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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1929
Page
4
A local notice explains that about 2000 children in San Antonio formed the Just Kids club in two weeks. Readers are invited to join, sign an oath, and mail a form to the editor for a colored button featuring Mush or Officer Uranner, with a parent’s signature.
The editor invites neighborhood groups to share safety pledges and group activities. A list of new club members appears, including Carmen Florence Rose Diller and numerous others, with scattered names and places, suggesting a community outreach bulletin and upcoming social events.
County Detective Edward Tirkey investigates a Harvard student killed during a weekend visit. Inherent ambidexterity claims surface as Gertrude Schulte describes the victim’s condition and injured left side. Evidence reportedly points to external factors, with exams suggesting nervous distress.
Teruiux and Pioneer bilder aim to fly a motorless glider across the English Channel. Despite last year’s failure due to defects, a new craft with longer wings and a sharper nose is prepared. The team hopes to launch from a cliff on either side and rely on favorable winds to cross.
Minneapolis voters nominate municipal candidates amid grand jury indictments against more than a dozen aldermen and city officials amid bribe allegations. The probe centers on conduct of city business and raises trust concerns in Minneapolis.
The university will confer 114 master degrees at Texas Austin on May 15 and additional doctoral degrees for SET students at a June 4 graduate ceremony. Dean IW Tacper lists 7 master of arts candidates and 14 who have nearly completed work for doctorates with expected commencement.
Washington report shows American exports for the first ten months of 1920 reaching 81,840,658,000 and imports at 81,551,155,000, marking the largest trade totals since 1914. Secretary of Commerce Lamont announced the figures, noting a rise of 270,887,000 in exports and a substantial import value.
Georgia Mason discusses buying wedding clothes with sensible practical tips and saving money for brides. The piece frames a sensational era story about a girl who consented to pose as a murderer to advance a newspaper, warning readers with a cautionary tone.
A vivid sketch of Peggy Joyce portrays her as a dazzling, whimsical figure who toyed with male hearts and wealth. Her sharp comments on men and husbands are presented as priceless, shaping a sensational, biographical aura around her romantic escapades.
Adela Rogers St John analyzes famous women and their influence over powerful men who in turn wield vast power. The work traces how beauty and personality drive social and political dynamics across eras.
A light office moment with Donald Ogden Stewart's humorous piece I am Psychoanalyzed, as colleagues at the bureau spend the morning chuckling rather than working. The anecdote showcases Stewart's wit and the troupe's amusement at the reading.
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