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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1931
Page
5
The South Texas chamber of commerce will hold its annual membership and directors meeting at the St Anthony hotel this Friday, with election of officers and a new round of directors. Also held will be the annual convention of South Texas commerce.
The South Texas association convenes at the Plaza hotel with officers to be elected after a morning meeting at the St. Anthony hotel. President Frank Kirk will host a Friday banquet at the Vine hotel as delegates from Laredo Corpus Christi and Hausto gather.
Washington dispatch reports the abandonment of Fort D. A. Russell at Marfa Texas has been decided as part of President Weaver's economy plan. The War Department will settle the move after Secretary Murles returns from the Philippines. Troop movements from Fort De Ntnveul were ordered in his absence. A definite decision followed Major General Fett B. Winans recommendation.
Whitehead, assistant manager, Alex Lillica as organizer in manager, Hilda Klelerfolit elected secretary treasurer, and BE Maugham named manager of the Houston Division.
Oct. 29 Houston testimony in the murder trial of W. J. Bawneds features Joln Heloig recounting Bouknigit hiring Sam Peretta and Frank Adamo to hold Edwards. Veretta says Peretta fired when the victims resisted. Edwards died May 18 1930. Peretta and Adamo are defendants.
An Eastern North Carolina region faces wildfires as officials marshal a large force of firefighters. The effort aims to control multiple blazes and protect communities, while earlier tensions in the West appear resolved with peaceful outcomes.
Hoover era criticism centers on alleged ignorance and subordination of U S sea forces to other powers. The Navy League renews opposition to world armament, cites ghost of a dispute with the Senate over foreign negotiations, and hints at secret agreements with Britain’s MacDonald that blocked full records to Congress ahead of the London naval conference. William Howard Taft signs the publication, describing the group as civil servants focused on accurate information on naval affairs.
Paris reports French potato growers lost about 60 million dollars as the Coleoptera beetle pest spreads across roughly thirty of France’s ninety departments since its postwar appearance. The invasion threatens to reach more regions, impacting supplies and farmers nationwide.
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