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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1928
Page
3
A NYC report cites Africa as a major market in the upcoming year with about 8.5 million automobiles planned for sale and a retail value near 4 billion dollars. The projection was among industrial highlights discussed at a Columbia University conference of major industries in New York City.
An advert describes a fast luxe crossing on the French liners Ite de France, Paris or France, from New York to Paris atmosphere and the perfect French cuisine and service. It claims fastest service to Plymouth and Le Havre, with a covered pier and the longest gangplank in the world.
Local notes list Llmer Uoenig of Converse injured in Houston and visiting family, W G Wiggins on business to Mexico, Arthur J Moore former pastor visiting, Grimming to La Mayoor for dow pictures, Ernest Detkoeller enlisted and headed to San Diego for training. Navy reserves talk at club, Roosevelt Alexander visiting, John J Lewis relocating to San Antonio, Willow Dayner reviving at Wartop, text book commission meeting in Austin, Thomas J Eaton of Beaumont guest at Taiwan club, Claude Te Young to travel via the Nig hal joins Scientitie civic lecture, Wilbur Cowper to leave for San Diego, Mabel Cooper touring Austin, A G C McDaniel at Eastern Star in El Paso, T Callahan of Weatherford visiting Austin.
Echols reports a new Mirando district drilling record by George Bechols in the Albercas field of Webb County. The Sun Oil company well Yeager Straman SL1-2 reached depth with a 653 inch casing at cement, after a long shift and heavy string, with Joy Ferguson drilling, RT Thompson supervising night operations, and the hole topping 2163 feet. Bechols previously set a record in the Cockhart field of Celdrwell County drilling four wells to about 1200 feet in one day for Sim Ot company.
Washington reports solemn pledges by Nicaragua presidential rivals to honor the outcome of the US supervised action. Conservative Setar Tein Adelo Kenard and Liberal Gen Tore Monyada exchanged letters pledging not to foment upheaval regardless of defeat. The United States vowed to stabilize Nicaragua’s finances before the elections.
Col. Charles A. Tindweigh, who has renamed the "Tun Babin" ranch of Tan Alane prem Coahuila, will remain in Mexico for ten Maye, spending most of the time hunting big game including deer and bear. Col. Lindbergh may be received this morning at Ticibras Negros on the Mexican border by Sir Manuel VW Trevino, governor of Coahuila, who is to be a member of the party.
An opinionated note extols a Viva-tonal Columbia instrument as an absolute miracle and urges attendance at a recent hearing at Columbia Dealer within the past six days.
Dallas dedicates a new hospital with a $500000 endowment to aid Texas children. The project focuses on improving care in the Southwest city’s medical facilities for young patients and aims to relieve crowded conditions.
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