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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1930
Page
3
Giorgia prison camp leader Escapes E Burm, once returned to fiuksti sentence, is reported to have escaped again. Authorities warn of possible renewed flight from Chicago area.
Director of the International Exposition selected Cearge 8. Cabbell, former advertising and concession official, as new secretary and signal manager for the fair beginning October 10. Sam C. Stell, president, announced the appointment. Cabbell has overseen concessions since the exposition began, assisting with preparations and promoting the event. The city will repair the race track for a horse racing series running daily for eight days, though officials cannot provide financial support. Committees including Samh C. Hell and Col. W. J. Tuttle visited Mayor Chambers, who said the exposition will proceed with city help. Prizes totaling about 34000 will be awarded for horse races, five races daily ranging from a quarter to a full mile. On the final Sunday, October 26, the one mile feature will cap the meet, with prizes nearing 1000 awarded for the last day.
Albert N. Manadé, claiming endorsement as deputy constable under Duke Carter, faces a county court charge of carrying a pistol amid a dispute with Andrew Eison of Somerset. Eison is charged with disturbing the peace. Byron H. Akers and five others face counts of simple assault as the incident during an attempted arrest unfolded. Trial for Byron and the five others is scheduled Friday afternoon before Justice of the Peace John P. Onion.
Universal Service Atlanta Sept 5 Robert Tlett Burns Chicago magazine publisher who escaped from a Atlanta chain gang years ago and was rearrested after building a publishing business in Chicago. He reportedly fled again after serving six months and was recaptured following a long manhunt aided by bloodhounds. Burns, convicted in 1922 for a $4 stick up, claimed his divorce motivated his escape and later returned to the chain gang.
Dr Charles H Write of the University of Town raid today attends the American Astronomical Society convention. About 400 known meteors showered to earth after vos rains but none show any trace of fossil remains, suggesting no life away from our own sphere.
Treasury decree frees most hotel construction and repair imports for duty free use in Mexico. Purpose is to spur hotel development and boost tourism while noting that hotel furniture remains subject to duties.
A Texas insurance rate change meeting set for September 30 will consider proposed alterations to the general basis schedule used to compute five insurance rates. Forty eight proposed schedule changes and regulations will be presented to the commission.
An eight horse carriage used by Wilhelm Hohenzollern was sold for 600 dollars, crate shipped, to accompany Ras Talari at his cremation in Abyssinia on November 2, per Potsdam, Germany.
Firefighters in Washington and Oregon battle numerous wildfires across forests. Reports say crews faced long distances to reach far-flung outbreak sites and suppress growing flames threatening timbered areas and remote communities.
A public clerk's statement in Vincksburg reveals a $27,000 shortage in the accounts of Lieutenant Governor T. B. Butler, receiver of the Bank of Vincksburg, as of September 6.
Bremen Germany Sept 6 Jack Legs Diskond New York gangster expelled as undesirable will sail for America tomorrow aboard a freight ship after police arranged accommodations following a series of rev buff events and lines that did not want him.
In Brussels the Stuyvenberg castle where Crown Princess Astrid awaits her second child was ringed with barbed wire to keep away crowds of curious Belgians and tourists. Guards maintained order as officials prepared for the birth.
A teenage girl and her 11 year old boyfriend confessed to attempting to kill the police chief in Hert area. The pair, named Snevie Wilkingon and the girl, were taken into custody in Hartford. The case is part of a broader crime career investigation.
In Kanaag City on September 5, 10 year old Marion Foy was wounded by a shot believed to have been fired during a mistaken prowler incident at a hospital. The dispatcher Carl Danahy is named in the unclear report as the suspected shooter with uncertain details.
Hollywood reports Jack Pickford and Mire as California's latest newlyweds guests of Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks at Del Monte after their honeymoon. Jack, former husband of Clive Thomas and Marilyn Miller, is married to Marty Mulhern formerly of New York, an actress known as Mrs. Jack Pickford.
Classified note urges readers to call Crockett 3400 to place or inquire about Lin Light listings. Local ad tone emphasizes quick contact for service or item promotion.
Ant G Brennan elected commander elect at the Texas American Legion meeting in Austin and to resume office October 1. He plans a state wide campaign of Americanism in schools and the building of a community house for families at a Kerrville tuberculosis sanitarium patients’ ward. Brennan, a Tarreda resident, WWI tank corps veteran and head of Brennan Corrigan firms, will succeed Cox of Corsicana as state commander.
Galveston Texas September 5 UP The fall meeting of the Southwest Mineral University American Petroleum Institute planned an open forum among members on the program of the second day's session. About two hundred members were present for the initial session yesterday W A Meier of Dallas is chairman of the Southwest district Texas Louisiana New Mexico Arkansas Committees planned to meet today to draft reports to headquarters of the institute.
Roy Dol Mung of Columbus Texas lies in critical condition in Houston after a buckshot blast hit the base of his spine during a quarrel with Marcus Vesta, farm owner and Dunn’s employer. He named Vesta in a police statement forwarded to Columbus authorities.
Capt Harold B Grow head of the Peruvian National Air service remains jailed in Peru over his backing of former president Augusto Leguia after his overthrow by an army revolt.
Divers locating a hatch in the hull of the sunken Peninsular and Oriental ship Arrigfi salvage the wreck to retrieve a treasure hoard said to be aboard. The recovered safe, reportedly opened in the presence of salvage representatives, could reveal the treasure’s fate and owners.
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