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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1927
Page
1
Catholics march from St. Joseph's hall to San Fernando cathedral in a sunlit ceremony as Most Rev A J Drossaerts is invested archbishop of San Antonio alongside fellow prelates. Knights of Columbus guard the route while acolytes and bishops in vivid vestments lead the historic procession through Commerce Street.
Kelly field student officers joined Fort Clark cavalry in afternoon maneuvers on Wednesday. Officers listed include Lieuts. WT Reed C F Horton H E Eng ler B B Cassiday and Joe Loutzenheiser.
The narrative describes the investiture mass at the old cathedral with Archbishop Shaw presiding and the pallium placed on Archbishop Crossaerts by Bishops Drosareas and Byrne. Holy rites include two masses, the Ecce Sacerdos and a sermon praising Rome’s tie to Texas. A reception at the Menger Hotel followed the ceremony.
New Haven Connecticut February 16 fifty years hence a sealed container containing the jar which the late Governor Sime E Baldwin kept for nearly sixty years he opened and their papers made public a letter written in 1910 recounts that the letters he kept for this length of time because of their intimate nature
The 1923 Bates case moved through Del Rio to Ozona on a venue change after a five year prison term. The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals later reversed and remanded. Mrs. Carruthers is expected to testify when court reconvenes. The jury, seated late Tuesday, includes W. M. FP Metni Frank Field H A Cartwright C F Stanard Warners Pratt J Alberthal J C Moore Kalisky M A Harborth C Simpson B Wagenfelt and C R Blankenaire.
A San Antonio joint legislative committee hosts a Texas legislature event Monday night with Lt Governor Dan Mosdy and state officials. A Thursday afternoon meeting of commerce committees follows, with plans for a banquet and general manager comments.
A legal petition alleges negligence in a Baylor University bus crash that killed ten students and injured others. The suit names the International Great Northern Railway as a defendant and seeks damages of 25 thousand dollars plus.
The article notes Edison boasting about profitable experiments and a floating steel powder machine, Ford buying two units, and Vanderbilt Jr. discussing wealth and its influence. It contrasts pauper graves with the pursuit of money and warns wealth can ruin ambition, urging prudent investment in solid newspapers or magazines.
An uncertain report states Catts will relieve Colonel Turtle in Hawaii. The text mentions military ranks, divisions, and port movements with garbled names and places, reflecting a chaotic dispatch about officer assignments and transfers within the Eighth Corps.
Some 6000 people greeted Archbishop A J Drossaerts as San Antonio received a new Metropolitan. Attendees included Governor absentees noted, and city county dignitaries sent greetings. Archbishop Glennon and others spoke on justice, liberty, and loyalty to the Catholic Church in the ceremony.
Archbishop A J Drossaerts born Breda Brabant Netherlands Sept 14. He studied at St Michiel Gestel and Haaren. He came to America in 1880 served Lake Charles and Baton Rouge areas then San Antonio. He was named bishop in 1918 and archbishop of the new province in 1926 overseeing Texas Oklahoma and parts of Louisiana.
San Antonio cadet programs accelerate to finish training at Broo by week’s end. Instruction at Camp Stanley and Kelly Field proceeds with machine gun practice and flight training despite rain. Some advanced students push to complete requirements, aiming for graduation before the deadline.
Customs officials seized champagne on board the steamer Ambridge at Hoboken last night. The unidentified consignment prompted a seizure by authorities, with details of the find not fully disclosed.
A San Antonio motorist was fined 25 dollars after a collision with a car driven by Detective W B Shipp. The hearing noted the negligent collision and the case was reported in the local Classified Ads section as part of the Wednesday notices. Howell Jones of the Chamber of Commerce and United Merchants of Texas prepare to depart for Kingsville to organize a salesmanship class with Miss Serene Neal as instructor.
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