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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1927
Page
9
Bids on the city hall project were rejected in the initial round amid concerns over the general contract. The city plans to reopen bidding as costs and scope require review to proceed.
Advertisement extols Foley's Honey and Castor Compound as a quick cough remedy and throat soother. It claims the name itself proves its efficacy and urges readers to ask for the product, noting its popularity and trust.
In Chicago on April 12 Judge Fred Rosh heard Mrs. Rose A. McCauley seek separate maintenance for non support while her husband Mr. McCauley seeks a divorce on desertion charges. She claims he consulted a medium who claimed powers to cast an evil charm over her and their four and a half year old son William. He levelled similar accusations.
Bids for the city hall remodeling and a two story addition exceeded 250000, delaying awards to the lowest bidder. Acting Mayor Phil Wright said contracts may be awarded at the city commission meeting. One bid came in at 218823, with extra costs likely to exhaust the bond total.
International News Service reports a running battle 15 miles off Toledo in Lake Erie. Coast Guard OG-120 under Capt. G H Were fired on a rum runner carrying contraband. One man wounded, vessel captured, 221 cases of whiskey and 100 cases of beer seized. Two prisoners brought to Cleveland.
Billingsley, chief clerk at Menger Hostelry, formerly night clerk at Mean hotel, held the dau ght for the first time in five ends on Tuesday when he was tead of st night. The piece notes Billingsley was deep with the corporatain for nine and was at the 8& An under Beker own, being transferred to fem ill the night clerk.
An announced Brownwood railroad topic will be on the agenda as the board of commissioners plans a meeting. Details remain unclear due to text corruption but the discussion centers on proposed routes and potential impacts on the city.
A federal court convicted a woman after a trial attended by Clerk Van West and a magistrate in Pine, with fines totaling 995 dollars imposed. The proceedings included waivers and defense actions as part of the case record.
At a Prospect Hill Civic League meeting Mrs. Ethel Young announced plans for a new fire station and the widening of Zarzamora Street to four feet. Discussions also covered widening of Dolorosa Street and railway track work by the LG railroad, with assessments determined for property owners. A committee was named to pursue street improvements before Street Commissioner Paul S. Steffler.
An iC of C protest over fraud charges emerges as the immigration department sues the group alleging fraudulent acts. The case proceeds to the mm chamber as snow falls, with local officials preparing for the hearing and public attention increasing.
Sidney Kring of the chamber announces San Antonio will bid for the 1929 Texas State Cotton Ginners Association convention. The constitution requires annual meetings in Dallas unless amended. W N Seehgeon backs the amendment as 2800 visitors are expected for the convention.
An advertisement touts Plant Juice as a natural remedy for stomach trouble, fatigue, dizziness, and post meal discomfort. It claims to cleanse overloaded bowels by soothing the liver and intestines and eliminating waste matter that allegedly ferments in the intestines, urging that it is habit forming free and in line with nature’s methods.
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