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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1921
Page
5
A long column records numerous social engagements across the community. It mentions multiple weddings, dinners, and visits among families, with many names and addresses, plus club meetings and upcoming events at local hotels and churches. The piece highlights hospitality at home gatherings and references school moves, party plans, and civic group activities.
A notice from the office of the customs governor announces that several thousand cigars and cigarets seized by customs will be sold at auction. Duty had not been paid on the cigars, cigarettes, and related items. The seizures originated from tourists who admitted wrongdoing under the law.
The fourth court of civil appeals and all district courts in Bexay County plan a summer adjournment on Saturday July 2, with the fall term starting October 2. A special session of the forty-fifth district court will last about thirteen weeks beginning July, transferring 10 to 400 felony cases for trial. About 100 cases remain on the Taltec court docket, including 45 murder cases, many likely to be dismissed or moved. A special judge election is expected for the summer term, with Judge W. We Walling named as a possible chair.
The text notes heavy court costs and upcoming sessions. It mentions the seventy third and fifty seventh district courts about to begin their terms, with the Brackenridge matter set for the third week in October as the first major case to be tried.
Special to The West Texas Chamber of Commerce reports nearly 150 delegates were sent to Mexico for a trade excursion. The Missouri Pacific division passenger agent TB Griffin confirms the five Pallivan cars and accompanying train, with the trip tied to a Mexico vacation plan and the Fort Worth route timetable.
A fragmented district court record mentions a woman from a city and an state, with unclear names and details. The report notes alleged theft and a witness statement, but the legible portion is limited, leaving the full events and verdict unreadable.
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