SAPL : May 27 In San Antonio History...

San Antonio TX

29 May, 2022

4:26 AM

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Press release from the San Antonio Public Library: Andrew Crews 27 May 2022 1937 Stanley Graham's Midget Circus arrives in the Alamo City for a five-day performance sponsored by Sommer's Drugstores. The circus features elephants, tigers, aerialists and acrobats. All the human performers are little people. 1958 Frank Penicka was driving his car more comfortably today, after a Ft. Hood demolition team removed a 75-mm high explosive shell head from it. He spotted the bright object along the road, put it in his car trunk and drove to the Courthouse where the deputies identified it as a live shell. 1981 Foley's announces that they will give a sneak preview of their new San Antonio store on Tuesday, July 21, at a gala to benefit the Children's Zoo. The store's grand opening is scheduled for July 23. This press release was produced by the San Antonio Public Library. The views expressed here are the author's own.