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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1926
Page
8
Bar A Pivan a Denver advertising man confessed after cross examination that he led a Jekyll and Hyde life, forging $600,000 in municipal water bonds and trading $240,000 in forged bonds for good ones or cash. He was captured after a jail escape attempt and significant police pursuit.
Texas sales of hunting licenses in November's first 15 days reached 26500 dollars, a record for the State Game, Fish and Oyster Commission. Over 2000 licenses were sold in San Antonio and similar totals in Dallas and Houston.
Mrs. Pawline Handley was convicted of cruelly punishing Ronald Ohlsen by holding his hands over a gas flame. She was sentenced to ten days in county jail.
The commissariat of education reports the steamship Baltic carrying Russian pictures to be shown in the United States sprang a leak and most of the artworks were badly damaged.
Oblerin Ohio reports Katherine Wright sister of Orville and Wilbur Wright will marry Harry Haskell editorial writer of the Kansas City Star. Notes on Xmas cards include local ads offering design and printing services at small costs.
A dense schedule lists multiple radio programs for Saturday November 20 across stations such as WMAQ KPAB WOC and WLS. It includes concerts, organ and piano performances, orchestra pieces, church programs, and children’s shows with times from 6:00 pm to late night.
Reported Friday flights from Brooks Field included Lt G A Beverly to Fort Clars with Lt Beard aboard, Lt Wittkop's Marfa destination with Lt Burkhart passenger, and Lt Whitson and Sgt Comber on a weekend training run to Kaippa. Other Brooks passes noted Lt Perrin to Harlingen with Sgt Gershon as passenger and Lt Harvey to Cleburme with Pvt Worley.
The United States Golf Association set the American open for Oakmont on June 23 to 25, precluding a planned England United States pro team matches. British tournament dates were urged to shift earlier, citing weather and course conditions. Prince Henry of Prussia arrived in Vera Cruz, while Cleveland was awarded the 1927 American Electric Railway Association convention, October 3 to 7.
A San Antonio hotel manager told police that several youths damaged plants on a Spanish style patio used by guests. The frolicsome group rode about the city in cars and staged four races around the patio, destroying plants and shrubs.
Pedestrians on Broadway were targeted by a car filled with youths who raced the street between Sixth and Houston. Within minutes four calls to police reported the vehicle driven on the sidewalk forcing people to flee for safety. Trees fences and sign posts offered refuge.
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