San Antonio Sunday Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 46, No. 69, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 28, 1926 Page: 9 of 92
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SUNDAY MARCH 28 1020.
BOYS UNO GIBLS
ENTER KITE
GUSSIE
Many Prizes Offered Youths
in Wind Derby at
Lions Field.
KITE CONTEST ENTRY.
Name ..... .1
Age . •
Address
Fill out the coupon and brim;
it to the Kite Editor of The Light
and you will be given an order for
a free kite given by the Hex com-
pany 804 West Commerce street.
Contest will be held at Lions
field at 9 a. m. Saturday April 3.
Age limit 14 years.
What: - San Antonio Light kite-
flying contest.
When: Next Saturday morning
at 9 o’clock.
Where: Lions Field in Bracken-
ridge Park.
Now boys and girls there's the
low down truth about the big kite
derby set for next Saturday when
The Light will stage the great March
wind classic.
Of course the March wind will
be stretched a little bit into April
but wind is wind and kites is kites
and boys is boys.
But from the entry list the girls
arc going to show the boys how to
fly kites too for several have entered.
JUST SEND NAME
To get into this contest all you
have to do is to send or bring your
name age and address to the Kite
Editor of The Light. If you come
he will give you an order for a free
kite from Ed Mabrito of the Hex
Company 304 West Commerce Street.
There are two classes of prieea:
First second and third prizes for the
highest kite and first second and
third for the best home made kite.
Any kind of a kite will do home-
made or store kites box kites throe-
stick kites any kind of a wind kite
that flies on a string.
Kites may be put in aeries but
only one boy can enter a series un-
less he wants to split the prize if he
wins jt.
KITE PRIZE LIST.
I will enter the San Antonio Light
kite flying contest.
Best home-made kite: First. $7.50
ice skates Crystal Palace and two
Empire tickets to see Harold Lloyd.
Second. |2.00 baseball Ijex Com-
pany. and two Empire tickets. Third
two Empire ticket*. i
Highest Kite; First $5.00 base-
ball glove Hex Company and two
: Empire tickets. Second. $2.00 base-
ball and 2 Empire tickets. Third
two Empire tickets. I
SENTENCED TO DIE !
MAN FILES APPEAL
AUSTIN March 27.—An appeal I
was filed in the Court of Criminal
Appeals Saturday by Alex Maxey
convicted in Shelby county- of murder
and sentenced to death in the electric
>hair in connection with the slaying
of Leroy McCain a negro September
111 1925. The case was set for sub-
mission on May 12. I
BISHOP TO DEDICATE
NEW CHURCH HERE
Th* Rt. Rev. A. J. Dronaert*.
biihop of the Catholic di(x*e«p of San I
Antonio will offirinO at the d^dica*
tion ceremnnicß of the new St. Peter
Prince of the A post lea church. Alamo I
Heights to be held at 10 4. m.
tuNtpr Sunday. I
A solemn pontificial high mass will
follow the dedication ceremonies.
TWO HELD AS LIQUOR j
PEDDLERS TO PUPILS
SAN RAFAEL Cal.. March 27.—
Accused of supplying liquor tn high
school students at dances C Rader
and Joe Carcano were arrested and I
lodged in the county jni! on a charge I
of contributing to the delinquency of I
minors.
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BABY CHICKS |
Little fluffy dowiuy chicks— j
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ecstasy when they receive I
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my 3r I Sr ISc and
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Beauties of Texas Wild Flowers Will Inspire
Artists Over Country in $6OOO Competition
Mrs. Harry Symons. San Antonio artist is one of the scores of oil
painters who will paint Texas wild flower scenes in competition for the JOOtIO
prize offered through the San Antonio Art league.
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| Helping You
J Do More Than Save
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j ID ACK of every effort to save
Ig money should be the desire
to have something which the
>1 money can provide.
m All departments of this strong
g bank work helpfully in the ser-
|| vice of our savings depositors to
H enable them to obtain the things
P they want most.
g We have developed and perfect-
ed a plan which will enable you
|| to buy $lOOO in cash on the easy-
sg payment basis. You can buy
this highly desirable sum of
money just as you buy anything
else on installments. Except
that instead of paying interest as
g you would have to do in any
U other case you have interest
|| paid to you. The plan offers
g you an attractive opportunity.
I COMMERCIAL i
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Affiliated with
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THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT.
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Growing Fields of Native
Bluebonnets Attract
Noted Painters.
Attracted by the offer of $OOOO
! in prized offered by an anonymous
I San Antonian through the San Anto-
| nio Art League for the best oil paint-
I ings of Texas wildflowers nationally
known artists are coming to San An-
tonio.
A national prize of $5OOO will be
given for the artist who paints the
i winning picture. A prize of $lOOO will
I be given the Texas artist for the best
I picture painted by artists from this
state.
Growing fields of bluebonnets and
yellow flowers to be followed by land-
| scapes of deeper hued flowers will
ibe painted by these artists seeking
I to win the prize.
FRENCH CABINET
NEAR NEW CRISIS
PARIS March 27.—France is face
to face with one more political crisis
tonight. Finance Minister Feret and
the Finance Commission of the Cham-
ber of Deputies are at odds over the
financial program of the nation.
M. Peret is preparing a compromise
offer which he will present in the
shape of an ultimatum on Monday. It
it is rejected and the commission
makes no counter-proposal it seems
that M. Peret Will resign and if he
resigns the entire Briand cabinet may
go with him.
If You Need E
Money—Buy It!
Buy $lOOO Cash. Si
Start Your | J
Future.
$18.85 per week
on One-Year Plan. &
$9.23 per week I
on Two-Year Plan. I
$6.03 per week £
on Three-Year Plan. &
$4.43 per week
on Four-Year Plan g
"NEGRO SURPRISED
FLOGGING WOMAN
A drunken negro man was surprised
beating a woman companion at the
corner of Lamar and Walnut streets
by Motorcycle Officer W. 11. Shipp
Saturday afternoon. The negro was
defying a crowd of on lookers to nid
the victim. He was booked tor drunk-
enness.
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BREAKS HIS ANKLE
SO SHOOTS HIMSELF
ROCHESTER March 27.—Frank
Russell of Farmington. shot himself
in the right temple at his home
His condition is critical
Russell fell on the ice nnd broke
his nnkle. This gave him so much
pnin he desired to die.
and what to wear
* - A We suggest that you phone us
n- t n ihink tomorrow to call for your gar-
It s not too early to think
about ments to be refreshed as the
« week preceding Easter is al-
Summer Storage ways a very busy one.
for
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