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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1929
Page
3
Ida Davis of 222 Gladstone Street crafts decorative furnishings from discarded items. She reframes junk into smoking stands lamps and flower stands using paint to camouflage the odds and ends. Her pieces include a lamp built from a chandelier and automobile parts, offered at affordable Light Classified ads.
Misstal tablets advertised as a remedy for running noses and hacking coughs. Claims include clearing the head drying excessive secretions and soothing inflammation. Sold at drugstores, produced by the Alakers of Nujol.
Ruth Davis, a Los Angeles girl, shows items her mother Ida Davis crafted from scraps most women discard. The display demonstrates attractive furnishings created from discarded materials, proving a home need not be barren of style.
J L Henderson general secretary of Culver will address the Beach Hi Y club at 3 30 p m Tuesday according to Norman Line Leader Wi director At the same hour Dr Fred Phipps from the department of public Ben St Enneas City will speak to members of the Junior Hi Y club
Charlottesville tale of the James St Symonds Jr case unfolds as a dozen witnesses join the trial at the University of Virginia. A key witness asserts the death was not accidental, amid testimony at the HS Chevening automobile theft trial.
A group of speakers at Main Avenue High School urged women to unite and act to prove suffrage has given them means of expression. They warned against jingoism and urged support for the League of Nations and World Court as steps toward lasting world peace, noting rising arms and international tensions.
Chief Owen Kildrwyig of the central police station banned officers from calling lawyers for prisoners in the city jail. The general order threatens dismissal for violations and notes some personnel have engaged in the practice despite prior warnings. He also warned of using fake prisoners to trap those involved if the conduct continues.
James W. Sxome, 73, longtime judge, district attorney, and state GOP figure, died late yesterday. He helped push Texas railroad commission creation while in the Senate. Cel. Ho Reagan later resigned from the cabinet to join the commission.
Washington Feb 1 following army orders released list transfers retirements and medical moves. Officers named include Colonel G C Nichols Major Richard K Cole Lt Col William J Pec Infantry Fort Lewis to Madison Barracks others reassigned to Jefferson Barracks Fort Monroe and Cedar Rapids with multiple hospital transfers and training moves for National Guard units.
About 100 patients from Seph's Hospital were moved to two other institutions and private homes after a $200,000 fire destroyed the main building. Some recovering from operations and a pneumonia case were reported not to be in serious condition as water damaged wards and equipment. Firemen battled the blaze as the structure collapsed and the roof fell.
Thomas Valison receives a five million gift from Henry Ford to support the Edison Institute of Technology and Museum of American Industries at Dearborn Michigan. The donation accompanies the institute’s annual gathering as plans proceed.
Mov P Crom pastor announces daily Lent services at St Mark’s church beginning with first Lenten service. Holy communion on Monday morning and talks during the season are planned. Rev Van Tso from St Mark’s will also preach at religious observances throughout Lent.
Arrangements are under way for the sixty first anniversary of Elks Lodge No. 203 in San Antonio. The event follows a recent meeting where a Lincoln Day program was presented. Dorie Nelson to deliver the principal address at the gathering.
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