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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1938
Page
3
SA THURSDAY reports favorable turkey raising conditions in 1838 predicting further growth in 1939. A North Carolina Avery county farmer earned a net $270 from 1.1 acres of cabbage, highlighting crop profitability.
CHICAGO December 22 Opie Read a last of a writing and palavering tribe once including Mark Twain and Eugene Field discusses health views reading and philosophy He notes Rockefeller outlived doctors and recalls a joke about his books provoking preacher fuss as he plans to publish Autobiography of the Devil and Satan's Side of It He reflects on politics and the value of great books in guiding governance
Paris dispatch reports Italy notified France via ambassador Andre Francois-Ponvet that the 1915 Mussolini Laval convention on Tunisia is no longer valid. The text of Italy’s note was not disclosed and Paris offered no details on possible French actions. The accord previously defined Tunisian Italian citizenship rights until 1965 and set borders with Italian Libya and French Somaliland.
Public schools close for Christmas with 40,000 students beginning winter vacation Thursday afternoon. Classes resume January 3. The district will rush repairs including concrete stairs at Fannin Elementary damaged by fire last month and renovation at Beacon Hill School, says Business Manager E H Kifer.
Postmaster Dan Quil announced that 584,926 letters and cards were received for mailing at the post office on Wednesday, an all time peak surpassing the previous 350,000 plus record set in 1830.
Secretary Ickes said he is disturbed by conditions at the Willacy County irrigation project in Texas and warned federal aid could be withdrawn from the half finished development. A special engineer was sent to review and determine if mismanagement warrants cutting remaining funds based on a report by engineer J William Bones.
Mrs J B McFarland state highway beautification chair issued an appeal Thursday asking Texans to refrain from damaging evergreens and roadside shrubs by breaking off limbs for Christmas decorations. She noted trees are grown for public enjoyment and urged travelers to help preserve them.
A Beeville family trip to San Antonio ended in a vehicle rollover on the Corpus Christi highway. Mr G T Elder 63 and Mrs Elder 62 were injured, with Mrs Elder suffering a broken arm and other injuries. Miss Bobbie Nell Esturdivant, driver, was questioned as a relative and the Elders accompany.
School officials report contract talks with St. Louis Browns over Tech Field rental paused awaiting Donald Barnes, club president, returning from New York. Proposed lease asks 310000 dollars to the school, a 2450 increase over last year per E H Kifer.
Club eight hundred pounds of food and one hundred pounds of candy were distributed Thursday to West Side families. Mrs. M. C. Trub, president, announced the annual Christmas party was held Wednesday night at Cassiano Park. Individual baskets of food were also distributed to community centers and church organizations by the club.
City health officer Dr. W A King will lead a Thursday start to enforce a grade and sale ordinance for eggs. Ralph Marvel, division chief, said recent checks found eggs sold as Grade A with only about half fit for consumption, prompting the campaign.
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