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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1928
Page
2
Two explosions struck a Chicago street this morning destroying Aar ee M Curran s car and blowing out the front of Edward Franks soft drink parlor. Curran, son of Thomas A Currin, had died in an automobile crash three weeks earlier.
Carter faces a death request after Clarence A. Carley shot Hugh Martin at a late night gathering. Carter, charged with fatally wounding Martin in an all night drinking party, is defended by his wife who testifies on his behalf amid the trial proceedings.
The annual convening of tax assessors from across the state in Austin gathers in the state senate chamber for a three day session. Delegates discuss problems and prices while officials survey procedures and prepare reports for upcoming budgets.
A four man crew aboard a four-ton gasoline launch is missing on Lake Superior. The boat was anchored ten miles southeast of Two Harbors when weather worsened. the Coast Guard cutter Crawford and crew searched the area but found no sign of the craft.
The article describes heightened safeguards for customers at S. A. S Federal Reserve bank. J A Hill demonstrates a customer standing inside a cage rather than at a window in the lobby, illustrating protective measures for banking customers and staff.
The San Antonio Federad Ite serve bank opens at Navarro and Villita with a safety cage system protecting teller transactions. A similar armored car transfer garage is built over the vaults, shielding money at both ends of its journey. Future plans call for a safety garage in the Federal Wing as well, enhancing protection across the city.
Lindy Coons opens as director of the Singing Stage Band at the Terns theater for the Greater Pub litix Stage Shows Sunny Skies. A reception Saturday night features Coons singing with Frank Doyle at the piano and handing out souvenir postcards. The December lineup is billed as a major San Antonio attraction.
City officials and flood prevention engineers from San Antonio and Caltasy will gather Sunday morning, with Mayor G. A. Chanders indicating the commission’s expectations. The modeling phase and the related program work are to resume immediately after the session.
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