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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1922
Page
10
A garbled ad promises house fever removal, roof fixes, new roofs, and home repairs with finance options. It claims service in Tampa area with numbers and a contractor named Lewin Minton. The text targets homeowners seeking affordable plumbing and contracting services.
O M Sewelt real estate and business broker offers confidential services and handling of exchanges. Bid notices invite proposals for road gravel resurfacing on Bath Street and a county project with a 5 percent bid reserve. county auditor office handles submissions with potential rejection rights.
Special notices announce a sale by August Ernst Strauck I trustee for the estate in bankruptcy. The auction at the courthouse in San Antonio Bexar County lists multiple parcels including blocks and lots on various streets. The property will be offered in a continuation by a bankruptcy referee.
Washington conference coverage notes Chinese delegates secured more than anticipated despite internal divisions and a weak government in Beijing. Civil unrest and stalled finances plagued the country as banks faced suspensions and authorities debated pay, with the Mukden war lord and rival factions shaping the outcome.
A public writ commands defendants to answer a sworn account suit filed in Bexar County Texas. The notice details publication in The San Antonio Light and lists dates for publication and court actions, naming the judge, clerk, and parties including Abbott Wilnese and Ossroloa Arctier. The document references a debt claim of 21500 and requests judgment for the amount plus costs and relief.
OIL LEASES in Webb County Texas include references to Hitchcomk Cooper and Peltnar with mentions of properties in San Antonio. Delivery notes cite Bedel Biady address in Bedel Biady area and Alamo National Bank building references.
Local poultry event promotes barred rock chicks and exhibition birds. Visitors can see exhibition quailty pullets and roosters at 120 Weinberg Ave Travia. Seating for 8 to 10 participants noted with time unspecified.
Foreigners in China argue for maintaining extraterritorial protections while acknowledging China’s need to control post offices tariffs and wireless stations. They cite abuses against Russians and Turks, warning abolition would worsen treatment and legal redress for foreigners.
A San Antonio chapter calls a 3 o clock Saturday meeting to initiate candidates. Community items include Unity School moving February 1 to Nueces Street, daily reading room hours, and class times. Local services advertised include plumbing electric work and jewelry trade. A false alarm incident on Morales street is noted.
Public notices and brief items report three of six Polish soldiers gaining citizenship before Judge Duval West in federal court, plus local notices on plumbing rates, a dissolved law firm forming Russell & Woodhull, a large dance at Hermann Sons hall, and various arrests, sales ads, and community events from a Texas city desk.
The Presbyterians upset the Grace Lutherans 17 to 13 in a hard fought senior Sanday School Basketball League game at the Y M C A. Griff led with one field goal and five baskets by Owen boosted the Presbyterians, while Green sparked a fast floor game for St Marks Den.
Charley Tall of Birmingham Bob Peebles of Taustville and John Bredewus of Del Rio join the field for the Open Golf Championship at Constitution Park. Early matches feature Mangham and Sarazen in the afternoon with Mangham strong in the morning. An amateur professional event on the municipal link at San Antonio Country Club proceeds with 18 holes planned and play starting at 2. Local players Joysd and Walker win in an 18 hole morning match on the course.
Sacred Heart parish league team defeated the 23rd Infantry team 2 to none in a clean game with few fouls. Sacred Heart girls’ team hosts the Burner girls at 2 PM, while Sacred Heart’s team plays St. Jovierds at 6 PM in parish league action.
Waener dial Saturday sees the National Catholic Communis House basketball game against Showery's Alumni canceled due to cripples, leaving the league without a planned crowd matchup.
The Michigan boxing commission suspended boxer Bob Roper after an alleged violation. State officials stated the order remains in effect while Roper may respond or explain the incident.
Fragmentary report notes Chivane Jan 23 and Johany Molardt, top football and baseball talents, drawing offers from three minor league clubs. Source hints at interest from New York squads and others though details remain unclear and no decisions announced.
President Obregon announces gradual abolition of pulque the national drink of Mexico. A commission studies replacing the maguey plant industry which supports many families. Pulque deaths are said to be high in Mexico City across central regions and the drink is widely consumed.
Chicago week end cattle trade shows steady prices despite a larger weekly supply about 6000 more cattle than last week. Demand for stockers and feeders fell. buyers considered killing stock overpriced. Calves and light stock improved slightly. hogs and sheep fluctuated with modest gains in some lots.
A fragmented stock market note discusses potential dividend increases at Ameri and speculative moves in radio and telephone equipment stocks. It mentions American Telephone and Telegraph contracts, Marine and Can Mercantile lines, and a possible strong pool in Marine preferred stocks as earnings shift with tin plate price changes. It also notes a Fer football sanction event in Columbus and a Navy player signing in Boston.
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