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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1927
Page
14
An advertisement touts Bape's Cold Compound as a fast remedy to clear blocked noses and head congestion every two hours for rapid relief. It promises fever reduction, relief from sinus pressure, and gentle laxative action, claiming it costs five cents and requires no substitutes.
Pretty Miss Marcelle LeFrank, a Los Angeles brunette, is declared the sixth winner in Texas theater’s six day Blond e or Brunette contest as the event closes.
The Texas theater contest ends without settling the age old debate. Adolph Menjou stars as the show highlights blonde or brunette favor. Miss Sliss Frank is named as a top contender while confusion remains which looks best. The audience and judges leave unsure which beauty rules.
Albany dispatch reports promoter Jack Fugany relieved his concern that Governor Al Smith would attend a boxing event. Fugany says the governor is not coming, despite rumors tying him to a boxing fee, and notes the governor’s interests lie elsewhere beyond dogs and slapstick films.
The Air Corps expands at Brooks Field with thirty five to forty officers on duty and about fifty seven officers currently serving. Three officers arrived this past week with several more assigned, and about ten more officers are expected from other branches. The incoming class will include around one hundred flying cadets and by September March Field in California may serve as a primary training site with instructors from Brooks likely reassigned.
In Philadelphia on January, the body of Crown Princess Binbo daughter of the Gypsy queen lay in state beneath an embroidered white silk robe. She died after a period of illness at Lankenau Hospital as supporters gathered outside the public prayer vigil on the lawn.
Street Commissioner Paul E. Steffler announces the opening of Elmhurst Street to Rudy Place and Broadway, and Alberta Street to Othel Court and Broadway. Property exchanges between the pol board and Ty Townes completed the extension amid tense Irish and Trav relations.
A jury in criminal district court sentenced Tat Vey Peart to five years after convicting him of failing to stop and render aid in a street crash. Judge Whit Bevd formally passed sentence. The defendant and four accomplices were tied to the incident on November first, injuring a victim who spent weeks in hospital.
Fragmented OCR summary notes living costs in Vuited suraved at net per basin and 1.5 per basin, with a rise through the year. Mentions department laborers and a 2 percent figure, and a December month reference in Los Angeles context. Details are unclear due to garbled text.
Kenedy youths faced a vagrancy inquiry after a city encounter at 3 am. An officer noted they were not in town in a vigilant mode. The defense cited an explanation that delayed filing charges, with references to local landmarks and names obscured in the damaged text.
Police report details a chief deputy’s missing police puppy seized by an unknown thief. Authorities say the deputy and officers prepared a precautionary hunt, aided by a brace of shooters and gas devices, to recover the pup and arrest the thief amid ongoing law enforcement efforts.
Pola Negri named as defendant in a $16,000 suit filed by Margraft and Company and a Berlin jewelry firm in New York court. The claim centers on seven drafts drawn on the Jackman National Bank of New York in payment for jewelry given during a Berlin visit. The firm says the drafts were presented after the actor’s New York account was closed to block payment. Negri testified the jewelry was sent for approval and returned after she changed her mind.
In Los Angeles on 27, RR McReynolds, newly appointed prohibition administrator for Southern California and Arizona, explains differing methods for entrapping bootleggers versus private citizens. He notes the distinction between catching a bootlegger and trapping a private citizen, emphasizing careful enforcement details.
Washington on January 27 reports four debutantes refuse further involvement in the Woman's Christian Temperance Union conference. The six or seven society girls debated pledge to abstain from stoking or drinking alcohol but four declined citing concerns over peer pressure and image.
An ad promises relief for varicose veins and skin conditions with Emerald Oil. It claims rapid improvement, healing of eczema and rheum symptoms, and urges readers to buy at pharmacies with money back if unsatisfied. Ends noting all druggists carry the product.
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