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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1936
Page
15
In Southampton on Oct 28 Commodore Sir Edgar Britten commander of the Queen Mary died shortly after a paralysis stroke. He was 62. Captain R W Peel took command as Britten was rushed to a nursing home. the liner Queen Mary was due to sail for New York when the illness struck.
In Rome Mussolini marked the fourteenth anniversary of the March on Rome with a rally of about 50,000 fascists in a Venezia square. He claimed Italy would defend itself with force as Fascism enters its fifteenth year, praising past gains and warning against internal enemies.
The Bexar County Leadership Association will hold a convention in San Antonio Friday and Saturday with delegates from all schools interested in student governing bodies. Officers include A. J. Mandry Tech president Marjorie Bowen Brackenridge secretary Eloy Ortiz Lanier vice president Billy Cunningham Jefferson reporter Misa Belle Woodall Lanier and Miss Otela E Keiley Irving sponsors. Contractors builders and materialmen offer services through Classifications 96 to 101 Lightclassified ads.
Halloween dance and floor show presented by Adolf and His Bohemians at the Municipal Auditorium on Saturday October 31. Reserved seats available, tickets on sale now. Enjoy plenty eats and refreshments.
Governor Landon in Albuquerque denounces Henry Wallace and the New Deal, claiming 6.6 million acres of wheat and other crops were removed from production and arguing the AAA and Hull treaties create scarcity for a global profit. He urges voters to veto the administration in November to halt what he calls a plow-under policy.
San Antonio and Stinson field host the Texas continental tour event on November 15 as part of the annual Southwest section air tour starting November 19 from Dallas. Pilots from across the state gather in Dallas by November 12, with Col. Jack Lapham and IP. Nt. Hebert of Hangar Six among early entrants.
About 2000 East Texas pupils from the Eight county district centering at Nacogdoches visited the Texas Centennial exposition. Officials prepared for an additional 1000 pupils to visit today as the movement of school children to the exposition continued.
Lille dispatch reports about 3000 coal owners striking at Renbaix six miles from the industrial center. The stoppage forces a shutdown of 20 factories normally employing about 7000 workers. The notice instructs readers to consult contractors and material men in Light Classified ads classifications 36 to 101.
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