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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1929
Page
4
Paris dispatch reports strong belief in England's King George visiting Cap-Martin during his convalescence at the Grand Tote du Can. The local populace anticipates the event and expects the hotel to be used for the Parisian gathering if confirmed.
A Stockholm based effort to promote industrial peace was announced by a delegation of imprisoned workers and reformists. The group, backed by a national conference of labor activists, aims to foster dialogue between workers and industry amid tense conditions.
Judge McCrory urged Governor Moody for a full or conditional pardon for Anastacio Vargas who was condemned to death for the 1925 murder of Mrs. Louisa Garcia at the Lanm ranch in Besar county. New evidence prompted a clemency appeal after a prior mixed trial history and a sentence later commuted to life imprisonment.
About 80 days before execution date judge McCrory ordered hearings for February 2, 1928 to secure new evidence. The hearing followed an investigation he has conducted since the trial, aiming to set a conference with the governor. The text also notes the world’s largest hangar in Croxpan London with space for 30 trans channel airliners and an advertisement for Dickey’s Eye Water.
Material received from National Safety authorities outlines methods to organize school safety squads. Immediate adaptation planned in a city safety campaign. Commissioner Wright leads the effort with Chief Owen Kikday and Captain Gus Kloepelikemper coordinating February 1 squad formation.
University students drawn to postal service, noted by authorities for heavy use of special delivery slumps last year. In the prior year students purchased stamps totaling 22 500 dollars, signaling a shift toward air mail options and preferring faster delivery.
An unclear OCR fragment notes truck driver Will Douging attempted to unload a refrigerator on Bromway at 604 block, causing a three block blockade. The testimony mentions charges of blocking traffic and a fine, with references to Tinsley, Watson, and Crockett in a garbled legal-context scene.
A revised home economics course was reviewed by teachers at Thomas Nelson Page Junior School. Miss Emma Pirle, the director, outlined the new plan. The changes take effect at the spring term opening next week for San Antonio junior and senior schools.
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