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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 26, 1939

Page

2

Hobby Show Feature Promises Braille Demo and Hand Modeling

The W A hobby show enters its third day with a Braille writing demonstration for the blind by Mrs. J F Lockwood at 4 p m and a hand modeling sketch by Mrs. Laura Sutton later in the afternoon. Horses on display from 2 p m to 10 p m draw crowds as hostesses greet attendees for the event.

J. F. Lockwood Laura Sutton Bel Stown Helen Hamilles A. C. Finders Frank Pitter J. C. Kinnery Pauline Fander Nettie Kinner Anne Swith Esther Horton Mary Leu Nicewoheet

Breakfast for St Marys Exes Set at Milam Cafeteria

A breakfast honoring former St Marys students now teaching will be hosted by the St Marys Ex-Students Association on December 1 at 8:00. Arnmad, class of 235, chairs the event. committee includes Mee Fraver, Jones, Gauer, and Gliber. Attendees who trained at St Marys University are invited. Rev Waller Goitka, S M, will speak.

St. Mary's Ex-Btudenty Association Bite Arnmad Milam Jon- Mie Mee Fraver Frances Jones Charistie Gauer Jewel Gliber St. Mary's University Waller F. Goiitka S. M KTSA

Dean's Group to Meet Here in Texas

Registration for the Texas Association of Deans and Advisors of Women and Girls meeting is set for December 1 at 3 p m in the Pan American room of the Guiter hotel. Miss Frances Smith, registrar, announced Saturday. Speakers include Mrs Grace Garler Keeling Por Suntor High School Miss Lide Spraging SMU dean of women Miss Rachel M Foote Forest Avenue High School Dallagy Miss Dorothy Diehsager UT dean of women. Principal address by Miss Irma E Voigt dean of women Ohio University.

Texas Association of Deans and Advisors of Women and Girls Guiter Hotel Frances Smith Grace Garler Keeling Por Suntor High School Lide Spraging Southern Methodist University Rachel M. Foote Forest Avenue High School Dallagy Dorothy Diehsager The University of Texas Irma E. Voigt University OF Ohio

Sweden to protest German mine near Swedish waters

The Swedish naval high command announced Sweden will lodge a formal protest in Berlin over a German minefield laid near Palsterbo on the Kattegat Battic channel. The field reached Sweden’s three mile limit, despite a four mile territorial rule, threatening navigable access for commercial steamers. The government had protested similar moves before to the Nazi regime.

Copenhagen Sweden Berlin Stockholm Palsterbo Kattegak Battic

Netherlands protest over Venlo incident at frontier

The Netherlands government protested to Germany over the Venlo frontier shooting incident in which German police agents detained four men after a shooting affray. The event followed an attempted Munich time bomb attack on Adolf Hitler and involved Gestapo arrests tied to a Munich conspiracy, with one man killed and another wounded.

Netherlands Hague Germany Venlo Munich Adolf Sigismund M. Bast Venlo Frontier Munteh Gestapo Holland

S A Photos to Be Used in Magazine

Photographs of San Antonio’s scenic and historic spots were placed by the chamber of commerce in widely read publications to attract tourism. American Home magazine will feature San Antonio as one of America's richest markets, with views of missions and skyline provided by Earnshaw Publications. Publishers in New York and Chicago will use the images in the New York Post and other outlets, with further use planned in Digest issues and Art Directors Service projects.

San Antonio Chumber of Commerce American Home Magazine New York Gilly America Earnshaw Publications, Inc New York City Alamo City Grown Brothers New York Post Art Directors Service

Magazine to Use 5. A. Color Photos

National Geographic plans future issues with color photographs of the Alamo Bas Fernando cathedral Governor's Palace and Fort Bam Houston. Joe Musgrave of the chamber of commerce said a photographer was arranged to shoot the pictures for a feature on explorations wanderings and colonizations in the Southwest by French and Spanish explorers.

Alamo Bas Fernando Cathedral Governor’s Palace Fort Bam Houston National Geographic Magnnine Joe Musgrave Chamber of Commerce Musgrave Muserave Suthwest

Love Cal led sul Word Love Cal led sul Word

A noisy student society event at the University of Southern California discusses the word love as the greatest of all English terms. Dr Louis Warn leads the discussion praising love while critiquing other colloquial terms and phrases.

Los Angeles Mov Pacvic University of Southern Taritarnia Louis’ Warn Dr. Warn Awell Wann

False Report of Crime Charged in St Louis

A man identified as William J. Hill, former Pittsburgh sales man, was booked for making a false report of crime. Police said Hill claimed two Black men robbed him of 180 dollars. he admitted the army title of Maj. William Hill of the U S Army Air Corps stationed at Randolph Field Texas and that the robbery report was a hoax.

Louis William H. J. Hill Pittsburgh, Pa Louie Palise Hill William“Hil U. S. Amy Air Corps Rardolph Wi

Youth to Jail Leads Chicago Robbery Confession

Nov 1 1935 Chicago police entered a restaurant after a door visit from a gracious youth who invited patrolmen in. The youth and his accomplices appeared suspicious though generous, with rental property and listed tactics cited. The confession revealed attempts to steal and escape by distraction, ending in a class 1 robbery case.

Chicago Bel

Six Gunmen Fire Hall and Kidnap Two Officers

A gang of six attacked the Louis Crystal Ballroom in Fox River Grove Illinois after midnight using a time bomb. two officers were kidnapped and later released unharmed. The blast and fire caused about 20000 dollars in damage. Investigators probe a possible motive amid recent violence.

Fox River Grove Fay Louis Crystal Ballroom Dapes Hall William. O Dyarak Rex Wright Dvorak Wright Edward Cornocky Louis Etd Cerricky Rudolph W. Dvorak

Five Held in Houston Racket Probe

Five African American suspects, three men and two women, were jailed in Harris County on contempt charges after a city raid at a site described as a lottery headquarters. Judge Whit Boyd ordered $100 fines each. The group total reached 22 arrested by the vice squad in connection with the Holley racket investigation.

Houston INS Ann Lve Wonton Harris Nnll Whit Boyd

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