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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1927
Page
3
A partial reader fragment notes a Boulder Dam Day event in Los Angeles for April 2 with a morning parade and ceremonies planned along a main route. Details are unclear but indicate civic observance and a celebratory program.
Pitty gupils of Joel Chandler Harris Junior School perform A Night With Uncle Remus Friday night in the school auditorium under the Harris PTA. Walter Butler plays Uncle Remus with Ernest Rogers Willis Hunt Jesse Villareal Edward Morgatroyd and R B Daniel as the children and animals. Miss Kathrine Dixon leads twelve girls in tar baby drill while old plantation music and dancing are included. PTA members in charge of refreshments include Mrs Curtis Fritsch Mrs T Re Litton Mrs H O Melton Mrs Gus Koeleffel Are H M Meurman Mrs William Geisler and Drs B Burgers. items include hootha cake pies hamburgers coffee ice cream dish pond tamales and popcorn.
Jesa Huiter, a Sabinal volunteer fireman, was hospitalized Thursday with injuries deemed likely fatal after a collision between a fire engine and the chief's car during a response to a derailment incident in Sabinal on Wednesday night. Mrs. Joe Watson, wife of the fire chief, suffered internal injuries and her two babies were severely bruised. Ii Butler sustained internal injuries and a fractured skull when thrown from the fire track. Other passengers were unhurt. No train cars derailed.
In Minneapolis Minnesota on April 28 detectives reopen a murder case against Erdman Olson for allegedly fatally stabbing his lover Clara Olson. Simultaneous probes across three Northwest states follow questioning of two relatives of the couple as investigators pursue new leads.
A flood benefit show will be held at Main Avenue High on May 11 to aid Rock Springs sufferers. Sponsored jointly by the Parent-Teacher Association gym classes and Student Council, the program features Miss Edith Gregory and Char Kress performing a Spanish dance exhibition along with other school groups contributing acts.
Pupils from the botany department of a city high school will compete in a contest sponsored by the Intercollegiate League. A $50 prize will go to the student offering the best reflection of Texas wildflowers. The event centers on gathering and classifying native blooms at Brackenridge, per botany teacher Miss Viola Moore.
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