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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1931
Page
5
The piece questions radio fan mail trends, citing NIC stats that show fan letters rising in early 1931. It asks who writes fan mail, geographic links, habitual writers, program appeal, and gender, noting some programs generate more mail than others. It previews an interview with Martin Johnson.
Martins Johnson ex explorer known for aiding Jack Lanson with the Snark shares South Seas travels in Australia Africa and Borneo. The piece notes interest in fan mail and reports from Texas on HTSA transmitting plant reception amid network broadcasts across WOAI WOAT and BE networks.
The article lists Wednesday night programs on KTSA and WOAT with various shows and performers and notes about station activity. It mentions no evidence of fellowship between MTA and WOAT and remarks on continuous broadcasting with no phonograph records for 18 hours.
A dense radio programming list shows various stations and times for music acts, orchestras, and programs. It names Osborne's orchestra, Columbian revue, Gunter orchestra, and multiple shows such as Broadway melodies and American Varieties with noted times throughout the day.
An armed clash erupts as Sheriff J. Mave Murphy is shot and reportedly killed while attempting to arrest Nan Arrested Nasimvita and accomplices. Everett Holloway and 11 bayonets with 62 guardsmen push through a crowd to pursue Mountlowany after a chase near the Tobect county jail as tensions rise in Springfield.
In Washington figures show July receipts and expenditures through July 20. Revenue total reached 20.55 million with expenditures near 825 thousand recorded by the treasury department. The report notes ongoing spending and revenue activity as the month closes.
Police rounded up suspects after two bomb explosions caused minor damage in Madrid. In Seville crowding escalated as authorities prepared to deport prisoners to a penal facility on the African coast amid recent unrest and fatalities.
The Disabled American Veterans organization plans to urge Congress to restore World War I widows and orphans pensions and guarantee benefits against future pension clauses in veteran legislation.
Washington July 22 reports to the Department of Commerce indicate improved economic conditions in the Far East. Trade activity and market outlook are cited as showing gains, with observers noting brighter prospects for regional economies and export demand.
The sale begins Monday with a Saturday preview at 3 30 o clock on the Floor of Fashion featuring living models.
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