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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1929
Page
11
Left to right Earl Abel Texas theater organist Emil Hauser Texas conductor Ralph Pollock Aztec director and Vic Insible Texas band leader entertain in a posed shot amid a promotional event at the venue.
A colorful Radio Show at the Stow Auditorium drew a diverse audience of local residents and visitors noting the era’s radio displays. Attendees explored cabinets, one and two tube sets, and prices from 50 cents to 125 dollars. The event linked old and new fans as neighbors shared dreams of broadcasting history and future technology.
A bar crowd and shoppers watch Netty Jane Blanchard, daughter of G. C. Blanchard, 1034 West Aparito, react with joy as a radio dealer showcases a versatile instrument. Spectators including three blind men inquire about radios while other attendees admire a horsehair sofa and a new dishpan, impressed by the sales literature.
Lois Boltz, fourteen, of 819 Labor abert, remains unconscious after a skull fracture from a moving car fall. Physicians at Baylor Hospital said Tuesday she had taken a turn for the better, with some regained consciousness since the accident nearly a month ago.
A Majestic model 92 radio will be awarded to the entrant who writes the best explanation of how a Zeppelins stays aloft. The display at Radio Equipment Co booth shows a Graf Zeppelin model at full power with a rotating encircling mechanism. Entries must be postmarked by August 12 and mailed to MM tie at 121 East Martin Street, San Antonio.
In Wichita Falls Texas on August 6 exporters announce plans to dedicate Stuart station and its modern water hall plant. Officials say neither J Doxk Roberts nor Todd Kenes will attend to attract crowds.
The Mangel'n Trio will be heard and seen this Tuesday at the auditorium as part of the San Antonio Radio show sponsored by The Light and the Radio Trades' association. Left to right: Evert E. Allen, Agnes Sanchez and William Zimmer.
The article describes a mayoral program with Javie Wallace as master of ceremonies and a sequence of musical acts. Performances include the Yucatian quintet, Man oels Musical Moment broadcast from sudiforium, Jimmy Klein and his Sun Dodger orchestra, and Vernon Geyer at the Greater Majestic. Radio and theater figures attended, with many distributors and radio dealers present.
The event showcased David Griffin and his singers, Drury Bennett performing a terremerick dance, Marogel with lively numbers, and Don Tuivan on banjo. Candy booths and crowds filled the auditorium during the debut of a weeklong radio entertainment show featuring free admission.
OCEAN CITY N J Aug. 6 Luke Wilton of the Anglers' club reports a success with improvised bait. Edgar B. Thornton, pierman, confirms the catch. A weakfish weighing three pounds was caught using a rubber sponge mounted on a hook with chewing gum.
A fragmentary letter from Jeff Davis region voices regret and warns that hostile language will fuel crime. The piece laments public discourse and urges calmer, more responsible expression amid rising tension.
A reader complains about a Texas paper failing to print election returns. He claims around 201,000 Texans voted on July 16 and urges the editor to publish results, arguing elections are a sacred institution and criticizing the newspaper.
The United States outlines plans to defend the America's Cup against Sir Thomas Lipton. Details released by the New York yacht committee set the 1930 series opening September 13 in Black Sound, Belmcc, Ireland, with seven races scheduled and no time allowances. Two syndicates have formed to build and sail the defender yachts under 76 feet.
A famed designer from Cashion reintroduces the normal waist, signaling a turn against the previous higher waist trend. Buyers in the fashion world flock to Paris collection previews, with many houses already adapting winter lines to the revived midriff and longer skirts, forecasting a stylistic shift across American fashion.
A committee expressed belief that at least one more yacht should be built as a cup defender. The move would aid the chances of defending the cup and likely establish a new class of large racing yachts in the country.
In Birmingham England a jeweler was surprised when a woman brought in a hustan ona and asked him to mount the rib as a gold ornament. She explained her husband had killed a man and had the rib removed during surgery. The report notes the rib was one of his.
In Oakland California on August 6 Sy ned stabbed twice to the shoulder after disturbing his roommate Peter Goldione 26 who was treated at the Emergency hospital for flesh wounds.
MELBOURNE Australia August witness R J Matheson representing the Locomotive Engineers union spoke for 32 days before the Australian Industrial Arbitration court. He detailed wage demands better working conditions and grievance relief, presenting a large volume of evidence.
In Veedersburg Indiana on August 6 a field find shows a turtle bearing a carving reading 3 Boone 1760. Ralph Lyons discovered the creature near a field and believes Daniel Boone, the famous frontiersman, carved his name on its back about 160 years ago during a time he is said to have traveled with Native tribes in Indiana circa 1760.
Paris Aug 6 The perfor?m Pellet Paris policeman has been found on a prominent corner of the boulevard. He can speak many languages including Austrian Serbian Slovene and Czech and speaks them well. This badge, however, bears only the words Speak English.
Forty prisoners at the immigrant detention station on the Seattle fort seized a momentary break, injuring a guard and taking his keys. One inmate briefly unlocked a door but was stopped before others could flee.
In Attlesboro Moen district, a barn burned last year at the Alteboro Gea konk Hine site. Owner Quin torus rebuilt it and stored several town materials. A new barn was recently burned at the same location, along with a horse and 13 tona of Lew Bay, indicating possible arson or ongoing risk to property.
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