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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1929

Page

3

Forest fires still rage across Northwest region

Washington dispatch reports fires widening despite thousands of firefighters efforts. One fatality is confirmed as Franke Ronz of Seattle crushed by a falling rock near Chanapecosh Hot Springs. New blazes ignite sporadically in Montana Idaho Washington Oregon and Manitoba while a smoky haze blankets the area hindering combat.

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Stanford Students Ordered to Wear Shirts on Campus

A campus row at Stanford erupts as a bizarre order bans shirtlessness among male students while female attire prompts protests. An official edict requires students to wear at least one shirt on campus, prompting issues of gender equality and campus norms amid garbled reports and student indignation.

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Sister Celestine Sacrificed Saving Convent Fire

In Portsmouth England Sister Celestine of St Patrick's convent on Hoyling Island died rescuing sixty sick children and seven others during a fire. After guiding evacuations she reentered the flames and was found dead near the altar. The tragedy follows her calm, selfless actions as smoke overwhelmed her.

Portsmouth England Celestine St. Patrick's Convent Hoyling Island

Two Gun Ike Visits and Law Talk in Satora Chronicles

The Devils River News recounts Two Gun Ike’s visit to Sonora and brash local figures like Col. Whittle, Trails, and a troublesome Dallas lawyer. It notes legal questions, a curious courtroom moment, and Brady’s upcoming Jubilee and Sheep and Goat events, with regional highway changes and truck traffic through the Valley.

Vin Sum Givle Sattora Satora Sutton County Devils River Snyway Tui Mistiptoe Bill Sonora Tawi E. I Trails Ans Dallas Brady Ron Rolla White Texas Annie Harry Schwenker Brady Standard Faluchas Edinburg Corpus Christi Valles Fainburg

Charles J. Chenn Elected Eagles Chief in Minneapolis

Charles J. Chenn of Sacramento California was elected president of the fraternal order of Eagles at the convention in Minneapolis last night. Edward J. Ryan of Philadelphia was named a successor. A deadline for regular classified ads is 6 o'clock Saturday night, with a later grace period until 8 o'clock for late submissions.

Charles J. Chenn New Eagles Minneapolis Sacramento Calif Order of Eagles Edward J. Ryan Philadelhis Bne

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