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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1938
Page
1
An odd weather note reports a 24 hour end time and a January 3 to January 4 period with a cumulative rainfall deficiency of 42 inches. It records a monthly rainfall deficiency and indicates an internal window starting January 4, 2102 with ongoing measurements and totals.
A biographical excerpt traces Philip Musica and son F. Donald Coster from a Little Italy barber shop to the McKesson Robbins fraud, detailing greed, false invoices, and sensational court histories. It notes how investors suffered and cites Adela Rogers St. Johns’ narrative as context for the swindler’s rise and crash.
Boston dispatch reports Jimmy Roosevelt indicating on his own authority that he may seek public office in 1942. He says the president will be too busy in 1940, but he could run in 1942 if qualified, and it is not remote to say he may seek election to public office then.
Col Lamar reports heavy snowfall and renewed moisture across the Southwest as a winter storm erases dust history. Snow blankets Colorado and Oklahoma while Kansas, Texas and Arizona see rainfall and drought relief. Nevada and California’s rain aids reservoirs. Weather forecasts expect more snow and rain in the Southwest.
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