Texans Win Hearst Musketry Trophy in National Guard
Special to The Light from New York June 7 reports the sixth annual William Randolph Hearst musketry trophy contest among National Guard regiments. Texas National Guard Company A, 142nd Infantry won with a 6.61 score out of 100, earning gold medals for Cpl. James F. Scott and Privates Mark L. Abney Ellan L. Chandler John J. Mahoney and Jack L. Pittman. Final standings list Ohio Michigan North Dakota Virginia and Maryland units with scores from 96.11 to 82.00.
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New York
William Randolph Hearst
John F. Wil- Using
National Guard
War Department
Hundred Forty-second Infantry
Texas National Guard
James F. Scott
Mark L. Abney
Eltan L. Chandler
John J. Mahoney
Jack L. Pittman
Tring
Hundred Party-second Infantry
Hundred Forty-seventh Infantry
Ohio
West Virginia
Hundred Sixty Fourth Infantry
North
Dakota
Hundred Twenty-sixth Infantry
Michigan
First Infantry
Maryland
Hundred Forty-first Infantry
Texas
Virelnia
Preliminary Regimental Contests Set for Hearst Medals
The article notes preliminaries held for regiments to determine a team for national championship eligibility. Each regiment held company contests with 377 teams this year versus 355 in 1939 and 270 in 1938, and 47 teams qualified for the national matches. A Maryland National Guard team in the national event is ineligible for Hearst bronze medals as it did not fire in a regimental match.
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Imental
Maryland National Guard
Hearst
Two Die After Roadside Auto Incidents Near Castroville
A motorist struck a pedestrian on Castroville road near the Besar county line killing 38 year old Delaria Valderez of Route 9 Box 325. The car continued after the impact. a broken wine bottle was found near the body. Valderez’s mother identified him. Passengers included Wynn’s wife and others. the group was en route to San Antonio. In a separate crash on the Seguin highway Woodrow Eley of McQueeney was injured when his car overturned after a three way collision. Eley was treated at Randolph Field hospital. another vehicle involved was listed to Henry Schildt of Randolph Field.
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Castroville
Besar
Candelaria Valderez
CB. Wynn
Pyron Avenue
Valderez
Robert B. Green
HC. Boek
G. Miller
Ricardo Flores
Wynn
Doe Hunt
Stonewall Street
B. J. Snowden
San Antonio
Woodrow Eley
McQueeney
Seguin
Randolph Tield Station
Henry R. Schildt
Randolph Field
Hines Urges State to Advertise
YOAKUM June Hines governor candidate urged using "more printers' ink" to sell Texas and its products nationwide. He opened the annual Tom Tom festival in this tomato growing center and argued Printers' Ink would boost cotton, textile, and Texas product demand through advertising and promotion.
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Hines
Gay
Texas
UDC Picnic Observes Flag Day At Drake Ranch
The Albert Sidney Johnston chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy will hold an all day Flag Day picnic at the Drake ranch on Vance Jackson road. San Antonio attorney John K. Weber will speak at 2 p.m. on What Our Country's Flag Signifies. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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Albert Sidney Johnston
United Daughters of the Confederacy
E. A. Drake
Vance ‘Jackson Road
John K. Weber
San Antonio
Beauchamp Named President of San Antonio Theosophical Society
Mrs Helen G Beauchamp Friday was named president of the San Antonio Theosophical society after an election Other officers chosen include Mrs Jessie Lee Erwin first vice president Mrs Veronia Gouger second vice president Mrs Winnie P Hardy secretary C Elbert Beauchamp treasurer Mrs Nora Beasley librarian and T D Dawkins and Nat L Hardy trustees
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Helen G. Beauchamp Friday
San Antonio Theosophical Society
Jessie Lee Erwin
Veronia Gouger
Winnie P. Hardy
C. Elbert Heauchamp
Nora Beasley
Lbrarian
T. D. Dawkins
Nat L. Hardy
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Famion
Sears, Roebuck and CO
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Plaxa
Jeome
Ess-Up VE Sons
SEARS
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Mie
Fish Getters
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