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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1925
Page
21
A 1920s account notes how Texas girls prepare for a Woolotang contest by focusing on hair shoes stockings and underwear while judging also considers natural youth and cleanliness. Cosmetics are deemed influential but less common among wholesome entrants who take pride in skilled needlework.
An ornate procession unfolds with a Queen and Princesses in pastel gowns and silver cloth trains. Dancers in lavender ballet costumes perform as Miss Caroline Ire fiere leads, with a royal reception at the Menger after a 24-piece musical program under Paul Blitz.
William Randolph Hearst declared he would back Mayor Hylan for re election on any ticket and even use his newspapers to support an independent run if Tammany fails to win. The stance follows recent clashes between Governor Smith and Hylan over the Staten Island tunnel bill signaling possible open conflict within New York politics.
A teenage bootlegger asked for release after prohibition agents arrested him in the act of operating a 50 gallon whiskey still on South Palmetto street. Officers seized 13 1 2 gallons of 110 proof rye, 300 gallons of rye mash, and a roaring compressed air burrier, destroying the distillery. He faces charges under the National Prohibition Act.
A discharged veteran, after months of hunger and no income, sought food in a cafe and ordered a large meal. City Court judge Judge Onion ruled the man would be fed for 25 days by the city, delaying starvation and addressing his welfare amid scarce work.
Atlanta April 24 papers are credited with a large decrease in lynching records over the past three years. R B Blaser publicity director of the interracial commission spoke at the session noting testimonials to the role of Southern newspapers in promoting better race relations through clippings and public service.
Daniel B. McCall, arrested on a warrant from Livingston, charged with automobile theft by ballee, was released on bond before Judge McCrory in Ninety-fourth District Court Friday. Final hearing had been set for April 27.
Three people injured Friday when two cars collided at Nueva and St Marys streets. Miss Tyma Lee Jones of 217 San Pedro Street drove one car struck by a Terrell Wells driven vehicle. The impact sent Jones’s car into Mrs. W. J. Scott of 215 Mission Street, knocking her down and causing minor injuries. Jones and another occupant also sustained slight hurts. Both drivers were summoned to appear in corporation court.
April 24 Great Falls reports the trial of Senator Burton K. Wheeler on charges of treasonous activity appearing before the Interior Department. arguments to the jury began as the case moved into its final stage.
Officer ML Allen of San Antonio arrested a 1 year old youth from San Marcos on Friday for the theft of $500 worth of bed clothing from a San Marcos hotel. The youth, just released from jail on vagrancy charges, allegedly committed the crime shortly after leaving custody. Ble Hyes in San Antonio.
An advertisement lists common household remedies such as spirits of ammonia, tincture of iodine, milk of magnesia, castor oil, epsom salts, peppermint essence and camphor. It touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as dependable for women’s ailments, noting three generations of use and claims it helps relieve aches and pains women bear.
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