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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1927
Page
2
Secretary Davis visits the site amid large scale ground maneuvers led by General Hinds. He outlines the need for proven methods and decisive action in training and equipment, praising soldiers and noting relief work with the American Red Cross during Hood disaster relief efforts.
A fragmentary report discusses wartime training and the push for improved inter unit cooperation. It emphasizes proven methods, careful testing of new gear, and broad dissemination of principles to ensure reliable equipment, accurate field use, and strengthened teamwork within the armed forces.
International News Service reports Millicent Rogers Spim, recently divorced, admits to friends she may wed an Argentine drummer known as Arturaza. Her father H Engers, a New Standard Oil magnate, warns of potential issues while awaiting the American reaction. The piece also notes broader defense comments and unity within the military command structure.
District court session centers on Charles Chaplin divorce case with motions to strike sensational charges and a demurrer to the complaint. Attorneys indicate they will resist further alterations as the battle over the wording continues.
A banquet at the Maza hotel Tuesday night will honor high school and military figures including Acting Mayor Pil Wright All en, Gen. Ernest Hinds, and Col. Robert McAleave. Sec. Divis voiced hopes Congress will fund more building projects with $90,000,000 from army goat sales, aiding permanent structures for the arc HONOR GLUES.
Announcement outlines new Mexico freight rates effective May 2 with changes suspended previously. Inter state Commerce Commission ruling aims to save San Antonio shippers money and allow through shipments to Mexico without border transshipment. Missouri Pacific and Southern Pacific officials noted May 12 or May 20 as dates. rates apply via Supplementai Tariff 112-D with prepaid or collect options and group-billing on shippers order.
City plans to boost the L A River flow at Anarissian well in Kackenridge Park. Major Phil Wright emphasized the river should not fall further and outlined steps to increase the San Antonio river flow.
Reports discuss a giant new plane project promising trans Atlantic travel in sixteen hours, backed by Professor Rumpler and industrial leaders. Mussolini and Vatican power shifts are noted, with reforms expanding church property rights and clergy salaries. Rockefeller funds, a London clinical rental project, and political commission rumors in Massachusetts are also highlighted.
A deputy sheriff reports two youths fled together late last night, sparking a hunt along the Rio Grande. Authorities say the couple includes an 18 year old girl and a 28 year old man. investigators vow to locate and return them.
An article details a dispute involving a one year contract and payments between parties including Chamberlin and Columbia, with arguments over financial protections for spouses and four week expenses. It notes a failed signed agreement, threats to start a strike, and a contested radio transmission role during a disastrous flight.
After a week of hopeful rumors the search continues for Capt Charles Nungesser and Francois Collavity who vanished attempting a nonstop New York to Varic flight. Coastlines of Newfoundland are combed as reports of distant airplane noises fail to yield reliable sightings. The effort persists daily across foggy shores with no confirmed trace found.
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