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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 17, 1939

Page

3

Sunken treasure hunt eyed by San Antonio youths

San Antonio police plan a river dive near College Street Bridge to recover jewelry from a hat tossed in the San Antonio River. Detectives say two youths Grover Theriot and Shelby Stone helped build a diving rig to search sunken boats, while suspects in Burglaries tell how loot was disposed. Local officers report numerous burglaries solved in recent weeks.

San Antonio A. B. Neal College Street Bridge Grover Theriot Woodlawn Avenue Shelby B Stone Ostrom Drive Medina Lake Baldy Neal W. A. Harvey

McAllen Man Dies in Auto Accident Near Laredo

LARSDO reports 31 year old Mellen contractor Faul Noser died in a car crash on Tilgaway 83 eight miles south of Laredo about midnight. His wife suffered cuts but was not seriously injured. Store for rent on Broadway sized 49 by 70 feet. Ber Classification 37.

McAllen Larsdo Faul Noser Mellen Tilgaway 83 Laredo Noser

Walter Winchell on Broadway and Hollywood Buzz

A flurry of showbiz notes from New York and Los Angeles. Walter Winchell on Broadway cites Mark Reglare, gambling quips, and looks at Hollywood Look magazines amid industry shifts. FDR guards, tax assessor jokes, and plans for ads for democracy color a lively panorama of 1939 entertainment and politics.

Citrus ruling appeal slated ahead of shipping season

Austin March 17. Appeals courts will be urged to speed a decision on the legality of citrus price fixing to settle the issue before the fruit shipping season ends. The case involves the department of agriculture and the attorney general. The San Antonio Court of Civil Appeals upheld a lower court restraining the agriculture commissioner from canceling shipping permits for firms not following price guidelines. An appeal for rehearing and then to the Supreme Court is planned if needed. The agricultural commissioner urged the court to act swiftly.

Austin INS Départment of Agriculture Ultromey Sax Antonin Court of Civil Appeals Commissioner of Agriculture Dicey Stout San Antonio Supreme Court Grant

Treasury Position Report March 17 1915 Balance and Expenditures

Treasury releases show Madh fy Thevergila totals with a net balance of 3.291b dollars and expenditures of 24.527m. Customs receipts for the month stand at 14.334m with year to date receipts of 3.007b and expenditures of 6.404m. Emergency expenditures amount to 2.475b with gross webb at 39.949b. daily total down 15.206m from the prior day.

Treasury Washington The

Armament plan thwarted Hitler secret attack theory

A Washington authority says Allied rearmament and Roosevelt’s support for Britain thwarted Hitler’s plan to strike France and seize Czechoslovakia. The strategy reportedly aimed for a simultaneous multi front invasion through Belgium and the Low Countries, with Mediterranean moves and a blitz to Britain.

Washington América Roosevelt Britain France Hitler Reich Czechoslovakia José Key West Iie Pla Kelt Munich Germany Cesstin Sucetenland Slovakia Ruthenia Hiller Threwer Europe Great Britain Belgium Ballina Thly Mediterranean Morocco Tun Corsica Straits of Gloraltar Ceuta Andalgecteas England Holland Belgiaa Londo

Local Radio Row Cast and Community Notices Burst of Names

A jumble of names and snippets from Bexar Facts spans radio figures like STEVE WILHELM and JOR. LORE, local officials, performers, and residents. Mentions include DR. GARL GOETH nicknamed DIMPLES, LEONA HIN CHICK, and a new daughter for WILL ROGERS, plus STOOL and PIGEON, St. Patrick’s Day plans, and a dance by PHY Gam MA THETANS.

Cameron Boya Radio Row Mexicas Lore Buin Rudy Vargas Netty Simms Will Rogers Sons of Erin

Ford Goes After More Cake in Dillon Visit

In Dillon Illinois on March 17 Henry Ford and Jormael Davis, longtime probate judge, share the same July 30 birthday. Mrs. Davis sends greeting cakes, a friendship formed over decades. The Ford visit came when the train stopped at a siding welcoming the renowned car maker.

Dillon 8. C

1908 Plymouth deluxe two door sedan for sale

Ad fragment notes a 1908 Plymouth deluxe two door sedan for sale at 645 dollars. Mentions classified light want ads and suggests a national listing or used car context.

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