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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1926
Page
15
Rosemary, exhausted and determined to regain Sloan’s favor, wanders the foggy streets to find shelter. She tests rooms and meets a wary landlady offering hot water, meals, and a dingy backroom for sixty dollars a month, weighing weekly payment options.
Frank Davis, once a Broadway playwright for The Adder at Mansfield Theater, returns to San Antonio after six months of production on the show. He plans a year of writing stories, citing newspaper work as ideal training and noting he can only draft a story after outlining it.
Rosemary Merton quits college to pursue independence and romance. She juggles relationships with Philip Eames, Larry Mane, and Sloan Whitney while seeking work after a breakup with Whitney reveals his drinking. A dangerous encounter with Stanley Cuyler’s wife ends in tragedy as Rosemary loses her apartment job.
Postmaster P G Lucas notes New Year calendars and office motto advertising will arrive early in 1927. Authorities urged early mailing of holiday matter and packages to avoid delays as San Antonio’s growth outpaces mail facilities.
Students of the San Antonio Art School under Jose Arpa present a December exhibition of summer and recent paintings. The show runs Saturday and Sunday afternoons December 11 and 12 from 2 30 to 7 00 in the studio at 48 Oakland Street with a silver tea both days for attendees. Partings of Mr Arpa from his Grand Canyon trip and nearby areas are included.
Reduced round trip rates to Fort Worth for the District Judges Association convention on December 10 and 12 were approved by the Southwest Passenger Agents Association. The fare will be one and one-half times the regular one way toll.
In Robstown a Southwest Texas Baptist meeting decided to liquidate Carroll college at McAllen. The college was never completed despite land and foundation work. Trustees were authorized to liquidate affairs and abandon the project.
City Hall staff may face parking limits as outsiders struggle to find spaces when visiting officials. Acting Mayor Phil Wright said employees use most spaces during the day and that limits will be set to curb this.
Three golfers remain in the race to face Uncle Jack Nolan, champion of The Light's golf group, as Harry Simons predicts the championship match by New Year’s Day. Willard Alley, B. Roussell, and Benny Davis survive, with Roussell reaching the semi finals after beating R. Boumier. Alley and Roussell set up a next round clash.
The city commission ordered No. 3 of 2 series of 52 A notes paid off using $30,000 from the 1926 general fund. They also appropriated $19,973 to pay interest coupons and $53.56 for November 1926 warrant interest.
A local barber argues brunettes are easier to cut and gentler on the eyes than blondes as fashion shifts with the bob. He notes thousands of women with red or dark hair have been styled, while light hair reflects glare more harshly.
A Bexar county girl named Margaret Hooge, who farms and sells her produce at the S. A. market, is suggested to trade places with girls whose hardest task is learning a new line to tell the jellies in a two men’s work feature.
The vendor claimed tips are welcome from blondes brunettes and red haired patrons alike as he described his approach to customers. He spoke while scratching the palm of his band and noted inclusivity in service.
Inventor and scientist Harry Pennington addressed the San Antonio Technical Club at noon on Monday discussing treatment of tool steels. Pennington is noted for extensive technical studies and contributions to oil trade journals, especially The OW Weekly.
Fragmentary report mentions cocaine use and a doctor’s warning. Federal officers describe cocaine as a hot habit forming drug banned under the narcotic act. No clear incident or location provided.
Miss Margaret Hooge, a native Texan with Belgian heritage, rises at four to haul sacks of potatoes and vegetables to the market square. By 5:50 she is sold out and returns home to chores, upholding a centuries old family custom rather than seeking leisure.
Assistant Secretary of War Truice Davison recounted a dramatic South American flight by a pilot called Lieutenant Smith. The aviator, recovering from leg fractures, demonstrated a Curtiss pursuit plane and staged a mock duel with a rival foreign flyer before resuming solo flight.
Promotes better radio reception and urges readers to buy a good set advertised in the Light Classified Ads. Highlights a daily improvement and invites readers to read Classification 387 for deals and savings.
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