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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 05, 1940

Page

6

Hogan Stays On Top In Golf Money Standings

Ben Hogan leads the year’s money winners despite not winning the Midwestern Open in Milwaukee. Hogan earned $9,405 since January 1 after finishing tied for ninth at the Milwaukee Open. Sam Snead and Craig Wood are among others high on the list with top finishes and strong totals as the PGA tour moves to the Canadian Open and PGA Championship.

Milwaukee Ben Hogan Hslph Guldahl Chicago Oliver Horneh N St. Paul Vth Sam Bnead Ziny S Hogan Jominy Bully Bulla Byrd Neon Craig Wood Jimn Ferrier Australia Toronto Hershey

Buddy Baer Returns Home From Hospital

Buddy Baer, brother of Max Baer, is back home in Bacthamento after a week of treatment for a potentially grave spinal injury. Aged 25, he remains under care but predicts return to training within a month.

Bacthamento Buddy Baer Nospital Max Baet

Eastern Brass courts host Eastern Championship play today

After days of tune ups the Eastern Brass courts open full competition. Frankie Parker the No.3 seed dominates early rounds while top seed Riggs and second seed McNeill advance. Other notable results include Marble defeating Mallory and Grant beating Globter in recent matches.

Rye Brass Courts Frankie Parker Bobby Riges Don McNeill Southampton Parker Bob Kerdasha Woodcluff N. A Alles Maye Bitsy Grant St. Mids Gerry Mallory Tennly N.a Yeaterday Grant Danoed Bill Globter Phila Hasphia Riggs Jack Mahoney University of Virginia MeNet Frank Kovacs Anthday Leon Everett Walnut Park Calif Welby van Horn Riges Frank Frochog Chicago

Fragmented read yields incomplete local notice

The text presents a garbled OCR batch with mixed words, names, and numbers. It references places and possible names like Gan Armies and Ravana but lacks coherent events or dates to form a clear news item or action.

Lorenz Wins Seguin Golf Championship Title

Seguin August 5 Chumi Lorena claimed Seguin city golf championship beating Bert Keller early. quarterfinals featured Shants, Jake Wilton. Seguin High coach defeated L B Hardin for first flight laurels while C A Sebraul edged W H Timmermann 1 up in fourth flight.

Sequin Chumi Lorena Seeguin New City Bert Keller Mt Fluccke Park Chester Blumberk Shants Jake Wilton Seguin L. B. Hardin C. A. Sebraul W.H Timmermann Joe Burgess

San Antonio swimmers shine in AAU junior meet

In North Carolina, San Antonio delegates earned spots in the AAU junior and midget nationals. Jackie Tolar Jr won midget diving, Roger Tolar placed fourth, and Dick Westkaemper finished third in medley. In Arizona, Kim Bannister Jr withdraws from the Southwestern golf championship opening August 14 at Albuquerque due to business reasons.

San Antonio Payltt N.C Jackie Tolar Jr Roger Tolar Dick Westkaemper Phoenix Ariz Aug Kim Bannister Jr Albuquerque N. M Bannister

Bowler Names and Scores Appear in Fragmented List

A garbled OCR list shows multiple bowlers and scores with many unreadable surnames and numbers. Individuals such as Dreibrodt and Bauman appear amid distorted entries and stray percentages, with several unreadable fragments lingering.

Krueger Awards Camp Birlls Aide And Honors Recipients

General Walter Krueger presided at Camp Birl ls awarding individual and group trophies for the C.M.T.C. camp closing. Awards include outstanding company, several battalion and infantry honors, sabre and blade scholarships, marksmanship prizes, and officer candidates. multiple named recipients from Texas and Houston areas named for various honors and scholarships.

Walter Krueger C. M. TC Birllls Cap

Pursuit Group Moves to New Tent City Quarters

Members of the Thirty-fourth Pursuit squadron moved into a new tent city on Monday from hangars at the felt. Temporary barracks and officers quarters at Kelly Field are to be bid on August 15 by Quartermaster Gunsten.

Brooks Felt Kelly Field

Many Negroes Seek Army Enlistment in 1940s Texas

Negro youths in the San Antonio recruiting district seek enlistment with the army as appeals for service rise. On August 1 the district was authorized to enlist 120 artillery recruits for Fort SHU Oklahoma. About 500 applications already received and 120 men will be sworn as soldiers in a group on August 16. Since August 1 the Fort Sun Houston district has sent 28 to Fort Sam Houston 22 to Lowry Field Denver 26 to Fort Clark and Fort Ringgold for cavalry and air corps assignments.

Army Service San Antonio Mogtog Ml Une Fort ‘Shu Fort. Sam Houston Lowryfield Denver Cavalry Fort Clark Fort Ringgold

British Air Blitz Rages Across Regions Innight Raids

British air raids last night caused one death and several injuries with negligible damage in parts of the Midlands and eastern England. Leaflets bearing Hitler’s peace offer were dropped in a northeast town and southeast areas. Raids also hit the Thames estuary, Wales, and eastern Scotland with no casualties reported. Military observers caution that if Hitler plans an invasion this month, expect attacks in the coming days when weather aids air operations.

Adolf Scotland Hitler Thas

Timely Arrival Thwarts Thief at Home in Avenye

Witlant H. Friend of 610 Avenye B reported a thief creeping toward a window but fled when a car light flashed on. The would-be burglar dropped a pulsar device as Andrew Friend notified police.

H. Friend Andrew

Bonds and fire protection plans pass in South San Antonio schools vote

A $23,000 bond plan to supplement WPA funds was approved 183 to 124 to add six classrooms and shop facilities at South San Antonio Independent School District. Superintendent G. Boynton announced the projects while discussions continued on a county fire protection rate proposed by Lipscomb. Judge Anderson criticized the $3 per capita offer and said he would seek a counterproposal. The court granted two weeks vacation to Mrs. Will Lawdon, superintendent of the Jennly Behank for girls.

Aboud South San Antonio G. Boynttan Anderson Lipscomb Mira Will Lawdon Pacific Shores Hollywood Tom Ince Santa Monica Canyon Sante Hollywoods San Ferran Mi Washington Pulsue Valley National Defense Advisory Com Mission Frank Periums Social Security Board Commission Rane Come of State Unis Division Mary Pickford Famous Players Charlie Chaplin Clarence Brown San Angelo Charley Harpole Stanley Moor Towa Joe Musgrave Brantif Airways Kathleen Jones Corpus Christi Bill Acklin Albert R. Enderly Iny Hife Insurance Bartford, Conn Mildred Ashmore Ryerson Gates

Watchdog Trees Man for Police Watchdog

Lance, owner of a property on Mitchel Street, reported prowlers endangering a site. Radio Patrolman W. King arrived to find a suspect treed by a dog owned by Lance. The man was taken to the police station and booked for drunkenness. he gave the name Albert Gonzales, 31, of 417 North Zerramora Street.

L.L. Lance Pounyern Fash Mitchel Street Po- Noe Tim Bs W. King Rolin Lance Matt Albert Gonwales North Zerramora Street

Autos for Border Patrol Headed to Texas Districts

Fifty-one new automobiles for the Border Patrol are en route to Texas. The district director of Immigration, W. A. Wha ten, reports the delivery to Bel Filo, Laredo, and Mc Allen, with eighteen units to Bel Filo and Laredo each and five to Mc Allen.

Texas Washington W. A. Whaten Umamigrattos Bel Filo Laredo McAllen

Crossing Gate Accident Reported at Hackberry Street

Mickley Kelley of 222 Ord Street was struck on the head by a crossing gate on the Southern Pacific tracks while crossing Hackberry Street at Duval Street. He was taken to Robert T Green Hospital for treatment.

Mickley Kelley Ord Street Hackberry Stree Duval Street Southern Pacific Nin Robert T Green Hospital

Coat theft leads to $200 fine in corporation court

Nuveiso eepinosa was found guilty of taking a coat from Rafael Hernandez's parked car. The theft case was heard before Judge Temple Calhoun in corporation court, and a $200 fine was imposed.

Nuveiso Eepinosa Rafael Hernandez Temple Calhoun

Walter Winchell On Broadway Hollywood Secrets Revealed

Walter Winchell advances August vacation with guest columnists. Mack Sennett once built Hollywood fame from Edendale to Mexico, while Hollywood faced barriers and new federal coordination. The era recalls Santa Monica depots, early Tarzan images, and Zanuck rising with figures like Cohn and Swann.

Walter Winchell Columist Winchell L. Mack Senneth Hollywood Tnd Pictures Edendale

Fragmented notes mix of people places and events in city

A stream of names and fragments from Bexar and Galveston columns mentions streets with dual names, tours, poems, and a wide array of individuals. It references Houston highway drops, inns, local officials, entertainers like Triva Horcker, and various residents with scattered notes on travels, health, and work.

Galveston Houston Saldom Inn Courts Sara Hoyer Righ Paul Burgess Bev Zulemb Burgess Margueritf

Day for Traffic Cases Is Proposed

Mayor Maury Maverick and city commissioners favor a special day in Corporation court for traffic violators. The proposal aims to speed up trials and keep defendants from waiting while others are heard.

Montay Sam Antonio Maury Maverick Corporation Court Maverick

Rodriguez Given Re entry Permit

The Mexican government revised policy allowing General Nicholas Rodriguez, leader of the Fascist Mexican Gold Shirts, to return to his homeland after four years abroad. Rodriguez, reported critically ill with anemia, faced a precarious future as doctors warned he might not live much longer.

el, Paso Nicholas Rodriguez Mexico Rodriguez

Man Falls Four Floors Down Shaft in Dallas

A 30 year old man from Port Worth plunged four stories from a shaft at the Continental Building Dallas while morning work, but escaped serious injury. He landed on planks across the shaft on the seventh floor and was hospitalized at Baylor with a back injury.

Dallas Keg Husby Port Worth Continental Merning Busby Baylor Hospital

Young Menagerie Owner Faces Quiz

On complaint by Mrs. Gladys Kneupper of 102 Lewis Street police investigated a youth with a small back yard menagerie. She became alarmed when she saw him by her house searching for pacaped snokes, prompting a formal inquiry.

Gladys Kneupper Lewis Street

Member Added to Powder Puffers

The Powder Puff squad welcomed two new members on Monday as the department secretaries join the unit. Mrs. Dorothy Parts of 555 Cincinnati Avenue fills the vacancy left by Miss Marqueline Burns who resigned to take a government post.

Dorothy Parts Cincinneati Avenue Marqueline Burns

Miss Hicks Opens 78 First Round in Western Championship

Chicago Aug 5 Elien Hicks of Long Beach California opens defense of her women’s Western 72 hole championship with a 38 40 78 for the first round. Other scorers include Elizabeth Hicks Mary Agnes Wall Ghanine Williams Mrs Dan Chandler Beatrice Barrett Eleanor Darley Dorothy Foster Jane Cline with varied rounds at Medley Hills course.

Chicago M—Elien Heth Hicks Long Beneh Calif Elizabeth Hicks Long Beach Mary Agnes Wall Menominee Mich Ghanine Willams Dan Chandler Deliag Lemis Beatrien Barrett Minneapolis Eleanor Darley Borothy Foster Springfield Jenane Cline Bloom Saplon

Hollywood Picture Atmosphere Cited For Year Round Shoots

The World Almanac notes Hollywood near Los Angeles enjoys an unusually clear atmosphere enabling motion pictures to be shot on about 750 days a year. The piece highlights the city as a prime film capital with many accredited correspondents covering the industry nationwide.

Hollywood Almanar Tin Cadifarnint Tnbion Los Angeles Spearls

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