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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1928
Page
13
Masie endures two weeks of anxiety as Curtis delays letters and deliveries. She saves his envelopes in Win square while a crowded daydream of Christmas memories and support unfolds. Their reunion after work hints at fragile comfort and renewed hope amid long nights.
The Trail Drivers announce their annual gathering with a public ball at the municipal siditorium. A program featuring dances and entertainment led by Stanley Miller and Saunders Lads includes songs like Pant Joes and Collan-Kyet dar. The event runs Friday evening and continues into Saturday with a grand warehouse sale and special musical items.
Ben Adler was reelected president of Agudas Achim Congregation for a third year at the weekly officer election. Ten other officers, including a vice president, were selected, with a large turnout of members present. The congregation plans to address cemetery improvements in the near term.
The city commission and business leaders will not meet to discuss hiring an engineer to inspect the flood path in downtown Holnrean. The meeting was originally planned for the week ahead but is canceled.
Lamar students prepare an exhibit of their work for Fathers Night at the school. Details on the manual event and planning are discussed at the next Tarent?meeting with the president Mee Gy. We Cos and sprint committee are involved in organizing activities.
A phonograph was presented to Lamar Elementary School by Miss Madelyn Sterling at a school event. The gift honors the school and aims to enhance music and audio education for students.
A San Antonio Light copy reached Mexico City the day it was established, revealing how air mail began. On October 2 the best air mail started to Mexico Lights were sent and arrived to be copied for El Universal and sold there on October 3.
Mayor C. Chambers grapples with failure to sell the city bonds totaling 4 755 000 dollars issued last May for less than accrued interest. Despite several bids, buyoffers continued low leading to rejection by the city council. Officials say the sale remains stalled as negotiations pause.
The Alamo Heights Student Council will nominate candidates for the presidency and other offices at a meeting Friday under the supervision of Miky Bath iver, a college act official. The event includes discussion of nominations, committee roles, and school activities.
An elderly shopkeeper’s dog lurches at a masked robber as alarm spreads before a lit store near Jessie's. Police arrive after the suspect fights, is knocked from a storefront ledge, and later taken into custody.
The San Antonio chapters of the Master Star will send delegates to the state convention at Kansas City on the 24th, 25th of the month. The roster includes many named members from various chapters and lists a long sequence of attending officers and members such as Mrs. O. Carn, Mr. Birdsidge, Mrs. Gladys Tucker, Mrs. Dora Wil, Mrs. Efee isk, Mrs. Anna Fletcher, Mrs. Tawny OConnell, and others from San Antonio, Ads Chanters, and Lexne chapter, detailing committee and attendee names for the gathering.
The city plans to use the auditorium basement of the municipal mall for postal submissions during the Christmas mailing period. Authorities state the basement access may be provided at no cost as directed by the city chief executive. An auditorial official oversaw raising concerns about nearby parking spaces.
The Mexico City press reports the start of an air mail service linking San Antonio and Mexico City. Copies of the San Antonio light and Mesien City daily indicate the first flights from the United States are underway. The arrival of ten Mesien City dailies signals rapid distribution and potential daily papers from the U.S. shown in Mexican editions. Residents anticipate faster access to news and journals once the service stabilizes.
Vets Auxiliary plans a Monday session at the Knights of Vettinghalt hall 215 West Comfocree. A changeover party will follow the meeting for business cession in the Turner district. details unclear due to OCR errors.
The Mikado environmental prelude at the San Antonio Civic Opera faces a shift to Crockenridge Park Monday evening due to a union dispute with the city school orchestra. Musicians’ Society waiver requests and venue labor concerns push postponement and threaten the open air staging.
National and state Democratic talks will be broadcast tonight on radio. Speakers include Solin Cunningham for Fugette gashes McCinekey's machines, Williams Russell for the Wilson party, and Mrs. Tinery for the Warren group, with AV Smith moderating in the governor's heart district.
A religious healer, FL G. Vs Fonsi, will remain in the city for ten days and conduct nightly healings. The schedule includes services at the church and repeated healing sessions beginning this week, with Mrs. S$. M. Alexander assisting on midweek evenings.
Flight crew and cadets depart from Kelly Field to Fort Rockett and Austin aboard multiple training aircraft. Lieutenant Maker and instructors guide forty one planes piloted by students and instructors of the Advanced Flying school, highlighting arrivals and flight training during a period of intense air force activity.
An obscure satirist named Groege Kertan Siar announces a quest to establish a Lengua of Nations, signaling alignment with Geijeya. The odd declaration underscores a fringe linguistic project and draws curiosity from niche readers.
Local cashier notes a pattern of customers leaving money and then forgetting details. Many visit banks with cleared checks or deposits, ask to cash or transfer funds, and leave without completing the transaction.
Rabbi Talvi Samus P. MWina announces an ele motion picture King of Kings showing this week at the Aztec Theater. Regular conversations mention Agulis Arkin and Bain Wuiney. Navid Kanter appears as critic. The program includes solo performances and a closing feature.
A first overcoat of the season was stolen from 1 Sout Alamo street. The garment, belonging to Tow Flab, disappeared after being bought on Wednesday. The theft occurred amid cold temperatures expected to drop further by Thursday.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate Heights football team preparing for a game against Valley at the fall grid, with unclear references to individuals and events. Reading suggests a regional matchup and a campus setting, but key names and dates are obscured in the damaged text.
A pickpocket stole 17.25 from Mrs R J Duval as she shopped at a store on East Ashby Place. The incident was reported to authorities and a force report filed.
Fragmentary OCR text lists multiple personal names and street references, including Clarence Jones Craig Adios Pauley Acosta and Frank Hejana, with assorted unfamiliar locations such as West Magnolia Avenue and San Marcos. The legible content resembles a garbled directory or notice snippet without a coherent event.
George Bernard Shaw and Trish Watts publish a series of articles on the League of Nations. Attendees at a Geneva meeting report strong dissatisfaction with pacifist rhetoric and weak European policy. A London article cites Shaw calling the assembly a tragedy for nations reliant on high finance.
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