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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1926
Page
12
A 1926 column argues gifts should endure and grow in value. It suggests lasting items like real estate or investments that yield future purchasing power, contrasting with fleeting presents. The piece advocates selecting well valued, enduring assets that persist with time.
A column extols land as a permanent possession surpassing thievery and fire. It argues that increasing population, city expansion, and suburban growth push land values higher, and that a well chosen, partly paid real estate gift can teach thrift, independence, and prudent capital management across generations.
Kenneth G Ormiston speaks in a long interview denying any involvement by Aimee Semple McPherson in his separation from his wife. He attributes the divorce to personal factors and notes dates connected to the McPherson case align with his own marriage history. The discussion aims to clear misconceptions surrounding the era’s sensational headlines.
San Antonio and vicinity expect cooler temperatures with a mild norther Tuesday morning bringing dry conditions and a drop of about five to six degrees. The tinny area around San Antonio shifts southeast Monday night, while the Pan American flight fleet scheduled to leave Monday may encounter wet weather at Brownsville en route to their first stop.
SAN JUAN Porto Rico December 20 The condition of George C Hutte Austin Texas attorney general of Porto Rico who underwent an appendicitis operation December 15 was reported satisfactory today He is not yet allowed to see visitors
Paris dispatch reports Le Matin that the famous Rose diamond known as The Grand Conde, stolen in October from the museum of the Due D'Aumale in Chantilly, has been found and the thieves arrested.
Nine firemen were injured in a three-alarm blaze that destroyed a three-story building at 1210 & street in the heart of the shopping district. Four firefighters were reported seriously hurt as crews battled the flames, with damage estimated above $300,000.
The senate judiciary committee ordered an investigation into charges that a bread trust has been created in compliance with a resolution by Senator La Follette of Wisconsin.
Official confirmation places Arthur J. Crossaerts as archbishop of San Antonio after a Vatican secret consistory. Rudolph Gergen, bishop of Amarillo, is preconized. Pope Pius XII also elevated Giuseppe Gamba and Lorenzo Lauri to cardinal, denouncing Mexico’s church persecutions and urging Catholic unity in France and Italy.
Crowds gather to send six Pan American ships on a 4000 mile farewell journey as yellow wigs flash against a gray sky. Wives express confidence in pilots while carnations and tears mix with rain, celebrating pioneers of aviation and growth.
The grand jury in the Ninety fourth District court adjourned at noon Monday and will reconvene December 28 for a three day session before the term ends. Twenty-nine true bills and 50 no bills were returned.
Pan American hops outline a five day route with Brownsville as the first stop and Tampico as the second. The plan lists the flight planes and the distance to be covered over the initial two days of the journey.
The United States Army Pan American flight faced a Monday postponement due to muddy fields and cloud cover. After transferring takeoff from Duncan to Kelly field, Maj. Herbert A. Dargue announced a 2 o'clock departure as mechanics repaired a battery on the "San Francisco." Despite slow tow by dol l ies and heavy rain, the amphibious planes were wheeled to the Kelly field runway for christening ceremonies before eventual launch plans continue.
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