former Texas Court of Criminal Appeal member was hired to aid Judge Brady in the Lebiin Highsmith stabbing case. Highsmith, 25, a statehouse employee, was stabbed in the left breast late Saturday. The grand jury continues deliberations as detectives await more facts.
The community notes several hunters bringing deer to The Light office after 7:30 with nine miles out on the Vance Jackson road and near Bracken. Winners include Marbach with a 12 point buck, and Boldt who claimed a prize from the Toepperwein line. Other entries and claims follow from local merchants and residents.
Mexico City and major cities brace for clashes as cavalry and infantry stand by pending presidential election. Ortiz Rubio, candidate of the Nations Revolutionary party, is favored over Vasconcelos of the Anti-Reelectionist party. Liquor sales halt from noon. police and firemen stand ready for disturbances. Results likely by early December as ballots are counted for the new term beginning February.
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