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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1931
Page
17
Nov 17 reports a joint appeal by employers and workers to the Department of Industry due to the economy. It cites about 1200 layoffs across four large Mexico City breweries and others working only three days a week as beer consumption falls, despite efforts to popularize it.
A detailed scan of daily radio programming lists shows schedules for KTRA and WOAI stations with multiple time blocks. Programs include music hours, orchestras, weather briefs, news flashes, talk segments, and cultural shows featuring artists such as Capuchine, Berle, and Wallace Hopper, alongside educational and advertising spots across various frequencies.
A Chicago Evening American radio editor William J Clark previews Tuesday evening and Wednesday afternoon radio lineups. Ben Bernie and Ernc Rapee lead 8 pm dance and concert programs while other stations feature old time music and crooner Hubert Monroe with Betty Bowker on KTSA and WOAT schedules.
Charles Draper, who confessed to killing three men during a robbery to fund his family, is set to fight the state’s bid for the electric chair. Authorities report he delayed arraignment until after the birth of his child, with the infant’s birth expected soon. The case concerns the October 18 killings near Ultima Pholo, Ark, involving EH. S. Chappell, Jack O’Dell, and Engine Morris.
In San Benito Texas on November 17 a local boy, believed to steal oxygen from Tito Grande Valley Gas, suffered severe eye injuries and other harm when no explosion occurred. He tried to transfer oxygen into an old acetylene tank, risking a dangerous reaction.
MANSFIELD OHIO NOV 17 Tra A King a Mansfield garage operator grew weaker as hiccuping continued. Attendants said the man could not eat and the constant spasms prevented him from even drinking fluids, threatening his condition.
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