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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1930
Page
1
Vintage clipping recalls the first nonstop westward air crossings and compares feats, naming aviators like Lindbergh and Coste while musing on future improvements, global travel speed, and evolving roles of technology and society amid colorful cultural asides.
Hurricanes devastated Santo Domingo with the capital under ruin as 300 died and up to 2000 were left homeless. The storm moved north toward Cuba with widespread damage to bridges and communications, triggering large scale relief by air and land. President Trajil organized relief as the army deployed nationwide.
Partly cloudy conditions expected with scattered winds and mild temperatures. Thursday brings partly cloudy skies with warm pockets in the north, and generally mild sunny periods. Friday should see lighter winds and continued warmth in the north while remaining cooler elsewhere.
Randomized box score recap shows American League results with Cleveland Detroit Washington New York and Chicago performances. The page lists pitchers batters and scores in terse form, mentioning Sewell Care Pray Meare Thomas Crouse and other players along with team abbreviations and score lines.
In a set of National League games Chicago defeated Eremurgh 10 to 3 while New York led 1 to 0 at another site. Cincinnati beat St Louis 19 to 2 with standout performances by Poulas and Renton. Only women were scheduled for the day’s events.
Fragmented OCR text references Texas League items and names such as Bichna Fele Piet Wienita Pati Tatierir Buckler and Meyers. The readable parts signal a local sports blurb with players and possible scores or draws, but concrete details are incomplete.
Nineteen year old N J Bouter, an assistant at Vanier Roker College, was killed during a dove hunting trip ten miles north of Brownwood. Investigators say a fellow hunter discharged a gun accidentally while unloading from their automobile, wounding the youth.
Washington dispatch reports the Red Cross sending 45000 dollars in relief to Santo Domingo for storm victims. Aid includes food clothing shelter and medical supplies. The State Department and President Hoover are informed as officials consider dispatching workers from San Juan to assist. President Hoover notified of widespread destruction and limited casualty reports.
Reporters describe morning examination of the Andree and Strindberg remains by Swedish experts. No decisive clues found yet. diaries and notebooks under lock. Notes say Strindberg appears buried by Andree, while Andree’s survival hinted by items in his pocket. Continue on Page 3.
Georgia report says Valjean escapes from a chain gang and flees to Chicago before being recaptured and returned to Georgia to serve out his term. Authorities mount a pursuit with tracking hounds, intensifying the manhunt.
Texas story reports attorney A J Payne and his wife sharing confinement in jail before Payne’s death by suicide. Justice J W Minter orders a coroner's inquest, then passes the case to Col Howard after a Union file from Shr Layne. The tale, claimed as literary, is set for copyright in the interests of the tragedies’ creators.
Fire at Mitchell Field destroys a three story frame warehouse advising the Sailer room at the Officers' club. Origin undetermined. Damage estimated at 300000 dollars with insured loss around 800000. Fire spread through the building and prompted staff evacuation.
Bids for the Navy's first domestic aircraft carrier rose from line items at Capital shouldering the project with Newnod News Shipbuilding offering 15,620,000 and New York Shipbuilding around 16,000,000 while Mette Tehem Shipbuilding sought 16,000,000. The carrier, designated Aircraft Carrier No. 1, marks a milestone as the first U.S. built carrier for the fleet.
A vast crowd in Dallas greets a transatlantic flight crew led by Dieudonne Loite and others aboard a prize voyage to Texas. Officials from Dallas and surrounding areas, police and National Guard manage traffic as the aircraft arrive near Love Field. The prize, $25,000, offered by Cabnel Easterwood, spurs the first trans Atlantic flier to reach Dallas within 72 hours of landing in New York. Continuous news updates follow on the arrival and itinerary discussions with San Antonio officials.
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