Charters Increase in Texas In January
January saw 140 new charters granted in Texas by the Secretary of State, a rise of 18 percent from December. Total authorized capital stock was 2.829 million, down from 8.411 million in December and 2.854 million a year earlier. Oil firms, manufacturers, and real estate builders led the new filings, with 28, 16, and 11 charters respectively, while 42 were in merchandising.
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Austin
Texas
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
Nationwide Death Rate Dips in 1931 Amid Economic Slump
Census Bureau figures show the national death rate fell to 1,107.5 per 100 000 in 1931 from 1,133.1 in 1930, with total deaths at 1 322 587 vs 1 343 356. Leading causes were heart disease cancer nephritis cerebral hemorrhage pneumonia and tuberculosis. Personal crises rose to 20 088. homicides reached 11 160.
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Washington
Bureau of Census
Department of Commerce
Pioneer Ghost On Radio: Wells Hosts Buffalo Bill Sit‑Down
Explorer Carveth Wells imagines Buffalo Bill conversing with a modern era guest on the Continental Oil Company radio program February 15. The broadcast, heard on 230 NBC stations, offers a Colorado ramble including Cody rifle Lucretia Borgia and prehistoric Colorado, with Dallas WFAA Hot Springs KTHS San Antonio WOAI carrying the program at 9:80 p.m. local time.
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Buffalo Bill
Carveth Wells
Continental Oil Company
N. B.C
Colorado
Treasure State
Buffalo
Dallas
WFAA
Hot Springs
KTHS
San Antonio
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the Bronte Enterprise
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