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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1928
Page
3
The Howe Economite club at Our Lady of the Lake plans a Thursday evening revue in the college auditorium. Miss Inez Alvord directs a 38-member cast showing fashion through history from ancient Egypt to modern attire, including a 100-year-old dress.
Brewer, director of public education in the San Antonio school system, was named to a special committee of the Texas Physical Education Association. The committee will recommend a new physical education study program to fit Texas school needs.
Bobby Haines, 15, is reported missing from 508 Penfield Street in south San Antonio. His mother notified police Saturday morning and requested assistance in locating him. Totty Haines, 18, is named as his relative in the report.
Southern District rail line will alter all summer tourist rates starting May 15, announced by Tom Hood, general passenger agent. Rates cover California, New York, Atlantic City, Chicago and other major points.
The Boulder dam bill, valued at 225 million dollars, aims to prevent flooding in the Colupaila river area and faces an uncertain path as supporters seek a vote early next month. The measure is stalled as unfinished Senate business shifts to action on a new tax reduction bill, delaying floor debate by about two weeks.
Grave fears are held that Toph Richards, brother of Vincent Richards, was killed by gangsters after he fled custody of city detectives a month ago. Police and federal agents report Richards escaped on April 15 and has not been seen since, amid charges of impersonating a prohibition agent to bribe officials.
The eighth Inral ally of the Trighters will assemble at Christchurch parish house in West Texas at 4 p.m. on Wednesday.
Miss Onedw Walte, a high school girl from Suarford, wins the division final for West Texas and the Panhandle in the international oratorical contest. State judges include Ridney Ranvuols and Louis Wardlin. The sectional finals will be in Oklahoma City next month. Mary Bunce places second and Winston O Keefe takes third.
The fifty piece cowboy band from Abilene's Rimman University will perform at the rodeo portion of the American Legion national convention in San Antonio, October 6 to 12. Manager W T Johnson confirms the contract, with Professor D O Biles directing the ensemble which features cowboy regalia, clowns, and other specialties. The group will arrive in San Antonio on October 4.
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