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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1930
Page
7
Cleveland October item reports a drive by railroad unions in the United States and Canada to restore a six hour workday in the same fashion as the eight hour day. About 700 union leaders will meet in Chicago on November 12 to campaign nationally for a six hour day as unemployment rises and rail service restructures.
Berlin reports Heinrich Saentg resigns as Prussian interior minister and Carl Bevering, former Reich interior minister, appointed to replace him. Observers say the move signals Premier Otto Braun will curb extremist groups and prevent further Fascist or Communist district disturbances like the October 13 Leipzig incident.
Nonpartisan women endorse Harry M. Wurzbach for Congress and plan a luncheon Tuesday noon at the Gunter Hotel Gryaston ballroom. Wurzbach will headline with campaign leaders speaking. Mrs A B Weakley chairs, aided by a long list of Democratic women from Corpus Christi and beyond. One hundred Democratic women pledged support, per Charles W Anderson.
Fritz Von Opel, pioneer in rocket cars and aviation, sues Fawcett Publications Inc in district court seeking $60,000. He alleges a magazine article in Modern Mechanics and Invention used his name without permission, presenting him in a non scientific, ridiculing light.
Dallas, Oct. 62. Yell-atra, Billy Douglas, 38, jailed for murder in the fatal shooting Monday night of C. A. Tiller, 50, at Fort Worth. Tiller found at a residence here mortally wounded and died without discussing the affair. Officers say Mrs. Douglas was in a room with Tiller, holding a pistol with one cartridge discharged. She remained silent.
On October 22 1929 Lindbergh as technical committee chair will inspect the Newark New Jersey to Columbus Ohio air route for the Transcontinental and Western Air line. The 36 hour mail and passenger service is set to begin Saturday with a final reviewter of the route before opening.
The trial of Herbert St. Campbell of Virginia seeks completion of a jury for the murder of Navy Department clerk Alary Dacker. A panel of 200 was summoned to finalize selection as the case proceeds with tentative jurors.
Cadets from Main Avenue and Brackenridge High schools will join Allen Military Academy in Bryan, Texas on February 15 for a cadet rifle meet. Indoor rifle matches and Eighth Corps intercollegiate events run January 1 to February 23 across the region. Ten bronze medals await the winning team in each of three groups.
American and New Zealand scientists captured 41 photographs of the sun during a brief total eclipse at Niuafoou Island on October 22, using an Einstein camera to test theories. They also conducted spectroscopic observations hoping to reveal atomic structure of the solar body. Weather was excellent, rewarding months of prep and travel.
London dispatch reports that in the Michaelmas term court, women filed two to one over men in divorce petitions. The tally underscores a rising role of women in formal separations and reflects shifting social dynamics in postwar Britain.
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