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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 27, 1929

Page

2

Public Utility Barons Pledge Support to Hoover Plan

Public utility leaders pledge hearty backing for Hoover plan amid expansive construction outlooks. Estimates show electric and gas industries planning billions in 1929 1930 expansions including new facilities and increased operating expenditures. Officials cite rising demand and wider use as drivers for a broad national development program.

Hoover Rollin Athp The Light Association S Sloan United States Artrice Indnetey B. J. Msullanes American Gag Association Op Bekatt American Gas Association Comactables Hed Azaine Ell Ag

Kentucky Makes Whiskey Again Officials supervise weighing

Bill Ablekamp Isaac Mabry R E Walthen and C B Hoeger of the Medicinal Spirits Company supervise the weighing as Kentucky resumes whiskey production or handling activities.

Kentucky Bill Ablekamp Isaac Mabry R. E. Walthen C. B. Hoeger The Medicinal Spirits Company

Gas Industry Expansion and Transportation Advances

The report notes power and gas firms expanding domestic use including housing and denser populations as natural gas transmission becomes more economical. It cites industry leaders in New York and Washington discussing financing, construction, and potential faster development, with rail and electric utilities projecting stable capital outlays and ongoing facility expansions amid a favorable market outlook.

Induekrs Thin Jine

Courage Wins Happiness in Tough Battle

A nurse from Hackensack promotes Nujol as a natural lubricant to ease constipation and improve mood. She cites a 64 year old patient with a broken thigh who recovered regularity and comfort after using Nujol daily, then tapering to once daily, and claims others benefit similarly. The ad-style piece urges readers to buy Nujol at drugstores, promising noticeable improvement in two weeks.

Indy Nuree Helen V. Griffin Prowpect Avenue Hackensack New Jersey Miss Griffin Stout Nune Griffin Nujol

Mistol and Miant claim to cure colds and sore throats

A garbled ad touts Mistol and Miant as a new cold and throat remedy used by doctors and thousands of people. It promises proven relief by scientific methods, easy use, pleasant taste, and convenient packaging with a note to check a “droneper” and a “Mianolre quently” guide.

City War on Speeding Cyclists Intensifies Tactics

Commissioner Phil Wright ordered motorcycle officers to focus on speeding riders as a traffic enforcement push. A week of raids and plainclothes patrols improved compliance with traffic laws, especially at stops. Wright plans to add four more officers to the squad on December 1. He denied any mass jet-up and emphasized ongoing efforts to curb infractions by motorcyclists.

Phil Wright Ateerin Wright Offison Motoriela Wright Snd

Ottine Man Injured When Car Overturns Near W. W. White

J Tohreon a 27 year old Ottine resident was injured late Tuesday when his car overturned at the W. W. White area after steering mechanism foul. Two others in the car at the time were not hurt. Authorities report the incident had the appearance of a single vehicle accident with no other injuries.

Ottine J.T. Tohreon W. W. White Serio Randy

Convicted Killer Granted New Trial in Texas Case

U1 Maurice Guajanio, condemned for the murder of Arthur Donnell a well known Williamson County resident, was granted a new trial by the Court of Criminal Appeals. The order remands to the trial court for proceedings in accordance with state law.

Austin Maur Guajanio Williamnson County Arthur Donnell Court of Criminal Appeals

Weather Summary for New Mexico and Pennsylvania

Weather forecast notes scattered clouds and mild temperatures across regions. Expect winds, and variable conditions with mid to upper 60s temperatures and a mix of fair and unsettled skies into the day.

San Antonig Terris Gomenhat

School board approves bids for new elementary additions

The board approved bids totaling 187020 for general improvements at Collins Garden Smith and Navarro elementary schools. A bid for 64753 was deferred after the bidder faked loan proof. Miller and Weilbach won 44975 for eight new rooms at Smith. Rogers and Crosby received 25073 for Navarro six room additions. Heating went to Silent Heating 14373 and plumbing to A H Shaffer 2800. Electrical work awarded to Kirkwood and Wharton. A contract to draft a rite purchase at University Heights was authorized. The site between Kentucky and Waverly avenues facing Woolley will be bought for a new elementary school if a clear title exists.

Collins Garden Smith and Nargero Schoors Collins Garden School Dickey Toro Miller and Weilbach Smith Elementary Navarro Rogers and Crosby Silent Heating Company A. H. Shaffer Kirkwood Wharton Bruce Teagarden Achon Tourney University Heights I 5 Kentucky Waverly Avenues Wooley Avenue

Fragmented OCR Muse on Energy and Power

A fragmented historic voice critiques energy waste and farmland use noting lignite, electric power, and factors affecting Dakota wheat. It comments on autograph diagrams and a perception of limited interest from powerful figures like Rockefeller or Ford when discussing employment programs.

Fireman T. Kaczmarcek Featured In Know Your Firemen

Fireman T Kaczmarcek of Station 4 Milsm and Dak effects is today’s member in the Know Your Firemen series. He joined the fire department January 1 1026 and lives at 215 Cooper Street.

T. Kaczmarcek Cooper Street

Drug Stores Win Suit Over Glass In Drink

An eight day trial ended with Summers Drug Stores, Inc. cleared of liability as Mrs. Tania McCafferty failed to prove ground glass in a fountain drink caused damages. She sought 50250 claiming harm to vocal cords and earning power, but evidence showed her public singing largely occurred in churches and charities. The case opened November 14 and the jury reached a verdict on Wednesday after deliberations lasting into the morning.

Tania McCaferty Summers Drug Stores, Inc Aoda

Seven Auto Fatalities Mark the Month in City

A fatal month of auto accidents left seven dead including Barn Walker 73 and Winston Davis 73. Walker died at Robert B. Green Hospital after being struck at Best Commerce and Lossy streets and faces negligent homicide charges. Davis died from injuries after a Sunday collision on 1010 Maln Sanchez. Other victims include Hurrin Manuel Gonzales Leonard Layton Nannie Berry Raymond Miller and Louise Fates. Miss Fates 17 remains hospitalized after a car hit a parked car she sat in. four Black men in the second car are detained on Tariowe charges.

Barn Walker East Commerce Street Ding Robert B. Green Best Commerce Lossy Street Ier Winston Davin Maln Srenec Hurrin Seguin Road Manuel Gonzales Bot Street Leonard Layton LaFitte Streatz Nannie Berry Biddle Street

Correction to Boone edition tale misprint on heroism

The Tuesday Boone story misread a heroic act by Mrs George Julian who saved Ellen Barnes 74 of 60 Avenue LB from clothing fire. Julian threw Barnes to the floor and rolled her to extinguish flames in a room at a house run by Miss Jessie Micklaionn. The word aged in the first paragraph was mistakenly altered to negra in error.

Ite Boone George Julian Mre Ellen Barnes Avenue LB Migs Jessie Micklaionn

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