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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1929
Page
2
Graf Zeppelin plans a non stop flight with refueling stops at Friedrichshafen Tokio Augtte and Lakehurst. Captain Hans Von Schiller, chief naval officer, says refueling would be feasible but not necessary, stressing caution and business talk over speculation about real estate fortunes.
An elderly reader from Reed J. Wisener recalls using Black Draught since childhood to ease bilious spells and heavy feet. He reports improved health after starting the remedy, noting he now needs only occasional doses and remains active. The ad touts Shipdworth Black-Draught with high quality, urging readers to try it.
The article lists social visits and gatherings of military families across Fort Sam Houston and Honolulu. It notes Mire Lynch and Miss Lynch visiting Captain and Mrs. Samuel Marcus at the Presidio, Panama guests, birthdays hosted by Mrs. Wheeler, and a June wedding party for Miss Ann Wilson. The narrative emphasizes civilian and military social life, with reflections on these extended family connections and upcoming weddings.
Miss Mary Folbre hosted a luncheon for Miss Grace Darden of Waco and others in a spring dining room arrangement. Guests included Miss Carter, Mrs. Freeman, Mrs. Hanks, and many more. later gatherings honored Miss Darden and the Goforth Wilten party with color schemes and bridal cues. Mrs. Langwell and Alice Rantham announced their engagement. numerous visits, weddings, and teas filled the week with travel from Houston and Dallas and a garden-terrace luncheon at the Guoster home.
An old advertisement touts Adlerika as a remedy for constipation and stomach discomfort. It cites rapid action on the lower bowel and claims to remove toxins and improve digestion, with endorsements from doctors and a pharmacist. It mentions purchase details and a regional drug market listing.
NESW YORK Rent. 9-4% To avoid seasickness in choosing voyages Dr VW Burney, chin surgeon of the Quitania, advises ten cautions against hyperacidity for a week before voyage. Bon voyage parties and champagne aboard tend to bring on the ailment. Near retirement after ten years, a treatment claimed to be per cent successful is noted. The Help Wanted columns invite job seekers, with opportunities in the daily classified ads.
A Jerusalem dispatch reports a near normal situation after three days of quiet despite ongoing Arab Jewish tensions. Leaders on both sides dispute blame for the outbreak with the grand mufti alleging Jewish provocation while Rabbi Sonnenfeld denies the charge and calls for severe punishment of perpetrators.
A New York writer plans to live as Tarzan for a period in New Brunswick until Thanksgiving. At age 40 he will wear only spectacles and carry no food, living on hunted game with bow and arrow to test feasibility and health for a middle-aged man to return to a primitive lifestyle.
Washington dispatch says the Oklahoma Southwestern Railway filed with the Interstate Commerce Commission for authority to abandon 28 miles of line from Bristow Creek County Oklahoma to Nuraka Oklahoma. The company cited traffic declines and disinvestments as reasons for the move.
Reported near Helsingfors Finland a steamship named Kira sank during a storm just outside the harbor. Tentative toll lists 82 dead, many schoolchildren, with over 20 rescued as rescue efforts continued.
All towns along the proposed Gulf and West Texas railroad route from San Antonio to San Angelo will send representatives to Washington on September 30 for a hearing before the Interstate Commerce Commission. Morrison, president of the railroad, and Porter A. Whaley, chamber of commerce manager, will urge chambers at Frederickaburg, Brady, Siason, Menard and San Angelo to participate with San Antonio reps. A prepared brief will outline benefits to all towns to justify the certificate of public convenience and necessity.
Officials approve C K Bonds and Guster Giesecke along with James A Trallagher to join the water board by Monday morning. Dr Pauline V Wirtrich begins a summer medical practice at 216 4 Te.
City officials approved numerous expenditures including 788.21 for merchants bills 3041.20 on notes and interest 30000 to meet pay rolls 1876 for a billing machine 1750 for topping of tenute court parks 285 for two one ton truck tires 400 to the estate of Ray Lambert 129325 in taxes 200 taxes on land for street opening and widening 1147.85 for horseway exposure plant engineering work 4050 for work on the great beat cut off 105 taxes on city lunch 2271.29 for the purchase of two vars 255.40 to pay Eagle O Mille city planner and other sums.
Registration at Our Lady of Lake College will take place Wednesday and Thursday in the onilese departments and on Wednesday for the high school and elementary demonstration school it was announced. Registrations already have been made by students representing 1% states and Mexico. Nearly all student rooms have been managed in the various halls of the college and applications are continuing to arrive.
At a Monday morning meeting the city commission approved changing Lakeview Avenue to Marin Street following a petition from residents. Advertisement notes Dr. Duma has returned and resumed practice.
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