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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 06, 1936

Page

2

Tales of the Old West Ride to Annual Drivers Gathering

Comrades of the Old Trail Drivers Association gather for the twenty first annual convention at the Gunter hotel in San Antonio. President W.T. San Matros presides with welcome by Mayor C. Quin. Old songs, talks by speakers including Herrman Ochs and F P B Hill, and performances of western tunes mark the event. Committees appointed and business discussions follow afternoon sessions.

Vexas Pharrdey Gunter Hoi Bruce Reberre C. & Quin Herrman Ochs P. B. Hill Brig Harker Oscar Fox Tiana Mora Shaw Alice Meyfield Pi ‘Sfler EL Altgait Issishint

SISTER WINNER Babson Believes Women Could Take Family Business

Wellesley reports the twenty third annual convention highlights women’s roles in business and family enterprise. Notable speakers include Senator Jim Neal and Representative Jet Powter, with discussions on gender equality, heredity myths, and domestic duties. The program features a morning address by J Frenk Dabie and a memorial service, followed by a barbecue and dance at Brackenridge Park.

Babson Wellesley Roper W Univer Pe Kert John Cocina Fone Avan al Brite Elmey Newtomer Jim Neal Jetf Powter New Mexico Trai Prive Rube Bant J. Frenk Dabie Lumen Presmase Jack Gunter Hotel Brackenniége Park Jim MM L. O. Miller Transportation W. B. Tuttle Phalph Jackson Commissioner Wright Quriesy Committee Bill Adams Wiliam B. Krempkan J. M. Slater Adolph Hultmeyer Walter Billingsley Sam Cone Mose W. Hays Mike Wheat Jim Donnell J. D. Brailey John Gibbons E L. Allen BT. Darnell Sally King Hopkins Lola Brailey Russell Beck R. J Center Trene Carver R. Thurman

Rites Set for Las-Way Woman Crash Victim

Funeral services for Miriam Delaney Lula Miller 7 of 450 McKinley avenue will be held Wednesday with Dr J Gundy Timmons officiating. She died Monday from auto wreck injuries suffered Sept 8 when the car returning to San Antonio from the Dallas exposition overturned near Warahachie. A sister Mrs Willie Lee Robin 10 also was fatally injured. Survived by a brother J Tom Fatteron of Goldfinch a sister Mrs Olivia J Milly of Dallas and several nieces and nephews.

L. A Myre Miriam Delaney Lula Miller McKinley Avenue Apo J. Gundy Timmons Miller San Antonio Dallas Exposition Ff Rative Vardeman J. Tom Fatteron Goldfinch Olivia J. Milly Dallas

Praised Stakowski by Stoker for Big Broadcast 1937

Leopold Stoker hailed Stakowski as a great artist and praised his method used by Leisen to photograph Stakowski and his symphony orchestra in The Big Broadcast of 1937, drawing enthusiastic response.

Stakowski Leopold Stoker Leisen

Study Extension of N. Y. Trading Hours

New York traders on the Pacific Coast favor extending New York Stock Exchange hours to 4 p m from 3 p m to reduce time disparities. Firms with substantial Pacific Coast business say the current gap limits expected Far West activity when New York opens at 8 a m in California Oregon and Washington.

N. Y New York New York Stock Exchange Pacific Coast Far West California Oregon Washington

Chevrolet Motor Company expands as retooling costs rise

Detroit October 6 M EB Coyle president and general manager announced the Chevrolet Motor Company has spent 26 million dollars this year and 36 million dollars overall on retooling installing new machinery and rearranging plants and assembly lines to modernize production.

Detroit M. EB. Coyle Chevrolet Motor Com

Green Signs Irk Bears at Park

Government report notes that black bears in Great Smoky Mountains National Park resist new signage. Bears scratched, pulled down, and splintered carved green signs with pearl backgrounds along hiking trails. Experts differ on whether bears dislike changes or pigment oil provokes them.

Washington Great Smoky Mountains Natonal Park North Carolina Tennessee Jaye Black Bears

British probes arms shipment to Spain via Hamburg route

London reports the government is investigating a cargo of arms from the Hamburg free zone to Alicante aboard the Cardiff steamer Bramhill. The munitions are said to have entered Germany through Zurich, Switzerland, per informed quarters.

London Hamburg Free Zone Alicante Spain Cardiff Bramhill Germany Zurich Switzerland

Largest Miniature Railroad in New York opens at Empire State Building

Former Governor Alfred E. Smith pulled a switch today to set in motion the world’s largest miniature railroad on the street floor of the Empire State Building. The exhibit, presented for three months by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad in cooperation with the Empire State observatories, offers free admission to the public.

New York Alfred E. Smith Empire State Building Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Empire State Observatories

Woolworth Reports Record September Sales

Woolworth announces September sales of 24,453,705 dollars, the largest September total in company history, up 15.28 percent from 20,243,023 dollars reported for the same month a year earlier.

Woolworth New York Woolwarth Company

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