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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1927
Page
10
The House of Quality Used Cars offers unusual buys this week on high grade automobiles. Listings include Cadillacs, Fords, Nash, Buick and Chrysler models from the 1910s to the 1920s with prices described as high and demanding quick action. Visit 228 Fourth 8 Cr for details and inventory.
A confused OCR style notice lists numerous cars and prices including a $322 touring, a one man sedan, and several models with unclear make and year details. Mentions Nanas 1823 coupe, 4828 Nery, E25 touring, and other vague entries. Names like Heumer and Bowie appear amidst scattered references to marine and tech items.
A fragmentary classified note lists various Ford vehicle models and years including 1924 Ford Roadster and 1924 Ford Touring. It mentions Alamo Motor Co, Oakland and Pontiac Distributors, Crockett addresses, and a used car department with a $1837 installment offer. Names like JORDAS IVERS MOTOR appear in the crumbling text.
A battered text fragment advertises a large land and acre sale in San Antonio area near Kelly Field Road and Western Heights. It mentions big crowds and potential savings on Ford vehicles, with scattered references to prices and locations, but details are unreadable.
A garbled ad bullet lists brands such as Agomi, Pawhards, Baivks, Hodsons, Stude, Chiristees, Dodges and Porda. It promises a guarantee and mentions Tate models and oral hargpine in a cluttered sales pitch for late model used cars.
Advertisement listing multiple vehicles at Yantis Motor Co Broadway at 4th and Crockett stores. Cars include Nash sedan, Ford coupes and touring cars with prices around 83 to 275 dollars. Mentions gas adjusters, new guc o options, small profit aims, and home delivery. Also notes Dodge touring at 382 dollars and other low price auto deals.
Fourth Court of Civil Appeals upholds Meiling county court ruling halting depositions in a Medina county divorce case. Attorneys Kelly Belly and Orberidge of San Antonio sought to depose Mr and Mrs Wee Gross after the wife entered suit then reconciled. The appeal argues no authority to force such depositions given the settlement and attorney fee contention.
Ambassador Sheffield was directed to press the Mexican foreign office regarding the Guadalajara kidnapping of Edgar M. Wilkins. Wilkins, held for a $20,000 ransom, is with his 10 year old son who delivered the demand. Mexican troops failed to rescue during Monday clash. bandits fled toward the hills.
The Fourth Court of Civil Appeals ruled in favor of Gertrude L. Flores widow of Frank Flores, cement worker, granting compensation from Southers Casualty Company. Flores died after strain on a nine foot incline triggered heart failure, despite doctors noting a weak heart. The court found the company liable for the claim after she had filed for it.
Dallas population is listed as 270 568 as of January 1927, with a 15 03 per cent rise to January 1, 1928. The figures cover Dallas proper and adjacent districts including business districts nearby, as compiled by the Dallas Directors publishers.
The Carnegie Library Fund here is exhausted after a large check for 4235016 to support a branch library. Arthur EB Bosticz, city librarian, announced the end of the local fund drive as St. Tonis and surrounding areas received no further contributions.
Automobile service stations and repair firms are listed with addresses and notes on offerings. Includes repair, storage, welding, and wrecking services at several locations and names possible business changes.
Sealed bids addressed to the county judge Augustus McCloskey will be received until 11 am on Friday April 3 1927 for reinforced concrete bridges and culverts in Baxar County Texas in accordance with the plans and specifications on file in the county highway and paneer office. A certified cashier's check equal to five percent of the bid amount must accompany each bid. The county reserves the right to reject any part or all bids.
The Soviet moving picture trust cables Chaplin inviting him to come work in the Soviet Union. They send sympathetic greetings amid the Chinese situation and assure a hearty reception, blaming Capitulation hipuuriey for the actor's troubles.
Sunningdale Golf Club elects Bobby Jones of Tulsa as an honorary life member after his British Open victory last year. He set a course record of 26 holes at Sunningdale and drew praise from British golfers. Jones previously joined the Royal and Ancient Club in St Andrews, Scotland.
A physician group clashes over Ferdinand's planned trip to Shelly. Humana and Marensa support Ferilimod to proceed, while a third doctor urges further examination before any decision. The committee approved the trip conditionally, pending two more evaluations of his condition.
Berlin dispatch quotes former German emperor remarking he has no intention of seeking permission to return to the fatherland under the current government. No further details given.
The wife of a railroad official in Vienna defends her husband amid a case involving an attempted-impulse attack. She refuses to testify as authorities seek to understand the events that led to the husband’s life-threatening actions and his escape.
March 20. Report says the New York State Attorney's Office may end on going dry raids on Broadway at night. Details mention the South London district and Ness, with speculation tied to Chiles Tuteln as a key figure.
A 70 year old hotel guest has been reported missing. Police say a frail, ill fenced area near the hotel was searched and officers are reviewing security footage and interviewing staff for leads. The investigation continues as investigators appeal for public information.
A sprawling list of deeds, building permits, vital statistics, and births spans 1921 to 1937. It records property transactions in San Antonio and nearby cities, including lot and block descriptions, names of grantors and grantees, and deed dates. Birth notices list several March dates with multiple names and addresses.
Maj. Gen. Kenzie W. Walker, chief of Army finance, arrived in San Antonio to inspect Fort Sam Houston offices and line up fiscal operations before June 30. The Texas native will spend two days here, then tour El Paso, San Francisco, Omaha and Chicago before returning to Washington.
Jury completed in the trial of Tom Trouston, a Negro, charged with the killing of Sow Fung, a Chinese grocer, during a March 3 robbery. Testimony began in Ninety Fourth District Court after the defense exhausted its challenges.
In Floresville a local elder will deliver a sermon at the Baptist church. Details of time and participating groups are listed in the community notice.
In Arkansas a large levee around a 12 300 acre fertile district in a northeastern state extension dams and drains failed as Mississippi River waters rose. About 2000 residents, mainly Black farm laborers, evacuated with livestock and belongings while 400 laborers on levee duty tried to shore it up. Cross state relief requests followed for nearby flood zones and farmers.
Infantry Captain Irving Engelman reported to Port Bam Houston Wednesday for duty with the Second Division. He came from Pvt Leny Eunworth, where he had been serving nine alterants at the United Bistea Disciplinary Barrad.
In Birmingham, J. 1 rebel WF is reported as seeking a reunion with his father. The narrative notes efforts by Ali and Sean to patch a family rift, with Waterkdig prepared to support the journey toward reuniting.
Much interest has arisen in local army titles from an article in the Army and Navy Register. It notes selections for promotions of five major generals and thirteen brigadiers, with officers stationed at Port Sam Houston and the Eighth Camp Avenue area among those considered for early promotion. Brig. Gen. Frank R. McCoy and others are prominently mentioned, while promotions depend on an eligible list prepared by five major generals and the secretary of war, with approval by the President.
March 40 report from Chicago says a coal fields strike will expand to 72,000 miners in 150 mines. Directo e of the Minnesota Coal Operators says the walkout will involve about 160,000 workers. some unorganized fields are not expected to join. Strike planned for April 1 with broad support from mine operators and labor leaders.
San Francisco reporting on March 30 states Charles rating Northern California boxing commissioner protested a scheduled April 4 bout in Los Angeles between world champion Uphowsiebe and Jackie Fielde. The issue: champions visiting California must waive their title, a condition the commission seeks to enforce despite the bout not involving the title.
Iowa Park Texas obituary notes Mia E Goetze, a German native, died after a year of illness at 4 the Clara community. Funeral services set for 2 oclock Thursday at Bare Lutheran church. Surviving husband, daughters Miss Louise and Hilda Coote of Chicago, and three sons Max Goetze of Clara, Carl Goetze of Town Park, Paul Goetze of Vernun.
Los Angeles March 10 71 A mission for golf led PL Wy Suho to find site a fire nFrime severed far to a venuri mide here today ny evolution Office Marton Sehofield hoya serving on cterm in the county jail of two and one half years for Jn Hine worthings hacks. The probiti officer's report described Schofield as a golf Ganigh sink hin ibegaly hinder many iat enting tournnimelts and bigiog othe golf nlathen.
The article notes Washington leading with a tally of fourteen holes in one. It records players, venues, and match details, highlighting the standout performance and related scores while preserving period tone and names mentioned in the readable text.
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