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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1939
Page
7
A dense, garbled broadcast timetable lists multiple radio programs, hosts, and times. Entries mention stations such as RO and KTSA, with show titles including The Troubadors and The Chicagoans, plus well known names like Horace Heidt and Sammy Kaye. Many items appear fragmented and misaligned.
Irregular OCR listing shows a dense grid of radio time slots and programs across multiple stations. Entries mention anchors like Helen, Nancy James, and Tom Dieker, with shows ranging from news, music, and community features to discussions, weather, and late-night talk segments.
Austin events feature governor elect W Lee ODaniel delivering an agricultural address on a special one hour Texas State network broadcast KABC 12 30 pm. Paulette Goddard Fred MacMurray Roscoe Karns star in film at the Bacio theater. Elliott Roosevelt discusses Prominent Texans in a Nation's News on HABC KTSA. Cantor string at Addin' Cantor and Stephen Foster dramatization at Cavlaide of America.
The city commission voted to appropriate funds for merchant bills and payrolls in multiple departments. Amounts include 2987 for merchant bills, 428 in tax, 6226 in park, 14016 in police and street, with payrolls totaling 11662 and 218 for park and street. Spencer Lumber Co. awarded bid to supply stream equipment and 23,046 feet of lumber.
Detroit Jan. 36 Rev. Father Coughlin urged millions of radio listeners to telegram Congress and the President opposing lifting the arms embargo to Spain. He denounced the American League for Peace and Democracy as a front for war and dictatorial communism and warned it seeks to draw the United States into World War through back‑door actions.
London reports a planned regency council to wield royal authority in King George and Queen Elizabeth's name during their U S and Canada trip next May. Government seals and wartime powers are discussed, with foreign reports claiming drastic changes, though the plan remains uncertain and disputed.
Washington January 15 telegrams poured in from congressmen and clergy urging retention of the arms embargo against Spain after Rev Charles Coughlin of Michigan denounced communism and Spain in a radio speech. Telegraph operators worked overnight to handle the flood of messages as officials anticipated government reorganization reforms.
In New Orleans on January 16 the cotton market weakened as liquidity and activity fell, with bids around March and May contracts shown as steady early yet trading remained subdued. Futures in New York opened mixed with modest gains in the prompt month while Liverpool prices held steady across grades and middling classes amid light demand.
A fragmented market summary lists prices and rates for fruits and vegetables across Texas and New York. Spinach, cabbage, carrots, and greens show steady to weak demand with crates and halved crates trading at varied cash values. Naval stores in Savannah report firm ship shipments and rosin and related prices.
The morning market report shows money and metals in London and New York with steady call money and unchanged bank acceptances. Spot and future prices for gold, silver, tin, and electrolytic copper are listed, reflecting a cautious trading day across exchanges.
Fort Worth and Chicago reports show livestock trading with mixed results. Cattle and calves varied by weight and class with steady to higher prices on some feed lot ranges, while hogs and sheep faced firmer or weaker tones across regional markets. Receipts and demand remain active in Texas and Midwest exchanges as buyers and sellers adjust prices.
Grain market in Chicago shows quiet selling amid overseas declines and improved domestic Southwest conditions. Prices hold within narrow ranges. hedging activity light. Export business remains a lift, with domestic mills supported by subsidized exports. Corn and oats fall slightly in a subdued session. futures and spot prices reflect weak demand and unsettled weather forecasts. London and Liverpool ship reports hint at global softness, while wheat futures show limited upside potential for near term.
Visiting American Legion posts in the Southwest national commander Stephen F. Chadwick is honored at a Bexar county council banquet at a local Mexican restaurant. He will be principal speaker with civic military and business leaders to greet him, including Mayor C K Quin and Major Generals H J Brees and C V Birkhead. About 250 Legionnaires expected.
Jan 16 report from New York lists several currency rates with Great Britain at 4.07 percent and various nations shown, including Denmark 20.47, Norway 25.40, Holland 189, Switzerland 22.505, and others. It notes a wide range of global currencies in the market and mentions Allied wine prices in context.
The city council authorized Rodgers auditing to compute the cost to the city of complying with police and firemen pay law. Quin said Rodgers would include 750,000 computations and gave an estimated cost of 160 to 2000 dollars. The city plans to bid for the loan to cover expenses rather than sign now.
Trading on the New York market showed modest gains in utilities and merchandising but steel and related sectors struggled against profit taking. The foreign picture appeared louder with tensions over France and Spain. U.S. spending programs faced Senate scrutiny as bonds and commodities showed a cautious pattern. On the St. Louis livestock desk, higher prices for cattle and hogs were noted, with selective strength in certain grades while others slipped.
Three defendants pled guilty in County Court 21 Law No 12 Manning and were each sentenced to a month in jail. Weatherford pleaded guilty to theft of sever silver rings and five bracelets from Richard Kuehne. Wells pleaded guilty to receiving them knowing they were stolen. Meadow pleaded guilty to unlawfully carrying a pistol on December 29.
Washington dispatch reports U S Army engineers recommend 8 083 500 for Texas waterways in the 1849 fiscal year for flood control and navigation works with 4 595 500 slated for 1940. Completion would cost 13 033 000 plus 1 500 000 for Houston ship channel and Buffalo Bayou. Total needed 22 134 000, excluding Red River dam near Denton valued at 54 000 000. Congress may not fund all, with project by project appeals including Galveston channel 260 000, Texas City channel 141 000, and other ports and waterways, plus 309 000 for surveys.
Funeral services for Warrant Officer Edward Riley Stokes of G r e stred North Alanine street were held Monday from the Porter Loring chapel with burial in the National cemetery at Port Bam Holston. Stokes was found dead at his home Thursday and is survived by his widow Grace Stokes daughter Sydel Stokes brothers Fred and Water Stokes and two sisters.
Readable market notes show Chicago and New York auctions with mixed prices for poultry and produce. Idaho and Nebraska shipments, U.S. No. 1 quality, fluctuating demand, steady butter receipts, and detailed pricing for turkeys, chickens, and assorted fowls.
Roosevelt reported Congress on emergency funds totaling 40.3 billion for 1935 to 1939. The annual FOA disbursement breakdown includes WPA programs across highways, public buildings, housing, transport, education, relief, and conservation, with totals cited up to December 31, 1938.
AUSTIN July 16 The national emergency council for Texas reports Roosevelt status on work relief since April 1938. Texas received 270 740 501 of 9 642 271 220 expended. Funds by category include highways and roads 71 417 59 public facilities 19 322 921 educational projects 22 577 85 conservation work 16 546 462 payrolls 327 273 78 shipments and supplies 23 1544 4 equipment 2 086 522 and construction 0 664 250. Other expenditure breakdowns show 75 798 050 from Luc Work Progress Administration 27 518 857 for the Farm Security Administration and 18 109 256 for the Public Works Administration.
Obituary notices report the deaths of Mrs. Katie Zuercher 1 of San Antonio with funeral at 2 p.m. Monday, survivors including husband Jo T. Zurcher and several children. Ignatius Pastoris 1 of Stevel with services in Castroville. and Ignatius Pastoris 1, 14 Moore with services and interment at San Fernando Cemetery No. 2. Retired produce dealer and Medina county native Mrs. Annie M. Koenig, 82, died at Castroville with Turner services and burial details. Other survivors listed include multiple brothers, sisters, and daughters from San Antonio, Bandera, Hondo, Akron, and Akron area.
A boiler explosion at a well two miles south of Alice on Monday killed Joli W. Artur, a 3% vender, and left only minor injuries to other crew members. Two other support billets were damaged and the time of the incident awaits the investigator’s arrival with two survivors reported in Okintoms.
NEW YORK January expects no rationing this week and a rise in steel production to about 91 percent of capacity, compared with 87 percent last week, the American Iron and Steel Institute reported. Capacity use for January and February was estimated around 92 percent, with key mills operating near full capacity and output steady amid rising demand.
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