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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1911
Page
1
Winners in contest announced as greatest held in south with prize value and interest noted. Orders will be issued to winners without delay ensuring immediate issuance of prizes.
Miss Gloria Bartholomae of Seguin and Miss Bertha Cohen of San Antonio win the two grand prizes in The Light's voting contest a Cadillac and an Apperson. The judges filed a final report and winners will be notified for prize delivery.
Following its annual custom The Light will not publish on Christmas Day Monday December 25. The notice informs readers of the newspaper’s holiday schedule and next issue timing.
Thousands in the Alamo city receive aid as the Christmas Cheer association unites Elks Salvation Army Associated Charities churches lodges and schools. Over 1000 baskets distributed many grateful families recalled tears of joy and a shared sense of neighborly compassion amid widespread poverty.
G J Levytansky, a Laredo jeweler, was killed in his shop and diamonds valued at 30000 stolen. Mayor McComb posted a 2500 reward for the arrest and conviction. Three suspects were detained but no evidence linked them to the crime as officials across San Antonio and Corpus Christi were alerted.
Eastern Texas expected warmer and generally fair Sunday with rain and a colder Monday in the north. Western Texas stays fair and warmer Sunday with a Monday mix of fair in the southwest and rain or snow plus colder air in the north and east.
A statement asserting that the Associated Press leased wire into San Antonio is reproduced by newspapers other than the San Antonio Light is deemed baseless and unfounded. The claim is regarded as parounten and without merit.
Special to the Light reports the Chicago beet packers jury will spend Christmas in luxury, receiving unlabeled gifts from lawyers and an automobile tour of city parks funded by the same, with families visiting them in the Majestic hotel. Judge Carpenter permits entertainment by both sides as long as sources remain undisclosed.
A key trial in the beef trust case moves toward testimony Tuesday morning as the defense signals delays may end. Government witnesses include confidential packer employees who gained immunity by testifying and Henry Veeder, longtime Swifts attorney and pool engineer, is among early witnesses.
Rome dispatch reports Pope Pius sending cordial greetings and papal benediction to the American people. He repeats the angelic chorus Gloria in excelsis deo et in terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis.
Cardinal Gibbons issues a national Christmas message from Baltimore urging a merry Christmas and a new year of peace among nations with his signed blessing to Christian brothers.
Corpus Christi reports 1.55 inches of rain over five days ending December 23 aiding truck growers and cattlemen. Persistent cloud cover limited sunshine but moisture soaked in, leaving ground in favorable condition for farming and livestock duties.
Announcement unveils a monumental Texas plan with 40 million dollars for railways from San Antonio to Crowther and Rockport Harbor, plus a deep water port on Harbor Island. Aimed at linking San Antonio to Tampico and Mexico City, extending to Rio Grande near Mission, and creating steamship lines to Europe.
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