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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1927
Page
15
Patrolmen near El Paso exchanged fire with riflemen from across the Rio Grande during a sealed border clash with liquor smugglers just south of the city. Two smugglers were believed wounded and carried to Juarez, while the patrol reported no casualties.
Edward P. Smith state director of summer high schools suggests a forty week year for schools in New York dating to agricultural times when pupils helped with trapping. The proposal envisions extending the school year beyond the traditional term to fit a year round schedule.
Washington reports Prof Frederick M Taylor of the University of Michigan was elected president of the American Economic Association. A sociologist from Grand Forks, North Dakota was likewise named president of the American Sociological Society. Other dispatches note a cold wave in Kansas, a fraternity convention host chosen for 1928, fears of new war, a riverfront fire, Tokyo opens subway, and a birthday cake gift planned for Governor Smith.
About twenty five San Antonio railroad officials representing every line maintaining offices here are expected to attend the twenty third convention of the Fussen Ticket and Freight Agents association at Houston Utes days. The annual meet will be followed by a tour of the lower Rio Grande valleys.
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