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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1928
Page
7
Members of the cooking class at senior and junior schools will compete in the fifth annual meat essay contest. Miss Emma Firie, director at bomh economics, announced prizes including a $150 scholarship and $9 in cash to be awarded.
An identified Mexican was murdered and robbed Thursday night in an alley in the downtown section. The man had been shot through the heart, and police said his pockets were rifled.
California Republican leaders, led by William H. Crocker, urged voters to elect a delegation pledged to Herbert Hoover for the Republican national convention in Kansas City. The drive, announced in San Francisco, aims to secure Hoover's presidential nomination.
Fort Worth reports 16 year old James Kilcrease, son of a railroad section foreman, was injured late last night while riding a box car toward his home at Hodge. He suffered a mangled leg and may require amputation.
Ninety one paintings eligible for final judging in the 11,000 Texas Of Painting competition will be reviewed by the public at the Wilts Memorial Museum at 2 p m Saturday Mrs Henry Drought president of the San Antonio Art League announced A final selection will be made by nationally renowned judges along with donor Edgar B Davis of New York The exhibit features fifty nine artists with works hung by a committee including Dawson Watson Eleanor Onderdonk and other noted Texas painters The show opens Saturday and runs through the weekend at the University Fine Arts Department listing artists such as Duston-Watson Wilkinson Woeéfle Teel Arpa Blackmon Brown Brewer Birren Thomeett Cook and many others across Texas
A fire damaged the home of Moenin MP Bass at 100 Kentucky avenue by an explosion of gasoline in the kitchen. Firefighter Tinglae Company No. 4 responded to the alarm and contained the blaze. The damage was reported as about two hundred dollars.
A blaze of undetermined origin ripped through the Muchenberger Wink Paper and Print Company in Joseli Missouri early today causing an estimated loss of 125000 dollars. Fire crews fought the flames but the plant suffered heavy damage and the cause remained under investigation.
Detectives hunted a ranch fifteen miles southeast of San Antonio for the slayer of 80 year old Carolina Porter who died Sunday. An accomplice was arrested at his West Nueva home Wednesday night and charged as an accessory. He reportedly aided an escapee by supplying shelter and food, according to Chief of Detectives William F. Green.
In New York, 28 month old Hebra Taylor demonstrates piano tunes and whistling while her father, composer and critic Taylor, receives a $5000 Tailord Foundation award for his work. He states the grant honors his wife and child and reflects on the impact of the award.
New York City hosted Ireland’s head of government and the opposition leader as William Cosgrave neared the end of a two week U.S. and Canada visit aboard the Olympic and Eamon de Valera prepared to sail for treatment next week after arriving December 21.
Jacksonville Florida February 4 leaders of the American open shop conference continued their twelfth session predicting a revolution in industrial relations yet noting much remains to be done before harmony between workers and employers is achieved A O Reese president of the gathering spoke optimistically about recent progress toward better relations and the conference favors group insurance as a factor in industrial betterment while planning an educational program to study unemployment and related industry problems.
Haro W. McCormick, a millionaire harvester, denies reports from Burin alleging a divorce filing by Madame Gane Walika in Paris. The chatter linked McCormick to the French capital matter, but he stated he knows nothing about it.
Fragmentary report notes Lindbergh related aeronautical guidance with references to aviation terms and military context. Details are garbled, but mentions navigation, aircraft, and mounting location at a northern facility, with unclear numbers and names. The readable portions imply a focus on pilot guidance and aviation leadership.
Deputy Tax Director We Ae Tindall announced a notable rise in Willacy County poll tax payments this year. About 120 taxpayers are now listed, reflecting increased local compliance compared with prior periods.
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