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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1946
Page
12
Brooklyn GIs use humor to cope with war experience as soldiers from diverse places share jokes and observations. The piece highlights morale, tiredness, and camaraderie amid long campaigns, noting how comic banter helped keep spirits high during difficult times.
A fragmentary reminiscence lauds Brooklyn youths who served in the army, describing their courage, humor, and hometown pride. It recalls their strong ties to Brooklyn and the way they carried its place names, with rough slang and vivid scenes of military life and the home front. The piece interweaves nostalgia with graffiti-like details of soldiers and local places.
Grain futures listings from Chicago on March 16 show price data and market notes. The readable fragments mention prices around 64 and reference pyramidal trading activity.
In New York fans rushed to buy tickets for the Luis Conn heavyweight title fight. Early buyers crowded promoter Mike Jacobs’ office, with ringside seats priced at ten dollars to one hundred dollars. The first customer waited inside, smiling as he secured a Fevebal $30 stumpers, while others sought premium ringside spots and future premium allocations.
Readable fragments indicate a local sports and society card with names like Gillabd, Mrs. B. Coates, Ann toy NETS, and individuals such as Robert Gat. Mentions MB, Houston clubhudee, Wort Lane, and a Sunday event at a local army cours.
The Amerada Petroleum unit No. 4 Brooks Henderson drill near Waelder Texas showed limited progress in the Lula and Trinity zones with tests at 14 03 feet and 4515 57 feet in open hole revealing water and salt. Nearby crews report new gas and oil well activity in the Jourdanton and Cantwell tracts as operators push for larger yields and future completions awaiting results from several shallow and deep tests.
A fragmented notice advertises events around Nacogdoches Road, inviting crowds for May 1 and May 10 at local fairgrounds. Music by multiple bands including Lowe and His Band is listed amid garbled names and dates, with unclear venues and performers.
Market prices on Friday covered vegetables fruits and poultry with Artichokes 84.0 per dozen and Avocados 8.05 to 30 per crate. Grapes white 5.50 box, Lettuce California 1.26, Potatoes California 4.50 per 100 pounds, Onions green 9 bushel, Peas Ravish 2.00 bushel, Peppers 1.25 per bushel, Oranges California 22 per box, Turkeys hens 13, Turkeys cocks 286. Items listed include cucumbers lettuce mustard greens okra and yams among others with wide fluctuations in price.
Texas rancher Henry Lu Paneyasi touts the smallest Texas ranch near San Antonio along the Austin highway. Fort Worth hosts headquarters for two major cattle associations at Will Rogers Memorial Coliseum. The Silver Crest Hereford herd sale near Fort Wayne runs three days with 600 head. Luther Burbank High School students join a livestock education program in San Antonio. New Orleans announces Saturday cotton market trading will continue during the cotton months.
D. Cannon of Senge Saunders Livestock Commission in San Antonio visits Cotulla as 200 Angora goats and deer are shipped from West Texas ranges for use in simulated crossroad blast tests. The project aims to study radio effects of atomic bombs on animal life with Bikini Atoll tests planned for July and August.
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