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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1921
Page
3
Captain Ed Aw Manus announces candidacy for the legislature, with emphasis on war veteran status and public service. Details mention civic ties, local leadership, and a focus on welfare, housing, and transport. The declaration notes commitment to duty and intent to serve the community.
Fragmentary OCR detail mentions Taefe paying 40 dollars for sour antigrene, with references to East Commerce and Cr. 40 Bard. The text also alludes to bankers and a possible banking action tied to North Mex, Thursday dutt suites, and fake credit tied to bankers.
Readable bits describe skin whitening goals and homemade remedies, mentioning lemons, bleaching, and measures claimed to affect freckles. The text blends cosmetic advice with odd, garbled phrases about safety and beauty routines, reflecting a noisy OCR fragment rather than a cohesive article.
Fragmented OCR shows a chaotic mix of train schedules, advertising, and a police report. A Mexican detainee described as a gang member is jailed after a six day stay, tied to arms shipments. Local notices mention dances, concerts, and business ads.
A May 12 report from Tampico, Mexico describes a bold payroll heist tied to the Corona Petroleum Company. The theft targeted a payroll worth about twenty thousand dollars. authorities recovered some funds and captured at least one bandit. The case involves Monterrey and other Mexican locales as investigators pursue the remaining suspects.
An executive committee meeting organized by Bishop William L. Capory at the YMCA discusses China relief, famine, and wartime needs. The outline includes a banquet, fundraising drives, and a Chinese assistance policy to aid civilians, with details on speakers, committees, and planned events.
The report outlines plans for a workers program with assignments to print houses in Dallas and other Texas cities. It mentions Robert Ta Movguamy of Dallas as field representative for the Texas State Council and Fapding Pua to be sent for ten days to open the campaign. A telegraph from B. Shipp in New York is cited praising San Antonio’s response and Capers' acceptance as chair.
The funeral for G Street and family members was held in Fort Worth after a death by swoon on Tuesday night. Services are at the church, with pallbearers named and a procession to Mount Grove Cemetery. The notice notes the L B Ward funeral home and local directors and lists attendees, including Army officers and several local names. A public postscript mentions the Farmers Bureau forming a county council to assist farmers with crop selection from remaining staples.
A fragmented memoir-like statement from Mrs. Margaret C Crider of Muskoguy Illinois describes a medical ordeal with severe sickness and lost appetite. The reader notes a long chain of emotional distress, feelinг faint and struggling to regain strength after hospital treatment.
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