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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1939
Page
14
William FF Jardine praised the Smoky mountains skyline during a journey and said he preferred the trip back to New York. Pranele heartlace began special studies earlier, while Dolby Dayne shifted roles to a paper, ranger, and furniture mover.
A tangled, garbled account lists local performers and crew from The Spien show, with mentions of Oscar Gashing celebrating a guard transfer, Grace Mrowne visiting from Tulsa, Dr. Dan Russell and others involved in rehearsals, plus police and mayoral notes, all amid chaotic misprints and fragmented names.
About 40 Mexican organizations in the San Antonio area join to form the Federated Mexican and Latin American societies. A central council will elect officers including Rafael Velasco as president and Omar Josef as consul general. The merger aims to elevate education and welfare, with term dates to be set for state officers.
In the Southwest’s Garners Park area a new state park on 42 acres near Highways 4 and Frio River is nearing completion. A COC company backs improvements including a wrought iron entry arch and a boys built railing. The site promises a favored outing spot with a pavilion, log seating, and cypress features for visitors.
Fragmentary text mentions individuals and anniversaries, including a sixtieth wedding anniversary and a few names, with scattered references to meetings and conferences. The readable bits suggest a local notice page style but lack coherent events or dates to form a fuller summary.
A San Antonio couple tied the knot in a notable ceremony in front of the Alamo. The newlyweds, with witnesses H W G Pletcher and Nester Feru Fogg, celebrated with a quiet reception after the historic event on Monday night.
Highlights From the Want Ads note Rabbi G. G. Fox will be the University of Sab Antonia Mondaya Dom speaker. Fox described as a writer editor teacher and community leader. Also listed are real estate and classified ad items including property for sale and rental rates with various addresses and figures.
Police investigated reports of a phantom prowler in the 8th Ward area frightening residents. Mrs. W. L. McNeil reported nightly visits to her bedroom between 1 and 2 a.m., prompting investigators to question two suspects and search nearby blocks for the unnamed prowler.
Two white men struck by two autos on 410 South Anno slyeet crossing a street near Plynintan awa Nebepip ii yy. Ambulance and bystanders aided the injured. a lieutenant and others worked to clear the scene at about 0 p.m.
A vehicle strike near 2h0 Goubh Shores Street left Christine Hementess, 25, and Helen Street resident 124 Helen Street with injuries. Two other persons received hospital treatment for non fatal wounds as police investigated the incident.
Fragmentary police report describes a yard raid in San Antonio with officers pursuing a suspect, details unclear due to garbled text. Mentions local streets and a possible vehicle stop, but identities and exact actions remain uncertain.
Abpolnimiat af Winian 5 introduces Greet as assistant to K S Unvkey and W Nicholson after a three year term in East Texas. The former superintendent becomes assistant to the scout executive and aids in expanding council programs for senior scouting and cubbing.
Noted alumnus Maximilian Jarnches from Chicago Todor Town, a writer and regular guest, will attend Tisheplew's wedding at St Marys on Thursday. The visit signals ongoing ties between St Marys University and its notable graduates.
A report describes an attack on a man in a street near the Robert B. Gruen hospital front. Police noted the assailant fled the scene, details on motive or suspects remain unclear.
Albany Saint 24 in Company B second engineers injured with skull fracture at Fork Sam Houston hospital. The incident followed a gathering at 428 West Houston Street Ashe where soldiers drank wine with hostesses. Witnesses say Smith was struck and a group attacked Meiers, with military police detaining several soldiers.
Police reported Monday a pedestrian identified as Aneré Existen, 25, fired a pistol at a driver in the 100 block of Sin Saba Street. Reyes, 45, was struck. authorities say both assault with a deadly weapon and assault with a motor vehicle are alleged.
Frank Donn a 47 year old Val Verde County ranchman died after a horseback accident Sunday near Comstock His horse Herold Mortis reportedly halted a broken oak and caused the fall Funeral arrangements set for Monday with local ranchers and Meade Steining of La Rea among others attending the services
Navy announces Dr M A Forbes Jr to a medical post among four five hospital assignments for leadership in training. Forbes to serve at a Class A medical school program with placements in Philadelphia Morfolk and Mare Island, CA, as part of the officer corps.
Thieves raided downtown meters costing the city about 30 dollars. Twenty seven meters were broken into and their soln tubes found in building vestibules Sunday night into Monday. Some tubes were recovered from the San Antoste river.
Three reports describe robberies in the Rosenberg area and near a west side club. A man was assaulted and robbed of 52 dollars after leaving a saloon, treated at a hospital, and a second incident involved two men grabbing 120 dollars from a person on Wyoming Street near the railroad tracks. Police investigated and reviewed suspect details and locations.
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