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Press release from the San Antonio Public Library:
Andrew Crews
24 September 2021
1916 Jack Burke, manager of the Grand Opera House, announces that he has secured the state rights for Tom May's Electro-Wonder scoreboard and folks that do not go east to watch the World Series will be afforded the opportunity to see each game played at the Grand Opera House on the latest improved scoreboard (right).
1917 To assist federal and local authorities protecting soldiers, the city council passed an ordinance prohibiting the use of autos for immoral purposes and offered a large reward for the arrest and conviction of anyone caught selling liquor to soldiers.
1999 The 100th Fighter Squadron of the Tuskeegee Airmen is reactivated at Randolph Air Force Base as the 100th Flying Training Squadron, flying Beeccraft T-6 Texan II, Raytheon T-1 Jayhawk and Northrop T-38C Talon trainers.
This press release was produced by the San Antonio Public Library. The views expressed here are the author's own.
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