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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1926

Page

8

Texas Theater Opens With Awe in San Antonio Debut

A San Antonio crowd filled the $1,060,000 Texas theater on its opening night. The program featured Gomez orchestral overtures, noted singers including Joby Quinlan and Mabel Hollis, and violinist Irmanette with a Black Bottom dance. Eddie Cantor made his screen debut in Kid Boots beside Clara Bow, while the audience praised the theater’s architecture and color.

San Antonio Texas Theater Gomez Texas Granite Arthur Geissler William Muth Texas Joby Quinlan Helen Yorke George Dayton Irmanette Eddie Cantor Kid Boots Clara Bow

Matched Brown Favored Against Left-Hander in Finals

Maj. R. Glass, a left-hander with a cultured slice that drops to the green, faces Ernest L. Brown in the 36-hole San Antonio Country Club final slated for Sunday. The match will determine the champion in a notable Texas golf event.

TR. R. Glass Ernest L. Brown San Antonio Country Club Texas George Reene Flores & Military Plaza Crockett

Derry and Tony Lander Dress Scheme Threads Unfolding

Derry Thomas lets Tony Lander pay for a dress fabric she cannot afford and leaves the shop unnamed. Employer Ostrander travels to Europe, entrusting her with the business and a three year no marriage vow. Derry meets Beverly Greenway, Preston Smith, Dick Otley, and Martin Cole as she navigates romance and social entanglements. Willowdean French reenters her life, and a psycho analyst Walter Blakely becomes a focal point as a bus scene stirs tension and potential romantic complications. Otley invites Derry sailing amid growing interest and flirtation.

Derry Thomas Tony Lander Mr. Ostrander Europe Derry Beverly Greenway Preston Smith New York Dick Otley Martin Cole Willowdean French Greenway Willowdean Walter Blakely Blakely Tony Otley Mowbray Jandor Prenny Smith Nick Otley Magey Bev Greenway Preonny Smith Anthour Tandar Het

The Sailing Pursuit Between Derry and Otley

A week passes as Derry weighs a sailing trip with Dick Otley, Prenny Smith stays aloof, and a dangerous crossing looms. A tense voyage scene unfolds with a near collision and a secret weapon testing Derry’s nerve as she faces choices about love, risk, and loyalty.

NARCOWS OVER POLAND NARCOWS OVER POLAND

War clouds rise over Eastern Europe as fascist revolt in Lithuania threatens Vilna recapture from the Reds. Polish involvement possible as insurgents control much of Lithuania, with Grinius and Slezevicius detained and riots reported in some districts. Communication between Kovno and Koenigsberg interrupted.

Warsaw Poland Europe Lithuania Vilna Doles Grinius Slezevicius Antona Smetna

Fascists Win Confidence Vote in Larthiyan Parliament

A night session in Beruin saw the Larthiyan parliament approve the new Fascist revolutionary government by 52 to 86 with two members absent, according to a dispatch from Koyne dated December 18.

Ay International News Service Beruin Koyne

Negro Battlers Both Put in Jail After Street Altercation

Two African American men were jailed after a Saturday clash in the 700 block of Reiigio Street. The complainant said he was struck with a heavy object and placed in a cell near his attacker. Old Man Winter grips San Antonio with cold weather and demand for fuel.

Winter San Antonio

Plan for yearlong prohibition trial and referendum

New York city dispatch reports Chester P. Mills, federal prohibition administrator for the New York district, urges a yearlong trial of prohibition followed by a national referendum. He says the plan, though idealistic, is the only solution and notes a committee of New York residents seeks a $100,000 fund for enforcement and uses of money.

New York Chester P. Mills New Ye

Quakes Create Panics in Ita

Violent earthquake shocks struck southern Italy with Brindisi and Lecce hardest hit. Panic spread though, no serious damage reported as authorities assessed aftershocks and disruption.

Ita Uy Universal Service Rome Dec Italy Brindisi Lecce

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