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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1926
Page
17
In a tense domestic moment, Sloan apologizes and promises sobriety while Rosemary seeks assurance. She questions love as he resists vows, hints at dependency on alcohol, and hints of public scrutiny at the stable. The couple faces an unstable future amid lingering desire and fear of a shared drift into uncharted waters.
A 16 year old girl, blue eyed and blond, sits in a Bexar county jail cell after running away from Michigan seeking freedom and fun. Police hold her awaiting word from parents as she recounts an escape aided by a journey to St Louis and a strict father. The piece frames her as another example of the old story of doomed liberty.
Rosemary Merton quits college to seek independence after a romance with Peulip Eames. She encounters artist Larry Wayne and worldly Sloan Whitney, briefly falters with Whitney, then rejects marriage as a private detective shadows her. She discovers Whitney’s drinking, demands he leave, and the drama continues.
Spanish actress Virginia Fabregas visits San Antonio for a brief theater season at the National theater. She performs works by Spanish and French authors including Oscar Wilde and Florence Barclay with Andres Chavez and Manuel Sanchez Navarro in support.
Gas Schmitt and Jess Dornstin, city inspectors, recalled a tense hunt near Lavernia. A gaunt timber wolf charged downslope, was wounded but escaped, leaving Schmitt to describe the chase. Patrolman Mike Live heads to Tyler Monday as a witness in a criminal trial.
A playlet titled The Whole Lawn s Talking by the City Fnworth union was staged at Woodlawn Place Methodist church last Friday night and will be performed again at the YMCA Monday night.
A 1652 illustration shows children spinning tops marbles and flying kites before common dress norms. The scene captures early leisure as youths engage with simple toys and outdoor games, reflecting historical childhood amusements.
In San Antonio a man praised for a highly developed sense of civic duty is identified as a juror role model. Ray Teck of the Junior Chamber of Commerce led a Do Duty Service campaign and lauded the citizen as "a man in 2 million" who eagerly offers to serve when called. J L Sowell, a qualified voter and taxpayer, asks why he has not been summoned for jury service in three years.
Grocery clerks report Christmas demand driving fruit cake ingredients. Raisins dates citrus almonds candied pineapple and cherries fly from shelves while fruitcake pans and stencils remain in demand as holiday preparations surge.
Three World War crosses will be conferred on selected descendants of Confederate veterans who served in the war. The ceremony is set for Thanksgiving at Fort Sam Houston post assembly hall, under the auspices of the Daughters of the Confederacy. Third Battalion of the First Infantry conducted services in the hall.
An all day ceremony marked the dedication of the Chapel of St Francis of Assisi near Medina Lake. Rev Walter Gelatka led the rites for St Marys Academy with San Antonio Knights of Columbus funding. The 50 by 40 foot building seats about 125 and cost 4000 dollars.
Funeral services for Ruben Reynolds Saffarrans 81 Civil War veteran were held in Lockhart after his death at 209 Chichester Place He served in the Fourteenth Tennessee Infantry and moved to Texas in 1869 He is survived by his widow Mrs Annie Saffarrans a son and a daughter Antoinette S Bourbon
Organist Hugh McAmis will present a semisweekly recital at noon in the Municipal Auditorium. The program includes Bach in B minor fugue, Beethoven Pathetique adagio, and Berceuse from Jocelyn. Sundsy’s concert featured Widor’s fourth symphony.
Margaret Frederick, 35, argues that children's games have not changed since 1662 after examining Le Jeux et Plaisirs de l Enfance 1652 with Stella ink drawings. Clayton Berry of the YMCA owns the book, bought two years ago from an antiquarian in a remote piazza of Rome.
Approximately 250 persons will sing in the Thanksgiving mass choir at the Municipal Auditorium Thursday night. Clarence Magee, director, announced. The final rehearsal will be at Travis Park Methodist church Monday night.
Internationally known entertainer Elsie Janis sent a letter to Alamo Post No 2 of the American Legion thanking members for their reception in San Antonio two weeks ago. She urged attendance at the 1927 region convention to be held in France and said she will attend.
The notice urges readers to check wood or coal supplies and to order early as cold snaps approach. It highlights classified ads under Wood and Coal for winter readiness and supplier options.
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