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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1929
Page
4
Three Boy Scout leaders will receive long service pins at the Alamos area council annual meeting. Crum earns 15 years of service. McTutesh a 5-year pin. McKibben a 10-year pin as Troop 4’s longtime Scoutmaster. The event, led by Tuttle, also notes troop personnel efforts and a Brook Gump theft incident context.
Washington January 18 Former Governor Alfred E Smith in a radio address signaled his plan to stay leader of the Democratic Party Rep C Dow Democrat said the letter to Governor Roosevelt of New York urged Smith to relinquish leadership for the party’s future success four years hence The plea drew national attention as a bold political stance in the ongoing leadership debate.
Tut Viets Laboratories operates around the clock to record demand as mild influenza spreads. Authorities urge early treatment with Vicks VapoRub, noting high demand and increased production to meet national use during the epidemic.
The Travelers Protective Association reports new members boosting local totals to 1600 in San Antonio. The campaign ran Thursday to Friday, led by committee head F. B. Guerard with support from a flying squadron of students and national Order officials including W. S. Murchison, TL. W. Wilson, U8. Linen, and M. Tales. They planned to visit Beaumont after the event to aid campaigns there.
The Dallas grand jury charged 24 year old Liam "Dagger" Pruett with robbery with firearms and murder in connection with the shooting of 17 year old William Mann during a 30 minute gunfight with detectives. Pruett was wounded last Sunday night and sought as a suspect in Mann's death. He was located in a southeast Dallas house and refused to surrender.
Two S. A. boys, Ridward FH Hessen and Warren Jo. Hesse, were named appointees to the United States Military Academy at West Point by President Coolidge. They, both 19, prepare for entrance examinations as they pursue education and athletic achievements noted at their high school.
Officials say the city commission closed a vote to buy 40 acres off South Loop Road near Rowe's Mill for a sewer disposal plant at 1 250 000. Land from two privately held parcels, average 350 per acre, may prompt court action to secure ten more acres. The governor's palace purchase also closed with 256 000 paid.
Frank Warker, 18, was threatened with imprisonment if he failed to secure a steady job. He was arrested early Friday after being found sleeping in a downtown parking lot. Police warned he must work or pay the vagrancy fine, amid a crackdown on suspected criminals.
Taker corporation president T. J Sinker says the Marine hotel in Port Arthur will open after 24 years of leasing and water construction. The 12 story hotel is set to begin in April with Kinaneing and Weir negotiations handled by the Wheelreteill company of San Antonio.
Students will take a series of tests in the library reference room under the direction of Merry Telep. Librarians prepared a set of questions to be given next spring, part of a statewide effort to assess student reading and reference skills.
Fragmentary OCR text recaps a boxing figure linked to a domestic assault incident. The account mentions a former pugilist, a wife, and legal consequences including jail. Details are unclear due to garbled wording and missing dates or places.
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