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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1929
Page
18
Forty five girls employed at the D McCrote store on Houston rent attended a hay ride at Covington park on Wednesday. The group was led by Miss Bien Scheid, Gladie Schoabel, and Hilde Wulf. Games and dance were part of the event.
Galit, June 13. Six suspects flee as federal agents chase a liquor raid here. A modern Paul Revere soundalike cried that the prohibs are coming. The escape through an underground tunnel left the messenger missing, riding a horse toward the hillside.
San Antonio Junior League members will open the Greater Majestic theater Friday night with ticket sales in lobby, by phone, and door-to-door. Proceeds benefit the Children’s hostel fund with an expected raise between 20 000 and 30 600 dollars. Tickets cost 3 and 10 dollars. League members will wear Spanish costumes in keeping with the theater’s theme.
A wedding at St Josephs Catholic church featured a full procession with bridesmaids and a large wedding party. Miss Margaret Blum led the bridal march, with attendants in pastel gowns and bouquets of roses, as the bride entered with her uncle Kimbrough Burt. The groom was Leroy Lanning. guests and family organized a reception at the bride’s aunt and uncle’s home, then the couple departed for Dallas and Houston en route to San Antonio.
The excerpt describes two weddings: Miss Mercedes Alvarez and Romon Ruiz at Our Lady of Sorrows with a formal ceremony, bridesmaids in orchid chiffon and a white taffeta bride in pearl and lace, followed by a reception at the bride’s parents’ home. The couple plan a motor trip to Corpus Christi then a home in Montemorelos Mexico. The second couple, referenced by names as Henry Carl Lanning and Miss Anne Ring, appears as a separate marriage note with similar detailed attire and ceremony, indicating a bustling wedding scene in the era.
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