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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1940
Page
20
A dense listings page catalogs station identifiers and show times across multiple networks. It names programs like Mr District Attorney and The Lone Ranger, with time blocks and alternating content including concerts, news by air, and regional broadcasts amid a chaotic OCR readout.
A dense, era-specific timetable lists numerous shows and hosts across stations. Notable entries include Williams, The Breakfast Club, Guiding Light, and Bushface. various acts such as Randvind U7, The Troupadors, and Margaret JunocoD appear, with times ranging from morning to late evening and multiple venues including churches and theaters.
A former trig from the ecteon Horis Kerloff Bela Eugos and Peter Larre join Kay Rerstr on a full hour NBCG program tonight. Raymond Kelly, the retiring commander, will be dressed Lee broadcasting from the America Legion convention in Boston. The show will air tomorrow on Columbia network. A letter from General John Pershing acknowledges receipt of a telegram for his eighty first birthday from officers at Fort Sam Houston.
SAN ANGELO September 25 7 Y Pearce 43 president of the Piril Nationel bank of Ballinger died after 52 years as a druggist there in 2 lucepital ere Tuesday Funeral Services will be al Bailla per.
Cotton futures opened steady in New York with slight gains and October liquidation in view. Prices quoted for October and March show modest rises while Liverpool market reports demand and varied grades, with American good middling holding near prior levels. Trade notes indicate active short covering and careful hedging amid overall steady sentiment.
An 18-year-old Urakum girl charged with lunacy in the murder of four-year-old Francis Casteil, her plaintiff housemate, was found insane and committed to a state institution for life. She confessed to drowning the boy in a creek near Yokkum, with her father signing the complaint. Her Gaither testified she had a long history of mental instability and a high temper.
New York report shows electric power output fell four tenths of one percent to 2,448,832.0 kilowatts for the week ended September 21, from 3,638,634.00 in the prior week, as Edison Electric Institute details.
A pilot meeting to draw LA women will feature Mrs Annie Belle Burkhart as local president, with Misa Flizabeth Swayze and Mrs Alle Wackerbarth representing the local lab at the fall District 8 Plot International conference in Fort Worth on September 28 and 29.
A two year old boy from South Australia named John Fitel El reportedly broke his leg Tuesday afternoon while playing with neighbors in North Bryan. The incident occurred during a casual game, with authorities stating the injury is serious but not life threatening.
New York reports Marguerite Clark, veteran silent film actress, died in a sanitarium from pneumonia. She had been hospitalized five days and the death is disclosed in today’s dispatch.
Obituary notices list Ferdiano Tyels of McGuire Oklahoma City and Mrs Tuesday Hig home on the New Roger Larabee San Antonio with funeral services 9 30 a m from Zizik Kearns Funeral Home to St Gerard's Catholic church. Burials include Fernando Cetdelery in Ban Fer nando Cemetery and other local names. Survivors include Loretta Theis daughter Mrs Stanley Fulcher and siblings in San Antonio with details of Holy Name society Rosary at the funeral home. Further notices cover Mix Miller 88 and Bula Maye Short 46 with services and interment in local cemeteries. Also listed are additional obituaries for Alice native of Sulphur Springs and Mrs Bula Short with survivors and service details, plus related family members and burial arrangements.
C K Deuglet presides at the San Antonio Association of Underwriters and local General Agents speaking at a state presidents din. The National Association of Tile Underwriters convention will be in Philadelphia this week with open meetings at 1307 South Presa Street. Leni Stout, secretary, announced an executive session in East Penn.
Market notes from Fort Worth and other major junctions show active trading in cattle hogs and sheep with prices mixed. Cows and bulls strong on some cuts, vealers steady, lambs mixed, and calves near steady to higher amid buyer demand and regional weather influences.
A mixed report from New York, Chicago and surrounding markets shows poultry and produce prices with steady to firm trends. Highlighted items include dressed pork, hens, and multiple poultry grades with varying price points and regional receipts indicating market stability amid adjustments.
Washington market reports show apples Delicious Winesap at 1.75 per bushel and Gold Delicious at 1.32 per bushel. Jonathans 1.76 a bushel. cantaloupes 9.25 per crate. oranges from California 3.00 to 3.73 per box. yellow onions 3.10 per sack. cabbage red 4. per pound. okra 63 cents per pound. cauliflower 2.89 per crate.
Market notes show U H dollar rates in New York and London with Canada and Europe currencies. Key figures include buying and selling premiums for Canadian dollars, open market discounts, and various international exchange rates. Industrial metals and commodities such as copper, zinc, and tin are listed with spot and forward prices, while soybeans, wheat, and coffee futures trade amid shifting demand and hedge activity.
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