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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1928
Page
4
An English warning warns against jokes about red koi in schools and public spaces. Dr Jim Chichton Miller, a visor specialist, cautions that humorous misreads can train youths to value jest over restraint, fostering aggressive self defense in crowded areas.
A London report describes a British Council program where a teacher, Alfred Fe Meath, uses electrical stimulation to teach writing. A boy who struggled at school learned to hold a pen properly with a connected device delivering shocks. after six months he wrote easily with an ordinary pen.
A rainy night session at the Municipal auditorium awarded fist prize in The Light Fox Company Kodak contest for Alvert School. The winning amateur photographer captured what is described as the most remarkable image of the auditorium, a long favorite subject among amateurs and professionals.
In Santiago Cuba on September 1 Manuel Velazquez was given eight years for death by his own action. The court found he urged Lilia Pritts Rodrigues to agree to a suicide pact and had already served two years of imprisonment for a crime.
Reports from Puerto Rico describe severe destruction across San Juan as Governor’s offices and university buildings suffer damage. Relief efforts mobilize with Red Cross coordinating aid, food, and medical supplies while a nationwide drive for funds begins. The destroyer Gilmer leads relief ships toward the hurricane zone, with military units aiding in restoring order and safeguarding residents.
A San Antonio appeal for donations to aid storm stricken Porto Rico was issued Saturday night by Douglas W. King chair of the Terese county chapter of the American Red Cross. Telegraph instructions from the Midwest division in St Louis ordered funds shipped to the relief effort. The disaster toll and relief needs are rising as the nationwide appeal grows. Contributions may be sent directly to the Berar county chapter before forwarding to the national organization, King said.
The American Red Cross and U S power agencies launch rapid relief aid as a major disaster threat looms. President Calidge meets with Red Cross leaders to coordinate government emergency support and mobilize resources for immediate emergency relief efforts.
Norma Dean Merritt, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ernest C Merritt of Toledo, is celebrated as a remarkable newborn in the Merritt family. The event marks a notable addition to the Moesitt lineage, noted for its long history and unique origins within the community.
Albert Sebou of 144 Eusi Commerce Street won first prize in the Seo Antonio Fox Kodak contest with a folding album of many shots titled The Auditorious on a rainy night. The display will be used as a tour piece and prize money of 25 dollars awarded. Other winners include Marguerite Wallace second prize, 13, and Jao Monticello third prize, 10. Additional prizes were distributed to several residents with addresses listed. Prize checks can be collected Monday at The San Antonio Light business office. the winning pictures will be shown in a Fox company window display.
In Switzerland near Retz, Mount Arbino, known as the moving mountain, prompts evacuation orders for nearby dwellings as the mountain shows increasing instability. Cantons including Tien take precautions to avert danger as real surveys note advancing movement and mountaineering risk.
Paris dispatch warns that foreigners threaten French farmers by filling positions after World War I. The Foreign Office cites official figures showing 1,453,000 aliens entered the country 1918-26 and 218,000 admitted to roles tied to the agricultural sector, amid concerns of job competition and national policy.
Marietta Georgia report of Wil Nam Stiing a 35 year old motormobile mechanic losing his voice during his first airplane ride. He becomes unable to speak and is examined by a doctor while hoping to recover his voice soon.
Investigation uncovered human bones at a Wineville chicken ranch site near Saskatoon. Clark and uncle implicated in forcing a boy to kill another with an ax. Sheriff Sweeter described a grave pit where bones and a ragged hat were found as part of the ongoing inquiry.
A worker suffered severe burns after an explosion at an oil refinery in Lubbock Texas Friday night. Fire department said 20 000 gallons of fuel caught fire and a man struck a match to check the oil level triggering the blast. He was rescued and taken to hospital as crews fought the blaze.
Berlin Sept 11 The German cabinet after a double session today issued a communique stating it approves the attitude of the German delegation off Guivern which is demanding immediate withdrawal of the troops from the River Jails.
Historical promotion cites Dr Caldwell's seven year practice and a popular syrup praised for gentle relief in women and children. It claims safe use for infants, no opiates, and strong success in private and public markets with wide adoption by mothers passing the remedy to their children.
Paris Sept 15 electrification of suburban lines around Paris brings sorrow to young couples who used them daily. Old tenement style carriages abandoned, new ones run in corridors with no compartments, trains run tighter and spartan, dampening intimate moments on daily commutes.
MPLBOUGINE Sept 111 bit in the siccalte hack Dlacks or bin terland revolutionized by a mix of wireless and airplanes. Seven wireless licenses to the Presbyterian Inland elon linking remote New South Wales Queensland Northern Territory Central Australia with an anchor aircraft to be constantly available by air or another of Ancroven wbditdlona and pan reception by wireless will proceed immediately by airplant to the patient.
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