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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 06, 1936

Page

6

Dorothy Thompson elected president of writers club

New York May 6 Dorothy Thompson wife of Sinclair Lewis was announced as president of the American center of the P N E club an international association of writers and editors She succeeds Robert Frost the poet. Sleuth slain Havana May 6 detective killed and a uniformed policeman wounded in a gun fight at the home of President elect Miguel Mariano Gomez Guards Lie men shot each other in a personal fight.

Writers Elect New York Dorothy Thompson Sinclair Lewis American Center of the P. N. E. Club International Association of Writers and Editors Robert Frost Havana Miguel Mariano Gomez

Samfordyce Oil Tests Show Progress in Hidalgo County

In Hidalgo County near Edinburg and Don Anas, multiple wells including Samfordyce No 4 and Gulf States No 3 John Engelman Jr reported testing progress with logs and saturations. Plans await a second test after initial evaluation as production tests advance amid shutdowns for repairs and casing work.

Alualgo Tudslee County Npecgtors Gulf States Oil Company John Engelman Jr Edinburg Hidalgo County Quintana Alande Ashine

Woman Driver Menace in New York Opinion

A fragment from a New York piece contrasts a reckless woman driver with a truly dangerous man driver. The quotation hints at sarcastic critique of driving behavior and society’s double standards in addressing road hazards.

Harvard Researcher Warns of Driver Risk From Women

Authority Dr Harry R De Silva of the Harvard university traffic bureau tests driver behavior with 12 000 men and 3600 women. He says there is nothing worse than a really bad man driver. a woman driver may cause accidents but cannot hit anything by herself, while a mighty man with slow reaction will be all over the road and into trouble.

Harry R. de Silva Bureau of Traffic 4 Starch Harvard University de Silva

Clubs Busy in Nort Cavalina Demonstrations Grow

Clubs Busy organized home demonstration work in Nort Cavalina during its 25 years of history has grown into an institution with 54 310 white and negen clubb members in 77 amunties.

Nort Cavalina

Oil Field Activity in Southwest Texas Reports Strong Drilling

Corpus Christi field notes multiple wells in Duval and San Patricio counties. Production, depths, casing details, and test results describe ongoing exploration and completion efforts across Loma Vista, Piedre, Seven Sisters, and nearby fields with several wells reaching target sands and reporting gas shows and flowing tests.

Jivat Rosan Oi! Company M. C. Hubberd Sind Nouthiwest Fae Loma Novia Duval County Duval Oil Corporation Mateairo Meyer Cominy Cannity Wig Kllie Loma Vista J. F. Welder Taits Stelion Santa Chua Oil Company Atkins and O'Neil Serna Jes Tank J Gravis Et al Gravia

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