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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1927
Page
5
An Ocala boy was injured after a clash near Lambert and Mocker involving a fire pump. Authorities report two youths attacked each other with alleged blows and a fire response followed. The wounded youth received medical attention as investigators reviewed the scene.
A bridegroom was killed while traveling to his wedding at Crown Point. The accident, near Franks, halted the ceremony as rescuers and police arrived. The bride and family await word on funeral arrangements.
An old advertisement touts Gets-It as a quick fix for corn pain, claiming relief in three seconds and disappearance of the corn. It notes the product works regardless of location on the foot and urges buying at druggists for a small cost.
An advertisement touts Zemo as a safe, dependable treatment for itching and skin irritations. It claims pimples blackheads ringworm and similar conditions disappear after applying Zemo, making skin soft clear and healthy. Distributed via drugstores with instructions to apply as needed.
A confused and fragmented notice appears to discuss skin irritation treatment and a request for free samples. It references Resinol, a department 75, and mentions Baltimate and various bylines, though details are unclear. The item resembles a misread advertisement or correspondence about favored treatment access.
Lawrence E Green wood, an Maine evangelist, unveils a floating church on a heavy truck chassis. The mobile tabernacle brings the hymn message to congregations in a novel, traveling house of worship in Maine.
A crowded list of visitors and travelers visits across Winans Creek Lex and surrounding areas. A. E. Burger and children vacation with her parents, Ernest Bind and family, Captain and Mrs. Remington Singer return from Corpus Christi, Mrs. M. T. Diel visits Ozark mountains, and many others including Captain James A. Hinghes and LeRoy Davis are noted for recent travels and leaves. Local residents—Mr. and Mrs. Carruthers, Frank Grossman, H. A. Loeffler, Peter Reynolds, and Lt. Walker DeLange—are part of an extended pattern of summer trips, visits, and returns across Rio Grande City, Mission, Abilene, and Galveston areas.
Leonard Bonenberger, 10, sustained head and back injuries after falling twenty feet from a roof at a neighbor’s house where he and his brother Peter had climbed while carpenters were away. A scaffold broke their fall and he was treated at Robert Bo-Green hospital.
A San Antonio man jailed on domestic dispute charges believes his rabbit's foot will aid his early release after police allowed him to keep the charm. Officers meanwhile completed routine pocket checks before his character was considered for release.
In New Orleans on August 22 an armed bandit crew raided the South Port Inn gambling resort on the city outskirts. They forced two watchmen into a room and escaped with an iron safe containing fifteen thousand dollars after the establishment had closed for the night.
The first annual encampment of the Christian church began at Labe Cisco Lee, Texas, August 22 and continues through September. Morning sermon by Dr. T. T. Heberts, president of Randell passage, and at night Rev. Tom Teves of Eco preached after a prelude by the church orchestra of Pastalana.
Three San Antonio residences were robbed in the absence of occupants. Police report names burglary suspects as Mrs Hazie Baldwin of 412 North Santa Stown Avenue, Mrs Lelia Cramer of 414 South Pecan Street, and Mrs Chindia Jackson of 51 Mast Park Avenue.
Aut 22 New York reports efforts to preserve Washington Irving's historic home at seventeenth street and Irving Place. The house, where he lived and wrote from 1854, faces preservation to protect its literary legacy.
Washington reports a new unit within the commerce department to explore new uses for raw and manufactured cotton. Edgar C. Crosby, former New Bedford manufacturer, is named head by Secretary Hoover. four cotton trade and chemistry experts join. The division seeks suggestions from trade, users, and producers to expand demand as raw cotton supply and textile uses lag.
Mary Lamar 24 mother of five died from brain concussion after being thrown from a speeding car by unidentified men. She walked home refused aid, told husband she was pregnant, later found dead at 2 am. Witnesses saw the assault as police investigated the incident.
WILLIAMSTOWN Mass Aug 22 German abolition of extraterritorial rights has sparked favorable views among Germans in China. Prof Harold Quigley of Minnesota told the Institute of Politics that Germans, now in Chinese courts, are treated justly and benefit from improved trade relations. He noted Germans remained in major cities during revolts and their ships traversed the Yangtze unmolested.
In Saco Maine on August 22 authorities found three mysterious boxes of high explosive in a field. The incident comes as a man awaiting execution in Boston is mentioned in nearby news.
Radio station schedule details for Monday August 22 mention concerts and programs across KVAB WDAE WHO WLW KOA KNX KET KNX and more. Listings include orchestras choirs soloists and various musical formats with times in the evening across multiple stations.
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