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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1929
Page
1
A crowd of about fifty thousand filled a stadium for a world series game while critics argued age and thinking beat sheer muscle. The piece lauds Connie Mack’s strategic thinking over youth and notes President Hoover’s Mellon comment amid war debt debates and peace talks.
An outlook reports temperatures near patience with no major changes awaiting. expect light to moderate easterly winds, increasing clouds, and scattered showers across the region Wednesday night into Thursday. Snow chances persist in northern portions with a shift to westerly to southerly winds by Thursday.
At Wrigley Field Chicago the second World Series game between the Cubs and Athletics cooled by a 15 degree drop and Lake Michigan breeze, dampening crowd enthusiasm. The report notes the football like conditions as fans endured the chill and wind.
The note directs readers to the sport pages for comprehensive World Series coverage. It signals forthcoming articles and game results, urging fans to follow later in the edition for scores and analysis.
Bennie Hall, 17, a candy salesman in a burlesque show, quarreled with Opal Jackson, a chorus girl, after she refused to become his steady. A suit of clothes and a note addressed to the girl were found on the Hannibal bridge over the Missouri river. The note threatens Hell and references a Spanish custom, and the youth is missing.
Hollywood field reports that film star Alice White has announced her engagement to Sidney Bartlett, a New York stage actor now working in pictures. The couple plans to marry after January 4.
The tariff bill faced possible indefinite delay as Senate debates the issue of Philippine independence. The move reflected growing tension as lawmakers weighed the colonial question against broader economic legislation.
Six Brooks Cadets prepare for a Galveston drill on Wednesday morning as part of country training missions. They are accompanied by Lieut Fe By Engler, a flying instructor, providing guidance and safety oversight.
Prime Minister MacDonald arrives in Washington as part of a diplomatic tour before leaving for Philadelphia, New York, and a London disarmament conference. Officials plan a final meeting with President Hoover to seal discussions on war debts naval bases and prohibition at sea. A formal diplomatic dinner at the British embassy follows a lengthy entertainment day.
Prime Minister Romany Matt Donald accepted an honorary Doctor of Law from George Washington University. He said true achievement comes from one’s own effort will and sacrifice.
Rathel Garcia of Macdona Texas died Wednesday from injuries after a 22 inch pipe struck him in an open well on the H Pletcher ranch fifteen miles from the city on the Castroville road. The pipe cover gave way plunging him twenty feet onto a pine, his abdomen injured. Fletcher who was with Garcia freed the victim and he later died en route to aid. Garcia was a large buyer of pecan lands and owned five ranches in the Maedong district. He had recently purchased the Fletcher ranch and was overseeing improvements when the tragedy occurred. A widow and several children survive. Funeral arrangements have been completed.
Weather summary predicts cloudy skies with little temperature change for San Antonio over the next four hours. A. Jarhoe, forecaster, notes easterly winds likely shifting southeast by Thursday and a maximum around 86 degrees. Showers expected across Texas east Wednesday night and Thursday.
The nomination of Frere F Guzgenheim of New York as ambassador to Cuba was approved unanimously by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and sent to the full Senate for confirmation.
Five inmates escaped the Winnebago County jail in Rockford after knocking the jailer and stealing liquor. Leaders include Kenneth Grimes, tied to robberies across Wisconsin and Illinois, with one wounding the jailer, Chris Shields, knocked unconscious during the breakout.
Two winners Tuesday were the Athletics and the Cubs. The Light’s World Series Extra provides a complete box score and play by play for the game, promising full innings and timing detail as the series unfolds in San Antonio.
Oil men in Beaumont report a sinking earth feature two miles from Sour Lake Texas, spreading from a small patch to a area about a town lot in size. The hole fills with water and depth unknown, trees nearby vanish as the surface depression grows amid concerns over possible field consequences.
Aliston Applewhite faces one indictment for violating the Harrison narcotic act and is free on $1500 bond for another alleged offense. He will stand trial in the December term of federal court. The current trial was postponed by agreement of attorneys to await grand jury action and to allow both cases to be tried together if he is indicted again.
Philadelphia dispatch notes that heavier polar bear fur and taller bog ground signal a tougher winter with much snow. The report, dated October 9, cites these natural indicators as evidence of a harsher season ahead.
Gordon Selfridge, American-born merchant prince of London, visiting New York, proposes in-store sale of airplanes at his British shop. Details unclear due to garbled OCR.
Justice Hitz postponed Albert B. Fall trial to tomorrow after illness left him unable to appear. Dr. Sterling Ruffin, assisting Dr. B. T. Safford, will examine Wall and confer with Wall’s physicians before deciding the next move. Fall faces bribery charges over a $100000 oil lease deal.
Dallas reports progress on an interurban rail and air link with North Texas Traction leading the effort. A special agreement will honor Southwest Air Express tickets between Dallas and Port Worth, offering a combined travel option for passengers unable to complete the round trip by plane. Frank Maybern, general passenger agent, outlined the arrangement.
Professor Mares, state superintendent of public education, has been selected unanimously by the board of directors of the National Association to join the National Council of Education. This appointment adds a senior educator to a national body guiding education policy.
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