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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1944
Page
4
A compiled listing shows numerous churches in Los Angeles area including BEACON HILL, MOUNT OLIVE, FIRST MEXICAN, DENVER HEIGHTS, GOVERNMENT HILL, HIGH LAND PARK, and LAKEVIEW. The directory notes service times ranging from early morning to evening with varied denominations from EVANGELICAL to ROMAN CATHOLIC and SPECIAL HOLY DAYS.
West Texas winds slow pasture growth while San Angelo and the Hill Country show greener pockets from rains. Uvalde shipments to Kansas resume with about 50,000 cattle in two weeks. Early May movements include 300 short yearling heifers to New York buyers at 42 1 2 cents per pound. Overland drives reappear as transport shortages prompt local ranchers to move cattle by road for buyers. Oats shipped to a San Antonio mill mark Texas’s first cargo of the season. Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers plan a June 2 meeting at Junction and publish minimum prices for Texas shorn products.
Incar nate Wort college will offer a six week summer session from June 5 to July 15 a course in nursery school education. The program targets those seeking positions in wartime nurseries under the Samham act. It covers child development principles followed by practice and observation on campus.
The War Food Administration issued a plan in five corn belt states to set aside 35 percent of present stocks and future receipts of yellow and mixed corn for designated purchasers in alternate 15 day periods. Terminal elevators will offer 38 percent of present stocks and future receipts from sources other than country elevators. The director of food distribution may adjust the affected counties. Seed potatoes show a record harvest growth with 42 million bushels available including certified and war approved grades. Prices for truck crops and poultry eased as meat, fruit and feed grains rose, shaping a general farm price trend.
During the Interpart in May the Community Players will present Yes and No, a Kenneth Home play, in a theater round format with the audience surrounding the actors. The east wing of the Municipal auditorium hosts the performance with Florence Sears, Arthur Fenn, Effie Mae Prassel, Charles Meyer, and Rick Shively in the cast, directed by Jean Longwith and Ed Corrigan, with Corrigan also production manager.
Several new drilling efforts are planned in Cameron County near Fort Isabel following the completion of a gas distillate well in the Fort Isabel field. Great Valley Carbon company reports No 1 A Yturria produced about 1,000,000 cubic feet of gas from perforations at 5980 to 590 feet with tubing pressure around 1500 pounds. Additional wells include Humble No 1 Lane and a long-shaft well near Reymondville continuing the eastward expansion of the field.
Rockhold reports second producing level found south of Ezzell in the Careizo Wilcox zone with wells testing oil and gas. Drilling advances include cored holes to 7500 feet, perforations at 8 860 feet, and multiple outposts in McMullen and surrounding counties showing oil, gas, and distillate recovery with varying pressures and test results.
Local notices describe a private dance for members and families at Hermann Sons Hall in Von Ormy every Tuesday and Saturday night, with 102 W. Crockett listed as a venue. The post mentions a Hermann Sons Hall event on April 30, for members and their families, and notes a Sunday gathering at Apollo 30 near Sahausoni and Mat east of the hall. Details include sponsor names and directions, with references to Navared and Martin survey tests in the surrounding area.
Reports indicate abundant gold deposits in the Alta mountains within Siniong province, China. Exploration suggests significant mineral potential across multiple sites, drawing interest from mining firms and regional authorities.
Southwest Texas oil news reports a first crude hit below 10,000 feet on the east flank of the Suxet field in Nueces County. Wells in Jim Wells and San Patricio counties show varied depths, perforations, and tests with oil production and casing operations across multiple fields including Robstown, Petronilla, Agua Dulce, and Victoria, detailing drill depths around 7,000 to 7,500 feet and notable tests in several offshoots.
Salable cattle and calf supplies eased from peak volumes since late February with steady slaughter classes and some strength in mature stock. Light improvements seen in good grade stockers and yearlings while lower grades slipped. grain fed stock dwindled as buyers shifted to larger lots. Sheep and goats remained steady to firm with good spring lambs selling around 18 to 19 dollars, while cull stock and weaker lots traded lower. Death notices wrap the week with local obituaries and service details for Walsh Mendlovite Swain and Goel families.
In Atascosa county Humble 2 Pruitt and partners report 70 barrels per day from TU10 at Edwards Mimrstone, with No 2 well southwest of the current site. The Texas company plans No 3 Daren later, while No 2B Stuart in Crystal City area is noted as abandoned below 2700 feet and other operations test perforations and squeezes in Frio, Zavala, and Bearssall regions.
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