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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1926
Page
1
San Antonio croquet players announce a forthcoming open roquet tournament in Travis Park to foster goodwill. Park Commissioner Ray Lambert investigates alleged outsiders’ exclusion by a local "combine" while players insist they rotate play and welcome all.
Count Salm testified he arrived last November as an immigrant and intends to make New York his home. He said his wife did not want her parents to know of their forthcoming marriage due to her wishes and concerns about obstructions.
Led by a lone woman police in San Antonio searched for John Marvin Riker 50 a wealthy Hebbronville resident who vanished four months ago during a business trip. Miss Amma Mae Williams Harlingen second cousin arrived to aid the hunt saying she would not give up until the fate of her relative is learned.
Local wholesale dry goods dealers report November purchases by San Antonio merchants exceed 1925 figures. More than $100,000 in dry goods bought by out of town merchants, double the prior year, with the trade area expanding about 75 miles. Single merchant purchases over $6000 rise to $62,000, and railroad refunds totaled $526 for November 1926. The average one way mileage per merchant grew to 259 miles.
Petitions to erect billboards gasoline stations and curb nips must be read at two consecutive city meetings before action by the commission Acting Mayor Phil Wright said Wednesday The petitions also must be presented to City Clerk Fred Fries to ensure records are kept and protests or litigation are avoided by proper procedure.
Captain McDaniel, born 1895 in San Antonio, leads the No. 1 Leening amphibian from Pensacola to San Antonio as part of six craft for a South American hop. He is an aviation instructor at Kelly field and a Texas graduate with a law degree, noted for advancing the Pan American flight training program.
Five Spaniards were captured by U S immigration authorities on a ranch about 80 miles below Laredo. The men, who had entered the United States legally, wandered lost and nearly starved while trying to reach an inland town, and were found by ranch workers.
Requests have started to come to the highway department and chamber of commerce for copies of logs of routes between San Antonio and St. Louis. William G. Furlong, manager, will complete the logs Saturday. States represented include Illinois Missouri Iowa and Nebraska.
Brig. Gen. Mason B Patrick chief of the Air Corps was expected to wire Maj. H A Dargue the commander of the United States Army Pan American flight with a definite decision on his attendance at the off of the flight from Duncan field on December 20 The pilots expect General Patrick will witness the departure The maiden flight of the San Antonio may be made Thursday weather permitting Work on the last three ships arrived Friday and they may be ready for flight Friday All army airdromes in San Antonio except Duncan field will be open to visiting civilian planes for the hop off with a reserved section planned around the planes during the christening exercises
Tom Marks, 31, heir to a wealthy Oklahoma family, was acquitted in a district court here of charges he murdered John Moss a prominent state cotton buyer last February. The acquittal comes after an international news service report on the case.
A prowler stole two pairs of dental forceps from the servant’s quarters at the rear of Brig Howe. The incident was reported by B. B. Bray of 2046 West Mulberry Avenue to detectives on Wednesday.
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