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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1928
Page
9
New board members of the Lions Club hosted a gathering for former members at the home of Dr J H Heagan on the Frederichstiarg road Friday evening.
A treeling of the aviation committee of the Chamber of Commerce calls a meeting for 10 o clock Thursday morning led by Col. George W. Stuart to plan presenting a gold medal to Col. Charles A. Lindbergh during his Amarican Legion convention visit. Other business includes recaptioning two Ford glears to stand later in September and finalizing a report for Postmaster General W. Irving Glover on the southern trans continental air mail route via San Antonio. W. J. S. Gurion, postmaster in New Haleare and newly elected president of a southern trans continental air mail association, will present the report under leadership of the chamber.
Atwater Kent Radio Company outlined a campaign to sell 1,000,000 radio sets over a 12 month period at its Southwestern dealers meeting in the Plaza hotel San Antonio. TLT Stockholm praised dealer volume while noting most U S homes lack radios and highlighting rural markets.
A dense OCR fragment lists radio stations and their programs across day parts. Entries mention KGOR KTSA KTAP WOAI WGRG and others with music, religious services, weather, markets, and bulletins. Several lines reference church services, orchestras, and public notices, but many items are garbled.
Growth of the tailo in popularity among the housewives of America noted in 1927 and 2025 with automobiles first, radios second, water third, and telephones fourth. The Southwestern dealer expo features Atwater Kent endorsement and sales talks by P A Ware and others. Attendance included J G Pancoast and A Hodges with a closing cabaret and education directors decline after a Kansas Worth meeting.
Fox company named sole dealer for Kolster radios in San Antonio. Charles Walkey of Le Taitia Hin Tietrola dos Dorlinent lauds Kolster for clarity and selectivity, claiming it’s outstanding in market range. Fox offers a full line from affordable to premium with easy payment plans and dealer backing.
The article discusses a new phonograph design with electrically produced records using a magnetic pick up. It explains how the device connects to modern high fidelity radio receivers, converting grooves into electrical signals that are amplified by the radio system to deliver pure, loud, natural sound through the speaker. It advises existing phonograph owners to choose models compatible with high quality receivers to ensure optimal entertainment from both radio and phonographic music.
Crosley Radio announces Win Dutch Masters minstrel program addition at WAV Cincinnati station. An all star lineup will perform on Dultele Miastere program every Tuesday, bringing familiar minstrel acts to the air audience.
Wallace and Phillips gain radio popularity as Dallas area figures, Wallace dubbed The Voice of San Antonio and Phillips a former KWWG radioland figure. They announce new programming for ETLA with an expanding lineup of entertainers and educational features.
Preliminary county crop reports show renewed activity after a dry spell with good rains in the past week. Producers report solid yields in vegetables like cauliflower onions tomatoes and beans, better pasture prospects and strong livestock, as markets steady and prices remain favorable across Bastrap Gallion Karnes LaSalle and other counties while farmers prepare for winter plantings and diversification efforts.
Texas stage show stars to be heard on KGRG Tuesday with Don Gnivar arranging a program featuring guitar mandolin and violin numbers. Mussell and Mareant, instrumentalists, join with new acts and local talent for a lively Texas theater air.
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