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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1929
Page
11
Washington report notes Senate discussion on temperance and city sanitation as officials press for cleaner governance. Nebraskan Republican Howell calls for clearer policy on urban water management while Smedley D. Rouse signals support for a decisive cleanup effort.
Unconfirmed cables from Calcutta report Amir Habibullah, once a bandit chief who rose to Afghanistan’s king, may have been assassinated. The note appears in a London dispatch with scant corroboration and unrelated advertisements occupy nearby space.
Committees of the San Antonio Ministerial alliance for the year were announced by John K. Beery. Dr. P. H. Bill and Dr. Darby chaired the finance and steering groups, with Beery and others on the steering panel. The group will meet October 4 at MCA to map the annual program.
Insurance against property damage by aircraft has appeared in St. Louis. Several property owners have taken out policies covering property over which many planes from Lambert-St. Louis field fly regularly. The airboat erate? Insurance costs 12 cents per $100.
New Orleans report says a gang trailed Gus Garmael Sc and his companion to their home and shot the younger man to death in a gun battle possibly linked to vengeance or robbery. Business course note appears under school and college offerings in Light Classified.
KTSA the official broadcasting station on 1290 kilocycles with studio at Plaza hotel lists Thursday and Friday schedules. Programs include L A Light, Peshes, educational talk, Wack Hoes, Cuertet spirituals, baseball results, Heep Fit exercises, musical plots, interwoven entertainers, and weather road market updates with time signals and S A Light news flashes.
CHICAGO Sept 26 The city’s Negro quarter was quieted by the presence of police and national guardsmen after the slaying of a police officer yesterday. Militiamen guarded armories where munition supplies are stored. The Eighth regiment, a negro unit, occupied the armory near the VET building following yesterday’s gun fight between police and a group of black citizens.
Philadelphia on September 26 reports Dr. William Curran who left a legacy that now funds annual education for girls. His estate, valued at 51 500 000 at his death, yields 50 000 each year for educational purposes from the income.
Sofia reports an official denial dismissing rumors that King Borin of Bulgaria asked for Princess Teana of Romania. The statement says the match is not under discussion and the rumor is unfounded.
In Mexico City on September 26 a crowd shouting viva Vasconcelos attacked police, severely beating two officers during the first political disturbance since Friday night’s riot at San Fernando Plaza where three Vasconcelistas were killed.
New York report says General Pershing allegedly shot by mistake at a grouse hunt on Kernart M. Baruch estate, injuring New York Supreme Court Justice Richard P. Talon, Baruch denies the account and says no injury occurred. Dispatch cites Alexander Woollcott on the rumor with Baruch disputing the tale.
Los Angeles police and clergy associates of Rev Robert Windeor in the Los Angeles diocese of the Spis copa church were unable to determine a motive for the preacher's likely self inflicted death yesterday. Friends and authorities noted no clear cause or warning signs and said the case remained open pending further investigation.
Col H H Rogers occupying a villa here with the bride builds a deluxe glass enclosed swimming pool. The violet ray glass roof will create a rainbow effect with illumination at the bottom. Estimated cost runs up to two hundred dollars.
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