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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 14, 1939

Page

2

Knight Errant Plot Walks Through Derby Schemes

Slim and Snapper scheme around the Knight Errant racehorse as jockey Dimples Draper accepts a ride to win for Colonel Bradford. Heather and Flo Kane loom in the plot while tensions rise at the Bay Mead club. Snapper presses Draper for the Kentucky Derby angle, aiming to reverse a broken friendship and cash in on a big score.

Chapti Snapper Flo Kane Slim Snapper Plo Ght Cage Wilson Avenue Silm Arlington Lincoln Pields Washington Park Sim Brent Flo Kalent Zrrant Bil Heather Mulls Bills Knight Emalier Heather Enigel Brant Mr. Maynard Stim Bay Meadowe Ernapper Bnapper Draper Spepper Adam Paty Slit Jong Utheleew Ike Mil Workham Tal Draper Lila Slum Spapper Dimples Bee Sapper Bram Coronel Snapper Elliott Calphel Eskim Logan Knapper Colonel Bradford Bassitt Tider Ghapper Knight Errant Draper Feil Kingi Gia Jose Rane Jack McDonsla

Women’s Council of Church Meeting Notice

The Women’s Council of the church will meet on Tuesday at 1 a.m. in the Protestant Orphans’ home. The gathering will include a covered dish and social time, with a brief discussion led by the chair.

Women’s Council of Church Matt An-By Incheon

Vermont Maple Syrup Blend Delights Tables and Tastes

Vermont leads maple sugar flavor with a blended syrup marrying pure maple and cane sugars. The rich fever of this syrup elevates breakfast and desserts from pancakes to cakes, drizzling over cereals and fruit for a memorable childhood-inspired taste.

Vermont Maple Sugar

Fesch Grisp Pudding and Peachy Dessert Mix

A recipe fragment outlines Fesch Grisp pudding with peaches, dried peaches, maple syrup and bread cubes. It lists ingredients including butter, sugar, spices, vanilla, and corn cereal, with method steps to soak cook drain mix combine bake.

Vermont Margecine

Maple Spice Cookies From Mildred Recipe

Mildred guides a kitchen bake with a moderate oven about 873 degrees F for 25 minutes. The recipe lists maple syrup, bran, raisins, cinnamon, baking powder and shorting blend to form cookies. Mix, drop spoonfuls on greased sheets and bake about minutes in a hot oven.

Dear Mrs Beechman Advice on Teas and Card Etiquette

A reader asks about table etiquette for five o'clock tea and bridge tea serving, whether teaspoons should rest on the saucer or plate and how to place them. The column explains how to handle personal cards, titles, and message wording on visiting cards and notes.

Hugh

Lovelorn Advice From BEATRICE FAIRFAX

A reader asks Miss Fairfax for help about loving a woman while still in college. Fairfax warns a student through college may delay marriage and urges frankness about the situation, advising the woman to decide if she will wait.

Beatrice Fairfax Mary King Frat Syddnc

Beauty Hosiery CareHints from a Vintage Ad

Beauty hints suggest large stockings last longer with toe and heel reinforcements and fashioning. Buy two or more pairs of the same kind and wash after wear. Launder before wearing to protect delicate threads from sweat. Use nap flakes and lukewarm water to ease drying and prevent breaks.

Teagher Finds Indian Relics in Thornton Area

Chicago area teacher Jim Templin reports a rich, ongoing hunt for arrowheads and other relics around Thornton. He claims thousands of artifacts including tomahawks and axes, noting many relics still lie hidden in fields and creek banks, and urges patience and keen observation to uncover more.

Chicago Jan Jim ‘Tempiin Thornton Templin Tang Chisaga O

Verdun protests as relief workers must pay water tax

Verdun Quebec relief workers and street laborers object to Mayor Fernand's order that they work off their water tax bill. City hall previously allowed leniency, but public works now replaces relief. workers to credit days worked against water tax. Two attempts to overturn the edict failed.

Verdun Quebec Fernand

60 Day Sentence for Reckless Driver in Detroit

DETROIT January 1 Foster, charged with reckless driving after striking motorist Adolph Netzel as he returned to his car, was sentenced to 60 days in a correctional vise by Judge George T. Murphy. Foster had previous arrests for drunken driving and served 30 days earlier.

Detroit Foster George T. Murphy Adolph Netzel

Cornell Plans Drive For Education And Pay Increase

A Cornell University trustees committee will soon appoint a leader for a six million dollar fundraising campaign to fund a 3.5 million expansion of the college of engineering and 2.5 million for boosting teaching salaries. Led by Trustee Bancroft Ghergardi, the effort aims to maintain high engineering standards with two new engineering buildings for chemical engineering labs and a materials and metallurgy lateratory.

Ithaca Cornell University Collegea of Engineering Bancroft Ghergrdi Engin American Tephone and Telegraph Company Corelli Edmund B. Day Pisible

Miss Popularity pattern by Marina Martin advertised

Vintage ad describes a Miss Popularity sewing pattern by Marina Martin for girls sizes 10 to 18 with a front pane frock style and various fabric yardages. Order form asks 10 cents for the pattern from the San Antonio Light Pattern Department and an extra 10 cents for the Spring Pattern book.

Maorlan Martin San Antonio Marina Martin

Hopkins Murphy Society's Choices

Washington dispatch reports the Senate expected to confirm Frank Murphy for attorney general and Ratty L Hopkins as secretary of commerce amid strong social lobbying. The piece portrays both as popular with Washington society, notes Murphy’s earnestness and charm, and describes Hopkins as a witty, sharp-voiced political figure with a fondness for bridge and serving the public.

Inez Interna Washington United States Senate Frank Murphy Ratty L . Hopkins Ecommerce Washington Murphy Hopkins Lyon

Sewing Pattern Advertisement From 1840s Catalog

Fragmentary catalog text describes a transfer pattern for a bodice and dress with pockets, urging readers to send 10 cents for patterns. Mentions locations like San Antonio Light and asks for maker’s name, address, and pattern number. Includes measurements 1 ½ by 12 4 inches and instruction to mail to a department.

Anton San Antono

Youths Toot Way Back to Society at Bowm

In Bowm Ontario January 14, the Bowmansville Training School superintendent and Dryden advocate music as a tempering force for local delinquent youths from juvenile courts province wide. The program lets boys choose instruments and release energy through structured practice, led by steathed teachers. enrollment covers a broad range of musical pursuits amid efforts to curb rebellious behavior.

Onteria’ Bays Dryden Tha’ Hoya Bowmansville Vialina Wty Olming

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