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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1930
Page
3
An ornate orchid display valued at around ten thousand dollars was staged at the Joby of Gunter hotel during the Texas Spate event, arranged by florists associated with the local Florists' Association. The exhibit showcased costly, beautiful blooms in a coordinated arrangement.
New officers of the Texas State Florists Association are pictured with left to right Harry Donnelly Wichita Falls second vice president E W Judge Tyler president Wise Adkinson Greenville secretary treasurer. Florists convention here elected new officials Thursday as two day meeting was brought to close.
A $10,000 orchid exhibit of 15 pots, showcased in the Gunter hotel lobby, drew attention from coy and rich alike. The collection, owned by FR Warley of New Orleans, was part of the Sexus Florists association convention in San Antonio, with Farley presenting the display and commenting on orchid longevity and care. Local employment ads for men and women appeared among the notices.
Lt Col W E Prosser has arrived to relieve Col Airin G Vorls as signal officer for the Ath Corps area on July 22. Vorls, who has served as signal officer for four years, goes on leave. Washington is noted as connected with the army industrial college in the report.
Twenty one Puebla business leaders and city officials arrived in San Antonio by bus on Friday for a goodwill tour of the Southwest. The delegation, led by Antonio Arellano and including several commissioners and the Puebla chamber president, met Mayor G. At Chambers and other city officials, dined with Mexican consulate leaders, and planned a guided tour of the city before continuing to Galveston and then Corpus Christi.
Chicago welcomes Admiral Byrd and seven polar expedition members. Attended a forenoon reception at the Prias club, followed by a parade and banquet to honor the visitors. Attendees included Bert Ralehen Peterson Captain Ash Toy U NeKmey Cant Alton Us Barker Tom Mulroy Lloyd Greelie and George by Thors A duncheon.
OMATIA Neb tile 11 Ch William Tk Wyrkot wrote his own funeral sermon before submitting to a hospital in Nebraska. The account notes his skepticism and mental strain as he refuted beliefs about an afterlife and mentions Bennie Wrekatt of the University of Southern California California Sprintates.
Heat causes widespread suffering among poorer classes in Ynaclac valley with families sleeping outdoors in gutters near the centre. Local aid efforts report many displaced residents and rising hardship as temperatures remain extreme.
Delegates to the Texas State Florists Association convention in San Antonio elected Cyler as secretary treasurer at the Gunter hotel during the annual election. Huffmeyer narrowly lost the presidency. plans discussed for Weatherfort to be first vice president and a 1981 meeting aboard a ship between Houston and Jinyang. If Houston hosts, Leonia Cleve Valley may be named. Emery Daniels, Wilma Adkisson, W. Tl. Green, and Pierd Malcu Sr. hold key roles. The San Antonio gathering drew praise as the best convention in association history with over 400 members registered of 550 potential members.
Ta rrne McDonald a 7 year old boy, confessed to police that he killed a friend for fun. He described taking the body to a channel where it was found, saying he did it just for amusement. Authorities said the admission came during examination by medical authorities.
A Kansas City party of five prominent business leaders died when their cabin plane crashed near Avangas Pass after a mile fall. A sixth member, not aboard, survived or was absent.
A condemned bank robber, Alpha Plengle, mends his final moments before execution at Colorado State Prison. He shows quiet resolve, rejects pleas to break, and, as the noose tightens, embraces faith and prays with the prison chaplain.
Staff Sergeant Annes i.sang a Moreh Field, wounded in an aircraft collision near Berrsille Tune 24, resumed duty at Kelly Field temporarily before heading home. Lieutenant Moore, also injured in the same accident, is reported not yet cleared for arch legié recovery.
The fragment references the Lindberghs traveling and a baby Charles Augustus. A blurred caption mentions a photo showing Willy with eyes closed. Police and newspaper reports touch on a painstaking case, noting hushness around the New Amsterdam era and a warning about time and events.
The Department of Commerce fixes the number of motny gollotes in operation as of January 1, 19 the total being 35,127,098 with BMCI3450 in the United States and 10 in Bermuda.
The Tinker Efotel corporation plans the sale of the Jefferson Irolet in Birmingham to Suahgr Franklin Connulay as part of a broader portfolio move. Vice president Mael M. Maker announced the deal on Friday, noting no other hotels were affected. Former Donker president Sligo Cnomilas, who lived in Son a Amonia, resigned July 2 and will relocate to Wirininchain to assume duties at the Thomas Jefferson rite. TW. Dinker, Donker president, will soon travel to Japan for active charge of the enterprise.
Corpus Christi Texas July 11 An investigation into the probable cause of the airplane accident near Aransas Bay killed nine men including business and professional leaders and their aviator. Names named include Mies Basie president of the Missouri State Board association and Walson attorney with a Kansas City firm. Bodies sent to Kansas City and Monrovia for burial as details emerge from witnesses who saw wing separations and heard an explosion.
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