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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1928
Page
17
Mrs. Watkins and her daughter Mrs. Dalvie Wickley of Hugle Pass are visiting Stuart Buckley of Texas University. Stuart plans a summer trip to Europe.
Niu Simpson of Eagle Pass visited Washington Monday to meet her daughter Mary Reed Simpson who has been attending Mount Vernon Seminary.
A violent wind and rainstorm across Northwest Texas and Southern Oklahoma caused heavy damage to oil derricks homes and buildings with several injuries reported. Western regions sustained the worst crop damage while gains in cotton and corn are noted for needed rain.
A tale by Italian prospector Digges Liare claims a man was attacked by hundreds of four foot long voracious trout along Gunnison River. The shaky account, part rumor and possible exaggeration, accompanies reports of strong fishing on Fort Worth & Denver lines drawing southwest anglers.
A fragmentary local page recalls a Rotary Club event titled Barber Day with judge figures, jokes about barbers and surgeons, and hints of frontier lore. It also reports the Medina River bottom meeting site for the South Dex ag Shore Crareo gathering hosted by A and M. The piece references Montgomery, judges, and Adams of Lyolie with Confederate connections and a cattle drive failure ending in California.
A soldier met a woman who claimed to live at a Mount Oven hotel and asked him to call. Ten months later, on Tuesday morning, a note led to arrest as the clerk failed to reassure the guest and Detective Captain Ine Wortis stepped in to jail the soldier.
Two Wonston youths aged 18 and 20 were unable to explain their presence at a North New Urnynfols address linked to a robbery on Tuesday morning. They were detained by J. L. Sinek on vagraney charges as investigators continued to sort details of the incident.
Final plans for the day’s events for Christin Fadeavor’s delegation to the state convention in Amarillo were laid at the San Antonio meeting. Miss Helen Smith presides, Ane tin D’Urgan is state president. Sadie Claire O’Neill to represent Lily officially. Howard F. Conk, pastor, spoke at the meeting. Entertainment followed with Mrs. Oliver Euler directing. Visitors W. J. Standefer and Mrs. Wagner joined from Pharr and San Antonio.
Mrs Margaret Kunth, 20, was bound by a lone assailant near an estate in June. She struggled free hours later and fled toward a forest estate where she reported the attack. The assailant fled, details unclear in the fragmented report.
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