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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1933
Page
12
Bexar county farmers enrolled in the national cotton retirement program will begin destroying or retiring crop either Saturday or Sunday. County Farm Agent Fred Molly said word of emergency armlt blanks was in the mail and should arrive today. Once permits are received, growers may start plowing under their cotton.
Reader notices claim eight of ten suffer from scalp constipation with dry skin and clogged hair tubes. Advert claims Krank's Hair Root Oil loosens buildup, cleanses, softens, and lubricates to restore hair flow and shine, urging daily massage and purchase at drug counters.
County official Mally stated that farmers will begin staking fields as soon as permits are issued and the county agent forwards reports to Washington certifying acreage realization, with checks to farmers issued immediately after certification.
The 1260 students will receive allotments for Eighth Corps area schools for the coming year with 1285 fall enrollment to be permitted to maintain average. Texas A and M College gets 494. Oklahoma University 204. Baylor 0. Arizona 68. Colorado Agricultural College 72. Colorado School of Mines 81. New Mexico College of Agricultural and Mechanical Arts 39. New Mexico Military Institute 78. Oklahoma A and M College 71. Oklahoma Military Academy 43. In a separate note, Biddle, Northern Wisconsin’s oldest hen, 18 years old, died after producing about 3000 chicks. Owned by Jacob Steinberger.
Austin, July 19. E. C. Brand banking commissioner of Texas and Governor Miriam A. Ferguson signed to extend the financial moratorium for brokers and loan companies dealing in bonds and debentures. The order, effective to October 1, allows voluntary payments and interest where not impairing collateral, with exceptions for cap limits and potential refinancing under commissioner approval.
The report covers a sixth week of drought with Mount Pleasant recording 3.20 inches of rain while Marble Falls and Llano felt light rainfall. Government forecasts predict party cloudy skies and highs near 37 degrees for Wednesday and Thursday. Overnight temperatures dipped to 13 degrees with a 24 degree drop from Tuesday, easing briefly by morning as humidity rose and southerly winds returned.
Fremen extinguished a fire in the alteration department of the Canadian Fur Company located at 225 East Houston Street on Tuesday night. The extent of the damage was not estimated.
A historical comparison traces Wiley Post and Harold G. Gully’s 1931 world dash versus Post’s solo bid. It lists leg by leg times from New York to Berlin, Koenigsberg, Moscow, Novosibirsk, and Irkutsk, noting elapsed durations and arrival points across four days and a fifth day, with times and segments. The report juxtaposes both flights, highlighting endurance and routing milestones between continents and major cities.
The report lists multiple thefts reported Wednesday. Mrs. Hugh Johnson at 402 West Commerce Street reported six auto tires and $6 in spark plugs missing. W. H. Garnall at 111 Nolan Street reported a diamond stick pin valued at $165 gone. George A. Howard at 105 South Press Street, cafe operator, said burglars took $8.75 from the cash register and a punch board worth $30.
AP reports broadening of federal farm loans. Farmers can borrow 100 to 50,000 with up to 1 percent of appraised land value and 30 percent of improvements as first mortgage. Loans may be used for land, equipment, debt clearance, or continued operation. Banks include 12 federal land banks with direct or association channels offering lower rates. Mortgage bonds may be issued up to 2 billion dollars, with government guaranteed interest.
STFTM Germany July 19. The bodies of Captain Stephen Darius and Stanley Girenas started by air today for Kaunas Lithuania, the goal in which the transatlantic airmen were arming when they took off from New York last Saturday. The bodies were brought here from Soldin near which town the plane Lithuanica crashed. City and provincial authorities gathered to pay their respects at the airprane.
A posse pursued robbers who held up the Old state bank at Pennvilis. Two posse members were wounded, one fatally likely. Russell Mekhel lps was shot in the head, Kenlth Jackson was shot in the ear. The captured suspects were Edward Austin and his wife Grace, both unharmed.
George C. Baker Jr will speak at the midweek service of Travis Park Methodist Church at 8 p m on Wednesday Assistants for the evening include Handabaker Sally Wood Gaord eer Wayne Coffman and Miss Sally Rice Rice announced a special music solo by Irvin Hentick with accompaniment by Mrs Harote Simon
CHICAGO July 19 In a talk on fierce competition churches must run a strong advertising push. J F B Nickelsburg NY executive secretary for The American Walheran publicity bureau urged extensive newspaper advertising at the International Walther league convention.
A code of practices for rayon and synthetic yarn production was submitted to the Recovery Administration. It calls for a 40 hour maximum work week and a $13 minimum weekly wage. Administrator Hugh S. Johnson set July 27 for hearings on the agreement, which would cover about 80 percent of the industry.
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