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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1930
Page
1
A fragment from a 1920s column by Arthur Brisbane discusses global tensions, Brazil and American corporations, Rockefeller building plans in New York, and a mix of cultural notes. It references bullfighting by Sidney Franklin, Virgil's legacy, and farm price concerns, with observations on Wall Street and market calm amid volatility.
In Leamed Town Al Thy Yes village hall a person named Alfred Tonsdow of Decorah reportedly died in a fire after being locked in. The incident occurred after a conduct charge and a late attempt to evacuate with authorities unsure of details.
Hartley outlines a 1.75 million bond plan to relieve crowded south side schools. He proposes moving Brackenridge High to a central South Side site near St Marys and Page Junior High, creating a trio of junior schools and a new high school at Spanish Acres to balance north side facilities.
Weather forecast calls for cloudy to overcast conditions with light winds and chilly temperatures. Friday night and Saturday may see low teens to around 30 degrees in most areas with moderate winds. northern regions may stay colder with a chance of frost tonight into tomorrow morning.
In Joliet Illinois on January 17 the high profile Chicago defendants Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb were ordered to begin duties in the state prison. Loeb, previously a messenger, and Leopold, once a secretary, reported for work as part of their imprisonment. The chaplain arranged their transfer to a workshop location for the assignment.
Chicago payroll crisis leaves about 7200 city and county workers without semimonthly salaries. Officials estimate a 6 percent funding gap will delay about $285,000 in earnings until revenue from miscellaneous sources is collected.
Springfield Mayor Thomas H. Gideon was sentenced by Judge Albert J. Reeven to two years in the Leavenworth federal penitentiary on a charge of conspiring to defraud the national prohibition act.
A veteran of the Cuban War of Independence and Spanish rule, Gen. Valeriano Weyler, age reported, was said to be attacked this morning in Madrid. He had not been well for months.
Salt Lake City authorities said John D. Osnick, once named, raised extradition to face Denver charges of a single-handed express robbery. The hold up on September 30 at the American Railway Express company netted about 53,000 dollars.
Stockholm October 1 Theodor Syedberg, expert, announced he succeeded in making a portion of the fragmentary diary of Salomon August Anström readable.
Clade Fisher of Fruitland was reported as accidentally involved in a hunting incident in the Dordena mountains near Lowman. Details of the shooting were not available.
A severe winter storm battered the nation with heavy snow in Montana Washington and the Dakotas while temperatures plummeted from 78 to the forties in Oklahoma. Reports detailed crop damage stock danger and a missing person later found dead in Montana as travelers faced icy conditions across the plains and mountains.
A strong norther is forecast to reach San Antonio on Friday bringing heavy relief after a warm spell. Temperatures drop from the mid 60s to around 52 by Friday night with a high near 78 on Friday. Saturday should see a range from 52 to 70 as cool air lingers for several days.
Milford report recounts George Mundy discovering his savings of 540 dollars converted into gold and hidden in a jar near his home. He fears bank failure after finding the jar empty when inspected yesterday. Local inquiry follows.
An explosion at the Garment Capital building in Los Angeles injured between 40 and 50 people around 7 90 am. One man died. Initial loss estimates by fire officials reach 1 000 000 amid extensive damage to several nearby structures. Police consider labor troubles a possible cause while authorities also explored a cigarette ignition theory.
Te z Get 1T With flames leaping through his plane pilot Peter Killinck of Tordett Minnesota landed his ship in a small field six miles north of Boerne Friday morning with passenger Maurice Williams escaping. The charred remains of the plane were complete. They were en route from Minnesota to Brownsville and had planned a stop in Sonainio Friday. They will stay in Boerne until word to resume their trip in another plane.
In Sydney Nova Scotia on October 17 milk driver D. R. Nichelson hit a motor bench and won a quarrel with a locomotive crew over right of way. The milk truck struck the engine from behind, forcing replacement of a cylinder and the train resumed its journey afterward.
After an all night effort a rescue team presses on in Fort Worth Texas to recover Vic Clemens twenty seeking the drowned youth who disappeared while attempting to swim in rough waters near a duck blind where he hunted early yesterday.
Mrs. Sydney A. Smith, daughter of Grantland Ries, a sports writer, plans to divorce her wealthy broker husband whom she married last June. Her parents confirmed the reports but gave no grounds for the action.
Hollywood star Gloria Swanson has hired Milton Cohen to represent her in a divorce suit. Cohen said he would not discuss fees and would mount defense once the suit, titled Haband the Marquise de Le Fainise de ls Coudraye, is filed.
A man in a car flashing a deputy badge stopped Williow Padgett at Main Avenue and M. D. Puckett at Hicks Avenue near Bibb City Thursday night. He demanded money and a watch, escaping with 37 dollars, 450 dollars, and a timepiece after threatening with a pistol. Police sought the suspect Friday.
A body of armed men headed by Jeo endio Velasco seized Comitan Chiapas ousting municipal authorities and calling residents to a conference to form a new municipal council. The report notes the intrusion occurred today and involved threats and coercive power to influence local governance.
In St. Louis on October 17 Tabert Burk a 60 year old man from New Jersey attempted to set a new eastward transcontinental junior record. He started his flight at 10346 a.m. and departed near noon for Indianapolis to continue toward the goal.
In Philadelphia on the twenty seventh, Dr. Herbert Clark of the Borges Memorial Laboratory told American Congress of Surgeons that Panama monkeys fear malaria but do not threaten humans, noting their resistance to the disease.
The tariff commission appointed River Morain of Ardmore Pennsylvania as Secretary to succeed John F Bethune who had been the European representative. Morain's appointment comes as the body reorganizes its leadership.
Read into court records in consolidated contest suits in the Seventy-third District Court Friday morning are the names of about 100 men and women accused of obtaining poll tax receipts. Witnesses described how receipts were issued at various hotels and businesses to influence votes for candidates including George Hunlets er and Jack Bucks. The proceedings revealed how money changes hands for receipts and the use of a sheriff’s car in distributing them. The session adjourned with testimony continuing as plans to bring July primaries ballot boxes to court were altered.
Classified notes advertise a cheap trailer by Friday and four car notes with possible reduced installments. Also mentions a modern bungalow near schools, a trade option, barred rock pullets ready to lay, and other opportunities in light classified ads.
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