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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1931
Page
3
Will Rogers appeared before cameras at Winburn Field on Tuesday after arriving by plane from Mexico City where he invited Mexico to send a polo team to California for Olympic Games opening. He halted briefly in Beverly Hills on return trip.
Suburban school boards and county authorities plan safeguards as traffic concerns prompt talks. Brown, president of the Harinn school group, announced a Monday meeting to set dates and form a committee to coordinate with all county school boards.
Rogers arrives at Winburn field amid an impromptu reception as Mexico City invites a polo team for Los Angeles Olympics opening. He jokes about fat, praises friends, and plans polo with Rube Williams, plus two New York stars. A radio appearance for Knute Rockne is arranged with possible Plaza Hotel memorial event.
An average daily increase in mail of 408 pieces over the exchange year is announced by Portmaster P. L. G. Ditens. The report, reviewed by L. W. Ryan, notes five days in October were counted. The daily average for mail, packages, and deliveries totaled 140,000 pieces, up from 156,402 in the prior interval and 123,844 in another year, signaling a healthy rise in incoming mail and business activity.
Ming Marguerite Pooley of the Girl Scouts will attend the Texan Congress in San Antonio November 10 at the Plaza hotel with coordinators from Arizona New Mexico Texas and Oklahoma. After the congress she will help lead a training course November 16 to 21 promoting leadership and troop formation nationwide.
George Soule of New York, director of the National Bureau of Economic Research, urged national economic planning to raise purchasing power by higher wages rather than by cutting production. The statement came from a subcommittee hearing in Washington, D.C. on November 4.
London reports a powerful autumn gale across the British Isles bringing at least one death and extensive property damage. The storm, lasting 24 hours, reached up to 75 miles per hour in places and moved slowly eastward, with its force easing slightly in some areas.
Italy observes an early armistice celebration a week ahead of worldwide events. Comrades who died in battle are honored in prayer as Austria’s collapse signals end of Italy’s war and shifting hostilities on the western front.
Scientists note coffee is perishable and rich in delicate oil that preserves flavor. Chase & Sanborn's Coffee now ships via a national delivery system, ensuring each can is dated the day your grocer receives it.
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Two men were held on bonds after a Tuesday raid near Hunt Street outside the city limits found a gallon still, whiskey, mush, and equipment at a suspected distillery. Abundo Votencia jailed on $400 bond after 34 pails of beer found at a nearby house. Reuben Cox plea hearing set for Friday. others pleaded guilty to charges of manufacturing illegal liquor.
Commissioner Damon of the Salvation Army arrives in San Antonio on Wednesday for a task force conference with local officials. The visit includes relive work activities and information gathering on focal conditions for winter programs. George Wood, stockman for the organization, notes the commissioner arrived from Atlanta with advances for the meeting.
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