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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1938
Page
6
A 1942 era police memo discusses a suspect and the use of center-station stop buttons and pneumatic signals at intersections. Commissioner says the metering system is necessary to improve driver behavior and reduce violations.
A fragmented report describes a ballet dancer or performer and a quoted line about art and a year or event. Mentions a father who was an actor and references a named venue or person. Details are unclear due to OCR errors but indicate a cultural performance context.
Fragmented OCR text discusses Night Must Fall production and film adaptation efforts. Mentions Montgomery, Hollywood, and potential figures like Bert Tall and General Chaney in a chaotic scene. Details about casting, approvals, and delays appear, with unclear quotations and partial names.
The Minneapolis paper reports a community poll naming life events and family notes tied to the Finn Zoly feature. Readers note a focus on local personalities and civic life in a stylistic miners’ era manner.
Tax collection totals for the city reach 4,245,251 with year end figures showing payments and allocations. Officials including Wack TT, Wildich, and Dareaneeted contributed to the accounting under the Bom milssinner and AY Bom departments, with school blepaons and various administrative line items totaling the sum.
Fragmented notes reveal Warners planning a World War II themed film with Georglaia Berger and Loretta Youle, alongside references to Rex, Fox, and stars like Zane Gray for a "Mysterioia Hidey" project. The page mentions Hollywood cookie-cutter chatter, fashion, accidents, and gossip about industry figures in a busy collage of names and rumors.
Weekly U S electric power distribution shows a total of about 2 069 000 kilowatt hours in the week ended January 1 marking a 4 percent drop from the previous week and a 3 2 percent decrease year over year Edison Electric distribution estimates indicate the trend across the sector.
A fragmented movie timetable from a mid century paper hints at showings tied to Alcatraf Tei and local actors. Listings reference crimes themed titles and cast names such as WORST rth and BERT Heim, suggesting a bustling cinema week with unfamiliar foreign phrases and partial credits.
A fragmentary Bexar County note mentions Chamber of Commerce Manager Bill Archer and others on a quick business trip with Seguin. It also references a Mopac official and a circuit court matter involving an attorney explaining a court date, alongside several local names and places in San Antonio and surrounding areas.
City officials announced a proposed pedestrian underpass beneath Elmendorf Street Atrench to provide safe passage for children. The project, led by Lt Mikely Owoks, could cost about 3510 with terms to be announced and sealed upon completion.
City officials warn plans to reduce pension payments could endanger widows of retirees. Paymaster Alex Deckman notes rising costs as monthly pensions fall from 60 to 56 dollars with a 6 percent interest rate. a $222 survivor policy costs would cover some losses. The review includes a proposed $1,000 policy and changes to death benefits to ease the burden on city funds.
An old fragment describes nerve calmness from Dr Pierce's favorite Prescription. It mentions improved digestion and sleep, with notes about a person named Mrs. bie Foowie and others. The text is garbled and includes stray phrases about jokes, trees, and a 3 Tierce's Favor 48 reference.
Informal notes describe tobacco growers selling to buyers who pay higher prices for preferred leaf. Planters compare experiences with other growers and claim Camel purchases reflect superior tobacco. The piece asserts Camels are the largest selling American cigarette and encourages steady use to taste finer tobacco.
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