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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1939
Page
7
A fragmentary item reports progress in tobacco growing at Valley with an experimental project advancing. McAlgen and associates reportedly promised a fuels bid linked to agricultural development. Production of small Burley tobacco is claimed as achieved on a tract owned by O. J. Browning here.
Workman digging in a Port Isabel yard uncovered an old broken pistol shell and a copper belt buckle thought to date to 1845 48 during Zachary Taylor s Mexican American campaign. The find near Philips storeyard lies beside a cesspool dug by Taylor s men while camped in the area. Local lore ties another well behind Champlin s to troops water supply and notes Port Isabel as a Civil War site with the Highthouse abandoned and repeatedly changed hands before Union victory.
In East Liverpool Ohio a New York work fair exhibit celebrates 40 years of collective bargaining in the ceramic industry. A $150,000 display features a fully equipped miniature pottery and is backed by the National Brotherhood of Operative Potters the Employes union and the United States Potters Association with 12 skilled workers aiding.
A quirky note from Olnger Rog ers describes a Christmas present involving a proorphan baby. The radio picture prompts lighthearted misadventures as characters Nick Rogers and David Bivens navigate a series of simple, affordable fixes. The article hints at comedic solutions and light domestic stakes.
The Texas Valley shows early tobacco results with Browning tract yielding 1690 pounds per acre after transplanting on March 1 and a first culling producing 1800 pounds per acre. Ford expects higher yields with scientific handling and favorable climate, while cotton markets also shift as Hidalgo Cameron Willacy counties prepare to receive seed cotton. Checks totaling 820,209 dollars arrive for conservation compliance, with Hidalgo farmers entering club contests. An inspection tour accompanies General Monteiro’s visit to Fort Bliss and Randolph Field, linking Brazilian and U S military events in El Paso.
A fragment describes Tootsif Maker Good as a rising talent in a bold production called Polar Trappers while paired with Bond Buk in a staging at Wale Disneys Dovada Pepa.
A quirky early note reports on the film Polar Trappers and the December Minn program noting Fangula Who and Donald Peng among contributors. The piece highlights Rial’s release and the debut of a first picture by A Hk inn Minn prt.
Washington June 24. The USDA announced that a modernized small turkey will be shown at the seventh World Poultry Congress in Cleveland from July 28 to August 7. The exhibit will feature two small white turkeys, a young tom and a young hen, as part of a broader push in poultry genetics.
Dredge Mobile at Port Isabel Brownsville area unearthed an old anchor likely from the era of sailing ships. A second similar anchor was dredged near the port channel during opening of the Brazos-Banting Pass, with wreckage and parts found nearby. Also notes a unrelated breeding effort to develop a small Turkey variety by Winton and government breeders, aiming for a compact white bird maturing in 24 to 26 weeks with 6 1/2 to 9 pounds dressed weight adults and 4 1/2 to 6 pounds dressed weight pullets.
Portland Oregon June report notes Edward W. Poy, believed eldest Mason in the United States, with 95 years in the order. Lodge officials reported no other member claiming longer service as they checked regional records for potential beyond 95 years. Also mentions Steffi Duna, Hungarian actress, appearing opposite Leo Carrillo and Tim Hart in HKO Radio’s The Girl and the Gambler set around a stormy romance near the Mexican border.
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