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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1936
Page
19
A fragment from Jeff Davie offers advice for visitors to a general exposition. It mentions traveling to Dallas, a hurried arrival, and urges readers to mind practicalities and personal preparation for the event. The text is informal and appears as guidance or notes for attendees.
The piece offers budget tactics for visiting a fair, recommending Greyhound buses for overview, noting meal and drink prices, and suggesting careful spending. It warns about pricey rides and nudity shows, and highlights experiences from sodas to vaudeville in a brisk, period voice with practical notes for visitors.
An event at VettoStock Boat Ranch drew a crowded Municipal Auditorium scene with a woman entering sporting black eyes and veterans enduring heat in a steaming basement. Frank Weare in a wheelchair led the cheerful crowd, claiming a long wait for his long anticipated bonus as the crowd endured delays and joking about the show.
The article notes a research day at the Denver art museum with collections to be installed catalogued repaired and labeled. The federal treasury agreed to provide 10297 dollars for the coast. Sponsors contributed nothing else.
Master Sergeant Gervais J Gar Ter achieved line distinction as the first to receive bonds issued at Kelly field. Clerks at Kelly and surrounding posts set a record for rapid processing and distribution by 9 pm, with more than 700 veterans receiving hands on payment.
About 1500 souvenir pencils donated by Porter Loring were given to post office workers as a perk for signing bonds on Tuesday. The pens and pencils bore a single message praising the bonus, though the context and details remain unclear due to garbled text.
A group of veterans and their families from Bexar County farms attended a community breakfast held at the auditorium in tribute to veterans. The event showcased local support and highlighted ongoing veteran outreach initiatives.
Women of the veteran group gathered at the auditorium Monday night to assume control of bond receipts after identifying themselves. They stayed close to their husbands as they took charge of the bond records during the event.
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