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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1928
Page
6
A fire broke out at Standard Oil refinery in Regla near Havana tonight, drawing blasts and forcing residents from a suburb. The $15,000,000 facility spread flames across a wide area as officials fought to save the storage zone. Two hundred U S battleship crewmen were sent to Regla to aid the blaze.
Fire Commissioner Phil Wright announces a planned one hour parking limit on Alamo Plaza. The ordinance aims to curb congestion near the Alamo convent wall, prohibiting parking for more than one hour at the south convent wall, with a likely vote next Monday.
Residents on Waverly Avenue reported to police early Friday that the barking of a wolf kept them awake throughout the night.
A Sim Antonia woman, mistaken for a bandit, was arrested after a traffic stop near the M.E.T. depot. She allegedly eluded an officer, flagged down two policemen, and was detained at police headquarters for the traffic violation.
In Montreal on April 23 John F Pershing will be guest of honor at a banquet celebrating the Canadian commandry of the Military Order of Foreign Wars of the United States. The Canadian commandry, a branch of the U S organization, formed at a meeting last Wednesday night of former American officers. It honors commissioned men who served overseas in the World War.
Local residents and visitors mingle around St Patrick's Parish as a weeklong series of studies and social events unfolds in San Antonio. Community members from San Antonio and surrounding towns join church activities centered on a homemade cake sale and related gatherings, with numerous guests visiting from Dallas, Detroit, Leavenworth, Bandera, and other areas.
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