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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 08, 1927

Page

7

San Antonio Hosts Winter Revue With Buddy Rogers

San Antonio prepares a grand winter revue led by Buddy Rogers star of Wings. Debutantes of the city will lead a 350-voice chorus and a cast from Singapore to New England. The show, to be held February 4 and 5 at the municipal auditorium, will feature elaborate acts, scenic effects, and exotic costuming.

Covill Pierette Texas Municipal Auditorium Folan Singapore New England

Revue to Be Named by Junie Chamber of Commerce

Students from Main Avenue and Brackenridge High Schools elect queens to appear in a central scene of a musical revue by the Junie chamber of commerce on February 4 and 5 to raise funds for sending the Junior Chamber convention to the city in 1928.

Main Avenue Brackenridge Queens Junie Chamber of Commerce Suetioml Henry A Tntz Petty Paris Acare Young C. Crook

Police hunt for Mrs. Gladys Houck body in Anacostia River

Police dragged the Anacostia river tonight to recover the body of Mrs. Gladys W. Houck who disappeared on December 14. A scarf found floating near her home identified as the missing woman spurred the renewed search.

Washington Anacostia River Gladys.w. Houck

Preparations for Master Barbers Convention in Austin

Several hundred delegates are being lined up for the Master Barbers convention to be held in January for the first time on January 24 and 25 by local union journeymen barbers and the Austin association of master barbers. Ohio man executed in Columbus. Gunmen rob Farmers State Bank in Bellevue. Father of three shot in Kansas City over alleged slap. Veteran conductor dies in Austin.

Austin Master Barbers Union Journeymen Barbers Austin Association of Master Barbers

Navy Fight Renewed in Congress and Abroad

Congress renews the big navy dispute extending to land forces. In Sumatra the Dutch say 100 rebels killed and 500 arrested as Red disturbances in Silontang district subside. In Houston news arrives of J P Ferrall death in New York, a cotton department manager with J S Bache company.

Washington Congress Batavia Sumatra Siloentang Houston, Jan New York J. P. Ferrall J. S. Bache and Company Ferrall Texas

Car Hits Pedestrian in Houston Suburb

W Rogers, 32, of Harrisburg was seriously hurt Saturday night after being struck by an automobile driven by C R Lee, Harrisburg, a Houston suburb. In Montgomery, Ala, Harry Glassingame, 23, was arrested on a charge of sending threatening letters to governor-elect Col Bibb Graves after threats to his life were reported tonight.

Houston W. A. Rogers Harrisburg C. R. Lee Montgomery Ala Bibb Graves Alabame Harry Glassingame

End Farm Act Hearing on Norbeck Bill

Washington January hearings on the Norbeck Bill ended. The measure would appropriate six million dollars in loans to farmers for seed purchases for their 1927 crops.

International News Service Washington Jan Sensite Agriculture Committee Jnst Norbeck

Morris Extradition Delay Ends as Deputy Returns

After two weeks of legal entanglement Deputy F N Flores went to Long Beach California to extradite Frank H Morris former Western Union manager wanted on three counts of embezzlement and one of forgery Governor Ferguson previously refused requisition due to questions about local justices of the peace paying fees The papers were granted after Flores delivered both fees to Austin and Morris was brought back.

Frank H. Morris Western Union F.N. Flores Morris Long Beach Cal AE AL Ferguson California Justice of the Peace Anton Adam Adam Office ‘of Justice of ‘the Peace Louis R. Boltz Flores Austin

Lowden Club Formed in Alexandria Bay

The first Lowden for President club was formed at Alexandria Bay as former Governor Lowden spent summers there. The group plans to establish additional clubs across Northern New York immediately.

Lowden International News Service Watertown Alexandria Bay New York

District court dismisses injunction hearing in road contract case

By agreement of attorneys the district court dismissed the injunction hearing that had restrained the highway commission from letting further road contracts or leasing equipment. Attorney General Moody consented to the dismissal on the condition the highway commission observes a $42,000 road work contract in Reeves Gillis and Falls counties.

Austin District Court Highway Commission Moody Olter Reeves, Gillis and Falls

Davis Pleads for Arms

Dwight F Davis, secretary of war, urged preparedness to avoid unnecessary loss of life, arguing for safeguards as the United States prepared for entry into a major conflict. The appeal followed comments at Nancheoree with a focus on national defense and readiness.

New York Jan United States Dwight. F. Davis

Educator Buckley Named Head of English at San Antonio Junior College

George T. Buckley, formerly of the University of Chicago faculty, appointed head of the English department at San Antonio junior college after Miss Janie Baskin resigns to join the University of California at Berkeley. Buckley has also taught at the Polytechnic Institute in Ruston, Louisiana.

George T. Buckley University of Chicago San Antonio Junior College Janie Baskin University of California At Berkeley Cal Buckley Polytechnic Institute At

Brewery Supplies to Be Sold by U S 1

U S 1 Brewery Supplies to Be Sold under federal orders from Judge DuVal West. Items include barrels kegs bottles barley coloring and other supplies as exhibits in a raided case and to be offered at private or public sale by the United States marshal.

New Braunfels Brewing Company United States DuVal West

Nurses hear snake bite lecture at Robert B Green hospital

Gal. 2M. Crummins, anticrotalual aerum expert, will lecture Monday night before the nurses student body at Robert B Green hospital on treating snake bites. About 8000 feet of film will show catching snakes extracting anti-crotalus serum and first aid methods.

Robert B. Green Hospital

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