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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1946
Page
12
Fort Worth drumbeat reports Franklin D Roosevelt as a featured speaker for the annual convention of the Oil Workers International union. The event is slated for Fort Worth in August with other leaders expected to address the gathering.
Col Patterson surveys convention economics showing 52 gatherings planned through 1946 with about 1 million dollars spent by delegates. Hotels take 25 percent, restaurants 23 percent, retail 20 percent, travel and taxis 3 percent, amusements 12 percent, with per delegate daily spend around 15 dollars. Conventions rebound after four war years, with many fewer than the 1941 peak but rising bookings for next year.
The six candidates for the state's mate were invited to a barbecue and political rally at Thelma from 7 to 11 p.m. Sunday. Organized by Mrs. Thelma Baker, school board chair, the event invites farmers, teachers, preachers, and business leaders to air views before the candidates respond. J. F. Hair was the first to accept.
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