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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1928
Page
1
A dated, fragmentary column argues women will excel in flying astronomy singing and acting, claiming a woman’s greatest work is motherhood. It references Elin, Elm waist, and political figures, then shifts to The Doukhoboss protest parade, and ends noting four white prisoners’ Catholic conversion delay.
Fragmented OCR weather brief cites bans and temperatures with garbled terms. Mentions Minimam demperature and unsettled winds for today and next days with references to Sunday and Monday. Reads like a local forecast but data is incoherent and partially unreadable.
A San Antonio fire hero, Moteniio, attempted to avert a theater fire on South Flores Street on Saturday night. He suffered severe burns while rescuing more than 100 patrons as flames and an explosion gutted the projection room, and the theater was destroyed. Firemen prevented spread to adjacent businesses and a separate stockroom blaze caused further damage in Negley and San Pedro area.
In DANCARTER Ohio a hen hatched 43 duckling like young after 32 days of incubation under a protective nest near Pleasant Hill Fairlie county. The farmer Charles George tended the nest and observed the hen nurture her brood on a river bank days after a storm.
Maisie Law Doyle of 330 Booth Santa Hova avenue was taken for a ride by two men and robbed of $20 and was hurled from the car on the Soin road near San Antaly. She was found by a passing motorist with minor injuries and said she had been doped. Police are seeking the three men involved.
In ROBANIO Argentina on July 1 business establishments largely closed as a protest by business men against alleged police protection failures. The strike hit the second largest city with a standstill as indorsed firings and robberies continued for several weeks.
The state closed its testimony yesterday in the murder case of B D Bowen. A single watchman testified and the state called five witnesses, three of whom were described as eye witnesses. The trial will resume today.
A controversial claim argues city commissioners must confirm all appointments per the city charter but asserts it is ignored. The piece accuses city employees of being hired and fired at will, lacking redress, and teases revelations in tomorrow’s Sunday Light for taxpayers and voters.
In Washington on July 14 President Coplidge offers to repatriate the body of Mexican air ace Captain Emilia Catranza. Kellogg directs extended funeral honors in New York with transfer to Mexico City. body to be transported by unspecified method after arrangements with Washington.
Soldiers guard the flag draped belt of Capt. Emilia Carranza as a non stop flight from Roosevelt Field to Mexico City ends in tragedy eight miles from Chatsworth. The Mexican “Lindbergh” perishes after a motor crash in a storm while his plane, a monoplane, lies wrecked. The body is found by passersby as authorities continue the search for details.
The Fourth Court of Civil Appeals heard a case Saturday over whether APE can run in the Democratic primary despite amission and return to anppork AL Smith for the presidency. Cameron county judge Taye ordered the Cameron executive committee to place names on the ballot. Lyon appealing the case. Lavennfay filed a brief outlining claims.
A Texas article discusses the issue of a candidate who supports all Democratic nominees except the presidential one and whether such a stance makes him ineligible for primary ballots. It cites Article 207 of the state penal code and warns county clerks and party officers of penalties for omitting a certified candidate from official ballots.
A three legged horned toad is photographed with D. T. Shepherd who found the creature when workmen tore down a wall at the Gunter hotel. The city now claims the unusual toad as its own notable find.
CHICAGO July 14 Three men were trapped and possibly drowned after a water surge flooded sewage tunnels where twenty five men were working. Foremen opened a valve causing high water levels. Most escaped by ladders. Firemen pumped out seven feet of water later.
Bradford reports his wife Wilma 19 missing from home since 2 a.m. Friday. He asks police to help locate her.
Workers unearthing a wall at the Gunter hotel uncovered a large resident reptile nicknamed Methuselah. After a 13 year nap, the creature revived slowly, blinking and surveying its glass vase resting on the counter, a spectacle tied to a Friday the 13th release.
A fragmentary Italian dispatch reports Giovanni Giolitti’s health condition improving after a mysterious illness. The note mentions Cavour and July dates while noting a dramatic recovery, but the text is garbled and unclear.
San Antonio mayor Chambers says he will seek data on gambling halls and crack down on open gambling if reliable information is received. He plans no announced reorganization, but may use charter authority to reform police leadership while Commissioner Wright stays silent.
Lieutenant Commander Lauvia Turis arrived in Trest from Marseilles aboard the hydro airplane Intenyla designed to cross the Atlantic. He reports the craft functioned perfectly during the voyage and awaits the next test in the attempt.
Two women serving short-term sentences on liquor charges were found smoking briar pipes in a seaside area of Grand Island. The incident occurred as authorities reported daily routines at the facility with no injuries.
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