San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-08-30
Los Angeles Sleuths, Ac-
customed to Tracing Way
ward Ones, Mystified
When Contented House.
wife Leaves Home.
BY FORREST WHITE.
Copyright. by the San Antonio Ligl
Los Angeles, Aug. 3O.-"Missin

Copyright. by the San Antonio Light.
Los Angeles, Aug. 30.-"Missins
\ model wife and mother"
For the first time in the 40 year,
of its history this city found the fore
going entry upon its record books TO,
day. And the entry found officials un,
prepared and helpless.
For a number of years Los Al
geles has ranked with larger cities a,
a port of missing men. women ana
girls, and has among its police ana
protective officers many trained tt
the work and with pride in their rec
ords as successful seekers after miss
ing persons.
The lure of the movies has beer
Il powerful magnet for women and
girls with secret ambitions for ca
reers. Other causes have contributed
in turning the eyes of many to thi.
distant city as n haven and Sanctu.
AIRY, but always there was cause OF
purpose and usually so well defined
as TO make the plan Of search absurd.
ly simple.
But today when among the missing
TO be found probably in Los Angeles
was included the model wife and
mother. the police machinery failed
came to an utter stop.
\ California Woman.
The record is clear as far as i.
goes. 1t concerns Mrs. 4. l.. Black.
well of Ventura. not far from Los
Angeles. She is about 40 years old,
an age of sound reason which some
Of hn tSb ha,
been prating about as "the dangerous
age" but whose theories are doubly
foolish as applied to Mrs. Blackwell,
as the record plainly will show.
Mrs. Blackwell was handsome, al
ways neatly and becomingly dressed
and young looking for her years. OK.
cept that sometimes her eyes looked
tired. That was all.
For eighteen years Il wife and for
more than sixteen years a mother, she
took care of the home for her HUSBAND
and four children and made it a real
home-a place of their own at Hucn.
enc. just outside Ventura.
When the children came she knew
that they must have such a place and
because she was model wife and
mother she wanted 10 help to gain ii.
She began to work at fruit packing
house and worked so well that she re-
ceived bonus checks and praise from
her employers.
Is Model Housewife.
This WORD, added to the family in
come. helped 10 establish the home.
but was not allowed to interfere WITH
her duties as a model wife aud moth
or. She found time in the morning to
look after the household. TO attend &C
the wants of the children. assuring
them comfort throughout the day then
10 60 to her work. She would retur,i
at night to take up the tasks where
they had been left off and TO com
lnlete the family circle. She had a
love for animals, for growing things
flowers and plants-and they all re.
ceived her care. even to the little
chickens in the yard As the children
grew older they leaned more heavily
on her and when she came home IN
the evening there were many things
waiting for her attention even TO
the arbitration of minor disputes. and
the husband. from his easy chair.
smiled lovingly upon her at the cast
with which she put everything To
rights again.
The Blackwell family was growing
and prospecting. Mrs Blackwell from
her savings bought herself small
car in which 10 go TO and from her
work. II saved steps and time-savcj
them for the home.
That is about all there is to it. ex.