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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1927
Page
2
A citywide advertising stunt heights messages on skyscrapers in New York. The Paramount and State Theaters joined a campaign using giant 450 foot screens on towers near Times Square. Projections included motion pictures and still ads with messages, aided by planes and clouds for dramatic backdrops during the night.
Roger Wolfe Kehr, famed for a cabaret with a mirrored duo and goldfish bowl tables, has purchased a plane. The craft sits on the Kahn Long Island estate, marking a bold expansion of his ventures after a 2200,000 showpiece.
Bernt Balchen denies reports he will pilot Grayson’s amphibian aircraft The Dawn. The news notes Wilson invited him to command the Dawn on a Pacific attempt and mentions tests and preliminary arrangements involving Fel signer and builder amid unclear details.
Moscow report states Michael Borodin, former advisor to the Canton Nationalist cov er, and his wife are living in Siberia after arriving from Viadi- pending further details on their status and destination.
After an eight month search Mr and Mrs Q L Screws report locating jewelry stolen in a burglary at their Florida Street home. A diamond brooch is recovered and police say a string of burglaries in the past six months may be cleared. A black girl questioned wore the brooch. two officers answered the call and conducted questioning.
More than one thousand pupils have been vaccinated by school nurses since Monday while four thousand more remain. Mrs Elotween Mose reports the effort continuing this week with sixteen doctors and specialists completing exams for several tasks. The item notes drive through snow and transport issues in other regions.
London reports indicate a broad shift toward a Gilbert landslide in municipal elections as results come in. In Corpus Christi Texas Francis Gallasker, 18, lies near death after a self inflicted gunshot wound while riding a horse near his father's truck. In Newton Kansas Benjamin Brow of Wichita is jailed on murder charges following a prior arraignment connected to a crime in Harvey County.
A Risebe Street couple faced complaints from neighbors over a late night phonograph at 1 am Wednesday. Police received three calls as residents said the pair quarrelled then argued into the night, prompting officers to intervene to quell the disturbance.
The article notes 56 reservations for a border trade trip sponsored by the South Texas Chamber of Commerce. The event, slated for November 15, inaugurates a train service on the Southern Pacific line to Hrowrsvill, with 79 distinct church charity aims cited by Hotell 8, secretary of the chamber’s trade extension department, who oversees the mission.
Port Townsend reports grim discovery aboard the derelict Japanese fishing schooner Ryo Yei Maru. Log entries and skeletal remains show a voyage of eleven months across the Pacific, engine failure, dwindling food and water, and eight crew deaths plus two of the crew found aboard. The Margaret Dollar towed the vessel to shore. bodies were turned over to federal authorities.
A lengthy court record shows numerous appellants including individuals and firms from Lubbock El Paso and Jefferson appealing in a criminal matter. The court reversed and remanded after briefs and arguments with motions for rehearing denied and writs of mandamus lacking.
Philadelphia November 2 reports the opening of the small game season in Pennsylvania and Delaware. Twenty others, including a woman, were injured in incidents and treated in hospitals after mishaps during the first day.
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