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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 02, 1928

Page

12

Will Tri Starts Tour at Dawn in San Antonio

A San Antonio chamber of commerce goodwill tour begins at 6 o clock with Howell Jones leading a 20 piece band for a nine town run through Wes Terng region. The group will visit Pear soll Diller Big Wells Brundage Crystal City Carrizo Springs Asher too Catarina Carrizo Springs Bugle Pass and Del Rio Brackettiile Cline Uvalde Kampo S bina D Hani Honda Onstrayilte amid a 43 mile 37 hour schedule with a uniformed party and a 4 H a umbrella.

San Antonio Pat Howell Jones Chamber of Commerce Kortsvine Alr. Jones Winter Garden Trict Eagle Pass Chamber of Commerce Bac Pearsoll Diller Big Wells Hrundage Crystal City Carrizo Springs Ashertoo Catarina Bugle Pass del Rio Brackettiile Cline Uvalde Kampo S@bina D'Hanis Honda Onstrayilte Corns Christi San Angelo Western Country Plains of Texas

Bond Set in Kirkland Shooting Mystery

Reon Clark a filling station proprietor at Kirkland was bound over to the Hardeman county court for $1000 on a murder charge in the Monday night slaying of Jesse Williams, a rancher in Kirkland. Details of the shooting remain a mystery.

Ay A . Childre Bour Reon Clark Kirklland Jess Williams Hardeman County Kirkland

Patrolman Foils Burglar Attempt at Home

Patrolman Oo Leichmann of 118 North Las Morse street routed a burglar who forced entry early Wednesday, firing a pistol but was repelled. The incident was reported at police headquarters with details still developing.

Oo Leichmann North Las Morse Street Leichmann

Sacrificial Stone Collar Loaned to Museum

A 30 pound sacrificial stone collar, tied to Aztec rites, is loaned to the Witle Memorial museum by Miss Elinabi Ripley. The piece, from the Totonocan yoke, stems from a Col. Henry L. Ripley collection via his daughter, with Go. Martin L. Crimmins noting ceremonial symbolism.

Witle Memorial Museum Tolongesa Elinabi Ripley Graysontreet Rigler Henry L. Ripley Go. Martin L. Crimmins Hhief Lorian

Blevins Directs Benefit Minstrel at Reethoven Hall

Ausinstrel directed by Sunny Blevins will be given at Reethoven hall June 2 for the benefit of St. Sabna Lutheran church. The Dixie Minstrel Maids will stage the performance. The cast is composed of 27 members with rehearsals at the Gunter hotel. The rainbow emblem stands for optimism though tied to a painful past. Colonel Crimming notes Ainley yoke discussions with a Mexican archaeologist and describes hard stone carvings by Indian tribes, featuring fanciful faces and animal motifs.

Sunny Blevins Reethoven Hall St. Sabna Lutheran Church Dixie ‘Minstrel Maids Gunter Hotel Colonel Crimming Ainley

Methodist conference blocks debate on creation fund issue

Kansas City May 2 A modernist fundamentalist controversy attempt was edged out at the general conference as delegates voted about ten to two against considering a resolution on the subject. The scene closed with the motion defeated and no discussion pursued.

Kansas City General Conference The Methodist Episcopal Church

Bank Murder Case Tory

The state and defense rested in the Lee Smith murder case over the Stanton bank killings. Smith testified he was an unwilling Confederate of C C Baze, who fled from Midland jail, and that Baze directed the Mexicans to stay in front of the bank before firing began.

International News Service Abilene Tex Lee Smith Stanton Smith Norberto Dias C. C. Baze Midland County Haze Odessa Atay Baxe

Mrs Louise Shiner 72 Laid to Rest

Funeral services for Mrs Louise West Shiner 72 were held at her home 211 Garden Street then conducted by Tim Gates of the First Baptist Church. Survivors include four daughters Mrs Louise A Schreiner Kerrville Dudley Pitta Los Angeles Mrs Cyrus A Dolph Portland Ore and Mrs Iya Jewett San Antonio and two sons H B Shiner San Antonio.

Louise Shiner Louise West Shiner Garden Street Tim First Baptist Church Louise A. Schreiner Kerrville Dirs Dudley Pitta Los Angeles Cal Cyrus A. Dolph Portland Ore Iya Jewett San Antonio H. B. Shiner San Antonia

Canal Question Flows Through Aboard Passage

A fragmented account notes a canal question and a passenger boat voyage from Boston to New York. The text hints at guidance given to a young traveler about routes, as the vessel sails along a waterway and a comparison between straight and wayward paths appears in the sparse phrasing.

New York Boston N. Y

Marine Bill Faces Fight Over Four Day Liner Plan

Washington March 2 The shipping board revises plan for four day liners from New York to Europe touching off bitter row on the Jones White merchant marine bill Backers fear the action may derail measures to restore American merchant marine status while many congressmen oppose the accelerated ship and air routes No public opposition had appeared until now the House merchant marine committee held a secret meeting on the board action.

Washington Mar Shipping Board New York Europe Congress Io Eurone Merchant Marine

Marijuana costs boys twenty five dollars apiece

Two 9th grade schoolboys were fined 25 dollars each for smoking marijuana cigarettes. The incident was reported by Tudge Talon of Leourt Werlpesday, representing the local corporation.

Tudge Talon FL Oninm Corporation Leourt Werlpesday

Wacoan Years Married Plans Re marriage in New York

Wacoan resident Sackett, married 27 years, travels to New York to remarry his wife after discovering his original marriage license dated August 16, 2001 was never recorded. He departs with their two grown sons Maurice and Julius while daughter Mrs. W. J. Robinson remains at home.

International Newa Service Waco Tex D. W. Snekett Wuen New York Snekett Sackett Maurice Julius W. J. Robinson

Military Funeral for Bowen 62 in Local Hospital

Funeral services for Benjamin F. Bowen 62 a retired United States Army veteran who died in a local hospital Monday will be held Thursday conducted by Chaplain W R Bradley. Bowen is survived by his widow Mrs Margaret and a son Charles J Warner a brother Jack Bowen and a sister Mrs E Hewlings both of New York. Burial will be in the National Cemetery with full military honors.

Funers Benjamin F. Bowen United States Army W. R. Bradley Bowen Margaret. Bowens Aster Charles J. Warner Jack Bowen E.’ Hewlings New York National Cemetery Swith

Homage Pad to Wrights at Kitty Hawk Monument

In Kitty Hawk North Carolina villagers place a modest monument near the beach honoring Orville and Wilbur Wright on the twenty fifth anniversary of their first flight In 1900 the inscription notes the Wright brothers glider and air conquest and marks the tribute by local citizens with visitors from nearby states observing the event

Iian Kitty Hawk N. C

Thief Ransacks Homes for Cash and Garden Hose

A thief ransacked the residence of Sia Earnest Vinzivi at 1312 Arbay Place and took $20, with police reports filed Wednesday. Another thief stole fifty feet of garden hose from the front yard of Mrs. W. J. Magness at 624 West Agu Tarita Street.

Sia Earnest Vinzivi Arbay Plage W. J. Magness West Agarita Atrnet

Texas Woman Elected to Head P T A

Mrs S M N Marre of Austin Texas elected head of the National Congress for Parents and Teachers succeeding Mrs Margaretta Willig Neeve of Philadelphia The appointment announced last night follows her four years as a school teacher and leadership of the Foran Congress of Parents and Teachers under which membership grew from 10 000 to 40 000 The report also notes Elizabeth Tilton of Cambridge Massachusetts as regulation committee chair submitting a proposal to delegates for consideration about roadhouses and dance halls for modern youths

Cleveland Ohio S. M. N. Marre Austin Texas Teron National Congress For Barra Waa Margaretta Willig Neeve Chadelphia Marra Foran Congress of Elizabeth Tilton Cambridge Mass Jegulation Comittee Oceon

Baptists to Meet May 11 to Decide Site for Baylor

Dallas May 2 Notices mailed to executive board members to meet Friday May 11 at 0 x. m. to consider calling an extraordinary session of the Baptist general convention. The group will decide on relocating Baylor University from Waco to Dallas following a commission recommendation and a pledge offer of 1,500,000 dollars in cash and 1000 acres as a proposed site from the Dallas Chamber of Commerce and property owners.

Dallas Baptist General Convention Baylor University Baptist Education Commission Baylor Waco Dallas Chamber of Commerce Anit Property Owners Mere

Engineer Dies From Injuries in Valley Derailment

Bertie Massey of Yoakum, a Southern Pacific railroad engineer, died in Edinburg Texas from injuries suffered when an engine derailed last night fifteen miles south of Torlingen on the Edinburg Broneville extension.

Sotrenational Kews Bertie Edinburg Ter Mey Massey of Yoakum Railrord Southern Pacific Tworlingen Evinburg-Broneville

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