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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1924
Page
16
San Antonio civic leaders plan a campaign between October 14 and 21 to raise 250000 for the Protestant Orphans Home. Harry Rogers as campaign chair urges citizens to fund a safe, well equipped home for 157 destitute children, saying the city must act to protect and aid its orphans and project a forward looking community.
Washington dispatch notes Senator LaFollette plans an extended stump tour starting by October 1 after a New York address at Madison Square Garden. He will visit key cities, with daily speeches in the final four weeks of the campaign, and announce further speaking dates on his Washington return.
In St Louis on September 16 Kenneth, the sole son of Mr and Mrs Claude Stuke, died fifteen minutes after a gasoline explosion at the Ellis home in Clayton. Mrs Ellis, cleaning her husband’s clothes, left a pan of gasoline near where the child played, the vapor reaching a lighted gas jet in an adjoining room. The explosion occurred as the mother answered the telephone. The story notes a national campaign for protection.
Mrs Hoh Bryant entertains six guests including sisters Mrs Calvin Garwood and Miss Anna Beth Moore en route home from New Mexico. Dr George Paschal heads to Toledo then New York with Mrs Paschal. Mrs Mooney returns from Marfa with Mrs Jack Wurtzbach visiting several weeks. Oliver Saettt to Rice Institute in Houston. Peggy Lewis and Ada Maverick brides to be feted by Miss Virginia Adams at a Grayson Street gathering with 40 guests amid crimson and gold decor.
Norfolk resident Mrs. J S Whitlock of Brambleton Avenue says she found Thedford’s Black-Draught helpful after long chronic liver trouble. She reports it relieved headaches and constipation and now uses it at the onset of liver spells. Sold everywhere.
AP reports from Berlin quote a near chancellor circle saying Germany will postpone any formal denial of war guilt for the present The clerical paper Ger marnia echoes that the move would worsen politics and thus the cabinet will shelve the question at Thursday’s meeting until a more favorable moment arises The notice forms part of a wider debate on Germanys role and entry into the League of Nations with no immediate commitment expected.
Oklahoma City Sept 16 Opponents of the Ku Klux Klan from all parts of the state formed a coordinating organization to fight the klan and klan candidates for office The group endorsed antidlan candidate J C Walton for the United States Senate and rejected other endorsements Judge A S Wells of Lawton urged educating voters about the Klan rather than naming candidates M M Alexander of Okmulgee was elected permanent chairman and county chairmen from 24 counties appointed to organize committees An advertisement notes University Students and a mention of I G N motor eats to Austin.
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