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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1939
Page
7
A scrambled listing shows multiple radio segments and hosts across networks. Programs include The Lone Ranger, Bloods, and Dance segments with various hosts and station identifiers such as WOR and KABC. The chaotic page lists times, show names, and personnel tied to regional broadcasts.
A fragmented schedule list shows varied programs and times across channels and venues. Names like Fernanda Bella and Cecil And Vi TAS Myascal Clack appear amid a long lineup including broadcasts on Metody 4S Drean Moon and 1070 tb ALN HTSA Towns Tale with multiple time slots such as 10 to 14 and 32 NOON TO 17. The fragmentary text references music, variety shows, and public service programs, indicating a dense calendar of offerings across stations and genres.
A new theater opening on Terrell Road with a Broadway Interstate program features civic dignitaries and a KABC broadcast at 7:30. The project marks a fresh entertainment venue for Bexar County as the ceremony unfolds with notable officials and a nod to theatrical history.
Police believe a burglar known as Tip Offe can be stopped by removing accumulated circulars and newspaper clutter. Patrols warn residents not to leave addresses at entrances as officers sweep the area for the culprit during vacation periods.
June 20 report notes rare lithographs by cNe Hoven Gurnee 234 Tyes Wuograptes, tied to Whistler House Din ORUEDIT. Ab are pictures of Confederate sonciats.
Texans discuss week hog through Union yards with prices and figures. References to Bert Worths 4.75, Tom Lassiter injury and Memphis surgery, W Cunningham and Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers Association trip to Washington. Notes on wool labeling talks with Commodity Credit Corp, and local figures Mills and Gully visiting yards. Parking issue highlighted by a Union dockyard office.
The Commercial Bulletin previews a wool market week with price resistance from manufacturers and firming bids from growers. An early Wyoming sale shows good staple wool around 23% cents, while Boston and New York sources report mixed activity and limited visible sales. Domestic and foreign markets are mostly steady with slow deliveries on old contracts and cautious buyers in New England and the bright wool sectors.
Livestock market activity stays steady with hog receipts and weights varying. Calves and cattle show mixed demand while sheep remain comparatively steady as slaughter categories adjust to market signals.
New York reports mixed commodity movements with currency shifts and metal prices. London notes spot and forward rates while dairy and poultry receipts in New York reflect steady demand. index values show minor gains in certain metals and grains.
A damaged, unreadable snippet mentions TONES METALS in London and a 19 CAN9 report date. It references copper stator material and tin, with scattered phrases about Tuesday and Monday schedules, and a station RTSAL context. No clear individuals or events emerge from the fragment.
Chicago grain futures slipped as delivery expectations weighed on prices. Wheat futures fell about 2 cents, July corn down over a cent, with futures near five year lows amid weaker foreign demand and harvest concerns. Prices quoted include Wheat around 3.25 to 3.30 and Corn near 4.82 to 4.92 for nearby contracts.
Cotton futures opened lower with July and December prices slipping as trading tied to European politics and hedging by spat interests pressured markets. Local pros and foreign accounts supplied some support while buyers held back, leaving prices around midday lower across main contracts.
Fragmentary OCR text records miscellaneous commodities and prices in Chicago and London, noting cash whist, No 2 goods, yellow hari items, mixed Cough, and various sample wares. It includes gold and silver pricing in London, and Liverpool wheat futures with Manitoba and Australian quotes, plus exchange figures and implied calendar months.
Multiple obituaries list Richard Gehlert 82 of Baltimore and other local residents. Details include survivors, service times, burial places, and native origins with notes on residences in San Antonio Tyler Dallas and Chicago. Also mentions Josephine Weaver and Ellwood Dix among the deceased with funeral and burial arrangements.
Dallas notices and ads recount a revival of good times as the city faces mood shifts and postal wing leadership questions. References to May 2931 and 898 appear in a fragmented ad display, noting hospital costs and wage trends, with commentators citing higher interest and rent.
Ancient Tibet seeks the living reincarnation of the God King, with three children chosen as candidates as high priests summon the Spirit of the Mountains. Also notes infantile paralysis advances and a feature on pirate lore, Beytian tombs, and Belgrade royal downfall, all in The American Weekly insert for Sunday.
A disjointed USDA market summary reports varied pricing for fruits vegetables and livestock. Notable figures include apples priced at 13 and peaches at 4 units, while potatoes in Chicago show 68 cars cleared with 229 at tenck. Cattle and hogs prices are listed with ranges and weights, but the text is fragmented and hard to parse.
New York stocks regained a fractional rally with favorites recovering slightly, turnover about half prior session. Despite ongoing overseas concerns and political gridlock, traders reopened commitments on theory the market was oversold as foreign markets showed modest gains and sugar futures moved in narrow ranges.
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