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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1939
Page
6
Director Fred Stark details zoo feeding, diet variety, and care practices. Birds and primates receive special meals, fruit flies bred on site, and careful portion control. Accidents are rare, and staff numbers and public safety measures are emphasized amid routine veterinary oversight.
President Roosevelt’s opening message to the seventy sixth congress drew the greatest response since his White House tenure, with a deluge of letters telegrams and calls. Communications were uniformly favorable to his address urging defense and opposition to dictatorships.
Sgt. Harry M. Hayes of the Forty seventh School squadron at Randolph Field received the soldiers' medal for heroism in saving the lives of a pilot and two crew members after an Army plane crashed into the ocean off Panama in July. Brig. Gen. Ration K. Yount presented the award and stood with Hayes as troops passed in review.
An appreciation banquet in Austin honored Governor James V. Allred and his wife. Local leaders and Texas figures spoke, including W. H. Richardson Jr. of public safety, former Governor Dan Moody, UT Dr. J. C. Dalley, Associate Justice John H. Sharp, former Attorney General W. A. Keeling, and toastmaster Tom Miller.
Marie Wilson frequently samples raid food tablets between meals. The report notes her constant hunger and regular intake during the day.
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