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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1928
Page
13
Three prominent magazine and newspaper illustrators forecast the 1943 look for the American girl noting trends toward modesty and ease. They expect high collars, long sleeves, simple silhouettes, and minimal adornment but with subtle decorative touches such as bracelets. Predictions mix historical nostalgia with futuristic twists.
Scouts from city troops will join a ten day camp on the Comal river near New Braunfels starting July 31. Executive Corl A. Bryan notes a plan of study and play to keep boys active from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily with leaders from various troops assisting. Professor F. W. Slanfield of the Southwest Texas Teachers College will teach biology. A San Antonio based tent crew will guide the sessions, and a new encampment group will be installed at the close.
Deve Wilson and four others to headline a political rally at Milam School on Van Nous and Avetin streets Tuesday night. Speakers include Watson Reg Jones Robert F. Dhe I.7)) Van tanillnghnen and We A Black for the event.
Fragmentary local notice lists names and addresses including Otto Hoehier 612 Heat Mulberry and 2722 Buena Vista Aircet with scattered street references. No clear action or outcome evident.
San Antonio Loge No 210 of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Kiks admits new members after initiation. Names listed include Weller G. Pulliam Albert F. Ulrich de M Gullett S A Matsies Garrett Fritz Dr A T Meniliei Te Gerlach Joseph M Geil Tack Mullis George M Saltenfina OT P Keoblouch Joba C Claeser HK Feltz Hwheel GO J Sehtenning Max Schelper Filwin Fi Takes Oscar Bivennn N A Surtees George Edwin Sonvs Re Ay Webl and G We Webe Done all Th McKay. The initiation was conducted by exalted ruler Dr Sirke and others with lectures and training.
The rolling pin tied to theater antics as Maggie in a Jigs spoof comes to San Antonio. The Princess theater screens the Firsoy version of Bringing Up Father with Polly Moran as Mrs Jigs and Merle Travisle as Jiggs. Bull Montana and J. Farrell Mes Donal join in this comic installment, aiming for a midweek run with a swift, lively adaptation.
Corbal faces a travel prohibition issued by the Tribunal of the French Institution in Vamelpnot. The order bars movement with three hinge tomn omoldeeryont as authorities push for republican sentiments. Former Viermterte Corbal refuses to comply, threatening further action and possible death penalty.
Chapter XIV shows Carhay spotting a lurking figure who bolts toward the woods. The pursuer, Monsieur de Corbal, detains a boyish youth—revealed as Cleonie de Montgorbier—who claims noble lineage and prison fame in Paris. Dialogue shifts to identity, with Cleonie offering frank talk and revealing fear, while hinting at a royalist-Nivernais family background. The scene ends with a continued dialogue and a page marker.
Arthur Westermark an electrical engineer for the Tara Anelles power bureau, returns to San Antonio with the squadron crew to renew friendships formed during service in the stereo squadron across San Miyro Oklahoma City Fort Sam Houston Mexico and France. Westermark and his wife visit Laurence Sulzbacher and plan to fly back to Los Angeles Tuesday.
Proposals to reduce dues in the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce will be submitted to the national membership by Ernest Shetz of this city. One proposal comes from the Los Angeles Junior Chamber and another outlined by National headquarters. A mail ballot will determine whether dues shall be lowered from the present rate per member in each club.
Mystery ballot incident centers on a ballot distributed by a marked ballots distributor with Gio noted and Governor Mundy scratched. The ballots bore a line promoting a progressive ticket while the city county machine reportedly issued carnigile ballots backing Meas with fear of irregular voting.
An unusual serial begins as Nancy Deane leaves a quiet country town for the city. Her growing influence on men sparks fear and fascination among her circle, earning her the nickname the Riel who didn’t know bad as readers meet the heroine in the opening chapters written by Stny Ly Foley.
O. O. McIntyre, famed humorist behind New York Day By Day, joins the Daily Light staff and is pictured with Mrs. McIntyre. The announcement highlights his regular contributions to the newspaper.
A noted columnist C. O. Melnize joins The Light staff, adding regular pieces starting next Sunday. Melntyre, popular nationally with a strong following in Texas, will bring his wit to the San Antonio paper, enhancing its prominence among contemporary writers.
Telph Brown, 40, of Tebanon Tennessee, suffers a fractured skull and other injuries after a car overturns on the Kerrville highway near San Antonio Tuesday morning. Marie Jennie Moore, 1, of Carford May, is hurt as she is being transported by passing motorists to a hospital. Browns’ condition is not yet clear. the crash occurred while a Texas Special train was en route.
Albert Hauser, president and sheriff of Eagle Pass, announced that the Texas Sheriffs Association will name the dates for its meeting and the next convention to be held in Austin. The schedules will be decided at a meeting of the sheriffs executive committees in Eagle Pass shortly after the Democratic primaries on July 28.
The narrator recalls a one story brick cottage brewery run by Mr. Dagin with a long room for patrons. A keg caused unusual effects as he drank and left his old home. He remembers meeting a Mexican man teaching a few words and his wife’s surprised reaction to his condition.
A committee announces a meeting at 8315 Atolock Tuesday night near San Pedro Park Myrtle Street near the corner of Pedro Avenue. Speakers will include Dielmann for county attorney candidate Mrs Albert Tolle for county clerk and Charles J Matthews for tax collector on the program.
San Antonio retailers report a strong summer trade with hotels drawing many out-of-town shoppers. Female apparel leads sales as out-of-town visitors rise, while local merchants note business remains robust, suggesting San Antonio is developing into an all-year tourist city. Also, heat wave in Constantinople causes deaths with temperatures rising above 100 degrees.
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