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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1929
Page
11
By B C Forbes he calls for drastic overhaul of the New York customs service claiming oversea traveler processing is hostile and inefficient. He cites a family visit where a youthful inspector subjected them to hours of questioning and rummaging without duty being paid, urging Secretary Mellon to amend regulations and restore reasonable treatment.
A long list of real estate transfers and deeds dated mainly between 1923 and 1929 appears, naming numerous individuals, firms, and blocks. Transactions reference deeds, lot and block numbers, street names, and monetary amounts, indicating widespread property transfers and property ownership changes across multiple parcels and subdivisions. The document catalogs transfers involving many parties including J. Harvey, the Almaras, Levey family, and various building companies, with dates ranging from August 1923 to September 1929 and locations within New City Block designations.
A garbled list of intended marriages and births appears with names such as Ivann W. Ray Myers and Loreta Cherrier, Clarence Eugenes Fico and Ruth Hinshaw, and many others. The text also includes hospital and burial notices, dates, and addresses, typical of a vital statistics column.
Commissioner Whates announced four amphibian craft would be purchased and deployed for patrols at Coney Island, the Rockaways, Jamaica Bay, and the Long Island Sound. The plan, prompted by recent fatal airplane crashes, requests an appropriation of $100,000 to fund the program.
NELSON British Columbia September 34 Authorities crowded a train bound for Vancouver to jail 104 Doukhohor cult members punished for nude procession with eight children among them. Guards reported several prisoners attempted to disrobe en route as authorities seek to suppress the cult’s practice of public nudity.
Grneva dispatches report a League of Nations meeting where a plan to curb future fighting is discussed. Patrick McGilligan, Irish foreign minister, urges action while confirming a peace conference among ten powers to review armament limits.
Stanley Bf Towell, manager of Ingleside farm at Tuanta Michigan, argued that a carefully proceed income tax is the best target. He told the National Tax anxeciption today that the general property tax pinches the farmer and the city overran the renter.
U S Attorney Heat obtained a warrant to arrest J Wag gon er a Western financial figure linked to a $300,000 bank fraud case. A federal grand jury probes how a small town banker, Wayponer of Elluride Colorado, forged telegraphic orders to create credits at Chase National and other major banks. Counterfeit drafts moved $210,000 via Central Vanover to Colorado. the remaining $50,000 credit followed. Banks including Chemical National First National Bank of New York Guaranty Trust National City Bank and Mevitable Trust uncover the fraud after routine confirmations.
NEW CASTLE Wyoming September 17 GI C P Waggoner president of the Bank of Telluride Colorado was arrested in connection with securing 500000 in credit from New York banks via telegraphic orders from six Denver banks He said he engineered the deal to protect Telluride depositors and admitted responsibility stating there was no one else to blame and that the move aimed to safeguard savings despite Telluride’s deteriorating fortunes. He noted deposits once totaled 1730000 and that he preferred New York banks lose money to harm the town’s savers.
Constantinople dispatch reports Ismet Pasha making progress aboard a Marmora exercise voyage. The prime minister’s cautious advance is described amid a lifebelts note, with observers marking his leadership during the demonstration.
In New York on September 11, a federal court heard charges that one or more British steamship lines conspired to deprive the American Navigation Company of trans Atlantic freight business. The American firm seeks a federal injunction against the British firms including the Aynard and White Star lines alleging illegal practices and common control in foreign trade.
A detailed report describes Teagy Best and W Nelman of Laredo testing a wildcat oil well northeast of Sagi Ranch in West Texas. The piece notes depth figures around 880 feet and hints at later activity near Brooke County with market and education department references.
East Chicago announces a city ordinance to prevent removal or staging of marathons and related events, aiming to forestall stray races or parades. The measure reflects local authority action amid cited traditions and concerns within HANMONT Ind. on September 11.
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh announced in New York that service on the Transcontinental Air Transport lines will resume as soon as the planes used in the search for the wrecked ship are repaired and returned to their stations after his arrival from the West.
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