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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1928
Page
12
Robert Smith 21, missing after leaving home with his dog for a hunting trip, was found dead in a well at Midway ten miles northeast of Hillsboro. Funeral preparations were underway in Hillsboro as authorities investigate the accident.
An advertisement promotes Mulsified Cocoa Nut Oil Shampoo claiming it adds beauty to hair. It argues regular washing with this greaseless product prevents drying and brittleness from ordinary soaps. The copy highlights rich lather, thorough cleansing, and leaves hair soft, glossy, and lively. Available at drugstores. bottle lasts long.
A San Antonio audience heard diverse works in a Tuesday recital at Laurel Heights Methodist, featuring instrumental, choral, and piano pieces by local composers. Performances included Treten Oliphantates’s composition with accompanist, Mrs. Fred Jones presenting An Rising Song, Adon Olom sung by a mixed quartet, Japanese Lullaby by Frederick King, and selections by the San Antonio Male Chorus directed by David Ormesher.
London dispatch reports government forces driven back by Communist troops near Swatow as panic grips residents. Retreat became disorderly with civilians fleeing toward Hongkong amid clashes and evacuations.
Miss Shirley Cobb rides Gilda Gray in the Augusta horse show where the prize winner from the Cobb homestead gains fame. Tyrus Raymond Cobb, her father, watches as the newer blossom on the family tree stands in the spotlight.
About 1000 voices from PUM PROGRAM will sing at a morning sunrise service in Pedro Park Foster under Tuesday Musical Club auspices. Myre, Tulu, Griesen Beck to direct the chorus as the second annual event unfolds.
Queen Marie J of Romania arrives in Athens as Princess Tleana en route to Cyprus, departing from Piraeus. The brief transit marks a royal movement involving Cypriot destination plans.
The schooner George W Dillings, with sixty motion picture actors and actresses aboard including Era Southern and Silley Palmer, faced a fierce gale off Wilmington Colfax. The wind damaged the ship, sparks a fire dusted danger. a tug sent help, and both vessel and ship returned safely to harbor.
Los Angeles chief engineer William Mulholland on jurors’ questions accepted responsibility for possible design mistakes behind the St Francis dam collapse. He defended subordinates, said the fault was his, and described tests on the foundation and construction as the effort to prove the dam’s strength. The disaster, blamed on seepage, caused floods and the loss of many lives.
A freak tornado in Cherokee County Canton Georgia killed five and injured twelve, with damage around $15,000. Separate items note Shipstead bill debate, White House breakfast talks on Congress, death of General Adams, a Hungarian publisher to be deported, a wedding in Rome, the Packard estate valued at about $150,000,000 with $4,100,000 in personal property, and a $20.00 cashier’s shortage reported in an examiner’s tally.
Premier Mussolini told the council of ministers that 20,000 people have been absorbed into various trades since the end of January, reducing unemployment from about 439,000 to a lower figure. The statement comes as Rome reports a continuing decline in joblessness amid government efforts.
Chlorolin is advertised as the ideal disinfectant and germicide for poultrymen and dog owners. It claims to kill mites and prevent diseases caused by Wertis, and is sold by Sil Droggiats.
Testimonial notices from Hazlett Station Ohio and San Angeles California praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs Hazerry reports daily work retention after seven years use. Mrs Wrancrry credits improved appetite and health while supporting constipation relief.
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