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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1927
Page
1
Arthur Brisbane discusses Pacific air strategy, naval power, and political risk as nations race to build aviation strength. He notes U S warning signals, Britain and France air challenges, and Kemal Pasha’s secular reforms impacting global balance, urging government action for aviation parity.
Weather for tourists reports cloudy skies in the region with lighter to moderate winds from the east. Tonight and Sunday expect warmer temperatures in the northern areas and lighter northerly gusts along the west coast.
A collision two miles north of E—netdor on the San Antonio Corpus Christi highway left Fins wood Cobb of Alice with a fractured skull after being thrown through his windshield as his car and a second vehicle containing Dorothy Eidman and Bernice Graham crashed. The women escaped with minor injuries and were taken to Santa Rosa infirmary. Cobb and the fire were aided by other motorists and deputies.
Five cotton pickers from a San Antonio family were injured early Saturday when a car crashed into a telegraph pole on the 1440 block of South Presa Street. Angelita Riojas, 17, suffered a broken hip and serious injuries, while the other four had minor bruises and cuts. They were taken to Robert T. Greene Hospital by passing motorists.
Disabled Veterans organization plans to form Chapter No 4 Lia Abled American Veterans at a Gunter hotel meeting Saturday night. A Bossan cites the effort. William Urban of Houston, national DVA officer, will visit the organization.
Thousands of blackbirds swarm the gillsee near OLEAN causing continuous noise and night unrest. Residents report birds roosting in trees and awake nights as village officials seek federal relief from the United States Bureau of Birdingies guidance.
A telegram from the Doran family of Flint Michigan to Mrs Frenk Pedlar Toy of Miami Florida expresses sympathy for Angey Pedlar, pilot of the biplane Dors Doran, lost over the Pacific with crew Mildred Doran and Vilns Knope. Joy, visiting relatives, kept to bed in anxiety.
Aug 20 report notes measures by police to curb radical outbursts after Massachusetts Supreme Court rejection of appeal for condemned men. Authorities announce no parades or public street meetings permitted amid security actions.
Paris August 20 Chirence Darrow lawyer was informed today of rumors he was dead. The correspondent urged him to take a walk and discuss the matter.
WHITTIER Aug 2 H Russell Strohm said to be field secretary for the United Brethren Church was held here today on charges in Columbus Ohio of passing checks without sufficient funds.
Ray Tyeoman general manager of the South Texas Chamber of Commerce and A J Parkett of the Central Texas Institute left Laredo for Robstown to attend a Chamber of Commerce meeting.
Boston, Aug 20. Arthur D. Dill, chief counsel for Nicala, said Justice Morton refused to issue a writ of habeas corpus and denied Field permission to appeal. Rail protests mount as Governor Puller faces a last-minute plea while police tighten security in Boston and statewide.
A photo shows the Golden Eagle, a cigar shaped monoplane owned by George Hearst, taking off from Oakland to Hawaii in the world’s greatest air derby. The plane has not been heard from and is believed floating somewhere in the Pacific. Jack Frost is listed as pilot and Gordon Scott as navigator.
New York reports a major buying movement pushes cotton prices above 31 dollars per bale. December futures rise to 22.08 cents per pound, up from 20.43 cents at yesterday's close.
Charles Chaplin and his estranged wife Lita Grey Chaplin met in a last hour conference with their lawyers in Los Angeles to discuss a financial settlement ahead of the divorce trial set for next Monday morning. The talks, disclosed today, aimed to resolve disputed financial issues before the court.
Governor and Mrs. Van Moody prepare to travel to a fair in Tyler as part of a community event. The brief notices mention a Moody family contingent and transportation details.
A typhoon hit Mongkoux and disrupted Hongkong port operations on August 20. Trams and ferries to Kowloon stopped, and shipping was held up as naval crews patrolled the area. Authorities mobilized nearly 400 horses as military camps near Kowloon were threatened, causing stir along Nathan and Chalinm roads.
From STIANGSTAT August 20. The northern Tsingtao squadron appeared off Woosung near Shanghai at dawn and fired several shots at Woosung forts and nearby railway infrastructure as warships massed offshore.
In Dublin on August 30 Mayor Ammy Walker of New York engages in a lively, if garbled, exchange about a homecoming. The scene features banter over travel and hospitality as officials trade pleasantries aboard a vessel.
In Honolulu Aug 20 mercantile ships and seaplanes swept Hawaiian waters for missing craft the Miss Doran and the Golden Eagle. Submarines probed windward sides of islands while seaplanes vanished and other ships searched from San Francisco. Two planes departed Oakland and were overdue with crews presumed wrecked or stranded.
San Francisco August 20. A red flare reported three miles off the starboard bow near 37 32 N, 127 22 W, far from the great circle route as Dallas Spirit searches for five missing Dole planes. Capt William P Erwin and navigator A D Biehwaldt relayed frantic radio calls after their plane went into spins. all efforts by West Sequoia and other vessels are hampered by fog and mist as the hunt for Miss Mildred Doran and the missing crews continues aboard the Dallas Spirit departing Oakland for Honolulu.
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