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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 25, 1935

Page

5

State shooting meet dates awarded

Laredo won the state up-bore rifle championship, Austin claimed the state pistol meet, and Fort Worth earned the small-bore title at a Texas Rule and Fishol Association meeting. Secretary L L. Cline announced the dates: rifle in Laredo May 23, small-bore in Fort Worth May 4-5, pistol in Austin June 15-16. Awards include gold medals, silvers, bronzes, and cash prizes.

Laredo Austin Fort Worth L. L. Cline San Antonio

Trapshooters Score Well on Windy Day at Olmas Range

Windy conditions challenged shooters at Olmas range in San Antonio Gun Club skeet and trap event. Scores included 73 for a shooter and 49x80 for Joan Dury, with many competitors listed like J C Wade, B J Fischer, and W A frites among others.

San Antonio B. J. Fischer T. Tanthee A. J. Ridder Jr D. Bailey J.C. Wadeworth Lee Sons Wan Gook. Wood

Bowling Leagues Record Amid Stale Team Names

Readable lines show bowling league standings with team scores, player names such as McC and Wood, and miscellaneous per game figures. Fragmentary entries hint at rivalries, averages, and matchups but lack complete results or clear dates.

No Object For Affection Song From Oklahoma Star

Pet Truman Pom a known as Binky Pom a rose to fame with The Object of My Affection after crashing the movies. He recalled writing the tune to earn meals while studying at the University of Oklahoma and discarded plans for a stable career, saying the climbing music business offered no room for a married man.

Oklauoma Cvey Truman Binky Poma University of Oklahoma

Broadway Revival Shines as Misses Swarth and Jepson Amaze

New York February 25 A lively review of a Broadway revival of Minnie the Moocher featuring Misses Gladys Swarthout and Helen Jepson delivering a rousing performance with encores. The show benefits Stage Relief and Authors League funds. Noel Coward Beatrice Lillie and Jimmy Saye lauded the performance while Jack Dempsey and Rudy Vallee entertained the Friars Club with a witty sketch.

New York Beer Hall Stage Relief Authors League Minnie Noel Coward Beatrice Lillie Jimmy Saye New Amsterdam Jack Dempsey Rudy Vallee Friars Club Irving Caegar Athough Lather Dempsey Vallee Dempsey

Breeders to Honor Dean at Exposition Fort Worth

Dean Mark Francis of Texas A and M College Veterinary Medicine will be honored at the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show in Fort Worth March 16 to 24 as guest of the exposition and the Texas Hereford Breeders Association. The annual dinner March 19 will be the Mars Francis dinner for his contribution to the state livestock industry. Harry Winston of Snyder is association president and Jack Tyner of Fort Worth is secretary.

College College Station Mark Francis School of Veterinary Medkins Texas A M. College Fort Worth Texas Hereford Breeders’ Association Mars Francis Harry Winston, Snyder Jack Tyner

Mill Starts College for Workers at Galloway Mills

In Lagrange Georgia a mill owned college opens for 6000 workers to gain a textile engineering level education. The program offers 26 subjects, bans Greek and Latin, runs 90 to 140 hours of classwork, and awards certificates comparable to degree standards. A 32 member faculty from mill departments conducts day and night classes to prepare workers for skilled positions.

Lagrange Galloway Mills Lessness Office Fuller ER. Callaway Jr

Barrow Barrow Trial Arguments Begin in Dallas

Government and defense testimony closed today as 20 defendants in the Clyde Barrow Bonnie Parker case prepare for closing arguments. Billie Mace Bonnie's sister testified this morning about meetings with the outlaws in 1933.

Dallas Clyde Barrow Bonnie Parker Billie Mace Bonnie Cumie Barrow Clyde Emma Parker

Deadly cobra becomes village playmate in Gudivada

In Gudivada village, a deadly cobra has become a daily playmate for children after villagers poured milk on an ant hill to appease the serpent god. The cobra emerged, drank the milk, and now repeatedly surfaces, even curling around a cow. Nearby, 35 thousand feet of used lumber from wrecked buildings are for sale under Classification 98.

Madras Gudivada Ars

Long Returns to Baton Rouge for Public Hearing on Rates

Senator Huey P. Long arrived in Baton Rouge from Washington and New Orleans and went to the state capitol to confer with Governor Allen about resuming his public service commission hearing on telephone rates. A heavy guard accompanied him. A Brownsville port project seeks $500,000 more to deepen the harbor to 30 feet, with a survey to test feasibility.

Hong Baton Rouge Huey P. Long Washington New Orleans State Capitol O. , Allen Public Service Commission Brownsville Fes

Junior Birdmen of America elects biweekly meeting cadence

Lawrence Shaw junior branch of the National Director announces at the first called meeting at the Gynter hotel that regular sessions will be held at 4 p m every two weeks. A campaign to organize more squadrons in the Antonio wing is planned along with monthly model building contests and squadron competitions with prizes.

Gynter Sn Antonio Bairdmen of America R. T. Rickard No. 1 Municipal Auditorium Rickard West Hollywood Avenue T. G. Fowler

Solon income facts sought by Texas legislature

Austin report on the Texas Senate and House shows a split over public disclosure of private retainers. The House passed a questionnaire to reveal connections but critics say it omits post oath earnings. Senatorial lists appear in journals despite a House refusal to adopt broader disclosure. Representative Cecil Lotlet seeks a revised form to better fit the original spirit.

Austin INS House Senate Legislaure Cecil Lotlet Cross Plains

Texas Relief Benefit Aims for Rural Homes and Aid

The Texas relief administration reports over 10,000 houses built or repaired under rural rehabilitation. W R Smitham, head of rural aid, seeks 1700000? for 40 four room houses and 400000 for seed and textiles to aid planting season. The plan targets 15000 to 20000 rehabilitated families with seed fertilizer for 800 families.

Austin Fels INS Texas Relief Administration W. R. Smitham Rural Aid Department Smitham Cients

Candledra Candelabra Hangs in North Carolina Church

The ancient silver candelabra presented by King George II of England remains hung in St Thoms Botseupat Church in Bath North Carolina. The church notes the item dates to the era around 734.

George II of England St. Thoms Botseupat Bath N. C

Hog Demonstrations Bring $300 Profit

Fort Worth reports a 4-H club boy Lee Lillard of Tarrant County earned a net profit of 200.64 dollars from swine demonstrations. He began with six Hampshire sows, added six more sows and two gifts, exhibited in four stock shows, and tallied receipts of 491.47 with expenses of 185, yielding the stated profit. He kept a Dures end and one Hawkshire gift, selling the others.

Fort Worth Lee Lillard Tarrant County M. CG Lee Hampshire

Huey Long unveils plan to split relief funds

Senator Huey P. Long proposed replacing Roosevelt’s 4.86 billion work relief with a 2.1 billion land and building program. States would receive funds by unemployment, choose road or project spending, and set wages. federal unemployment relief would end upon his plan’s passage, returning control to the states.

Washington, D. C Roosevelt Huey P. Long Huey Long

Admiral Byrd to Lecture Tour in West Texas Towns

Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd, returning from a Antarctic expedition, will tour West Texas next February. His Amarillo manager arranged a week of lectures in Lubbock El Paso San Angelo Wichita Falls Amarillo and possibly other West Texas points. 8000 to 10000 feet of motion picture film will screen with the talks and four or five expedition members will accompany Byrd.

Amarillo Richard E. Byrd West Texas

Expansion of money urged at public ownership meeting

Washington Feb 25 OP-A resolution backing government ownership of the federal reserve bank and currency expansion was prepared for introduction at the opening session of the Public Ownership League of America biennial conference. Officials say the measure seeks a larger currency base to boost cash use and calls for representation of labor industry and agriculture on the federal reserve board.

Washington, D.C Federal Reserve Bank Cogie Public Ownership League of America Federal Reserve Board

Wee GONE AHERN

A brief line lists a smoker praising Old Golds and the Major’s reaction to the dinner gong, reflecting a casual, period voice. The text foregrounds a personal endorsement and a cheerful cue, suggesting a promotional or column inch style line from a historical newspaper.

Ex-County Judge Seeks Court Sale

Ex county judge J M Simpson once purchasing agent for the county and bidding on courthouse supplies now seeks a court sale bid as a salesman for a stationery company. He has entered a bid to supply the county clerk with 14 record books and related items.

J. M. Simpson Anssters Commissioners’ Court Equpmerth

Texas Boy Bags 16 Jackrabbits in Fer Angled Feats

A seven year old boy, Bobby Brynth, bagged 230 of a furred game, defeating jackrabbits in a fer Angurs contest. He was with seven men, including Post and Vega, and the numbers claimed suggest a rugged hunt with multiple rabbits killed per man.

Vees Uils Ares Gun Bathe Trusk Yea Post Vega

Brownwood Ships Six Cars Turkeys

Brownwood reports six carloads of dressed turkeys shipped for the Christmas market, bringing the season total to four carloads. The shipments add up to about 83,000 pounds live weight valued near 83,000 dollars. Local figures show twenty-one cars were chipped on the Christmas market and seventeen on the Thanksgiving market. The article notes overall market activity for poultry shipments in Brownwood.

Brownwood UFI Christas

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