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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1928
Page
8
Thirty Hawthorne High School students from the Wi-Yaus of Hawthorne dumar will depart Friday afternoon for a weekend at a YMCA summer camp near Kerrville. Norman Macleod, director of the YTA boys department, says the group will be led by St. W. Andrews, their connector.
A new treatment called Thanx promises to end nail biting and bring back healthy nails. It claims to be harmless and endorsed by leading physicians, with availability at drug and department stores and no embarrassment in public.
An advertisement claims constipation causes backwash poisoning the blood and sallow skin. It promotes Dr Walls Liver Pills as a remedy to stimulate bile and proper liver function, urging readers to obtain them from druggists and mentions a weekly sale.
Smith campaign financing under Senate scrutiny with Vuo Namao questioned about California expenditures. Witness described California as a safe contest state against Governor Smith and rivals Heed and Walac. Committee chair Van Namee denied corruption charges while noting anti-Saloon League and anti-Catholic groups attacked the governor.
In La Paz on May 19 a bizarre incident followed a deadly outcome after a peculiar game ended in violence. Police report a shooting during a dispute linked to gambling and a reported marriage among locals, with several named individuals identified in the chaotic account.
A damaged local clipping reports a bank vault withstood a break in at Smithville. Writings are garbled but suggest police or officials concluded the attempted robbery failed and implicated suspects. No clear names, dates, or locations are decipherable.
Delegates at the Texas State Bankers Association convention toured San Antonio, admiring the city’s growth and skyline after 30 years of Webb’s presidency of the state association. Visitors from Union Trust Chicago and Bank of Italy San Francisco praised local conditions, Mexican trade, and agricultural prospects, noting hospitality and civic spirit.
Police and Fire Commissioner Phil Wright valued the central police and fire station at about 1 million dollars after E J Altgelt offered to buy the central station at St Marys and Market. Wright said he would not sell one parcel without disposing of both. Altgelt’s bid reportedly did not include the health building, and Wright indicated the bid was too low. Mayor Chambers declined to comment on Altgelt’s representations and plans for the site. Next steps include considering sale if funds allow acquiring property to build a new police and fire station.
Austin students from Vexax university journalism end their annual custom by supervising the edition for the day. The edition is titled Wednesday Glued Me Statesman and is released this afternoon with key aides listed such as Love and Miller.
An unclear report describes Haiti dedicating its first brewery amid political and social upheaval. The fragment mentions national issues and energy context, with insufficient readable details to confirm dates or names.
Local reports indicate the Brady church project near completion with interior work advancing rapidly. Officials expect final touches and opening to the public in the coming weeks as workers finalize roofing, seating, and lighting.
Mayor Joby G Lodge piloted his nephew Colonel Charles de Weidnesdig in the first flight of a new air service. The inaugural sortie demonstrated the route between DEIRUSY and nearby hubs, signaling a push to expand local air travel and showcase the family’s aviation ties.
Miss Julia Kerlin, a delegate to the state bankers convention, discusses reading character in banking. As assistant cashier of Farmers' State Vault of Whrall, she travels a wide Texas farming area, advising on loan decisions and noting that masculine hunches and feminine intuition influence finance.
The text questions the fate of Caruso and the spirit of liberty, noting a Naples grave visit and wondering if unity exists beyond this world. It cites Mr Firestone predicting a 10 percent price rise in tires, advising against delay and imagining future inventive pricing by manufacturers.
Twelve men were reported drifting after a pony broke away from shore near Cape Tobas. Ten men were in the party. four reached safety while the fate of others remained uncertain. The Steamship Kyle was being rushed to the scene to assist the rescue.
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