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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1939
Page
17
Mrs Shaw talks about the no longer imagined good old days and the comforts of modern life. She recalls hammocks, air conditioning, and city conveniences with humor and sharp memory, contrasting past hardships with present ease and gadgets.
University of Cincinnati researchers led by Dr. Clagente A. Mills report experiments with white mice showing high heat and humidity reduce resistance to infection. A second group kept cool did better. results suggest heat worsens human infections and rapid cooling may help.
In federal court Judge RJ McMillin deferred sentence for Robert Michar, 20, of Norfolk, Virginia, who pleaded guilty to passing a $3 money order. The youth would be given a chance at rehabilitation rather than immediate confinement. Other plea results included Samuel Lindsay, 23, for forging a WPA check. Jamie Webb, 21, for transferring a stolen auto. and Barn Sanches, 26, for possession of intoxicants, with various sentences or suspensions.
In New York on July 31, the American Iron and Steel Institute estimated that operations in the stock industry during the current week will fall 49 points to 69.4 percent of capacity. This compares with 80.6 percent last week, 83.0 percent a month ago, and 90.8 percent a year ago.
The report notes a series of thefts at a store with multiple incidents across days. Jacob Wines, operator of a delicatessen, confronted losses of beer and cash totaling several dollars. Police were notified after a third incident, while nearby officers recorded related cases involving cigarettes and narcotics with sentences ranging from two to four years.
East Baton Rouge parish grand jury calls for all LSU board of supervisors serving during James Monroe Smith era to resign immediately in its report to district court. Jury also notes 44 indictments issued over multiple terms and hints at further actions before a two month recess. In New Orleans, federal probes intensify with multiple grand juries reconvening to examine irregularities at Toussain Tan Institute and a $440000 payment to an investment firm. Governor Long contemplates salary cuts while a citizens committee seeks a state affairs probe, as federal investigations fill space at the customs house and federal building.
Market notes show mixed signals with strong demand for beef and produce while grain trends stay uncertain. Fresh cartloads in Omaha quote $225 per bushel for certain grains. corn prices drift lower. dairy and poultry values steady. fruits vegetables and roots list varied prices across many items and regions.
Texas highways to San Antonio push livestock shipments from Georgetown Burnet Lampasas San Saba and Brady. New commissions Shirley Livestock Fort Worth and McCutcheon Beker Fuller opened at the Union stockyards. Pete Smith previews a film Quinary Carving boosting meat industry and cattle trade nationally. Len Tylton returns from Kan 1803 to visit markets. Doris Traylor back at Texas Livestock Market after leave. The Zomba dance premieres in Hollywood via Margaret Lindany.
In Jackson Hills Kentucky a 65 year old farmer Allen gave himself up after a siege at a barn eight miles south of Crathiang. He is accused of killing Cynthiana chief George M. Dickey and wounding possemen following a misidentification as a chicken thief. Assisting Chief Roy Fightmaater took him into custody. Evelyn Castle, 18, admitted she was with Allen during the siege. The farmer, famed for his marksmanship, had fired at least 25 rounds from a shotgun. police turned on the barn with a spotlight which he reportedly shot out. The tense confrontation drew a crowd of about 16 observers.
Berkeley July 31 reports say typhus fever is widening its reach in the United States with more localities detected inland, especially from the Gulf of Mexico northward. Dr R E B Dytr of the U S Public Health Service notes increasing annual cases and a spread from coastal areas toward the interior.
The document outlines Tinais Central’s plan to fix float rather than cash loan payments from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. It proposes the railroad be allowed to buy its own bonds and transfer them to RF for additional collateral. The Interstate Commerce Commission approved an extension to May 21, 1944, contingent on reducing principal by 351,700.
In Austin on July 1 INS reports the Texas Pensions Union urged Gov Daniel to call a special session to back a pension tax plan. The proposal calls for taxes including 61.614 cents per barrel for sulphur and an $8 per ton increase, plus a gas tax rise to 5 cents per 1000 cubic feet. The article also alludes to past contempt of court actions and unrelated alleged misconduct involving a figure named Allen and several underage girls.
Pablo Excavillin of 302 Colina Street was found unconscious on North Zarramora Street with his right ear severed. Rudy Olivares, 64 North San Jos street, suffered head injuries from a beer bottle blow. Perfecto Morte, 23, 11% Coll roa Street, in serious condition after a shoulder stab. John Esquigal, 202 F Street, treated for cuts after an attack. Radio Patrolmen intervened and rushed him to hospital.
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