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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1930
Page
21
NAVARRO USED CARS FOR SALE lists Marmon 74 sport with unusual trade ins. The ad notes paint, road color, leather upholstery, and overall fair condition with a very inexpensive price. A contact is provided for a responsible party.
Real bargains advertise low prices on a wide range of used and new cars. The listing highlights Chevrolet models including sedans and coupes, Ford sedans and coupes, Studebaker, Buick, and Chrysler offerings. Open evenings at 1926? 1936? dealer location with installment terms.
Geraldine Knight and Dale rush to a lodge party where Sharon, a shady promoter, is killed. Amid frightened guests, suspicions fall on Alan Knight who is revealed as Arthur King. a hand of deception ties Milbury, Lloyd Warren, and others to the violent night on a lakeside setting.
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a serialized puzzle or mystery titled The Fatal Rendezvous. It references daily light and weekly chapters, noting that each piece holds information toward a solution and mentions elves and containment. the readable portion suggests a puzzle narrative rather than a complete news item.
The San Antonio Light invites readers to submit brief solutions to a prize contest asking who killed a person, urging clear theory with reference to earlier chapters and evidence. Contestants must mail replies to the Light office by Wednesday, noting the mystery’s implications and directing attention to master clues.
Nanking reports say Communist forces threaten the government capital and Hankow, Hanrang, and Muchang up the Yangtse river. The city’s defenses are thinning as troops move toward fronts between the government and northern rebels for control of China.
In Compiegne France on August 14 Franklin Waller son of a former United States trade commissioner in Paris was struck and killed by an automobile while walking in the Compiegne forest. The death was reported from the scene with authorities investigating the incident.
Geraldine Knight reveals relationship as Westerwelt demands the cloth found near the cabin. Geraldine identifies herself as Knight’s sister while tense villagers suspect theft tied to a dress snagged in covert actions. Geraldine hints the dress owner may be present, as others corroborate nearby presence Saturday night.
Aug 14 reports state twenty two Persian frontier guards died in a battl e along the border as Kurds tried to cross into Iran. Reports say Turkish officials denied tensions, asserting friendly relations between Persia and Turkey remain intact.
Oliver T. Butler 62, former farmer and war veteran, died Tuesday and was buried Thursday. The Rev B F Nowlin officiated as the Veterans held services at the cemetery. Butler, native of Bryan, had been at the Station Hospital Fort Sam Houston for treatment. Survived by his wife Mrs K P Butler, a daughter Marie Larcaine Trutter of San Antonio, and a sister Mrs TF Green of Beaumont.
An improvised bullfight in Plaza Los Angeles ended badly when six men, all reportedly intoxicated, armed with improvised darts and blades, attacked a bull. Police arrived as the bull fighter sustained multiple wounds and was hospitalized in critical condition. Other participants were jailed.
In a tense village hearing, Dale questions residents about Saturday night events. Sharon, Alan, Geraldine and others are traced through timelines as prosecutors seek where each person was when the crucial events unfolded. Witnesses recount rooms, pleas, and a sighting on the canoe Jake as the investigation broadens.
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