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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1928
Page
2
In Los Angeles on May 19 a badly battered bystander named B. L. Breten clung to a burglar until neighbors intervened and helped restrain the captive for officers. The alleged thief allegedly identified as Harold L. Barker provided a name to police.
A Kansas City area notice markets a National Protective Insurance Association policy with a 12 month benefit of 100 a month and death benefits from 1200 to 1800 for a yearly premium of 8.85 dollars or one cent daily. Open to men women and children ten or older with no medical exam. Send name age address beneficiary details to 1148 Scarritt Building Ban ana City Missouri for a 10 day free inspection. after review, pay 5.85 to activate.
Three youths Stanley Durmar Stanley Thomas and Albert Mas confess to staging a frame holdup that killed Miss Eggleston a 16 year old girl in a west suburban theater The arrests followed police tips The trio claim Durmar fired the fatal shot Thomas an ex convict faced prior charges and probation in a prior auto theft case
Fifteen members who attended the 1927 national convention in Omaha will reenact the battle that won San Antonio the 1928 convention at the regular monthly meeting prior to the convention opening June 13. Delegates will wear Mexican attire from the original battle. Henry Lutz will preside at 7:15 p.m. Tuesday on the St Anthony hotel roof with Mrs. O H Black singing and Walter Dunham accompanying.
Miami will host the 1030 convention of the American Society of Girls Engineers, the nation’s oldest engineering society. The meeting gathers members from across the United States to discuss developments and standards in engineering education and practice.
A joint US marines and natives guardsmen force clashed with a rebel band at Paso Real Nicaragua on May 11. Four casualties were reported and Capt R H Hunter, leader of the force, was critically wounded and later reported dead. Augusto Sandino, the rebel chief, is believed active in the Pix Pla river district near the recent American mine raid.
Ralph Durkee and C G Ball announced winners of the high school traffic safety essay contest by the Bexar County Safety Council. First prizes of 10 dollars went to Arthur G Walz and Mersyl Yarborough. Eight prizes of 5 dollars were awarded to Main Avenue High School and Brackenridge High School students.
In Manteo California two masked men forced George White a fl ate tlon proprietor to drive them to an unfrequented location. They searched him and his night receipts held eighty dollars in his patched pocket. He recovered the money after returning to the scene.
London reports Madeleine Seymour, famed actress, and Philip Blange, actor, have reunited after eight years. They met during 1940s stage days in Who's For Ever? at Adelphi, then parted as Blange sailed to America. Now back in England they plan marriage before Blange heads again to film commitments.
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