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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1928
Page
8
Federal grand jury indictments allege a major liquor cleanup in Leadville as Mayne T McDonald and nine city officials face charges. Twelve residents are named in the sweeping case, with warrants issued as temperatures fall below zero.
Fragmented OCR excerpt shows a dense chart of radio shows, bulletins, weather, music, and announcements across stations such as WOAI, KTSA, KGDR, and KGCI. Mentions include times like 7 PM and 6:80 A.M. with various programs, concerts, weather updates, farming reports, and “Associated Press” style notes. The readable content is a mosaic of station identifiers, show names, and placeholder words, lacking a coherent single event or narrative.
The widow of Arthur Ts. Davies, once a noted figure in American sculpture, asks Europe for details on his death and the location of his ashes. Mrs Davies reports she learned he died abroad and is seeking the city in Italy where the ashes are interred. The item appears amid unrelated local ads for a drug store and Christmas gifts.
Winter visitors and locals are invited to the regular Tuesday and Friday dances hosted by the Corio Tourist Club. The Bullrav Watchins Hotel at 110 Nuova Street serves as club headquarters. Week attractions include a bridge party, casino dance, and costume feature nights led by Mrs. Paul Reynolds Dennison and Mrs. Bernice Fatou, with entertainers Kateigh Evans and Ine Anertisement conducting events.
The city commission votes to retire 42184875 dollars in municipal bonds and interest. Of this 228000 is principal and 198048.75 is interest. A 79d7a portion funds notes at Randolph field site to secure an air corps training center in San Antonio. Remaining 420000 is due on the flying field acreage. Transfers move funds from general to bond accounts and payments to vendors for crossing and bridge projects and a new car purchase.
An Army officer from Fort Sam Houston, Captain Macey Ts, a DH infantry commander, transferred from duty with the Third Brigade to become an instructor with the BIT Engineers in San Antonio. The report notes prior service with the Ninth Infantry and assignment changes within the Chir Brigade.
Polite aid describes two dapper young negro men who vanished with a large roll of currency. Eliza Harris, at 1700 Nolan Street, reported one man showed a purse full of large denomination bills and asked to change some. She withdrew 220 dollars and gave it to him before they departed.
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