Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

San Antonio Light in San Antonio, Texas

We have 22,786,314 pages in Texas

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 09, 1929

Page

3

Body of Willa Sheads Found Buried at Venice Home

In Los Angeles on October 9 authorities disclosed how the 10 year old Willa Sheads, a devotee of the Great Eleven cult, was buried beneath her foster parents Venice home after living there since 1920. The case ties to fraud charges against cult head May Otis Blackburn and her daughter Ruth Wieland. Police investigate Santa Susanna hills headquarters for more bodies.

Los Angeles Cal Willa Sheads T4ig Angelea Venice May Otis Blackburn Ruth Angeline Wieland Santa Susanna Hills

Probe death of priestess in Los Angeles cult case

Mr. and Mrs. William Rhoads are under investigation after the burial of their foster daughter Willa beneath their home. The girl died years ago and was embalmed to preserve her body as part of the cult hoping she would rise from the dead.

William Rhoads Los Angeles Willa

Limits. Phone Calls New Yore

A fragmentary notice reports a wife who telephones her husband 204 times may be immune from prosecution for disturbing the peace. The item mentions a magistrate in Flushing and a fire prevention talk in Harlingen by Fire Chief Bennete to Kiwanis. It also notes Dr P Y Coleman of Colorado will preside over the Texas Presbyterian Synod for the coming year, the fifth man in 66 years.

Rae Doyle Flushing Ilis- de, Ninten Harlingen Tess E. C. Bennete Kiwanis Club TYLEN Tesay PY. Cy Coleman Colornad Texas

Ex-LA Girl Writes Book by Brenner on Mexico

A former San Antonio resident Miss Brenner, now in charge of the Latin American department of the Nelson, authored Sdole Belton Aliats, a subjective study of Mexico recently published by Maxson and Clark Ltd. Born in Aguascalientes, she moved to San Antonio in 1919 after Mexican raiders. educated at the University of Texas and the fictitious University of Mexico Our Tandy of the Lake College, she is pursuing an LBTR degree at Columbia University. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs J Brenner of West Woolfawn Avenue.

San Antonina Miss Brenner Nelson Belton Mexico Maxson and Clark, Ltd Aguascalipives Mexica San Antonio S Eigh

Advisory at Main Picks Officers to Serve for Term

Ivan Manley was elected president of the Ti West advisory of Main Avenue High School. Irene Vierson is vice president Mitchell Shurley secretary treasurer. Montes Craw is student council representative Weldin Thoules sergeant at arms Virgil Purr Massache Agentyant Phlin Subith hand rashier.

Ivan Manley Main Avenue High Schaol Let Irene Vierson Mitchell Shurley Secretaey Lreneuvers Montes Craw Canseal Weldin Thoulés Virgil Purr Massache

Also Mentioned on This Page

Mears Okgold Cigarettes Renants Soni Mother Nature F. Lartlliad Co, Bats Rpto OLD Gold Paul Whiteman Bour Paul Whitemae Ceckeatra Toanday Blum’s Pajamas the Pajamas
Search Courier

Search the San Antonio Light Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The San Antonio Light?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication