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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 24, 1930

Page

2

Fliers Stunt Above Crowds at Nations Air Races in Chicago

Opening day crowds near 50 000 watched army navy and civilian pilots perform daring stunts at Curtis Field. The 30 mile civilian speed race was won by Jimmy Haizlip in a Travelair ship at 153.56 mph earning 100. Livingston won the men’s Pacific derby from Brownsville Texas in 16 hours 39 minutes 28 seconds with Wilfred Moore in second.

Curtis Field Chicago Jimmy Heizlip Travelair Haizip Army Navy Marine Corps U. S. Marine Livingston John Livingston Brownsville Texas Wilfred G. Moore Foreign Fire

Judge Mathias Elected President of United Spanish War

U S War veterans group names Edward S. Mathias of the Ohio Supreme Court as its new president in a ceremonial session attended by Governor Fred W. Green and other dignitaries. The event marks Mathias’s leadership role in the veterans organization.

Fred W. Green Michigan Edward 5. Mathias Ohio Supreme Court United Spanish War Green Philadelphia

World War I Air Show Dazzles as Planes Clash and Barrel Rolls

In Atlanta an aviation display features Marcel Doret and Captain Loose performing high speed passes and stalls. Major Doolittle flies a Travclair Mystery ship performing rolls while Frank Clark and Rosy Wilson stage a World War I air bottle. Memphis woman Phoebe Omie wins a 1600 mile women’s derby from Columbia to Memphis, finishing in 3 hours 6 minutes 35 seconds.

Marcel Doret France Captain Loose Tayler Jimmy Doolittle Travclair Memphis Dixie Atlanta S. Disse Washington Chicago Phncbe Omlie Columbia S.C Omlie Omlie Was Follwd By Mrs. ‘Leslie Bowman of Hempstead, L Laurie Ingalls Se Louis

Mrs O Donnell Lands in Kansas Air Derby Stop

Mrs Gladys O'Donnell of Long Beach Cath landed at Fairfax Airport Kansas from Wichita at 3:50 p.m. as part of the Women’s air derby. Teammates Jean Lake of Kansas City and Mildred Morgan of Beverly Hills followed, with Marjorie Doig reported down at Emports Kansas. They will stay the night and fly to Chicago tomorrow.

O'Donnell Kansas Fairfax City Gladys O'Donnell Long Beoch Cath Wichita Jean Lake Kansas City Mildred Morgan Heverley Hills Calif

Filipino Lettuce Worker Hanged Near Salinas

Aug 7 report says sheriff advised a Filipino lettuce worker was hanged in the gravesite area a short distance south of Salinas California. The incident occurred as investigators treat the case as a possible lynching with local authorities awaiting further developments.

Salinas Calif Cack H. Abbott Genves Gles Here

Temperatures and Wind Patterns Across Regions

A partial weather page notes warm and windy conditions with variable winds across several locales. It lists temperatures, mentions high and low readings, and includes scattered city names such as Cheyenne, Denver, and Memphis, with clear skies in many areas and some cloud cover in others.

Tocasta Ain Kansas “Cin Moc Lo Pullfy Foulaciile Brevo Ta Fc Ooelene Cig Mista Cigale Amals Elest Ri Fawla Fan Prantsern Renflir Wean Clagdy Shreveport Vilitlands Winntere Tureen Avis

Remarkable Fluid Promises Instant Battery Recharging

An advertised patent-like fluid claims to instantly charge water, radium and wet batteries, extending life and holding a charge indefinitely. The offer, presented by Harry Filioth at Sulte 1271 Eighth, seeks agents to promote a free sample and asks interested parties to write promptly.

Tsere Harry Filioth Sulte den Mainen Lowe Flatt

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