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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1928
Page
8
In Islington chapel the Rev Asmes Shepherd addressed a women’s gathering warning against hot cross buns. He stated not to eat or share them on Good Friday saying they were offerings to pagan gods. He claimed many homes were wrecked by indigestible buns and urged both married and single listeners to avoid them.
Ottawa April 6 Anthony Koppen was jailed on insanity charges filed by his son after Koppen wed Mary Brockway a week earlier while his first wife remained undivorced. The second wife claimed he admitted being 53 yet appeared 74 and threatened violence when confronted.
Mrs I I Madjeska argues her husband is a victim of amnesia and has been missing for several days. She contemplates building a home and securing him a life if he returns. The report notes her concern and the unusual claim amid the disappearance.
An American geologist named Smith, touring Rawalpindi in Punjab, was killed when his automobile struck a culvert and overturned. A companion named Ting also died. Three other passengers and the driver were injured, though not dangerously. Smith had recently arrived in India and planned to sail home soon.
Paris reports a loosening of import restrictions on foreign films, seen as paving the way for negotiations between France and the U.S. film industry. The move affects relations with American producers and could influence the international market for foreign cinema.
A vintage health ad touts SVE as essential for child growth, claiming better appetite strengthens the body and blood. It links skin issues to weakness and promotes 3.3.8 as an appetite enhancer, with 5.8.5 said to build vitality using herbal roots. Available in two sizes at drug stores.
Aladrid Spain April 5 The King and Queen of Spain wash the feet of twenty six beggars at the royal palace in a public charity rite. Thirteen women and thirteen men, many blind, receive new clothing and thirty pieces of silver. A large crowd and officials witness the ceremony as nobles and clergy look on. Similar foot washing rites are held in other archbishop palaces across Spain.
The charter of the Co-Operative Bee Marketing Association was approved by J.R. Orchard. The Monitary Trouncers Association of Texas will operate a new poultry marketing and distribution center in Teay and Pawson streets, opening April 15. Officers include M. Waylon, C. Vanes, and Ule as secretary and treasurer.
Fragmented text describes a dramatic scene involving Mussolini and a visiting brother with references to offices, tapes, and a wartime atmosphere. The readable portions hint at a chaotic raid on a newspaper office and the discovery of a surprising situation late at night, all conveyed in a period tone.
Congdale organization with elected officers and faculty support. with two new clubs to be led by Thorn Nelson and team members. Senior students Minn Finn Taylor Martha May Dee and Berkelgien’s group will participate. Prine Emrés parentt deys and Mike Werth at Tenn as president.
Fragmented obscure OCR notes mention Smith and Olvany in South Forrest Albany with garbled references to a Democratic state committee meeting, a musiciany, and a governor heading to Asheville while a judge travels in Florida. The text is largely unreadable and noncoherent.
Philadelphia April 5 Mrs Elsie Campbell Leidy seeks a second divorce from her husband Philip L Leidy who she eloped with after a prior marriage. The couple’s first elopement occurred in 1912 following her divorce from Doin T Wilson, and this latest request follows his twentieth birthday.
Canton authorities executed 302 Reds aiming to quell a rising, with the Communist claim that bloodshed would fortify their movement. Seventy three additional deaths occurred today and 234 earlier this week, following the alarm raised by a ten year old street urchin who overheard officials discussing the crackdown.
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