Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

San Antonio Light in San Antonio, Texas

We have 22,786,314 pages in Texas

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 10, 1931

Page

11

Justice Should Not Make Agreements With Gangsters

A public plea argues against judges or prosecutors meeting with criminals to discuss sentence deals. The piece condemns private hearings and “payoffs” from criminal earnings, calling for courts to avoid negotiations with gangsters and to uphold strict, transparent justice. It cites Hearst’s portrayal of gangsters and urges citizens to oppose such arrangements.

AJ Capone William Randolph Hearst Mr. Hearst

Anti Sunday Cinema Petition Sparks London Debate

Fragmented text portrays a British protest over Sunday cinema and public decency. It references the Sabbath, moving pictures, and the push by Mr Fastman and Courtland Smith to develop educational films, contrasting them with thrillers and sensational crime scenes.

London Simday Cinellas Fastman Rochester Courtland Smith William Fok Wile West Nh Tacos Sigue Jasing

Texas Trails Radio Cars Draw Crowds Across State

A chaotic Texas Trails column recounts locals wiring radios into autos, naming Governor Sterling's death in a Schwilenberg sticker story and noting Ex-senator Asd. Wirtz also installing radios. The piece mixes humor with wary claims of roadside sales, distant towns, and rough barroom chatter about prices and availability.

Tne Schilenberg Tora Sterling Sehrilenberg Kusey Lumber Company Sleo D. Wirtz Sognin Kusey Place Kculehberg Alec

Unclear OCR Draft Attacks Advertisers and Preachers

A garbled OCR passage critiques local advertisers and a preacher named J Tittleton. It mentions £4 and $10 payments for participation in public schemes, claims some gain or loss, and mocks individuals for selling or promoting items. The text condemns efforts to spread religion and profit from unhappy crowds.

Lang Toral J. Tiittleton J. Tittleton Mae America Motca ‘Leails Kaleaman

Listen World Discontent Is a Habit by Elsie Robinson

Disjointed text argues discontent is a habit formed since childhood and can be broken like any vice. It contrasts contentment with perpetual dissatisfaction, urging readers to choose happiness by changing inner responses rather than external circumstances. The piece emphasizes personal agency in shaping mood and life outcomes.

Fanti Ag Plemmure Orma Pe Fen Tar

Apple Diet For Diarrhea Patients In Berlin Clinic

A report from Berlin describes a new medical use for apples. The "Soro apple diet" uses peeled raw apples with seeds and cores removed, served as three to four panes per meal with no other food or medicines. The regimen lasts three to four days, may be repeated if diarrhoea recurs, and aims to raise nourishment while avoiding hunger. The doctors claim nearly 100 percent improvement in diarrhoea cases.

Berlin Uidler Tr ix Memepapar Fes, Berv., Inc

Havre to Nice via Havre and Cherbourg by sea at war time

A fragmented travelogue describes cruising from Havre through inland scenery to the port of Nice and its grand residences, with notes on Te Vinyre de Grace population, Chinatown, opulent mansions, and a famed caslte. It recalls bustling harbor life, bars, and a town famed for cotton mills, while hinting at looming war and a mysterious former German baron's abandoned estate.

Havre Roden Tin Glale Irene Franklin Madandy Toodleus Harte Magey Weamen Ghinatowa Chinatown Matson Yvonne Crystal Palace Unicorn Flend Enteing

Marry Go Round by Helen Rowland

The piece discusses stage beauty types and married life, noting women’s pursuit of ideal partners and recurring marital misadventures. It contrasts idealists who chase love with playboys and a variety of suitors, highlighting themes of romance, judgment, and social expectations in marriage.

Helen Rowland Tris Mon

San Antonio to tighten street markings and city reforms

A 10 year and 20 year glance from The San Antonio Light reports on an ordinance to make corner lot marking compulsory by city residents, naming City Attorney and officials, plus plans for a cooperative grocery and retail supply venture. The piece notes reorganizing the Citizens party backers and a Knight of Columbus gathering, with remarks on local politics and safety.

San Antonio Bidgeway Thix al Strreta San Ane Whilenate Sanply Company Annanarel Witfensdng

Also Mentioned on This Page

New York Income Tax Department Paris Hatlo He Witheas Texas Yau Ko Af Mertoen Ramme Ratilvenahes Peter Martin Wraming Tetler Deck Dol Rin Prosser Rio Grande Ike Martin Wright Sayy Rome Cass Carmel Mountains Flore Dollae By Harry, Williams Elsie Robinson Fats USA Eopeland Hari Ina Beafnrers Zyre Rosea Inn Barre Trequet Wabinga Spien Eepirta Lip Watt Enatom Copreight McNauenl Tutha Edeal Tower Alwasa Pnat The Handy Duvenil Fan Antonin Alamo Plana Roebek Fate Q Strong Organizel An Ich Pole Wisthief Atthenéy Baker Duatien Nanuty Charlen Ripvens
Search Courier

Search the San Antonio Light Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The San Antonio Light?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication