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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1937
Page
3
Sterling bottling works offers one free bottle of pop to every student earning an A grade in school. The program rewards academic excellence and promotes local engagement.
The International Livestock Exhibition opened in Chicago with an estimated 5 million dollars of livestock on display. Some 12,464 horses cattle sheep and swine arrived from 42 states six Canadian provinces and England Scotland and France for the eight day show at the International Amphitheatre.
Allen B. Davis, author and banker, envisions a mobile office and bedroom in a Pierco Arrow car. He builds a convertible setup with a front seat that folds to a bunk for rest, enabling him to travel by car and work on the road. Davis aims for practical travel comfort on wheels.
In Windsor Ontario a bank of donors led to a transfusion for Ernest Van Sickie 40 of Grand Duie Michigan whose rare streptococcus infection left him with one chance to survive. A 21 year old barber provided a match and a transfusion was given with another planned next week.
A proposed county road realignment would extend the city Pensall road east of Kelly Field and link with Quintana road and Subway No. 2. If approved, the project would acquire about 14 acres from the government in exchange for 10 acres secured for the road near Premont, with no county cost.
Congress returns from a two week extraordinary session amid a broad agenda. The farm relief bills face debate while the anti lynching measure stalls in the Senate amid filibuster threats. Debate on wage hour reform hinges on Democratic signatures and speed. regional planning boards spark contention over authority and scope.
San Antonio Whig durist Birdmen of America held a Friday meeting at the Gunter hotel to discuss a Christmas week indoor meet. The site is undecided but may be Brooksfield hangar or city auditorium with practice sessions starting Sunday, November 12. The event may crown local winners and a prize trip to nationals.
Notices warn applicants not to request blanks yet for the 1938 Junior Birdmet United Air Line scholarship. Blanks won’t be ready until April, and earliest test dates will be announced in this pane. The award funds a full course in airline operations at the Boeing School of Aeronautics in Oakland, California.
National Director Junto urges orders for Junior Birdmen handbooks as Christmas gifts to fund units. ship times vary from four to eight days across the country. orders should be placed now to ensure timely delivery. A complete set costs ten cents each, with deluxe hard covered No 10A available.
A $9 000 000 Fort Bain-Houston hospital opening event slated for December 11 has been postponed. A private ceremony for military city county and state officers will occur, followed by a public open house when new equipment installation is complete. Details and dates will be announced.
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