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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1931
Page
8
Lisbon October 10 Work will start soon on new ports at Oporto Selubal Villa Real do Santo Antonio and Jana do Castello. The program will cost 25 million dollars and create several thousand jobs for five years.
The two millionth telephone in Britain was installed at Durkingham Palace in London. The instrument features an old gold finish and a decorative plate topped by a crown.
After two weeks of testimony the current tele phone rate hearing shows 1883 pages, nearly half the first hearing’s total. Judge Dibrell opens sessions earlier as AT&T and Southwestern Bell witnesses discuss station to station vs board theory and city rate relief seeks to limit subscriber costs.
Miss Marguerite Higgins, director of attendance at Frackenridge High School, announces appointments of assistants. The list includes Hazel Stevens, Mary Viola Martin, Flaine Weakley, Margaret Presley, Marie Rule, Marguerite Hlolly, Bara Harris, Marjorie Dean, Theo Roll, Dorothy Campbell, Catherine Stauffer, Lorraine Zacharian, Maidee Stennett, Taylor, Teverly Druce, Eva Rul Mazel, Forler, Hester Hill, Eleanor Schendel, Blaine Weakley, Margaret Barrick Tow, Katherine Norton, Enola Anderson, Huth Fuhrman, Bernine Wendt, Mildred Jones, Marguerite Heese, Virginia Cover.
The largest number of requests for new work at filling stations was filed Saturday with City Clerk James Simpson for new gag and oil equipment, relocations, and enlargements. The petitions are read each Monday at the city council meeting and referred for final action to the fire and police commissioner.
City listings promote Sunday dances at several venues with live bands. Diamond prize drawings on October 11, Arist Orchestra appears October 18, plus modern and old-time dances at Martinez Hodialeloh SundareX. Bill's Mercy Makers and Steve Gardner's Hokum Hens perform weekly Sundays.
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