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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1925
Page
1
A mash of 1920s clippings discusses Mrs. Nora Bayes and her fifth husband, Coolidge’s common sense, evolution, and World War I era tax ideas. It tangles social roles, animal intelligence, home industry, and a California church bequest dispute.
Secret board caucus signals plan to remove Dr. Rhodes as San Antonio school chief with Marshall Johnston eyed for superintendent role at Brackenridge High. Debate centers on economy, teacher salaries, and upheaval feared to disrupt five years of school progress.
Los Angeles April 3 The most significant advance in radio broadcasting marks the first nation wide program of information and entertainment via four stations in New York Chicago and Los Angeles. Hearst and Schenck lead a nationwide effort to blanket the United States with synchronized programming News entertainment discussion will appeal to rural and urban listeners alike. Hearst will provide news while Schenck leverages his film and theater ties to shape entertainment.
Delegates at the sixteenth annual Women’s Missionary Unions conference endorse a plan to erect a Baptist hospital on Nolin Street in San Antonio. They will raise 50 000 dollars and push the budget for hospital funding as part of a broader mission effort.
Warren Kerrigan, star of The Covered Wagon and The 1 of the Golden West, met Southern Pacific men and old trail drivers Wednesday morning. He is expected to tour San Francisco area hotels and possible future film work as he signs autographs and considers new projects.
An overlooked fragment reports an ancient lizard believed to be sixteen million years old. The specimen is described as pristine from tail tip to head and covered with scale armor.
Nevada's six months residency requirement for divorce was upheld by the high court. Emma Confer of Philadelphia challenged a decree for Nathan Confer but was dismissed on grounds that Nevada residence was only for pursuing the divorce.
Mrs Olli Moore of Deport was elected grand guardian of the Woodmen Circle of Texas by acclamation at a Wednesday meeting. Other officers were chosen by acclamation and balloting, with assets reported at 16 million and Texas bonds totaling five million. Plans discussed for two new buildings including a Wooden's Circle building and an orphanage. Memorial services held and convention site selection for 1926 sought, Mineral Wells favored.
A man awakened in the city jail on Wednesday after being held since Sunday. He could not identify himself on arrival. Judge Onion asked if he was drunk and the man admitted heavy intoxication. The judge fined $5 and remitted $3 for three days in custody.
Mrs. Frank Collier, arrested on an indictment for murder in the Elzie Robertson killing of February 14, secured a $10,000 bond. Her husband Frank Collier, previously sentenced for manslaughter in the same case, helped sign the bond as witnesses testified before the grand jury.
London observers report the first public wireless concert from the United States audible in a major restaurant. The program from station KDA Pittsburgh started about 1 am and ran with variable volume, drawing several hundred guests who stayed until daylight.
Two men drowned off Stuart Florida when rough seas swamped a 28 foot cabin cruiser on a fishing trip. The victims were Jesse M McCarley 30 of Stuart and S Pred S Hunt a wealthy New York chemist. They were returning from a fishing trip when the boat foundered near Stuart.
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