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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 1940
Page
8
The report lists quirky ad lines from Starkist Mines and Tide magazine. It mentions Howard Davis leading a San Antonio firm behind Stoppers, jokes about Kiss lines, and notes people like E Victor Kramer and Johnny Meyers in radio and film circles.
Alfray Harris, 28, of 210 North Alamo, was badly slashed in a tavern at 936 South Flores Street after a woman accused him of being the wrong man. Police say the assailant, a woman, apologized and fled, later arrested on suspicion. Harris suffered a severe gashed back and arm.
Plans for large signs marking lanes at Romana Plaza were announced by city traffic engineer A Rid gers on Monday. Each sign will be six inches by four length and eighteen inches vertical, suspended above the two lanes on the right side of San Pedro avenue near Romana plaza. One sign over the inside lane reads Navara street time and the other over the outside lane reads South Main avenue lane. The same marking will be installed for northbound traffic on Main avenue.
Mayor Maury Maverick of San Antonio urges a major airport project to rival top U S facilities. He outlines 100000 to 1200000 cost, with 250000 city share and federal funding, and plans to enlarge Stinson Field while keeping it as a civilian pilot training base. Two-field strategy includes barracks for flight students and federal aviation grants promotion.
Mrs. Bessie Hibbs reports using dry ice to keep cars cool in 100 plus degree heat. A block of dry ice placed in a ventilated car can last about 12 hours, though handling cautions apply. Water causes it to bubble but not melt the cold.
Bette Davis delivers another hit in All This and Heaven Too at the Majestic with Charles Boyer and a strong supporting cast. The film, set in a sunny French past, blends charm with serious themes and stands out in the current lineup.
San Antonio Social Security office reports June total of 895.72 outlay and 53242.70 for the state with 3054 regular beneficiaries. More than 60 San Antonio area residents qualified for old age and survivors insurance payments in June and lump sums for deaths reached 96026.18 in six months. Rounded daily claims by the district show about 1000 forms filed.
A damaged OCR fragment shows a scattered timetable with garbled codes and names. It mentions times like 10 and 2h and includes stray letters and fragments that hint at movie or broadcast scheduling but lacks coherent details or identifiable entities. The readable bits are too sparse to determine a definite event or title.
Hollywood notes list Cesar Romero lining up a South American themed slate with Down Argentine Way and Tin Pan Alley followed by Latin From Manhattan. The piece sketches studio plans, Lupino’s new Warner contract, rising star chatter, and various industry moves amid wartime fundraising efforts.
The flea plan of an early day San Antonio fort, discovered in the archives of the General Land Office by Commissioner Bascom Giles, dates around 1805. The fort was 905 feet long and 75 to 97 feet wide with twelve front rooms including guardhouse, jail, flagroom, two officers rooms, three troop rooms, sergeants rooms, and a commissary. The opposite end held a stable and more troops with a granary, store room, and supply rooms.
August at the Y W C A features swimming and badminton under Miss Dorothy Wiedenfeld. The pool opens daily except Sunday, with women and men welcome on Wednesday nights. Children swim Monday and Thursday mornings, with programs for adults on Monday and Thursday evenings.
Nine people sustained injuries over the weekend in B A traffic incidents. Ed Taylor, 205 Dawson street, faced charges after striking R Connery, 60, at Poplar and Zargamora. Felix Toros, 21, and Jane Auncin, 18, were injured in a collision near Theo age nie and Aviation powerard with driver D A Phillips, 57, escaping injury. Alpur Boxwood, 24, was treated for a broken arm when his car overturned near Brackett Ville. A mother and daughter, Mrs H W Moursund and Yvonne Moutsand, 13, were in a collision on Shadwell drive. Astra Hercy P Spellman, 1703 West Craig place, also injured as her car overturned. Gordon W Barnett, 1712 South st May’s street, received facial lacerations in a crash on the Anscath Lighway. Daniel Gutierrez, 1803 Nebraska street, overturned on the Old Gorons Christl highway injuring Pred Garcia, Floy Lig Orion, and Frank Ortiz. Gutierrez claimed glare from an approaching car forced Wong into a jaltet.
Rhea and wife visited his alma mater now 40 years on from his schooling. He recalled Woodiiwh or Woodiiwhke street empty lots and tenements with one building on campus. Teachers Rev Brother Alphonsy Sehyrue and Brother Lawrence T. Dully and Brother Leo J. Baler accompanied the couple amid changes at the institution.
Edward Stone, former San Antonio resident, named Monday as secretary of the Marshall chamber of commerce. He won the regional chamber’s best annual chamber report award while managing the Alice chamber. Stone succeeds John Brogoitti who resigned.
A satirical column critiques post war diplomacy and international relations. The writer jokes about mixing cupidity with policy, defends strong American stance, and questions legal authority in sports like racing amid global tensions.
The Technical Club will hold informal luncheon meetings each Tuesday during August at the Blue Babinet Hotel. Regular meetings will resume in September.
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