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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1938
Page
13
A garbled OCR of mid-century radio programming shows KTSA WOAI KABC and others listing music, serials, and talk segments. The fragment mentions orchestras, singers, and various time slots including late night hours across several stations and networks.
A fragmented listing outlines Friday radio programs across hours with Musical Clock segments, News By Air reports, Wimbledon coverage, and various shows. Notable items include The Market Pie, The Olassic Town, Susie for Fun, and Cheryl words. The schedule includes multiple stations, hosts, and program names, indicating a busy broadcast lineup with sports, music, and talk formats.
Thursday program listings include Bevin and F pom Ods, varied shows and talks by Gilbert Murray on Greek studies, music and commentary from the Sokal congress, Vienna and London segments, and Japanese school choir pieces. Highlights feature orchestral selections, news from Enelieu listeners, and multiple regional broadcasts with times and channels.
A new radio program Men Against Death debuts tonight hosted by Dr. Thomas Parran of the U S Public Health Service. The Good News of 1938 variety show closes its season tonight with preview scenes from The Shopworn Angel and guests including Bing Crosby Bob Burns Florence George Gloria Stuart and Robert Taylor. Local listings note an extended air break of two months.
Obituary notices detail Emma Jungmann age 65 of 2300 West Commerce Street with services at Sacred Heart Church officiated by Rev. Joseph Jacobi and survivors including Irene Jungmann and others in San Antonio. Agnes Urban, 68, died at home on a Ceralvu Street address with delayed funeral plans. survivors include husband William Urban Sr. and several children and siblings.
Financial note by Lewis Haney from Keononiley New York reports a thin market on both exchanges with a sudden rise in common stock prices. Analysts see a possible bull phase forming, aided by economic stimuli, expected inflation, and growing confidence in the New Deal, though a pullback may occur if trading volume falters.
Boston officer Patyolwaly Eawits F. Plathers, dubbed the smartest cop, has earned three college degrees. He holds LL.B. from Boston University Law School, B.L. from Emerson College, and an A.B. from Portia Law School where he became the first man to graduate from the women’s program. A World War veteran, he is six feet two inches tall and weighs 25 pounds, planning to continue police work.
Singapore reports a plan to curb overproduction of pineapples after 600000 extra cases in British Malaya. Producers and packers explore a voluntary textile-like pricing scheme and may restrict exports to select No 1 grades, aiming to stabilize the market.
New York stocks opened with early gains but soon faltered as a broad rally waned. Trading showed 1.09 million shares by midmorning, with firm activity in Henry, Republic Chrysler, Goodrich, Deere, Texas Corp, Western Union, Allied Chemical, and Eastman. several names like Bethlehem and International Harvester weighed on sentiment amid steel pricing concerns.
In Los Angeles on June 30, silent film star Alice Calhoun known as Alice Chotiner won an uncontested divorce from Max C. Chotiner, retired businessman. She testified he often stayed out late and admitted dating other women. A $150 monthly support for a year and about $10,000 in settlement was approved, with Judge Henry M. Willis officiating.
Chicago July wheat futures slid while rumors of U S crop damage and a lower yield persisted. Prices fell despite some buying support as losses spread across corn and oats, with authorities citing freezing damage and harvest delays as factors.
Los Angeles June 30 Japan's undeclared war on China will endure at least another year and end disastrously for the invaders. Three-month study by Dosbo Gunther and Mrs Gunther notes Japan's tripled national debt in seven years and predicts pressure toward peace. They question Imperial decree ignoring Chiang Kai-shek and predict tense negotiations.
This reminiscence by B C Forbes contrasts early car ownership with modern autos. It recalls unsafe lights, frequent breakdowns, and costly repairs, then highlights 1937 tire and wage improvements, lower cost per mile, better durability, and higher wages while noting rising taxes and slowed sales.
City Judge Harold F. Simpson ruled that a four wheeled gas tank powered machine was an automobile. Ear B. Travis of Birmingham Alabama, a Cornell student, piloted the device when arrested by Patrolman Daniel Flynn. Travis said he was experimenting on Ithaca hills with the vehicle owned by another student. He was fined five dollars for driving without a license and three dollars more for driving without proper plates.
Pretoria researchers launch solar water heating at university water stations to explore healing properties. The project, backed by the university, aims to test sunlight powered warming methods and potential health applications.
Cotton futures advance several points in early New Orleans trading amid mixed Western and international market cues. October to March contracts show modest gains as buyers cover positions and traders cite securities buoyancy and light selling pressure.
Receipts in Chicago show 2000 weight cattle and steers rising toward top bids. Cattle and calves totals reach around 4000 with fed steers and yearlings trading higher. Sheep and lambs see improved prices, with spring lambs around 9 dollars per unit and clipper lambs nudging higher amid steady demand.
Markets report a mixed day across commodities and produce. Butter, eggs, and poultry prices show firmness in several lines while oats and potatoes move with supply changes and damaged goods. Notes indicate steady to slightly higher bids on several grades with regional price variations across Chicago and Pacific Coast lines.
Fragmentary OCR text includes unclear references to money, metals, and exchange rates with rough numbers and currencies. The readable items mention London and June but lack coherent event or names. The piece appears damaged, offering minimal concrete facts and no clear outcome.
A California judge, Justice Henderson, gave Rayford King a birthday sentence for riding a bicycle while intoxicated. King admitted stealing the wheel but the court called the offense drunken driving. The piece references the sternness of local traffic code and applies a strict interpretation.
Washington reports a surge in anti American education campaigns in New York and other cities as 13 million Americans remain jobless. Representative Edith Nourse Rogers exposes syllabus promoting imported goods over American products, alleging cooperation between the Department of Commerce and the Port of New York Authority. Critics argue Hull’s reciprocity treaties harm U S mills while propaganda sways public opinion toward foreign goods. A growing tariff sentiment is forecast for the next Congress.
Los Angeles June 30 Mrs Eleanore Griffin Rankin scenario writer learned in court that she had never been legally married. Judge Burnell explained that her April 25 1900s Juana marriage to William Rankin failed to meet Mexican residency and witness requirements and was invalid. The judge advised dismissal of the divorce suit and pursuit of an annulment based on an apparent invalid union.
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