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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1941
Page
7
Cald well county fair opens with a parade by high school bands from Luling Dale Prairie Lea Lockhart and San Marcos Teachers College. Events include beef cattle and swine shows farm home exhibits and a rodeo. Admission for children is free until 6 p.m. Tax details noted.
Lewisburg Pa Oct 13 A former nominee to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals in New York was released from the Northeast Federal Penitentiary after serving a minimum two year sentence for a justice related conviction.
A disorganized OCR fragment lists numerous fruits vegetables and dairy items with inconsistent prices and origins. Items include avocados apples grapes lemons lettuce peaches peppers cucumbers potatoes and more with varied currencies and units, mentioning California Colorado Washington and Illinois regions and multiple vendors.
The Ban Aulenie Retell Origetsts association will hold its monthly meeting at 12:25 p.m. at the Tyeatay Sn Aere hotel. The notice is brief and lacks clear organizers or dates beyond the time and venue.
Officials estimate 1942 beef and pork output near record levels with cattle and calves at about 28 million and total beef and pork production around 1.82 billion pounds. Pork and eggs show strong domestic demand and export prospects, while egg production targets rise about seven percent over 1941.
Beeville detectives questioned Augustin Romero Monday after the fatal stabbing of Abram Dutch Presa a 28 year old amateur baseball player and city employee. Presa was attacked at a barber shop following an argument and died in hospital. A preliminary hearing was set for Wednesday as Sheriff Corrigan said another man was being questioned. Juan Ortiz, tied to the case, died Sunday in a truck crash while Ortiz was en route to notify relatives of Presa’s death.
Mary Therese Schoening aged 77 died Monday at her home 223 Pair Ave nde Will be funeral at 8 40 A M Wednesday at Zirkke Kearns chapel then St Cecilia Catholic church Rev G P Stulf officiating She was born in Terre Haute nd and lived in San Antonio 30 years Survivors include husband Henry O T Schoening sisters Mrs John R B Jones and Mrs M Hennele brothers W d and J T Crowe Interment in San Fernando Cemetery No 2.
Obituary notices list Herman August Ehrenberg 61 of 112 West Magnolia Avenue with services on Tuesday at Akers chapel, officiated by John A. Scherzer. survivors include widow Eva Ehrenberg and Henry Ehrenberg among others. burial in City Cemetery No. 6. Separate notice for Bessie Colite 80 of 916 East Pyron Avenue, native of Lawrence, resident 67 years, with services and burial in City Cemetery No. 4. Also notes Father’s Club meeting at Central Catholic High School and a brief Paris execution report of Jean Labragere of Armowleme executed by German forces.
The readable fragment lists various grain and hay prices including corn, yellow corn, white corn, and bush hay. It references per bushel and per ton rates with figures like 65r and 810.00, indicating a historical price sheet style from a local market. Details are incomplete but show typical commodity quotes and seller notes.
The Austin office of the U S Department of Agriculture Marketing Service reports 1940 Texas crops fall below 10 year averages. Cotton estimated at 5,800,000 bales, down about 8,000 from September. corn at 171,706,000 bushels. grain sorghum at 70,600,000 bushels, a state all time high. Rive and other yields cited, with impact from a September hurricane.
Receipts and prices for cattle calves and fed stock vary across major markets. Kansas City and Chicago report slow early sales with mixed bids and some declines, while Fort Worth notes lower bids on steers and heifers and steady to lower demand overall.
Markets end quiet as trading closes for observance day in New York. Dealers note subdued activity with no major shifts in securities, and the session proceeds under normal exchange rules as markets unwind in light of the holiday.
A meeting of the board of directors of the Bear County Tuberculosis Association will be held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the quarter noted. President Artur We Boand will discuss plans for the 1041 Christmas seat sale.
A rough livestock market summary shows varied demand across cattle hogs and sheep with the week ending Friday noting top hog prices around 1015 per hundredweight and cattle trades from 40 to 60 dollars per hundredweight. Feeder cattle and yearlings sold mostly steady while sheep and lambs showed steadier prices with some gains in certain classes. Overall activity remained uneven with margins affected by weight and grade differences across lots and regions.
Forty five A P I machinists walk out at the $35,000,000 government TNT plant in Weldon Spring Missouri over a jurisdictional dispute. The strike centers on the right to bargain for 23 mechanics at the plant garage as production continues amid the labor action.
Local U.S.O. heads from San Antonio attend a regional conference in Dallas after Wheeling. Attendees include GM Hunter, MG Ay EB, ML Cooper, Mrs Laura Weggoney, Maj R E Clevett, Mrs Etha Delia Rodger, Irwin Lefkowitz, and Brother Herhart P. Leles. Harper Sibley, U B O president, spoke at lunch on progress, with many district campaign officials present.
County Commissioners court approved specifications on 169000 for rights of way on the Military Highway. Warrants will be converted into bonds due in 2000 groups. Bids on sale of the bonds will be opened at 4 p.m. Friday.
Court schedules trial for Andrew J Worthcutt of Brownwood and other defendants in a rape indictment. Proceedings, to be held in Southern Criminal District Court, list multiple attendees and local associations. Evidence points to alleged involvement with a Bracken Wigh incident and a year of prior legal actions.
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt curtails her lecture tour while serving as assistant civilian defense administrator. The first lady had planned two or three weeks of talks but will not accept new engagements and will attend to obligations from prior months.
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