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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1929
Page
7
More than 300 San Antonio chamber members heard Eldl Henry discuss the upcoming fall fair and race meet after the monthly luncheon at St. Anthony hotel. Forty new members were welcomed. J W Young presided and introduced two new craft members T Q Carrington and E R Goodwin. Hal Bazilion and H A Wren introduced by Judge Perry Hieberson. Otto Zoller spoke on Civic Opera plans for fall and winter.
The passage recounts mixed chatter about cotton yields in the Trails area with references to Stalph Garcia, a young student of architer ire, and a grand-uncle with a promising ranch. It notes three gins in Webbronvile, a local figure Honey Eads tied to a pin, and mentions residents Estavia Montalvo and Jef ligan amid ongoing farm activity and local gossip.
An eclectic local column describes cures for poison ivy, a Jersey town joke about Falurrias, and a fundraising moment at the Kendall County Fair. Dick Barnhart visits Boerne to view the fair, while a crowd in Sequin raises 78.34 dollars for Doss Fulcher’s jockey family after a race track spill. George Kesnen leads the appeal with “Let George do it.”
A petition with thousands of Dexar County residents opposing the razing of the west wing of the county courthouse will be presented to the county commissioners. The effort, led by Morris Ballison and San Antonio businessmen, seeks to widen Main Avenue by eliminating the wing, awaiting Commissioner Joe Newton’s return before action.
San Antonians may enroll in journalism offerings at Main Avenue High School led by Miss Smith Fox of Breckenridge Times. Evening classes cover feature writing and news photography with instruction tailored for working adults and while evening sessions run three times weekly.
Fragmentary item describes aviation and air transport concerns over a port and air alarms. Readable parts mention Chicago and patrol duties related to air space. Full details are unclear due to OCR garble.
Mrs L Karotkin 65 resident of Nin country for 22 years. Survived by her husband Sam Karotkin and ten children. Also survives Pace and Twueman Karotkin both of San Antonio. Other details damaged but indicate funeral at Dark avenue with local attendees.
Plans to bring the 1930 convention of the tenth district International Advertising Association to San Antonio were laid at a noon Tuesday meeting of the local advertising club. William J. Horlgen was chairman for the day at the Pinay hotel. The district convention will be held in Dallas this year on September 22.
Miss Mary Wallon, a 40 year old patient at City hospital, has earned a reputation as a textile artist. She holds a long brush in her teeth and has learned to execute art lessons on coats and handkerchiefs. With hospital occupational department help, much of her work has been sold. She was admitted 15 years ago with arthritis deformans.
Detective Sergeant William F. Mc Vaughan planned a possum dinner Tuesday as a local chase unfolded Monday night around Woodlich Square. A Negro man, attempting to catch a white rat, dodged officers J. G Mergele and T. J. O'Neal who finally captured the animal and handed it to the sergeant after the pursuit.
Victoria BC dispatch reports the provincial government seeking an agreement with the Doukhobors, a religious sect involved in frequent clashes with authorities over schooling and public processions. The article notes longstanding complaints about refusal to send children to public schools and holding nude processions, reflecting tensions between sect members and citizens.
Ten crew members of the Soviet tanker Medyediter and their families, about 30 people total, died when an explosion struck the ship near Norsky ten miles downstream. Rescue workers collected survivors and bodies. Paris dispatch notes a separate forecast claim from a retired police official.
A powerful typhoon battered Tokio after five days of heavy rain, flooding low-lying slums and causing heavy property damage. The storm's impact left extensive inundation across the city with significant ri damage anticipated.
A garbled ad claims a home drug solution for gall stone colic and gall bladder troubles. It urges readers to write to a Minneapolis address for a “pedallot’s prescription” and references an “Iverana” treatment with vacuum therapy, promising painless, inexpensive relief and a money back guarantee.
An ad claims Dr Blosser Cigarette provides quick relief from nocturnal choking spells. A Georgia woman from Gre Allanin says she never sleeps without a pack, crediting a few puffs with opened airways and easier rest in minutes.
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