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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1938
Page
1
MWOSTIN July 15 Ins News Marvin Hall Texas fire insurance commissioner announced rate cuts for four towns due to enforcement actions Henderson from 2 to 7 1 cents Rio Honda from 95 to 2 cents Columbus from 45 to 44 cents Merkel from 3 to 31 cents Adjustments cited as improvements in fire coverage and lower premiums for residents and businesses in these towns.
Hollywood actor Robert Cummings, famed for The Texans, joins a Paramount production near Cotulla, Texas, for the world premiere at the Majestic theater. He shares top billing with Joan Bennett and Randolph Scott, having trained in London and New York and risen from San Angelo to Broadway and London stages before film fame.
More than 3500 farmers and farm women from Texas gathered in College Station to wind up the annual Texas A and M college short course with an address by Congressman Richard Bleberg of Corpus Christi. The session featured the criminal feature of the general meeting as the finale.
Precipitation totals show a seven hour period with none since January 3 and a cumulated excess of 3.48 inches this month, plus a deficiency of 3.14 inches. Record notes list July rainfall traces and various meteorological observations. Local weather reports include moon phase, sunrise and sunset times, and temperatures across multiple cities with a mix of clear and cloudy conditions.
A severe storm battered the mid Atlantic coast from Pennsylvania to Maryland damaging homes, trees, and crops with flooding and power outages. Sea Bright mayor estimated Milford area damage at 700000. in Pennsylvania highways blocked by wires and branches. Stephenville senator Head attended the Texas premiere in San Antonio while campaigning for railroad commissioner Robert Stewart.
Two Kansas dignitaries attended the world premiere of The Tean. W. M. Lindaly Kansas' first Democratic lieutenant governor explained Kansans' interest due to cattle drives ending in Kansas. Abilene Mayor B. L. Callahan described his rise from cowboy to mayor, noting Abilene as the eastern terminus of cattle drives and once the wildest town in America. Lieutenant Governor Lindsay began as a coal miner and has served 30 years in politics, elected to his post in 1936. Lieutenant Governor James E. Berry of Stillwater, Okla, also attended the premiere.
Allentown Pa July 15 A youth 18 Depew Van Keureen walked into his home cellar smoking a cigarette. Sparks from the cigarette ignited fumes from a barrel of gasoline causing plaster to fall and a fire. The occupant was not injured. Treasury Position Washington July 16 The Treasury reports receipts of 8 098 998 60 dollars and expenditures of 23 282 288 83 with a net balance of 2 038 977 163 and a working balance of 1 450 533 118 6.77.
Douglass W. King, grain merchant, forecast the 1938 corn crop would exceed last year by about 50 percent as the first carload reached the San Antonio market on Friday. Hing warned total output would be roughly half of the 1936 bumper crop. Friday prices ranged from 48 to 52 cents per bushel, with a market drop anticipated to 5 to 7 cents in the coming days to find an outlet.
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