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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1925
Page
2
San Antonio ends the cold snap with mostly comfortable conditions despite a light drizzle. Temperature hovered near 4 degrees during the peak of the cold wave, but Monday brought a return to normalcy with a forecast of around 58 degrees and partly cloudy skies for Tuesday.
Service slow triggered two enlisted men to cause trouble at a restaurant on a Sunday. A glass of water was tossed at a waitress, a marble-top table was broken, and the disturbance drove the tray carrier into the kitchen refuge. Detectives Fox and McDonald with Police Captain Trevino arrived for a snack.
An old home remedy note suggests gargling aspirin dissolved in water to treat tonsillitis or sore throat. It mentions Bayer aspirin with the Bayer cross and box quantities, noting affordability.
A dubious claim suggests dissolving dandruff with liquid arena applied at night. The ad-style text touts dissolving the dandruff completely after a few applications, claiming hair will become fluffy, silky, and soft with no signs of residue. It cites drugstores as sources for the product.
The 7th West Texas conference assigns three San Antonio churches new pastors. Rev. T. M. Ratliff moves to Beeville. Rev. J. E. Woods, an evangelist, to Palm Heights. Rev. J. C. Manning becomes pastor at Los Angeles Heights. Conference reports note church counts, property values, and annual contributions.
Eloquence of the Rev Arthur Moore of Travis Park leads a conference debate over missions funding. He cites 84 missions needing about 14009 to run, asks 20000, budget trims to 17010 then 4410, and proposes raising the assessment to 26000 amid audience rebuke of preacher salaries.
Residents request paving on West Treo Avenue between South Flores and Nos Rolites Streets. Street Commissioner Paul B. Betsler says it will be among first projects if the 81,000,000 municipal improvement bond measure is approved by voters on November 17.
Nov 3 opening events in Amich feature a parade from Main street to the fairgrounds headed by officials and mounted clubs, followed by the Bohemian Band and floats from schools and rural communities competing for prizes. Children’s Day and Old Settlers’ Day promise large crowds with an old fiddlers contest and pig dance, plus free barbecue at noon. Saturday is Blacklanders’ Day with a full membership and a special boy band act. four race ears from Dallas will be exhibited and travel conditions improved by county commissioners. Racing program includes four daily races and $1700 in prizes attracting 60 plus horses. the mile dash is expected to set a record.
A meeting of wholesale and retail grocers at Henry Karseh grocery store on North Hackberry Street will discuss a film on the canned goods industry. The educational film covers gathering ingredients through manufacturing to the consumer stage, to be shown at the session. J Castandy and TV Labatt will address the gathering.
State director A. Raxon of Laat D Travelers Protective Association reported at a meeting of the board of directors of the state organization. Arrangements were completed for a dinner next Saturday and four new members were added to the group.
Paris fashion notes that the so called boyish girl has faded from the scene as waists return to women. After seasons of denial, designers mark a shift toward fuller silhouettes based on new fullness below the hips rather than waist emphasis. The piece signals a reevaluation of spring styles and the end of the boyish look.
Benny Jones of 2710 Toune Avenue allegedly plotted murder and fired at a man after an argument. He hoped to thank the would-be killer by shooting the other man, but detectives say nervousness explains the near-miss and no charge was filed yet.
A party of 25 homeseekers from Fort Worth arrived in San Antonio aboard the M B T Railway Monday. They plan to proceed to Alamo and other historical sites as they continue toward the damar tuna company area, with departure scheduled for Monday night on the A U Ry line.
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