Large Legion gathering in San Antonio seeks relief from red tape
Indications point to one of the largest postwar legion assemblies in San Antonio as 400 marines and 66 ships are noted in a disability relief appeal. Veterans, many disabled, crowd the Alamo Post No. 2 to petition Congress for faster processing of bonus and insurance certificates amid banker delays.
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Sid ‘Anthony
Shyhidh
Jackie Burke
Alamo Post No. 2
American Legion
Arke
Alama Post
Santo Antonio Legionnaires
Harry MM. Wurzbach
Congressmen Plan Legislative Action
The House Ways and Means Committee ordered a Friday hearing on veterans loans tied to insurance certificates. Senators and American Legion members cited bankers' lack of information as the main obstacle to loans from the treasury.
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House “Aways and Means Committee
Treasury
American Legion
Immigration officials headquarter visit in Laredo
Immigration headquarter officials in Laredo conduct a routine inspection trip led by district supervisor and C A Perkins assistant superintendent of the border patrol. No special significance noted amid reports of disturbances in Mexico.
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C. A. Perkins
Border Patrol
Laredo
Ammigration Headquarers
Mexico
Pigeons Enter Pact to Spare Briscoe School Premises
A bizarre incident ends with a priest promising police to clear pigeons from Briscoe school premises. Mgr Heil seals the school walls with pigeons in hands pockets and hat. Bird trappers estimate a month to capture all pigeons and relocate them to Brackenridge park and downtown plazas.
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Briscoe
Brackenridge Park Spa
Peacock Academy Student Vanishes From School
Police were asked by Wesler Peacock of the Peacock Military Academy to help search for A. A. Arkwich an 18 year old student who disappeared from the school.
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Wesler Peacock
The
Peacock Military Academy
A. A. Arkwich
Stuent
U S Orders More Warships for Nicaragua Crisis
The United States orders the Argonne with 400 marines and two cruisers Marblehead and Cincinnati to Nicaraguan waters at the request of the State Department. Navy action aims to block Liberal forces and reinforce Diaz backed by American arms, triggering Senate controversy over intervention.
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N.S
Washington
Nicaragua
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Navy Department
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Argonne
Marblehead
Cincinnati
Nicaraguan
Sacasa
Senate
Borah
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Nebraska
Wheeler
Montana
Latimer
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Sacase
Rio Grand Bar
Syith
Bluefields
Diaz
Kellogg
Opm
Diaz Thankful for U. S. Marines
Adolfo Diaz the conservative Nicaraguan president expresses profound satisfaction at the U S naval authorities sending three armies to Managua from U S and Galveston and Corinto. He says the arrival will be hailed by his government and a large majority of Nicaraguans as a sign of U S interest and a harbinger of peace and prosperity.
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Nic
Adolfo Diaz
United States
U. S
Galveston
Corinto
Arriva
U S Commissioners Await Allocation for Next Year
The appropriation bill to fund independent government commissions and boards for the coming year totals 512 901 808 dollars, down 603 125 from this year’s level and 62 below the budget guidance. The Veterans' bureau leads with 473 400 dollars.
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Jan
Veterans’ Bureau
Madame Butterfly at Municipal Auditorium With Tamaki Miura
Japanese prima donna Tamaki Miura stars as Madame Butterfly in the Manhattan Opera Company production at the municipal auditorium Thursday night. The Pavley Onkrainsky ballet performs The Temple of the Sun as part of the program, with performances Friday and Saturday nights. Also note the 16th annual Tone Star Poultry Association show at 123 Main Avenue Read Closesi fication 162 for the poultry market of Southwest Texans.
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Tamaki Miura
Adina
Municipal Auditorium
Manhattan Opera Company
Paveley Onkrainsky Ballet
Tone Star Poultry Association
Main Avenue
Lookout Cows Threaten Landing at Love Field
E P Lott of National Air Transport writes Dallas postmaster that grazing cattle at Love Field endangers U S and commercial airmail flights. Workers drive stock away at landing time and on dark nights no animals can be set. Mayor Blaylock promises to corral the cows.
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Texas
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National Air Transport, Inc
John W. Phillip
Kansas City
Love Field
U, S
Fatt
Louis Blaylock
Dream Foretells Airship Accident Amid Pan American Flight
An observer recounts Mr. Thompson predicting disaster around the New York plane before the Pan-American flight christening at Duncan Field. The New York crashed during a Guatemala to Salvador hop, prompting repairs as crews and commanders contend with ominous omens while pilots remain unaware of the prophecy.
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San Antonio
Detroit
Art Smith
New York
Associated Press
Guatemala City
Salvador
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Air Corps
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Continued Warm Weather Forecast for San Antonio
Weather forecast by J H Jarhoe predicts continued clear and warm conditions for Thursday in San Antonio with a minimum near 55 degrees. Northern parts of the state may see colder spells in the next two hours while San Antonio remains warm and springlike amid cloudless records.
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J. H. Jarhoe
Weather Bureau
San Antonio
Jathoe
Doctors amputate man’s mangled arm in Texas surgical case
A man named Leonardo Cueller lost his left arm in a rock crusher accident on Austin road while employed at the site. Doctors amputated the mangled arm at Lee Surgical bos. The incident occurred near 212 South Laredo street Read Classified Ads for poultry market details and the Lone Star show at 123 Main Avenue Read classification 102 of Light Classified Ads for Southwest Tekax poultry market.
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Main Avenue
Lee Surgical
Leonardo Cueller
Laredo Street
Austin Road
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Tekax
Norris clan preacher faces prosecution frameups rhetoric
During Fort Worth preliminary hearings Rev. Mr Norris called the prosecutions frameups and hinted at biblical law as key to his defense. Mrs Lillian Norris will preach, while jurors will be asked to weigh his stance on fundamentalist modernist issues as the case unfolds.
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Norris
McPherson
Lillian “Norris
D. Frank Norris
Volunteer Witnesses Besiege Lawyers in Norris Trial
Volunteers seeking to attend the Hey J Frank Norris murder trial flood attorneys in Worth Texas. They claim to know incriminating information or ask to be summoned as state guests, while lawyers work to weed out phony testimony. Moses plans to assemble a wide venire and scrutinize jurors, aided by his county knowledge and Travis ties. Norris arrives Sunday with Marvin Simpson as staff. reporters prepare in-court shelves and telegraph arrangements to avoid juror disruption.
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Moses
Travis County
Austin
Purnet
Roura
James TR. Hamilton
Moving Graple Angst in Civilian Mail Service Change
Reports indicate a plan to shift civilian mail handling away from Marine guards under government orders. Replacements may involve civilian personnel with the Navy and Weather Bureau cited as sources for the proposed transition.
Unclear political debate and murder trial details emerge
The passage reflects heated wartime rhetoric about US policy and defense, criticizing allies and praising aggression. It shifts to a Denver murder trial involving Ms. Katharine Triling whose husband, weakened by tuberculosis, is involved. the prosecution argues a deliberate shooting amid jealousy. The jury's verdict remains uncertain.
Texas veterans favor Alamo City for 1927 reunion
A letter from Charles H. Coombes Abilene adjutant general Texas division indicates San Antonio is favored as the 1927 gathering site for the United Confederate Veterans Tejaz division. Herndon convention manager of the Chamber of Commerce extended an invitation. The reunion committee will decide the final location in November.
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San Antonio
Tejaz
United Confederate Veterans
Charles HE. Coombes
Abilene
Texas
Herndon
Chamber
Coombes
Rebel Defeat Seen Across Mexico Front
Reports from Mexico describe rebel and bandit activity in scattered sections while the government claims control. General Escobar retook Parras Del Ta Fuente as federal troops pursued rebels who fled to the mountains. General Arnulfo Gomes arrives in Mexico City denying any revolt.
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Mexico
CVDY
Coabaila
Escobar
Torreon
War Department
Parras
Arnulfo Gomes
Vera Cruz
Mexico City
Cheese Thief Strikes Delivery Truck in Town
Detective reports theft of fifty wounds of cheese from a Mistletor Creamery delivery truck. HS Townshend complains I miss my Swiss as the officer files the incident.
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HS Townshend
Mistletor Creamery
Stanley Bitch
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