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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1927
Page
2
Mexican songs by Louis Dorantes opened a piano recital at the Triulae Lions Club gathering held Wednesday noon. Mark Bance discussed "The Black Bottom" with a political angle while Miss Fratees Schein delivered two dramatic readings.
An old advertisement touts a Sage Tea and Sulphur Compound from Wellicowa druggists that darkens hair evenly and conceals gray. The prep is applied with a brush strand by strand, promising morning darkened hair after a single or subsequent applications, with customers urged to ask at their local drug store.
An advertisement claims Adlerlaa can ease stomach trouble and sleep issues caused by gas and foretold symptoms like heartache and unease. It touts delivery by mail order and mentions Freverh’s reading druggists as outlets.
An old ad copy touts Ely's Cream Balm for nasal catarrh and cold relief. It claims the topical application will clear clogged air passages, ease swollen mucous membranes, and help breathing. The ad urges readers to ask their druggist for a final bottle of the product.
An old advertisement touts Waterbury’s Compound claiming five tonics renew strength for the elderly and help sickly children regain health. It features a grandmother figure and urges readers to try the remedy themselves, asserting widespread recognition of its efficacy.
Dillard Coy of the county clerk’s office explains marriage licenses are issued for cash only with no exceptions. A prospective groom attempted to buy a license on credit and was refused, noting the supply won’t run out while the clerk emphasized cash payment is required.
Alumni led drive of ten days seeks 200000 for a gymnasium and science hall annex at St Marys College 206 drive workers attend luncheon at St Marys Street campus James Davis leads the effort with 25 captains and key officers coordinating appointments Officials note the Anthony Vastarola memorial gym and science wing will elevate the college to a top Southern university level per Ernest Steves and Albert Steves.
An appeal issued in San Antonio by Albert Sidney Johnson camp leaders seeks $600 for six Confederate veterans to travel to a Tampa Florida convention in April. Donations are sought at the Gutter Building, Room 516, per organizers T. Clinkscales and W. Basler.
War Veterans council acts on July Fourth planning and arraignment news. At the last meeting the officers were all re-elected including Ralph Durkee as vice president, William Bertrin as secretary, Jack Burke as grant s, Dan Connor as assistant marshal, with Taz bearer noted.
Budget exhaustion leaves library with no funds to buy new books for the next year. Officials warn a dearth of chairs and reference volumes as students visit, with key names and dates unclear due to damaged text.
Postal folders and posters were mailed to county chairmen of the Citizens Military Training Corps. Ralph Thieskee, civilian aide, distributed folders with application blanks and followers. The materials lacked testimonials from mothers and referenced wartime recruitment terms and slogans.
In Tonopah Nevada on March 16 a fresh gold strike near Barret Suriogs, five miles south, spurred 200 miners and desert travelers to abandon homes and chase claims through a blinding mountain storm. Barrels Springs and Gold Zone mines saw workers quit to join the rush, while a geologist reports ore valued at $28 per ton at twenty feet depth.
Juan Flores, 20, convicted in Ninety fourth district court of taking part in the attempted hold up of a small grocery at 271 Speedstreet where Manuel Fernandez, 16, was fatally stabbed on January 22. Jury verdict reached after two hours deliberation. Flores claimed alibi placing him at home during the crime.
Two men admitted Wednesday to burglarizing five Laurel Heights homes and several Kerrville residences after being arrested for stripping cars near a Texas hotel. Deputy Sheriff George Burke detained one suspect, then learned the other’s name. Some stolen property was recovered on South Presa Street.
An unclear report notes TUDARES leader and Aliss-Lily Schmitt involved in a personal crisis matter. The statement mentions four doses of Dolson and a secretary role with a society for the prevention of personal crisis reports. The exact events and affiliations are not fully clear from the text.
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