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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1927
Page
3
A group of drama students from Trackenridge Gerear school performed Friday at San Antonio’s Municipal Auditorium. The play, written by students Zellers and Miss Tarraine Dullins, featured several named cast members and was directed by Misa Bessie Les Dickey.
Texas highway officials consider spending about 3 million dollars on the Post Road to Austin with plans for an aerial survey along the proposed Smile route. Engineer R A Thompson notes the highway commission used an airplane for locating a new road while bids from aircraft surveyors in San Antonio and Austin are being submitted.
British seaplanes set sail for Italy and France in a distant airlift operation. Details mention deployment, routes, and projected timelines.
Capt. Wenerslas de Krupfelt, a former officer in the Russian imperial guard, was arrested in Nice on murder charges in the death of Marcelle Lord, wife of Horace W. Lord of Fall River Massachusetts. He reportedly confessed violence when she tried to stop him, and could not recall all details of the act.
Postmaster General has started preparations for handling the increased Christmas mail. On Christmas Day routine operations will run, but on Monday only morning deliveries will be made as the season approaches.
New York Oct 21 Pidaten Sapiro says Ford’s apology to the Jews was not driven by selling more autos. He asserts Ford acted from remorse and not for money or business gain, stating the public stance reflected a wronged conscience.
A report from Leningrad describes hypnotism experiments led by Professor Beckerney to cure drinkers. Groups are hypnotized to hold a leg in the air, repeat auto-suggestive phrases daily for a month, then drink vodka as part of the regimen.
Miss Virginia Moore will lead a Modern Books discussion at the Westmoorland College Alumni Association winter luncheon. The event starts at 12:30 PM Saturday on the balcony of the Gunter hotel with reservations through Mrs. Quest Couch, Mrs. Ralph Russell, and Mrs. J. Crocketh Snider.
Men from Menomined Wiss Ort Martin Beckmiller and Fred Drager faced the court for skunk catching before the season to permit slaughter for hides. Each man paid a $50 fine after the judge deemed payment an act of experience in violation of the law.
William H. Kulm received a two year penitentiary sentence after pleading guilty to two burglary charges in the Ninety-fourth district court before Judge WY McGrary. One charge involved theft of jewelry valued at $78 from a residence.
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