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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1928
Page
23
In a weather and market summary for New Orleans and surrounding areas, Otton remains steady as bids and trading patterns show limited movement. Agricultural notes reference flax and cattle markets with varying prices and quantities, highlighting steady conditions amid overall activity.
Fragmentary legal notice mentions a certified check and an amount due from a party associated with Kendal Sonny Avilter. Unclear details include the involved county and parties, with damaged OCR text limiting specifics about action, deadline, or jurisdiction.
Lea Toepperwein and Ellis Byler are charged and will be called to trial on Thursday. The case details, including charges, remain cited in the docket.
Shaky ledgers and large sums are under fire as investigators probe deposits at a Trust company linked to a bank raid. Names like Monnghon, McCallord, and Anwar surface amid claims of hidden accounts and erased records. Officials cannot identify depositors or explain origin of funds totaling millions across multiple dates.
A court fined a talkative guest $15 after a disturbance described as a fist-chair fight. The report notes numerous onlookers and unclear details about the involved parties, with references to local clerks and a judge.
A garbled OCR list details numerous property deeds and transfers across Arlington and surrounding areas. It names buyers and sellers, lot numbers, street names, and references to various subdivisions and city lots, with dates spanning the 1920s and 1930s, including mentions of estates and cemetery parcels.
Hig. Gen. Albert J. Rawls commended officers of the regular army National Guard and organized reserve corps for their interest in the coming joint exercise meant to test wartime mobilization and coordination among army components. A conference in Washington will set the formal program and evaluation criteria.
George R. Holmes reports a heated exchange as Hoover campaigns across the East. Governor Smith faces Democratic critics and argues for strong state and federal roles in power, censuring Hoover for a plan to shift water and rail policies. The piece notes expected vigorous retorts from New York politicians in the ensuing weeks.
A bus driver M McFarlynd suffered burns while guiding a bus from the garage on North Avenue after a fire caused by an ignition fault. Spectators and bystanders watched as firefighters arrived and extinguished the blaze. The driver received first aid at the scene and was later taken for care.
Deviating war their car was struck by the driver Clifton Mayre senior, Mrs. Norber Afre. Laavengierl were discharged Friday for negligent collision. Judge John Union and Moore imposed a £25 fee. The accident occurred at Weazos soil Castro Itzeela.
The San Antonio Peutfie club will elect new officers at the first meeting in November. Nominations include Jack Gigrouleine for president and Tom Mietzee for vice president. Other listed candidates cover second vice president and secretary roles, with a committee of members named to oversee the process.
An aerial review at Kelly Field San Antonio will honor aviation cadets and officers from the Venezuelan army. Graduation exercises begin at 8 o clock in the aviation club room with 18 regular army officers and 12 observers from the special course plus flying cadets. General H. H. Strong Tarber, chief of staff, has been asked to deliver the graduation address in San Antonio.
Vi A Thurman and Kehortz suffer internal and external injuries after a motorcycle car crash near 216 Brooklyn Avenue. Witnesses report a rear collision caused the accident with both men transported to hospital with serious injuries.
In San Antonio, Chaude McGill of Alive and brothers work a small outfit trading and herding cattle. News from the reunion notes ranch activity, stock shipments, and veteran figures like Col. Jones of Corpus Christi and BR Million. Market details include Frio county sheep and cattle sales, prices around 183.25 per wagon load, and various ranches near Wallns and Goliad county with plans for extending livestock holdings and breeding.
A chaotic OCR record lists marriage licenses and vital statistics entries. It includes names such as Jecates and Angela ter ar reheas nal, Juanita Arc rlega, Yarnaa and Frankie Owallaer, and many others with scattered addresses and hospital references. The item reflects a dense, clumsily captured summary of births, marriages, and related notices from a historic urban registry.
Local growers and commission buyers report sugar cane and peppers with prices about 18 cents per dozen for bunches. Supplies from the Yall Antone wholesale area show tighter stocks and higher costs, while gardens nearby yield scarce peppers and oranges at mixed prices.
A historical farm market page lists diverse vegetable and fruit prices with units and odd spellings. Suullowar 11 cents per pound, cucumbers 54 seman per dozen, onions 8 cents per pound, peppers 20.3 per basket, celery 85.50 per crate, tomatoes 11 per bushel, cabbage 4 cents per pound, and quince 2.5 per tes, among many items with varied old currency expressions.
Fragmentary advertises poultry and eggs pricing. Items include turkeys 16 to 30 cents per pound, western raised at 0 to 0 cents, eggs 46 to 99 cents, and brothers 18 to 23 cents per pound. Readable names show limited but present pricing.
Fragmentary OCR shows names like Rel Conners and Torres among scattered prices and addresses. Details are garbled, with references to taxes, remodeling, moving, and a house at Dolsh and Drexel avenues. Unable to determine a coherent event or outcome from the fragments.
A defense army concentrated along the Cibolo river near San Antonio gears up for a major air and ground war demonstration. Maj. W. N. Mensley commands air corps units in a drill that trains 200 troops and involves 14 Heiffersabt aircraft and 13 from another field. The event, led by War Department officials, aims to test air support and ground coordination with Army units massed from Camp Antithy to the northern border.
A garbled court record lists numerous defendants from St. Troyers Clifton Moore and others in traffic, assault and robbery cases. It notes a Thirty-Seventh District Court trial for Joe Kirscher, robbers with firearms, and multiple district court dam ages and judgments across various jurisdictions in Texas.
Dance at Woodlawn Lake each night with Monty and Collegious providing music. The event offers four rooms and an entrance drive each Friday night, with organized seating and admission details to be announced.
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