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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1917

Page

4

Railroads Offer 70 Percent Fare To July Fourth Meet

San Antonio railroads announce a 70 percent round trip fare for the Fourth of July military race meet and tournament. Tickets run three to four days, with extensive advertising to draw thousands from within 150 miles. Military maneuvers and war exhibits planned at the Fair Grounds include artillery cavalry infantry and signal corps displaysplus a novel machine gun demonstration. Officials guard plans amid a push to ensure crowd safety and ample concessions.

San Antonio Fair Grounds Signal Corps J. M. Bennett Jr Soldiers’ Fund C. L. Stevenson Army Engineers Woman's Club William Sutherland Sutherland Aaeaeeee Club Omas Beck Carnelius O'Neill C. N. Whitworth George

Natatorium Under Construction at Soledad Theater

A new natatorium of forty by eighty feet with about 200000 gallons of water rises at the Soledad Theater on Soledad Street. Depth runs two to ten feet, water readable to the far end, ready around July 5. It features a sand beach, spray, trapezes, diving boards, rest rooms, showers, electric hair-dryer, life guards, and staff to assist patrons.

Soledad Theater Soledad Street Charles Tincham Ueper Fincham

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