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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1929
Page
10
A Jefferson County grand jury opens inquiry into five Birmingham district bank failures over the last two weeks. The probe seeks to determine causes and assess bank conditions as the community faces financial disruption. Local officials emphasize the need for a thorough review of recent bank closings.
Clara C Panccast reports on Seymour and Lelie Zbler and Lois, who left for Chicago and Washington to visit relatives and attend conventions in Boston and New York. Activities include plans for a July convention, summer visits to California and Western states, and gatherings hosted by Catholic Women’s groups. Numerous residents schedule trips, visitors arrive, and social events are noted across Dallas Street, Alamo area, and surrounding towns.
An old ad promises to save money by buying an extra dress with hose, touting Barton’s STOP-AVRON as a quick drying colorfast solution. It claims the product resists fading, dulling, and discoloration while maintaining thread integrity and easy washing.
A long roster of visitors and hosts fills the San Antonio social scene with summer moves from Mexico and California. Dinners, receptions, and dances mark engagements, bridal events, and farewells as residents and guests from Dallas, Amarillo, Galveston, and beyond mingle at homes, clubs, and the Alamo venues.
The piece records numerous personal notices and gatherings with names and places including Lynn and Nesdames Broost DL and Wardings eb Mise Morita Masterson visiting Galveston and planning returns to Hollywood New Orleans and the West. It mentions a Meyer of Grace Lutheran, Chi Omega alumnae meeting, a Lattimer tea at 235 West King’s Highway and a large gathering with about 100 guests, with elaborate table and floral decor.
Judge Dave Watson fined Annie Merkham fifteen dollars on two counts of intoxication and three dollars on a disturbance charge in Corporation court. He urged her to abandon drinking as a habit and warned against repeated errors. The case followed a brief hearing amid local civic matters and notices of an adjacent comic opera event.
A sensational claim touts a cure named Niche for neuritis as a miracle treatment. The ad-style piece promises relief after five weeks of inability to work and targets readers with dramatic testimonials and assurances of safety, urging immediate use despite lack of credible evidence.
An advertisement touts St. Joseph's Pure Aspiria as a dependable safe pain remedy with no habit forming dregs and no heart depression. The product comes in a metal box with twelve five grain tablets and certified directions for use priced at 10 cents.
At West Point the number of graduates seeking flight training exceeds a third of the class. Of 207 graduates, 16 apply for warial training while 200 civilians show interest in learning. Of 116 applying for flying, 101 have passed physical exams and will report once diplomas arrive. Remaining 14 may have minor fixes. Only top candidates are enrolled to avoid course delays.
In Corporation court two Black women were fined five dollars each on a charge of CULETN after a dance incident at East Commerce Street. Names cited include Sly and Hammons from Fst Maenolle. testimony described the altercation and razor accusation in a confusing, partial OCR.
Newton Kan July 06 Williams Brush charged with attempted murder and explosives escaped Sunday night from a county jail with two companions. Brush allegedly used a pistol to subdue Clyde Medntine during the escape, with the escape being voluntary and investigated by local authorities.
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