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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1927
Page
1
Armistice ends simulated conflict as Blue force based at Eighth Army Area reviews defense efforts. San Antonio reports a large-scale exercise with about two hundred planes involved. War secretary J Reilly field briday warning highlights fuel and maneuver concerns ahead of the event.
The Saturday schedule at Camp Stanley features a dawn to afternoon troop maneuvers and a major demonstration near San Antonio with an expected large crowd. Planned are ground troop attacks, a bomber formation strike, a smoke screen drill, and a dirigible airship observation flight. The Second Division staff returns to Fort Sart Houston Friday. packing begins Monday. A purse stolen from Mrs. KR Bell’s Arm s Boulevard home is also reported.
San Antonians witness a planned ground assault at Camp Stanley with pursuit planes staging a two phase air demonstration. First phase covers ground troops advancing toward McCusker Ridge while allied planes provide a protective screen and audience placement is arranged on the ridge. Second phase shows pursuit planes attacking bombers with a smoke screen. The event is scheduled for 3 o'clock on Anderson Hill.
The report outlines multiple golf matches with players from Houston, San Antonio, Fort Worth, and Austin. Notable results include Atwell of Houston defeating Charles Schreiner of San Antonio, Byrne of Houston beating J. C. Conk of Fort Worth 2 and 1, and C. E. Cunsinehato of Houston defeating Ed Humphrey. Ween and Perle Calhoun are listed in San Antonio with Calhoun seated EB, while F. R. Foster defeated Gilson Payne in Austin. Several players were noted as default or elimination.
May 1 reports say Bertaud is out as navigator for the Bellanen monoplan y bound for Paris. Levine, publisher of an airplane magazine, confirmed a successor has been chosen but withheld the name until the plane is ready. Weather delays and preparations for Byrd and Lindbergh’s transatlantic efforts continue.
News notes discuss Paramount's 1927 program budgeting 825 million in output and the potential use of San Antonio as a filming site. Officials including Acting Mayor Whit Wright and Porter Whaley push for wartime production needs. A pilot screening of Winged films is referenced as part of strategic considerations for future movie activity.
General Harbord sends message praising Wings and Thursday night tribute at a memorial for the dead in Washington. He thanks Maj Gen Malone and others for the fine performance, expressing regard to friends and divisions and honoring those who died in service.
Reading fragments on the auto boom with global notes, a California woman renting a husband, a duke’s cash deal, Andorra’s tribute, and a playful slice of 19th century curiosity. The piece threads economic hints with quirky anecdotes and distant lands.
A petition from Frackenridge High School students and San Antonio citizens asks for the removal of principal Miss Johnson. The group argues the school board and district governance are public and deserve fair treatment, citing equity and the use of stunt night funds for school needs. Committees led by Christine Tila and others plan to canvass for public sentiment and support.
A fragment notes that drinking large volumes of water can intoxicate and even kill, warning about dangers from consuming five or six gallons. It cites a study by a secretary or association, mentioning watery secretions and a Washington source while outlining prison-related contexts.
Reports say a trio including Morentin Breceda and Adolfo de la Huerta were arrested in Tucson on charges of smuggling rifles and munitions from San Francisco to Los Angeles and Tucson. Agents say a shipment of 30 40 caliber cartridges, with consignees unnamed, was seized. De la Huerta denied the charges from Los Angeles, asserting neutrality compliance and offering to answer questions at home.
A special dispatch from Yuma reports Mexican authorities seized a vehicle loaded with rifles and ammunition about twenty two miles from the border as Mexican revolutionists attempted to move it across the line. Residents of Bam Lule were said to have crossed into Arizona amid fencing activities and border tensions.
Secretary of War Dwight F. Davis and officials toured Kelly Field Duncan Field Brooks for housing condition review. Accompanied by Assistant Secretary Davison Gen. Patrick and Brig. Gen. Lahm they planned further inspections in San Antonio and Corpus Christi at week’s end.
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