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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1928
Page
9
Douglas Fairbanks says Mary Pickford will go on making films though her mother has died. The star plans travel with Fairbanks to New York and Europe, and retirement talk is described as idle street gossip.
Officer Frank Conklin aged 25 of 1195 Nigaby Avenue sustained injuries to both legs with probable fractures after a collision with an auto driven by M. C. Wells of 260 Lortera Street at the intersection of Devine and Labor streets on Thursday.
An ad extols Super Suds as a revolutionary bead soap that dissolves instantly to remove grease leaving dishes sparkling without soap film. It claims safe use on delicate fabrics and lingerie, offering a big box for ten cents and urging merchants to stock it.
Springfield delegates split evenly between parties while leaders struggle to unite after harsh primaries. Figures like Governor Vien Small and Chicago Mayor William Haley Thompson attend the Republican gathering though defeated. the Emmerson faction seeks endorsements, and Lowden looms as a rival. On the Democratic side, George Brennan says the delegation backs Governor Al Smith with one exception, while Anton J. Cermak vies for support in Chicago.
The attempt by Joe Hart in the Ryan toonaplane was delayed as a tail skid wheel and a large rudder failed to arrive from San Diego. The planned flight for a new world record for sustained endurance could not proceed.
Boston April 20 Democratic leaders from New England at the annual dinner forecast Governor Smith's nomination on the second ballot. Brig Gen Charles A Cole of Massachusetts, presiding, said he believed Smith would be nominated by acclamation.
Report from Des Moines notes Governor Smith of New York leads in securing Iowa’s national convention votes with Meredith as an agriculture secretary ally. Delegates tally shows 51 to 0 with 114 unpledged representatives, balancing power amid contention. Twenty six delegates to the Hetenton convention, four as delegates-at-large.
Mrs. Nellie Tarlo Rosa former governor of Wyoming campaigns in Southern California for Al Smith despite protests from three women’s groups. She urged Protestant support and cautioned on law enforcement issues as Women's Law Enforcement League objects to her involvement.
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