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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1929
Page
2
In Rivera with Miss Tegay Joree the note changer jokes about a G franc note. The king, spotting the monarch, is reproved by the cashier who quips about servants handling such sums. The king apologizes profusely after the awkward moment highlighting a casino test incident.
An experiment near Montreal succeeded in breaking up ice jams on the St Lawrence River. Bombs dropped from 979 feet used a water-activated explosive shell to create openings as the shells buried in the ice, allowing fragments to be carried away by the river.
A plan to survey San Antonio industries as a step toward providing training facilities for local children to fill jobs. The effort is under the San Antonio Manufacturers Association with Professor G. H. Fern of Texas A and M College outlining the agenda at a luncheon. Twenty-five instructors from the public schools are being organized by Professor Fern and T. S. W. Fox to conduct the survey.
Court clerks disposed of 78 traffic cases for Judge Dave Watson on Wednesday. About 71 fines paid were for speeding charges. The docket shows new cases, acquittals and dismissals as part of the traffic war progress.
Isadore Strauss 71 died Tuesday night at his home 419 San Pedro avenue. Funeral from Porter Loring Chapel Thursday morning at 30 o'clock with Rabbi Ephraim Frisch officiating. Burial at HeThel cemetery. Native of Montgomery Alabama he lived in San Antonio 43 years. Survived by daughter Miz Minnie Strauss of San Antonio, two brothers Leopard Strauss of Montgomery and The Artraurs of Waco, and one sister Mrs M Goch of Montgomery.
Andrew Day city engineer announced plans for a reviewing stand on Mlamo plaza for Governor Dan Moody and other notables to watch the Bettle of Mowers parade. The stand will be built a week before the parade.
Maria Santos receives a five year suspended sentence after a high profile trial held Tuesday. Jury found her guilty of Gurplazizing the seabtonen at J. 2. Young. The case unfolded in the Thirty-seventh District Court in Cohinesian with St. Mary’s address listed as 520 Sante St. Mary’e. The date noted is January 24, 820, reflecting the historical record of the proceeding.
Five persons die in a rail collision involving two Canadian National trains. Reports say the crash occurred near a station as crews assess the wreckage. Officials indicate several others were injured and the investigation is underway.
A special rail rate is announced for attendees to a Sunday revival meeting. Corpus Christi services promote reduced fare, aiming to boost turnout. The announcement mentions a general rail option for travelers and urges readers to plan their trip accordingly.
Confederate veterans met as guests of the Barnerd Bee chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy. The women entertained the veterans with a social program at the Army Y Center. Mrs. E. O. Ryencer, president of the chapter, presided.
Mrs. Will B. Whitehead aged 61 of Del Rio died in a local hospital Tuesday night. The body was sent to Del Rio for burial Wednesday. She is survived by three sons George A B and Porrest Whitehead and one daughter Mrs WW Weatherby Jr., all of Del Rio.
Dr Joseph F Montague a New York specialist on rectal ailments cites Nujol as a safe effective aid to health in his interview He praises its gentle purification of the body and its lack of drugs He notes Nujol is pure natural and produced by Nujol Laboratories of Standard Oil Company New Jersey
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