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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 09, 1927

Page

2

Scouts to Shoot for Silver Trophy in San Antonio

The Texas Optometrical Association will sponsor a target shooting contest for San Antonio Boy Scouts with a silver trophy awarded to the troop posting the highest 22 caliber rifle score. The contest closes in April during the association meeting at the St Anthony hotel April 19 to 21. The trophy may stay for one year or become a permanent honor after three consecutive wins.

San Antonio Texas Optometrical Association St. Anthony Hotel Edward ‘P. Jenison Jenison

Library Receives Non Fiction Books

The Carnegie library shelves gain a new collection of recent non fiction works including biography history travel literature and fine arts. Notable titles are Ernest Boyd Guy Maupassant studies Gamaliel Bradford The Face of Silence by Mukerji and Read Em and Weep by Sigmund Spaeth.

Carnegie Library Frances R. Humphrey Guy Maupassant Ernest Boyd Sigmund Spaeth

Stop Catarrh Open Nostrils Head Relief Balm Ad

An advertisement promotes Bly's Cream Balm for head colds and catarrh. It claims the cream clears nasal passages, relieves congestion, and eases headaches by applying a small amount into the nostrils. Eli's Dream Balm is also featured as a remedy.

Eli

Brooks Field Pilot Escapes Injury In Second Mishap

Lieut Laurence C Craigie Brooks field flying instructor faced two air incidents in under a week. In the second event his aircraft landed with one wheel missing then settled on its axle without damage. A second Brooks field plane lost a wheel in flight. pilot Lieut R Y W Gilley landed on one wheel and nosed over but was not hurt.

Laurence C. Craigie Brooks Field F. J. Pratt Craigie Lieut R. Y W. Gilley Filer Gilley

Lions hear Wayne on Legion program luncheon meeting

The San Antonio Lions club held a Wednesday noon meeting with an American Legion program. Beans were served at the luncheon and Legionnaires ran the event from reveille to taps. Wayne Davis spoke on the subject of the Legion.

The American Legion San Antonio Lions’ Club Wayne Davis Legion

Officers Hunt Lost Motorman

A. D. Lawrence street car motorman living at 1926 West Ashby place has been missing since early Tuesday. Police search follows a report from Mrs. Lawrence. he was in uniform and left for work when last seen on Wednesday.

A. D. Lawrence West Ashby Place

S A Woman Burned When Gas Explodes

Miss R C Sprague of 207 Lexington Avenue is recovering from slight burns to her hands after a bucket of gasoline vapor was ignited by the gas heater pilot light in her kitchen. Damage estimated at 25 dollars.

R. C. Sprague Lexington Avenue

Casting Aspersions on Miami Sostly

Miami scene reports a Baltimore man, Lewis Saut man, posting a sign declining Miami and hinting at moving north. Real estate men acted, Kaufman was convicted of disorderly conduct and jailed ten days.

Miami Baltimore

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IFFER Wayne Hunt S.A Houston Onyn Sostly Cunningham New York Chicago San Francisco Straus-Frank Company San Antonio, Texas Wolff & Marx Co Madras
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