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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 02, 1929

Page

11

Santa Fe Protests Short Rail Line Extension in West Texas

A hearing opened before Interstate Commerce Commission examiner H C Davis as Santa Fe protests Abilene and Southern Railroad plans to build a short line from Ballinger to San Angelo. Santa Fe contends traffic would be diverted from its own routes, with witnesses detailing service adequacy between Ballinger and San Angelo and opposing the permit.

Santa Fe West Texas Abilene and Southern Railroad Ballinger San Angelo H. C. Davis Interstate Commerce Commission Oltleinds Santa Ie Texas and Pacific Abilene and Southern San Angeto Ind Gracy LB. Hessamt Doyce Cox Sante Fe Galveston J. P. Cresvley Manaaer Calveston Blank Merritt J. L. Lancaster Dallas Texas & Pacific F. Mitchell J. Slone Dallas Cotton Exchange Goldstein Dallas Freight Bureau J. W. Byete Theort Worth Freight Bureau OU. B. Harris Fort Worth J. C. Donnelly Claude Wilde R. T. Neill D. H. Berry Board of City Development of Rupnels Lom Gruen Cancho Counties Gulf & Weatherex Railroad Company Lancaster Texas & Tacifig Abilene & Southern Cirbon Orient Crong Rook Missouri Pacific Texas & Tacitic San Antonio Gale & West Texan San, Angelo Texas& Pacific San Angelo Board of City Development Crist Mitchell Thal Ginner Texan & Preitie Vaid

Missouri Boy Weighs 400 Pounds at Seventeen

A 17 year old Missouri youth named Art Wolff stands 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighs 400 pounds. Neighbors describe him as a quiet boy in Thayer and his family cautions against taunting him as he faces social and health pressures in a small town.

Missouri Arthur Wolff Tharer Martit Anpane Art Wolff Thayer Ix Ng Qinlere

Missing Children Report Involving Local Teens

A report lists two boys and a girl missing, naming their ages and partial identifying details. The notice includes names and addresses with unclear spellings and references a man reported to have dealings related to the disappearances.

Tuanite Goren Miguel Caran Meralea Feet Chambera Foticls Street Fe Bora Maral Crane Norman Meesey

Skeletons on Trinket Lock Chain Found by Workmen

An 4 inch bronze chain with a locket containing carved skeletons was found by four Edmon ton Urban District Council trench diggers while road work. The chain and bronze locket hold skeletal carvings and a Roman crest medallion. A laborer has a $100 offer, with experts to examine. Nearby, a large Roman influin weight was unearthed months earlier.

Landon Edmonton Urban District Council Only Hig Ten

Collie Wars Foot Shake In Tarryville Parade

In Tarryville Connecticut a collision occurred as a Ford machine approached a clump of bushes where a collie chased by a man named Brink leapt aside. A five foot black snake emerged near the bushes. The dog dropped the reptile and the snake’s head was severed as the vehicle passed, an action seen as a reflex by the dog and not a planned strike.

Tarryville Conn William S. Brink Almoor

Three men naturalized as American citizens in Chicago

In Chicago an official naturalization proceeding granted U S citizenship to three men. Wevander Peter Torbulin, 40, former judge. Auseph Vestt, 43, ex army captain now bank clerk. Thidolph Kirch, 50, previously a Sturgor nolater from Daum Germany, all received papers before Federal Naturalization Examiner George Maukay.

Chicago Firnerky Karon Biv Tatu Wevander Peter Torbulin Superior Court of Irkutek Biberic Panera George Maukay Auseph Vestt Diplematic Corpe de Fogomtuvic

Pastor Bares Soul From Stand

The Rev. Harry H. Clage testifies in a $100,000 breach of promise case against Mrs. Annie E Kennedy mother of Aimee Semple McPherson. He describes his long statement to a packed courtroom as he recounts the alleged engagement and public smear while Mrs Kennedy watches closely.

Oie Be Taiz Harry H. Clark Annie EB Kennedy Hissen Yantor Aimee Semple McPherson Ils Tabernal Service Seattle Wash Get Harry H. Clage Ronald John Hobinson Gilories Los Angeles

Brews Battle Floods At Augusta As City Faces Crest

Flood warnings spread along Georgia and Florida coastlines as Augusta braces for a crest near 47 feet. Levees weakened by prior surges, hundreds of volunteers Friday night, and widespread disruption mark a city at risk from rising rivers Santee Congaree Waterway and Broad river systems across the region.

Florida Bafshe Tidene Stmith's Bluff Trans Tampa Fla Oup Cen Kes Bafehe Salina Manzanilla Reef Ueargie Augusta Savamiah Odlas E. B. Emigh Trafic Stenrmouth Atlapta Telvig Port St. Joe St. Joe Tallahassee South Carolina Columbia Weather Bureau Santee Congaree North Carolina

Ambush Girl Bond Case Fixes New Leads in Von Ormy

The manhunt continues for Charles Stevens and eight co defendants in the fatal ambush that killed Charles Glevens. Wounds, court hearings, and habeas corpus actions unfold as police pursue fugitives including Shank and Cottle. A San Antonio bootlegger, linked to a K beer, provides new information as investigators probe doctor identities and a farm hideout near Von Ormy.

Charles Stevens Atabish Yistin von Ormy Prohibition Stephens McCullen Shank Enid Ventenanta Hilday San Antonio K. Casbeer von Grmy Killday Martin Lusgeer Will Gueder Charles Glevens Guisa Cuajarda Jon Hobrecht W.W. Andertan Thirty-seventh District Court B. Simmons Lee Cottle Lyng Stephens Martin Uasbeet Sibank Hthomer Cottle Poto Jaro Lyn Shank Weil Gualardo

Gale Lashes Eastern Coast Storm Hits Atlantic Seaboard

A tropical disturbance off the Atlantic coast battered the New Jersey shore with a 60 mph north wind and heavy rain. Gusts reached 40 mph along New England, as forecasters warned of continued winds and warmer weather by Thursday.

New York North Atlante Seaboard Tod Virginia New Jersey New England Norehan

Milledeville Isolated As Floodwaters Sweep South Georgia

Flooding cut all roads in Milledeville and nearby streams overflowed the Qeones river, washing out bridges and making traffic impossible. Georgia towns faced rising waters as residents feared for the stranded community.

Atlanta Milledeville South Georgia Milledgeville

Sea Sleds Hunt for Lost Barges Near Texas Storm

Officials from Sabine Towing said two hydropanes will depart Pensacola Friday to search for the barges Pure Luberell and Pure Tio- Tene adrift in the gulf with seven crew aboard. The barge broke free when the tug's engine failed during the hurricane.

Ruse Amine Texas Sabine Towing Companys Amnere Tuc Bafshehich Tamu Pensacola Fla

Auto Spring Kills Youth Fixing Car in Brockton

In Brockton Massachusetts Arthur Ty Yearson 21 of Menlo Street died at Brockton Hospital from injuries after being struck by an auto spring while repairing a device in the Woodward auto spring shop. He suffered a fractured skull.

Brocton Arthur Ty Yearson Menlo Street Brockton Hospital Woodward

Don’t gamble warns NY radio executive’s tragedy

A New York radio company president, Wood Keres, died after leaping from a high rise following heavy gambling losses. The column quotes his farewell to his mother about being “worth $1” today “$24,000,” detailing a year of $124,000 in stock gambling losses. The piece ends with classifieds notes and generic notices.

America

Fire chiefs battle house blaze on Grantade street

Fire Chief J. G. Sarran and Fire Marshal Edward Wolff arrived at a residence on Granade street to find a garage ablaze as they sped toward the home of Je. J. B. Wands. A later report noted another fireman observed a blaze near Denver Boulevard without arriving in time.

Taive J. G. Sarran Dinrshal Edward Wolff Je. J. B. Wands Granade Street Sorran Denver Houtevard

Rambeau Charges Placed in Files

In New York, charges were filed against Marjorie Mahbrnu in a case involving a quasi theater and an industry group named the Actors' Bouitr association. The allegations center on misconduct within the theater sphere and a pending investigation.

Rambeau New York Net. S Marjorie Mahbrnu Actors’ Bouitr Association

Tax case fight delays hearing for railroad assets

Witnesses for Texerham and Fort Smith railway subsidiaries, part of Kansas City Southern, will spend at least one more day testifying as state court seeks to reduce tax claims. Judge DuVel West heard ten witnesses. contention centers on intangible asset value of the railway and the tax commissioner’s assertion of a 2,500,000 valuation. Attorneys seek a temporary restraining order, with state representation by H. Grady Chandler.

Texerham & Fort Smith Railway Kansas City Southern Railroad Felew Nal DuVel West Rqli Atnta F.chase Rallronil Siale Grady Chandler

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