Bathing Girl Revue tops San Pedro Park tourist day plans
Canopus club announces a bathing girl revue as the centerpiece of the San Pedro park tourist day on February 24 with events for visitors from Texas and San Antonio. Local chambers are to select representatives. prizes include two silver cups for district winners and an archery contest. Tourists are urged to decorate cars for a parade and pickups count on a large turnout estimated at 2500 to 3000 attendees.
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Main Students Hold Assembly at Local School
Cadets from the ROTC unit led the program in the auditorium on Main Avenue Friday. Principal S Hakeley welcomed students and noted school traditions as Richard Pullen, president of Student Council, announced three prizes tied to the recent Collins Art Shop exhibition. Marie Neil Edna Allen and Fila Stone received awards as student speakers and staff addressed the gathering.
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Felix McKnight
Emma Jane Glover
Robert Webster
Ruth Eldridge
Postponed Smith trial in district court
Jourdanton attorney Smith faces an indictment for assault to murder. Trial likely delayed several weeks. District Attorney C M Rimbers noted the postponement, while Mann, linked to a prior alleged escape, remains hospitalized in Baltimore. Mann serves as secretary treasurer of Ransom Silshee Co. of San Antonio.
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Mann
Ransom-Silshee Compeny, Inc
San Antonio
Canning Grapefruit Recipe Sought by Extension Agent
Miss Reynolds of the chamber of commerce home demonstration agent seeks a grapefruit canning method. She tests methods believed to yield a perfectly delightful product and has received over fifty requests from winter visitors in San Antonio seeking canned grapefruit.
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Miss Reynolds
Couir
Merce
San Anton
Forging Machine Sent to Junk. Franks Sold as Scrap
In Budapest on February 5 the engraved machine that printed forged francs for Prince Windsachgraetz and other Arangan nationals was sent to the junk pile. The court used the device as evidence. it now sells as scrap iron to the government for 310. The find occurred at a local printer where the forgers once traded.
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Prince Windsaechgraetz
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Empire Theater Sets Opening of The Big Parade
The Empire theater opens The Big Parade on February sixteen with John Gilbert and Renee Adoree leading the cast. Earl Dane Tom O'Brien Hobart Bosworth Claire Adams appear as Jim's parents and fiancée, and Clarice McDowell is also in the film. MGM says the metropolitan symphonic score will be played by a twenty piece orchestra with all seats reserved and advance sale.
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King Victor
Laurence Stallings
New York
John Gilbert
Renee Adoree
Earl Dane
Tom O’brien
Bndiies
Hobart Bosworth
Clsira McDowell
Jim
Claire Adams
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Metropolitan
Moody to Attend Laredo Birthday Celebration
Governor Dan Moody and the Texas legislature travel by a Missouri Pacific special train through San Antonio on February 21 en route to Laredo for a George Washington birthday celebration on February 22. They arrive at 6 15 p m and stay until midnight then return via San Antonio as announced by FE A Farr assistant passenger agent.
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Dan Moody
San Antonio
Laredo
George Washington
FE. A. Farr
Ad Club Hear William Nelson Taft Lecture
William Nelson Taft editor and publisher of the Retail Ledger Philadelphia will deliver a noon Monday lecture to members of the San Antonio Advertising Club in the Oak Room at the St Anthony Hotel. His subject is What Is Wrong With Retail Advertising.
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Retail Ledger
Philadelphia
San Antonio Advertising Club
St Anthony Hotel
Main High Co-Eds to Take Course in School Cafe
Ten girls from the domestic science department at Main High School will work in the school cafeteria during lunch hours. Under an agreement with Miss Frances Smidean of Girls and cafeteria manager Mrs. Alma Kehr, the students will serve other students daily as part of the spring course.
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Suspects in Fort Worth Killing Brought in from Ardmore
Suspects in a Fort Worth murder case were brought into the city today from Ardmore Oklahoma. The raid involved a staged robbery during the night and linked to the killing of Rosenn Wilson.
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Trainmen Granted Increase in Pay
The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and Enginemen announced a wage increase for its members this noon in New York. Details on amount and effective date were not immediately released.
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Youth urged to join church battles at Southwest Texas convention
Rev. William H. Joyner urged Beacon Hill Baptist Church delegates to recruit youth for B Y P U and Sunday school. He stressed that the church relies on young people to attend meetings and lessons, noting children learn faithfulness early. The convention drew delegates from about fifty counties. next Texas B P U convention was set for San Antonio November 24 25 26 with an expected 2500 delegates.
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William H. Joyner
Beacon Hill Baptist Church
Southwest Texas Sunday School
B. Y. Plu
First Baptist Church
B. Y. PU
O. &. Lattimore
Austin
Texas
Joxner
T. C. Gardner
Cross Country Hops Planned by Vaneeed Flying School
Twenty seven students from Ar vaneed Flying School Kellyfied will fly cross country to Dallas or Fort Worth and back Sunday weather permitting. Fourteen students will travel to Dallas in seven planes with five pilots alternating. Thirteen will fly to Fort Worth in seven planes under the same setup, Cadet R E B Coulter flying alone. Lieutenant J W Monahan and Lieutenant H Taylor will fly to Dallas and Fort Worth to supervise arrivals.
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Kellyfied
Fort Worth
San Antonio Community Board Elects New Officers
Miss Hattie Rankin was re elected president of the San Antonio Community board. Officers for 1927 include Mrs A G Jennings secretary Crang C Holt recording secretary and Mrs Seth Craig treasurer. Mrs Ike West named chairman of a tag day to fund an industrial center for unemployed women to make garments. The board plans a six month trial of the project with potential permanent setup if successful. Committees for April were announced including religious recreation charity publicity purchasing laundry and sewing among others.
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Hattie Rankin
San Antonio
Miss Rankin
W. E. Uzzeil
K. Birkemeier
Oran
C. Holt
J. R. Brown
W. W. Standifer
B. A. Bond
S. E B. Okerland
C. W. Titus
A. G. Jennings
William Sims
Zion City Lodge Closes After Denounced Pool Hall Activities
The sole lodge in Zion City, Modern Woodmen of America, shut its doors after a two year battle with Wilbur Glenn Yolka. Officers and a member were jailed on $500 bonds while eighty seven lodge dancers were detained for police records.
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Lodge
Woodmen of America
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London to Have Its First Carillon
London news reports the installation of a two bell carillon atop a new shop building on Old Bond Street. A special tower has been erected to house the instrument, creating the citys first carillon.
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Old Bond Street
Eighth Corps Area Target Match Opens at Brackenridge
The Eighth Corps Area intercollegiate target match opened on Brackenridge High School range with the San Antonio Senior High R O T C team shooting. Fifteen boy marksmen from Main Avenue and Brackenridge participated while Maj. B J Reilly Lieut John Hill and Maj H B Adams observed. The Hearst Trophy cup match follows on March 5.
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Brackenridge
San Antonio
B. J. Reilly
John ©. Hill
Stain
H. 8. Adams
Main Avenue
Clyde Wilkinson
Hansel Wells
James Butcher
Mansfield Lehman
John M. Hansell
Pierson Miller
Gilber Pfeiffer
Frank E. Burger
Elfred Schmidt
Henry Ford
Edward J. Besse
John Crews
Ray Bellinger
Hugh Watson
Eugene Rooke
Major Adams
Presidents and Their Pictures A Puzzle Contenders History
A promotional notice offers a complete history of presidents with photos. It promotes a price of 50 and requests payment by money order to H. Sacks, sale agent, 1473 Boston Read, New York.
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Boston Read
New York
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