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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 03, 1936

Page

7

Derby Leader Frank Spreckels Leads Air Derby Pack

Tucson air derby entrants depart from the Tucson airport headed to Yuma then San Diego with Frank Spreckels of San Francisco leading by a slim margin. Teanette Lemke won the Tucson to Douglas leg as standings list Spreckels at 988.19 points and Lemke at 984.63 among a field including Jerry Fairbanks George Armistead Grave Prescott and others.

Tucson Ariz Frank Spreckels San Francisco Cleveland Los Angeles

Oil Wells and Completions Across Texas Gulf Coast Region

Dense oilfield notes recount various wells in Duval, Goliad, Jim Wells, Refugio, Victoria, Starr and Medina counties. Reports detail depths, perforations, tests, and producers including Magnolia Petroleum and Amerada. Notable items cover wildcats, completed wells yielding barrels per day, and ongoing drilling campaigns in multiple fields.

Sand Hubbard Alagnolia Petroleum Company Lopez Field Ing B. Peal Eole Magnolia Victoria Nursery Plymouth Oil Company J. J Sarauc Victoria County Magnolia Petroleum Eachpany Charlie ‘Shier

Modern Aide Utilization in China Education Program

A government run plan by the Ministry of Education emphasizes radio and illustration use to promote popular education across China. The program centers on broad access to educational content and aims to lift literacy and citizen awareness through mass media.

China

Motion picture theater attendance and revenue in the U S

The article estimates that over 80 million people attend motion picture theaters weekly across the United States, contributing about 750 million dollars in annual box office revenue.

United State

Deaths Mount as Auto Fatalities Rise in First Seven Months

Safety Director Asher Franks reports the automobile death toll totaled 343 for the first seven months, an 8.10 percent increase over the same period last year, highlighting growing road dangers.

Asher Franks

Model Boy Edward Sisul Wins 1936 Junior Birdmen Scholarship

Chicago's 18 year old Edward Sisul, famed as Junior Birdman of the year, won the $3000 Junior Birdmen of America scholarship for a two year Boeing School of Aeronautics course. He builds precise model airplanes, autographs famous pilots, and works at Western Flei tle company while pursuing aviation dreams.

Chicago Sept Amelia Béarhach Jimmy Doonittle Edward Sisul United Air Lines Boeing School of ‘Aeronautics Oakland Calif Edward Friday Hoon Lawrence Shaw Junior Birdmen of America Lindy Cicero

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