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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1929
Page
11
In a Sunday scene of May heat and long held hopes, Ann Marie enjoys a peaceful start alone at home after Lily’s departure. She reflects on plans with Neal, the sense of self reliance, and a wish for freedom from constant flattery as she faces an uncertain month ahead.
Circus arrives in San Antonio after a 600 mile journey from Bago bearing the Brothers Ronnie and Dailey circus for an aftergoop night performance. The show features five rings six singer acts and a monster sea elephant plus star performers like Lillian Leitzel and Hungarian equestrian acts. The program includes daring stunts by Hugo Zacchin and an array of strength feats.
Dr G F Clements noted educator and traveler will give a free lecture at 8 15 o clock Monday night in the chamber of commerce auditorium under the auspices of the San Antonio Journal of Applied Psychology. His topic is The Nature of the Human Mind. The meeting is open to the public per Florence McDermott, president of the club. The lecture will be followed by a general discussion.
The San Antonio public night school at Main Avenue Center reports 1020 enrollments in the first week, up 217 from last year. The top courses cited are penmanship, shorthand, bookkeeping, and related building facilities. Registration will continue indefinitely, says director Ly W. Fox.
A court case discusses abusive language and related charges. Clerk George Your advises counting to 100 before naming anyone. The judge handles a separate telephone abuse charge with possible fines up to five dollars.
Alamo Heights Junior School announces officers for the coming year. Julia Oge is president, Arthur Michael is vice president, Bessie Bello Trown editor-in-chief, Grace Caruthers post mistress, Giorgia Edgar ex-collector, Will James Williams sell Jeades, Ruth Caruthers and Pred Silvey student council reps. The school newspaper Noway Notes debuts, and the bank begins local business.
Ung willive statement on bench. Seventy third district court judge vacancy prompts speculation on Gordon Lang and Claude M. Birkhead as potential appointees. Governor Dan Aloader’s chosen candidate faces county machine support or opposition as George Clifton options loom. Mayor Chambers backs the governor’s choice amid ongoing city county political maneuvering ahead of the next election.
Enrollment figures from Incarnate Word show more than six hundred students registered since the start of the term. Officials expect total enrollment to exceed seven hundred due to added out of town students and continuing registrations.
A city commission increased appropriations for minor city business including payments for a retaining wall at Woodlawn Lake, widening Josephine Street, bridge approaches, and a sanitary sewer in Mission Grove. Others cover traffic ripits and bridge construction on Apache Creek and Zaventora Street, with a $26,000 Ninth Street bridge appropriation rescinded March.
Rodriguez, 36, of 225 Brio City ran. RRAIL fractured in a mishap last week. He was reported in serious condition at Robert Fizcon Hospital Monde.
United States Attorney reflects on title issues tied to dam construction. He notes many titles granted by colonial authorities and state grants, with Supreme Court decisions shaping who can claim land. Clearing titles required extensive review of old records before land companies could purchase the tracts.
A forthcoming volume titled Swell Lie of the Texas Border is announced by Misa Jovite Gonzales, instructor at St. Marys Hall. The work, prepared with border research by the St Marys Hall fellowship at the University of Texas, draws on Oxiginz documents and archives in border towns in Texas and Mexico.
Captain F J Dodge 75 finished a solo 6000 mile journey across the United States and Canada. He returned to his ranch near Hoerne Monday after attending a family reunion at his New London home.
Police are alerted after three horses were reported stolen from H. C. Drvight on North Alamo Street in Sanday. Officers remind residents to report suspicious activity and emphasize vigilance for horse thefts in the area.
A burglar entered the rear door of Taeigin Fuents at 21 Daley Street Sunday and stole two dresses. Police are investigating the break in and reviewing nearby security footage.
San Antonio hotels face a daily problem of lost property left by transient guests. Clerks track razor straps, laundry, and personal items in a system that assigns room name and guest data, with auctions clearing unclaimed items. Smuggling, mislaid mail, and conference records appear among hotel misplacements.
A special cooking course at Lee San Antonio public sight schools attracts many under director L. W. Box. It covers food prep, marketing, preservation, etiquette, and manners with supervision by Miss Sedig Oliver. Classes run from 7:40 to 9:30 PM with all materials supplied by the institution.
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