From Goal of $00000 for the Red Cross Fiat Week
Report notes Fiat Week fundraising totals show only $8000 raised against a $0000 goal. Organizers express discouragement but maintain optimism, stating workers will press on with the drive.
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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1922
Page
2
Report notes Fiat Week fundraising totals show only $8000 raised against a $0000 goal. Organizers express discouragement but maintain optimism, stating workers will press on with the drive.
The report notes noon Saturday totals reaching 7500 with a possible 8000, efforts across city booths, mixed success, and praise for workers especially women who ran booths. Officials emphasize continued drive despite discouragements, with several institutions reporting full participation and substantial local support.
Historical reports describe early experiments using airplanes to spread weevil poison over cotton fields. Aerial dusting aimed to control boll weevil infestations, with aircraft delivering ten pounds of toxin per hour. Officials caution crude equipment but foresee potential for large-scale pest control if refined.
District Clerk Archer accuses the Besar County Democratic Executive Committee and chairman of overspending funds from candidate assessments for primary expenses. He cites refunds of 128 dollars and totals showing 15,102.61 spent with 18,36 0 collected, and a balance of 46 41.39 returned to candidates.
Dallas Texas Nav 14 Atnett Row mm labeled master mind of last year’s paste office robbery faces 25 year sentence in Leavenworth. He awaits commitment papers as arrangements to ship him to the federal penitentiary race forward with swift action by telegraph officers. Veo Luna, aged 25, also tied to the robbery, awaits transfer papers to Leavenworth for mase tine awaiting commitment documents.
In Babylon, workers at the Toralew Kasern plant staged a midnight protest over wage reductions. Management faced threats of walkouts unless the governor intervened and the grievances were addressed after hours of tense discussions.
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