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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1929
Page
24
British airmen attacked Arab concentrations at Nablus and Taberina and reported near Haifa and Safed. The raids used machine guns and caused heavy losses according to a transmitted report. The overall area around Safed and Haifa remained quiet.
Promoter Seri Playfair Horn plans an invitational elimination tourney to crown an undisputed world lightweight boxing champion. Invitations go to Carparn Tag Schwarts Willie VaMorl Milled Wolgast Speedy Kula Black Mil Willie Davi Vrouki Genare nex Utexa Oven Vernity Belanger among American contenders and British champ den Stritish Krowe. Ontario athletic commission and Canadian federation would recognize the winner.
Walter Van Kask, once a private banker and alleged former submarine commander, was arrested on embezzlement charges involving substantial funds. The incident connects to the Kaiser era vessel Helencalleen and a recent financial misappropriation totaling seventy five dollars.
Ad text appears garbled with scattered fragments about court, notices, and lectures. It mentions a Light, ads, a theater or venue, and Psychology lectures by Prof. Peacock. No clear event, date, or location is coherent.
DeWitt County teachers gather in Cuero for the annual county institute. The first session starts Wednesday morning in the Presbyterian Annex, with Superintendent H J Montgomery presiding. The institute runs through Friday afternoon and emphasizes faculty discussions over traditional lectures, inviting teachers to raise problems and share solutions.
Domestic buyers entered the copper market with a week’s total near 202,000 tons, almost doubling the prior record. Automobile production in August reached 516,522 units, with July at 70 percent production. Rights offerings and stock subscriptions were reported for Berampunt-Farous-Tasks and StockNeles. The New York copper and sugar exchange planned extended Saturday closures into October. Public Service of New Jersey posted July earnings gains, while Marion, Inc. was acquired by Anaconda Copper. Steel orders for the week ending September 8 rose to 240,000 tons.
SINTON Sept 6 The gins at Sinton have produced 4475 bales of cotton with about 70 percent picked. Cold weather slowed activity last week but picking continues as warm days return, and crews expect to finish next week if conditions stay favorable.
The Interstate Commerce Commission granted permission to Northwesters Yajronda to relave weight rates on grain and grain products from Kansas City to the Gulf of Mexico. The action aims to ease shipment costs for grain movements and supports trade between inland regions and Gulf ports.
The Insurance Commissioner of Texas and the chief of the department visited Chicago today to observe the underwriters laboratory work. They anticipate adopting new methods in Tex rules compilation and governance for the state's insurance sector.
Ratival Review No 137 members and officers met at 2 30 p m Thursday at the W G W hall for a business session. Guests include Children of the Sunflower camp and Royal Neighbors. Various personnel visits and travels are listed, with hugs of officials and community leaders noted across San Antonio, Pearsall, and beyond.
Mandel, the Rockford Sheik, faces Vicentini of Chile in a non-title 79 round skirmish at Chicago station tomorrow night as he shifts weight class plans and eyes Tackie Fields welter crown. Mandel seeks to regain former dominance while manager Eddie Kane says the move is to boost rankings and attract bigger matches.
Dallas dispatch reports 3 H Alford of Wallis freed after pleading inability to pay a 1000 dollar fine imposed for oil fuel manipulation. A U S commissioner allowed release as statute limits jail time for inability to pay, with Alford serving seven days in local facility.
Laredo Texas reports Bt. Peter's parish school will open September 1 with elementary and high school grades. The school will be taught by nuns from the Ursuline convent returning from a summer course at Saint Mary College in San Antonio.
The Witte Memorial Library expands with a 22 yamphier acquisition on snakes and frogs, gifted items from Col. Mf. and universities of California Michigan and Keosas in exchange for snake bite treatment articles. HM. Darks’ Atwater collection adds fifty pamphlets, boosting the natural history archive. Atwater, an early U.S. natural history worker, documented 12 animal species including the now near extinct Atwater prairie chicken.
LINTON Sept 5 The concrete piers for the $49 000 steel bridge crossing the Aransas river on Highway 128 are being poured. Piling for the trestle work in the river bottom has been driven ready for stringers and flooring. Concrete culverts and girders progressing rapidly. Grading north of the river in Refurin county is underway with miles of road between Sinton and the river improved. The section of Highway 128 known as the "Riser go River High way" will form an important link in the road from Tranton to the Villier.
In Tiana on September 5 1HS James Suddeth and family suffer a fatal blaze. The two story frame dwelling burned while they slept. Father W. Suddeth reentered the building to rescue persons. Details are limited due to damaged text.
A large Dallas cloth plant housed multiple machines and suffered extensive damage totaling 18000 dollars in a fire that destroyed the facility. In a separate incident, Moulton Van Kil killed after being struck by a vehicle in Houston. Authorities report injuries from the crash as of last night.
A dense list of names, ages, and places appears, detailing vital events, burials, and reported deaths. The fragmentary entries mix personal names, ages, dates, and locations, resembling a historic community ledger of births, marriages, and interments with scattered parish and street references.
S P A committee of reserve fliers plans to organize a national army air corps. Lieut. Fred Venter of Dallas, a member, is nominated for an officers association post, as reported from Dallas in September.
Sabinal records show 22a bales of cotton ginned to date, trailing last year by a significant margin. The tally indicates slower processing this season compared with the same period a year ago, reflecting early production challenges in the Sabinal area.
Baseball news recounts the Robins beating the Phillies in a doubleheader, with Herman and O Dool trading strong showings. Pirates stumble as Giants and Indians win, while Boston and St. Louis post wins and the White Sox fall to the Browns in a tense early season slate.
W. M. Watson, 98, died from injuries after a fall from a vehicle aboard a steamer in Houston. The incident occurred during a fall at sea, with Watson succumbing to wounds later. Police report preliminary details with no further charges announced.
Paul Knabenshue US consul to Jerusalem continues active efforts to assist the molested amidst ongoing unrest in the Holy Land.
New York market action shows bulls regaining price control amid renewed nervousness from traders. Copper and freight stocks lead gains while utilities and rail shares rally on strong demand. heavy loan movements and liquidity concerns loom as the credit situation tightens.
Sept. 5 a basily loaded truck toppled through a collapsed bridge on Gonzales Road near McCos Creek between Conettte and Hochhein. Traffic from Guero to Gonzales on Highway 20 was rerouted by Yoakum of Tower Avelitigim. The truck carried materials for a construction project and its flooring gave way as it sank. The driver escaped injury by jumping clear.
Fort Worth based Aerocade manager A Tall and Rood Wil Nurmeade prepared for a September Laredo visit. The entourage, about 10 persons, will arrive September 23 for the event where KA Stewart of Tarrant county will serve as the orator of the party.
A garbled Army Orders page lists senior officers retiring or transferring across posts including Haigh, Winthrop Wood, Jamuary Philippines, and various majors and colonels. The fragmented text references Forts and arsenals in San Francisco Chicago Miami and Oklahoma, with names like William Rabben, R. Javhian, and George F Bender among scattered assignments and retirement mentions.
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