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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1922
Page
5
Report from Paris discusses the surge of international conferences attracting politics, society, and entertainment. Observers describe the gatherings as bustling, with diplomats, journalists, and society hosts in attendance, and note the heavy social side including dining, music, and pageantry that accompanies formal proceedings.
George Cloonan and Roy Hebert lead the next Little Theater program at Mall Avenue High School studio. They perform Her Own Way by G M Harcourt a one act winner of a $50 prize. Cloonan plays Jo Brown banker and Hebert plays Jarvis Levitt mining stock promoter with Nora Deushem Kate Brown and Mrs Glen Haynes in supporting roles. Another piece Where But in America features Nora Duesven Mrs Mollie Hepenhayne Marie Watkins Hilda G Luther and Robert Espen in the cast.
A garbled report describes a Paris campaign featuring corsets and staged entertainment aimed at women in the audience. It alleges provocative slogans, audience reactions, and a public discourse about modest attire and propriety, hinting at censorship and social policing in entertainment venues.
Edjuration throughout Tesas receives aud aivve attention as leaders push for better public schools. T. MM. Sonex, of the A. and M. College board, spoke to the Women's Club at St An theny, urging improvement and noting rising attendance amid wartime demands and unemployment concerns. He travels statewide gathering data to shape a clearer state education law plan.
President emeritus of Ponurylvania State College and Chi Phi secretary, Mr Sparks, was hosted Saturday night at the Menger Hotel by the San Antonio Almassgcde Hon of the fraternity. He is touring chapters in serious universities and spoke on the fraternity’s aims, with attendees including members from multiple universities and notable professors.
In a regular Guadalupe Valley Beekeepers Association session held in the court, officers were elected for the ensuing year. J. Willmanny was named president, J. W. Brows vice president for Guadalupe County, Edgar Ovhern president for Comal County, and An Mise Pare vice president for Gonzales County with roles for secretary treasurer and others noted. The meeting addressed future organizational planning and event oversight.
Efforts push a city council election on amending the charter recall provision while a mandamus suit seeks to force action. Judge BR Alinar ordered the call, with appeal to higher courts possible. commissioners Lambert and Wright back the council vote, signaling likely two seats to push the matter forward. The debate centers on whether a three to two vote would show 10 percent petition support and trigger a council vote.
In Alexandria Virginia on February 16 Mary Baggett and others tied to a boarding house and a so called divorce mill faced arrest as Judge Duvall’s court heard that the former husband charged she testified falsely about residence. The case spotlighted a wave of divorces and a public row over eligibility and alleged misconduct amid the city’s legal community.
The report outlines a divorce investigation referencing Mrs Baggett and a committee hearing next week. It notes alleged residence renting and preparatory filings, with claims tied to Rev Py B Hatl of St Paul’s Episcopal Church and purported public morality concerns.
Capt Richmond Pearson Hobron famed Spanish American War veteran will address San Antonio on Tuesday at Travia Park Tabernacle. He will discuss The Challenge of the Red Flag and the Black Way in a speech presented by the Anti-Saloon League of America urging law enforcement and temperance reform. The former congressman from Alabama, noted orator, will share his national outlook from a civil life after wartime service.
In Mexia Texas the crowd at the opera house heard Governor Pat M. Neill threaten that civil authorities must enforce order or state troops would. He warned that martial law could be imposed if officials failed to act, and called for quick adherence by Limestone County leaders amid oil field unrest and social tensions.
An electrical engineer of Chicago introduces a new tire tube that looks like a regular innertube but leaks air and never goes flat. The device uses a coated wire and rotates to remove obstructions, promising similar pricing to standard tubes. Milburn Puncture Proof Tube Co. plans limited trials with distributors and offers risk-free tests.
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