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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1939
Page
2
Berlin reports Germany seeks to exploit 1200 square miles of marshland in the Danube delta for cellulose materials. German-Romanian trade terms enable potential exploitation rights as experts study reeds and osiers for artificial cloth and silk production.
Paris reports reveal that the average 17 year old French boy is now about 5 feet 9 inches, up a full inch from before the war, while the average 17 year old girl has grown too though less, reflecting a rising generation. In New Jersey, campaign expense reports reveal a candidate sent the bill by mail and labeled the purpose as Too mail this statement.
New York reports at age 16 Florence Meyer daughter of Eugene Meyer publisher met an angel in Max Reinhardt’s Everyman. Adelaide notes convicts uniforms improved by inmates at Ya tala labor prison. Hollywood sees actress Binnie Barnes amused by parasol comeback and garden strolls with a natural linen parasol.
Miss Gert Holman, 30, assistant manager at a dress shop, was robbed of $58 after a masked bandit held her in a washroom and fastened the door with a dress. He was well dressed and polite, calling her "Honey" as the escape followed.
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