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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1929
Page
19
Fragmented dialogue shows Queenie entangled in a tense scene about $1000, urging restraint and warning of phonies. Characters debate trust, rehearsals, and a plan to secure funds while a male figure threatens bold misdirections. The scene ends with a cliffhanger.
A lengthy court record lists numerous defendants and associates facing penalties for drunkenness violations, disturbing the peace, and related offenses. The document names individuals from various locales, notes fines, and records charges and outcomes with emphasis on jurisdiction and procedural actions.
In San Antonio, children display bright smiles and sun suits as warm sunshine lifts health and spirits. Mary Joe Warren and Lucy Jane Young pose in vibrant outfits, illustrating a cheerful scene of summer leisure and outdoor fun.
Fragmented OCR notes report pricing, weather, and transport conditions with several garbled names and numbers. Key items mention crates and prices, rain movement, and a fire event, but many terms are indecipherable and no coherent event emerges.
A long, garbled OCR lists numerous market prices for berries, citrus, root vegetables, greens, and fruit items. Prices include strawberries at $150 per box, bananas around $225 per crate, turnips 20 cents, potatoes 42.50 per bushel, apples $2.50 box, oranges from various regions, grapes, celery, cucumbers, onions, and more with scattered unit measurements and totals. Names of crops, locations, and monetary values appear with inconsistent spelling throughout.
A garbled OCR passage references turning quotas of San Antonio rays to health purposes. It notes wind, exposure, and weather factors affecting health outcomes. Mentions a well dressed playground laborer offering a free cure and hints at religious figures connected to local health efforts without clear details.
A Gulf and railroad development plan for San Angela is outlined with a goal of 1.5 million dollars to fund construction. The chamber of commerce railroad committee organized a special solicitation to raise about 180000, aiming to complete the city’s portion within four weeks with confidence from Morgan and Molirr.
April 3 market notes from New York report cotton futures slipping 7 to 12 points as traders digest bans and weather. Prices for different grades show declines with margins thin and turnover down. Industry observers mention demand softening from the South and cautious selling across the board.
Marion Davies receives unanimous praise from critics for her performance in a wartime film portraying Latsy, with international papers lauding her mimicry and charm. Reviews highlight her deft impersonations, wit, and screen presence, calling her portrayal one of the standout American female roles in the era.
Fragmented market notes show trading in wheat and metals with varied prices and futures. Mentions of Kansas City and references to livestock, lambs, and cattle indicate broad commodity activity amid unclear figures and multiple names.
E D Gates burial service held in Jourdanton for Pulsar Davis Gates, third, who died in 19… The survivor details are limited by legible text, noting a spouse and child lineage. The obituary fragment indicates funeral rites and family mentions in the town.
Roy D Arcy formerly linked to Charlie Chaplin's ex wife Liza Grey Chaplin. he surprised friends by remarrying his own ex wife Laura Rhinock Duffy at Tia Juana. She had recently divorced a second husband. D Arcy is noted.
A fragmented bidding report notes 10 bidders for a fire station project with a low bid listed as SUX Gi and references to the South Prost and Hinks steeple, while unclear details mention the commission and daily cents of pene. The readable text implies a bid process and potential tender results amid garbled OCR.
Police seek the sender of a bomb addressed to Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt found in New York. A parcel contained dynamite, a detonator, and a printed address, May 1930 era. The device failed to explode. no injuries reported, governor unharmed. A porter discovered the item, aiding its containment.
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