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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1927
Page
4
Work was expected to begin shortly after city commission approved a special measure. The plan levies assessments against property owners to cover costs. Project total estimated at 0,000, with owners paying their share. Local street E. Siel straat would be completed.
Four towtillers entered in the suite bar contest in Bexar are eligible. Farmers who meet all requirements for the month contest will see hogs auctioned Thursday Aug. 1 at the Union Stock Yards under Prof W Malis county farm agent. An address on hog production will follow at 2 p.m. The hogs owners are Josep Tielbardtier Z W Arnel Losd and George Wrirhi and A A Rothe.
Clarence D. Chamberlin and family visit the Denison fair as the Chamberlin home in Iowa is showcased. The event highlights the Chamberlin family with Mr and Mrs S. C. Chamberlin attending with interest in the display of their home in Denison today.
A Louisiana woman died in a house fire after receiving injuries from a gas flame and burns. The report notes a local household incident with limited readable detail, mentioning Mrs and a name fragment in HAMHOND. Further specifics are unclear from the OCR fragment.
Police seek a bandit linked to a violent assault near Vinita. Reports indicate the suspect used a blunt weapon during an escape attempt at a roadside location. Authorities urge tips from the public to identify and apprehend the suspect.
Clara C reports the wedding of Ais Elsa M Staugtren to Charles ar Nock log at Dark Serhodiss Church Friday evening. The ceremony featured liturgical music by Lill Kemmerer and 3 Hice on organ, with a bridal party including Miss Cumberland and Miss Stroughon. The bride wore white silk with orange blossoms, carrying a bouquet of Whitt carnations and sweetheart roses. attendants wore pastel taffeta gowns. After the ceremony, a reception followed with decorative streamers and a bridal cake. Out-of-town guests included Mr and Mrs J N Buckley and Mrs Alice Laxibert of El Paso, among others. the couple will reside in San Antonio after September 1.
In a bustling social note, Annis and Mrs L Roald plan visits amid parties with prominent locals. The piece mentions the Yoval artists cage and New York connections, with numerous relatives and guests traveling, returning home around late May. Details about tours, gatherings, and domestic arrangements fill the column.
Athene Aug 24. In a confidence vote amid a new coalition, Greece's premier survived by a slim margin with the opposition pressing for stability. The tally reported 259 to 0 in the late-night session as Teomior Visinin Wheyor helped secure the result.
Beary A Wallage editor of Wallace's Farmer spoke at the institute of politics denouncing administration farm relief as subsidy and urging a farmer led party with Western and Southern support. Col. Clarence Ousley rejected Wallace's plan while George N. Peek endorsed the Wallace line and urged voters to evaluate farm policy.
In Los Angeles the case of Lita Chaplin seeks to appeal a 45 000 award to Gilbert and Herman Spitzel as part of an 825 000 property settlement from her recent divorce. Her lawyers say the fee arrangement and receivers' fees total 15 000 and may influence future court action held to determine final allocations.
A Navy Department report notes improving conditions in Nicaragua as Gen Moncada and other Liberal leaders remain at large in Segorin mountains. Describes Sanikoo as still active, with no casualties reported and bandit camps discovered.
Fragmentary OCR from a war era page lists scattered names and places including New York, Fort Myers, Washington, and Port area stations. The text references units, guards, depots, and reporting for duty, with mentions of chains of command and multinational postings. It reads as a garbled roster of military stations, officers, and movements without coherent narrative.
The piece recalls San Antonio’s shift from buggies to bicycles and first motor vehicles. It describes how local business leaders rode bikes, the rise of various buggy styles, and the arrival of the first motor car, the steam-powered automobile called the steamer, with anecdotes of races, public curiosity, and owner Dr. Armor Graves buying one around 1902.
A garbled OCR fragment from SIS CATOAGD on August 2 discusses grades and home viewing of beer ingredients. The passage is damaged, blending terms about convention, housekeepers, and constitutional concerns with unclear names and actions.
A report states more than a thousand railway construction workers were dismissed in Australia amid ongoing project activity. The incident affects labor teams associated with the Biopatel firm and related railway contracts.
Dorothy Sebastian film star is engaged to marry Clarence Brown according to friends of the couple. The announcement was made as a county judge in Los Angeles arranged the marriage details. The report notes the couple’s plans and reflects the era’s celebrity marriage interest.
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