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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1928
Page
3
S A contributes and advisory board member J H Haile along with executive chair James Caldwell study a map of aid areas and plan a system to direct resources as funds and support are organized.
A 45 year old Fort Worth attorney collapsed and died during a golf game at Memlin Try Club. The incident prompted reports to federal authorities and investigations by James Wilson.
An acquitted man departs for Texas with his wife and infant, likely leaving Gurton for Palestine, as details of his stepfather Frank clock remain noted and absent in the records from Nub in August. The movement centers on a family dispute and relocation to Palestine Texas.
Local business men respond to a Salvation Army fundraising drive with a 843,000 maintenance fund, organized under executive chairman James Gubtivell. The city is divided into ten zones with captains coordinating volunteers, while radio speeches and hotel events connect volunteers, civic groups, and donors for a week of activity.
Police investigated a string of attacks over the weekend. Antonio Martinez, 627 North Frig, treated at Trahert Keen Memorial Hospital for head injuries after three assailants struck him with a marlot pine. Cornelia Mosemental Street victim treated with facial injuries. A fourth person, and two others, were beaten in separate incidents near North Ack Berre Street. Names and details are fragmented in the report.
An 80 year old attorney was shot in the spinal column, leaving him paralyzed from the waist down. The shooting occurred after an altercation with 35 year old Jr. O. Sovies, president and funeral manager of a Riverside firm, at a hospital in Nevada.
A damaged ad fragment from the W. G. Way Co advertises a mail order treatment for kidney bladder and prostate troubles. It mentions Westover Avenue, Hoists City, Mo, and urges readers to write for details and a trial, with vague pricing and satisfaction language.
In a mountainous North region a Caterpillar aviators group led by Tony Collins aboard a Douglas biplane from Cleveland to New York loses control during a gale. The craft stalls and plunges, yet Collins survives a dangerous dive, witnessing his wing detach and the craft float to a small clearing, as observers describe a near-miraculous rescue.
Awards were presented at a Myrtle Avenue ceremony attended by local troops and leaders. Merit badges and commendations were given to patrol members and leaders including Gertende Kinks and Jessie Hicebowey.
Fort Worth Texas officials inspected proposed files for a project tied to an authorization valued at 1 200 008, amid questions about governance and funding. The fragmentary text suggests a planning or oversight visit by an anchor staffer or watchdog party.
Houston dispatch reports the thirty fifth annual convention of the United Daughters of the Confederacy opening with committee reports. Morning sessions focus on reconciliation and pending conferences as officers outline the program and rewards for participants, with emphasis on funds and Confederate women’s causes.
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