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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 05, 1939

Page

14

The Brighter Side Re. U and Pat by Damon Runyon

The piece reflects on wasted clean copy paper and the quest for deathless lead sentences in sports writing. It recalls writers clamoring for dramatic opening lines during Yale, Harvard, and Princeton games, describing the ritual of drafting and discarding lines under stadium lights and the rivalry with Westbrook Pegler.

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Stock Market Rumors Stir New York Trading Floor

A disrupted market report notes erratic activity in New York stocks as traders react to unclear emails and shifting sentiment. Prominent figures and several industries are cited, including Westinghouse and others, with speculation about price movements and potential policy impacts.

City Dance Nights Spark Weekend Socials Across Town

A frayed OCR list of upcoming dances across venues including Louie's German hand night, Hermann Asta Mn, Joe Martinin's prehen party, Post Hall all night event with 40 to 35 cent admissions, Grand opening at Gat on August, and numerous bands and orchestras. Details mix dates, venues, and acts such as Mekat's orchestra, Chava Balle dance, Ton Hall events, and old time musicians with various admission prices and times.

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Markets Report From IARTAT Commodities List

Markets detailed by commodity with prices for apples beans grapes cucumbers onions potatoes and other produce. Items include Gravenstoln apples $1.55 per barrel cucumbers 2.50 a bushel pears $1.25 per dozen onions 35 cents per pound and butter 20 to 30 cents per pound.

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Market Moves and Liquidation Amid Cotton Trading Turbulence

Fragmented OCR text shows cotton markets facing liquidation pressures with positions offset and sales noted. Mentions dates, prices, and traders like Hedity Selly, but details are unclear due to garbled wording.

Baran Tome Boy Diétant Hogi Hedity Selly Deentbey

Texas Trails and Market Notes From San Antonio and Salt Lake

A scanned wire of scattered notes covers Texas and western markets with cattle trends, sheep and wool prices, and a first woman employee in Salt Lake City. Mentions include California cattle and gold rush lore, with figures from Uvalde and Los Angeles, and references to the American Weekly feature in Sundays Light.

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Holiday Observed by London Markets

London markets observed a holiday with closures across major exchanges. Bankers and traders noted reduced activity as offices remained shut until Tuesday, affecting cotton futures and trading in Liverpool and other centers.

London BAT -Security and Commeity Exchange GAN Stock Exchanges Lomlon Ang Liverpool

Beauty Aid Ad Highlights Jakes in Permanent Waving

An oil tines classified note spotlights beauty work and the Beauty Aid column by Colin I Might Want Ads. It references Jakes and services in permanent waving and related hair care offered in the classified section.

Colin Jakes

English Still Leads Association Batters

With a month to go the American Association individual batting race remains wide open. English of St Paul clung to first place during the week with a seven point decline. The .350 figure included only three points behind leaders Phil Fizanto of Kansas City and Al Wright of Minneapolis. Vince DiMaggio continued his hot pace in three divisions with four home runs and 41 total hits.

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Oil discovery and well details near Orange Grove and Victoria

The report outlines oil and gas activity across multiple wells in Duval Nueces and Victoria counties. It notes one discovery near Orange Grove with early production of 20 barrels of oil per day and gas estimates, plus extensive drilling data and pressures, with several wells reaching significant depths and showing potential oil or gas pay zones.

Wade Guy Wills J. Hunter W. RF. Quinn Oranye Grove Martin Pritz Puydl Tego Bare Wade

Foreign ERCITANGH and World Metal Prices Report

The page lists global metal prices and exchange data with numerous currency and commodity figures. Entries include Korean exchange notes, British currency references, and various metal names with quoted cents and totals. The text also mentions year dates and advertisements for watches and electronics, reflecting a packed financial page from a historical newspaper.

Fire Alarms at Multiple Firms Prompt Investigations

In a series of incidents around 7 to 10 PM, several locations including a packing company at 83 Main and a steel firm near North Oliva were alerted by fire alarms. Police reported arrests at 169 North St and 400 Hack Dawson St as part of the ongoing investigations.

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Sprinz Injuries Not Bad After All

Sprinz reported with minor injuries after a chin impact during the San Francisco exposition celebration. A full X-ray showed a cracked tooth with no serious damage. doctors confirm Sprinz will return to play soon.

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