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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1929
Page
9
Thurman Barrett will be the keynote speaker at the Taylor Chamber of Commerce meeting scheduled for 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday. Anthony P. Moore will serve as chairman, guiding the session and introducing the speaker.
A Brooklyn photograph features Edna Stabhe with hair length claims from 1925. Miss Robbe touts Danderine for easier combing, less shampooing, and shinier hair, while Catherine extols natural color, shine, and scalp refreshment, noting Camiline fragrance and wide drugstore availability.
Clara C PanCoast reports a flurry of social events around Camp Normoyle and local hotels. Dinners and dances honor debutantes and guests from Florence Ala Fort Knox Houston Tulsa Okla and Wichita Kan. Attendees include Maj Gen Willa Tasslere and various officers and families with a focus on Junior League and military circle activities.
A San Antonio chamber summary by G De Claek notes Texas fruit shipments rose in 1927 with 25 shipments totaling 47 151 carloads and 1627 shipments increasing across categories. Mixed vegetables led by FRG care Cable and onions followed with WSL and other tallies showing gains across almost all items.
Plans are made for a conference in Laredo within five weeks to decide the San Antonio to Mexico City air mail line status. Warner Whales reports to the San Antonio chamber of commerce. A former plan by Eduardo Mos Mexican aviation enthusiast to operate the Texas City to Laredo route has failed. Charles Mummine of the American end utility seeks Texan Air Transport of Fort Worth to take over the Mexican route.
A Texas statistical agency estimates city populations from chamber records, listing San Antonio around 200,000 and Houston about 275,169 in a ranking that excludes suburbs. Fort Worth shows around 309,900, while Dallas and other cities trail, with figures noting suburban growth would alter the ordering.
The council votes to solicit bids for an auditorium to be built at San Pedro park with a project cost not to exceed 85000. A city clerk will publish the notice for bids on February 5 and 7, with bids due by February 8 at 9 am.
An advertisement touts THING Hand Creme as a revolutionary cream that keeps hands white, soft, and youthful despite work. It promises noticeable whitening by morning, no cold cream feel, and an entirely new formula for the hands. Money back guarantee and Good Housekeeping Institute approval are noted.
Dr Mary Harper is scheduled to speak to the Bonham elementary school No 10 Parent Teacher Association at Garden Street Argel. The meeting begins at 2 p m on Friday with Abe Frank Meredith presiding and Mildred Taskin serving as president.
Police are searching for Willer Pongman to notify kin after receiving a letter from Kiva Ttetie Potieraas of South Lane Avenue Youngtown to Ebiee ot Pallee Gwen Kilday of Weald. The death of an Ohio man prompted the outreach as authorities pursue next of kin.
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