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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1929
Page
4
Robbery and murder charges loom for Robert Day, 18, and Bart Nichol, 23, after they admitted to killings to fund luxuries for their girlfriends. The case split their lives between crime and alleged attempts to kill, as they faced Judge Otto Kerner.
Radio and music program listings for Tuesday include Dr W A Hing health program at 3 30 p m, Old Gold Paul Whiteman hour, a salon with orchestra, a story segment, and a 9 p m variety program. Baseball month results noted. Wednesday features exercise segments, studio music, evangelistic party report, light news flashes, and a 3 p m musical program with weather and markets updates.
A dense OCR of a 1970 broadcasting guide shows numerous times, call letters, and programs across many stations. It mentions music blocks, orchestras, notable names, and a cascade of scheduled dates and events interleaved with station identifiers and venue notes.
Detroit dispatch reports Matthew Holdreith Jr twenty four son of a restaurant proprietor and Notre Dame student was found by police after being held prisoner since last Wednesday. He was blindfolded and chained to a bed but was released after a tip led officers to the location. No kidnapping report had been filed with police.
A blast at a 35,000 gallon oil tank in Hull England caused the top to blow off and ignite thousands of gallons of oil. The fire spread to a nearby weather tank holding 250,000 gallons and threatened surrounding houses and factories.
The national convention of the Women's Christian Temperance Union opens soon with delegates led by Mrs. Bln Alexander Doole of New York. Leaders will press against rising tobacco use and its impact on public health, citing tobacco manufacturers' recent appeals to women as a trigger for renewed effort nationwide.
Sept 17 news notes Victoria Argentine a printer traveling from Buenos Aires in New Verona prescle coatéd to Dallas today preparatory to pushing on toward the East. He left Buenos Aires April 1.
An advertisement promotes Capudline as relief for nervousness and nerve pains in women. It claims rapid soothing effects without opiates and notes it is sold by druggists in 30, 60, and 90 cent sizes.
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