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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1928
Page
3
Nolener was appointed as a special policeman by Mayor G M Chamers at the request of Jean Wildenstein, manager of the auditorium. The commission allows him to wear a badge and carry a gun, expanding his duties within the city auditorium.
A chaotic clipping discusses battleships, submarines, and air power near shores. It references protecting nations from submarine threats, naval steel, and tolls, while mentioning Dr. Osler and a two days in bed treatment. It also touches on China seeking trial rights for offenders and a Western view on justice.
Construction work began on a new booster station at Ballinger to furnish increased pressure in nearby service areas. Orr TALITN 22 indicates the project cost about $100,000 and aims to improve water supply reliability for the region.
Ernest W. Sykes of Atlanta was seized by two men as he drove home, forced from the wheel, and dragged to a rough road where a gasoline dash and fire blinded him and burned his clothing. He later crawled to a nearby house seeking help. Sykes said he could identify one assailant but offered no motive for the assault.
Fifty officers on duty at Fort Sam Houston including Brig. Gen. Albert A. Rowley will attend a theater party at the Palace next Monday evening. The Review hosts the event marking its mid anniversary and Capt. Warvey Shollun will act as host.
Air Field bids opened as Fort Sam Houston site of new Air Corps training center. Capt. Arthur W. Parker, San Antonio quartermaster, notes soundness of construction site and reports that Captain Walker and Lt. Whitey Quarters will assume duties with the unit. Nov. 1 arrival for assistant to Parker announced.
Two hundred twenty five passenger rows from all parts of the North Wind Bask passed through San Antonio Monday morning. The Medina district is being colonized, according to the agent of the Missouri Pacific Lines. Passengers concentrated at Fort Worth and traveled to the farm in a special train of seventeen cars.
Patterson lost his claim after firing a fixed pistol in the street near Soledad and Pecan. A patrolman’s report described the event and the cost of the firing. Judge John F. Onion presided in Corporation Court Monday after Sunday’s arrest by Officer Tt. Mays. The case centered on the revolver stamped at the scene.
Police head to Philadelphia General Hospital to observe Captain Ellison after a nervous collapse following lengthy questioning by District Attorney Monaghan and a special grand jury probing bootlegging and police bribery. Physicians reported hysteria as the diagnosis.
San Antonio chapters of the Order of the Eastern Star sent fifty delegates to the opening of the annual Grand Chapter convention in El Paso. The event runs Monday to Wednesday. Twenty five delegates traveled by auto caravan from San Antonio, with another twenty five making the journey by special train Saturday night. Leading the local group was Mrs. T. A. Buridge, a former grand matron and current grand lodge officer.
Albany dispatch reports Governor Smith resting ahead of the opening run in Boston as he campaigns across eastern strongholds for the 1923 presidential race. He plans to visit New York and other eastern centers, seeking to build electoral votes totaling 302 to reach victory, with the Solid South and border states crucial to success.
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