Government's prohibition force slated at about 15 000
International News Service reports Gen. Lincoln C. Andrews announces the enforcement army and navy will total roughly 15,000 for the next fiscal year. The army about 7,000, the coast guard 9,915, with Washington HQ staffed by 313, including 194 special investigators forming two firing squads. Salaries total about 7.0 million, clerked across districts including New York, Chicago, and four Atlantic states, with detailed district personnel and pay figures.
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Church Lessons to Be Broadcast on Friday
The new Dewey place radio station will dedicate one hour each Friday to broadcasting International Sunday school lessons. The station opens with Mrs. T. C. Ramey delivering the lessons at 5 o'clock this Friday and will continue weekly at the same time.
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Washington
Lights and Hunts Fill San Antonio Weekend News
Newton Jackson Arthur Spring and Charlies Jackson spent the weekend in Austin with university student Charlies Jackson while Judge A McCloskey hunted on the coast. Virginia Katherine Kirkland becomes Canopus club secretary after Henrietta Steele leaves for New York. Deer hunting and hunting trips are frequent with locals from Schreiner Kerrville and Fort Worth areas.
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Arthur Spring
Austin
Charlies Jackson
A. McCloskey
Virginia Katherine Kirkland
Canopus
Henrietta Steele
New York
Texas Legislature May Pay Old Republic Note
State Treasurer W. U. Hatcher says the Fortieth Texas Legislature may need to appropriate funds to pay a $160 note plus 10 percent interest issued by the republic of Texas in 1837. The note, found in New Orleans during a public administrator’s box search, bore signatures of Sam Houston and Benny Smith. Breazeale reported federal nonobligation. Hatcher urged legislative action.
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Galles Orders Aid Given Oil Firms in Mexico
President Carles orders Mexico's industry department to grant full lawful aid to oil companies to seek 50 year concessions on oil properties. Concessions must be requested before December 31.
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Mexico City
Carles
Department of Industry and Commerce
Mexico
Cadet Breaks Neck While Aiming For Erect Posture
Worcester Mass December 10 A West Point cadet Adrian J. Van Leeuwen first year man breaks a neck bone while trying to meet academy erect posture standards. He recovers at home and hopes to rejoin classmates in June. An examining board cites an anatomical peculiarity as the cause.
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Mass
West Point
Adrian J. van Leeuwen
A Ha Club Band Minstrels Plan Radio Broadcast
The A Ha band box minstrels will broadcast a "We Sing For San Antonio" program Friday night under the Chamber of Commerce trade extension department. The program repeats bi monthly as chamber advertising. Percy Barbat directs the minstrels with Paul Mohnkern as musical director and Sam Mullen Sunny Blevins Paul Katzmark and Se ar Watson among the laugh Provokers.
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A-Ha Band Box
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C. C. Wolfe
Percy Barbat
Paul Mohnkern
Sam Mullen
Sunny Blevins
Paul Katzmark
Sear Watson
School tests begin Monday in San Antonio
Tests for four grade levels will start Monday under Miss Emma Neal and C C Ball in San Antonio schools. Stanford achievement Otis classification and National intelligence tests will be administered to seven representative schools. Results will be sent to Chicago for comparison with northern 12 year course outcomes.
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Emma Neal
C. C. Ball
J. T. Shelby
University of Texas
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Otis
National Intelligence
Chicago
Elks Initiate 96 Candidates With LaCrosse Address
San Antonio lodge No 216 Elks initiated ninety six candidates during the weekly meeting led by Joe Pace and Frank J Way. Julian LaCrosse Del Rio district deputy grand exalted ruler spoke after returning from Philadelphia. Visitors included George L Griffin Waxahachie Charles Goldman Ann Arbor B M Combs Corpus Christi Charles F Warmuth Jamestown NY and J E Whitcomb Columbus Neb. The prelim degree team comprised Pace Way Sandfield N D Rockafellow and WR Cavenaugh.
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Frank J. Way
San Antonio
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Philadelphia
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Waxahachie
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Ann Arbor
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Corpus Christi
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Jamestown
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Columbus
Neb
Doe Pace
Arthur Sandfield
N. D. Rockafellow
WR. Cavenaugh
League seeks American help for two 1927 conferences
Washington notes the League of Nations plans to invite American collaboration for two conferences next year. Details are pending and no U S policy will be set yet. One meeting at Geneva on May 4 will tackle world economic problems. another on arms manufacture supervision may be held next fall if the general disarmament conference extends to 1928.
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League of Nnions
America
Geneva
Stock Exchange Will Play Santa
NEW YORK December 10 The stock market appears set to play Santa for investors. The average of 3 lending issues, led by Romangtioh, reached a historic high at 139.34, signaling strong festive market sentiment.
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