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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 14, 1939

Page

4

Explosion of shell proberd Fort Enoex Ky text

A board of inquiry was named to fix responsibility for the explosion of a dud 75 mm shell that killed six Indiana National Guardsmen and wounded three. Victims aged 18 to 25 were from Princeton and Fort Knox training units. Injured are four soldiers with non serious flesh wounds.

Fort Enoex Indiana Louie L. Roberts Byanssille Princeton Vy DP Port Knox EL Hendricks Oaklans Oil Fall Oakland Oil Jonn Jones Princeton Willis Snow Evansville Amhur Mrarthy Jr Sergt William C. Hart Prit Durtis K. Teh Ralph Carter Forts Branch

Anne Neagle bid for The American Way role in Hollywood

Hollywood reports a bidding rush by Harry Goste and Mak Gordon to cast Anne Neagle in The American Way after a viewing of Nurse Edith Cavell. Neagle may also join Bonnie Prince Charlie, delaying a screen version. Virginia Pennne enters hospital for minor surgery and awaits rehearsals for Thank Your Lucky Stars. Opened August 16 at Belasen. Eddie Griban, Gwen, and Andrew Lumbe linked to the project in the East.

Lodella C. Parsons Hollywood Harry Goste Mak Gordon Anne Neagle Herbert $Wilcox Edith Cuvell Euelith Im Weagle Florence Eldridge Freddie March New York Freddie Mrss Eldridge Stork Wilcox Scotland Miss Neagle Flora MacDonald Virginia Penne George Ratt Belasen Virginia Andrew Lumbe Eddie Gribhan Gwen

Do the Irish Like Westerns as Island Stars Shine

A garbled Hollywood diary notes island life, glitz and gossip. Mentions Beverly Hills, Halidays, intermed, and various stars including Johnt, D. Samuauy, Johnny Weissmueller, Deryl Scoth, and Bing Crosby. References events at Hollywood area stadium, Derby, Catalina, and party scenes with Lubitsch, Litvak, and Demille.

Ture Beverly Hills Galley David Selenick Malliday Selsnick Honolulu C & Dot Hooey John D. Samuauy Halidays David Halliday

Notes on a New Yorker and Hollywood Buzz from New York

Walter Winchell reports raised rewards for Lepke to 25000 and city payroll cuts threaten 900 workers. Hollywood chatter notes Knight Without Armor censorship and Olsen and Johnson profits, plus Burlesque changes and a swimming pool privilege charge.

New York City Lepke Ubrre Sove Golly Holly+ woot Reizapeppin Chic Johnan Olsen and Johnson Shar Hollywood Turkey

Broadway theater crowds mix with wild showbiz notes

A fragmentary late 1940s style column blends Broadway attendance chatter with references to Yale patrons, Chicago debuts, and a profane stage moment. It also notes a New York to New England voyage with gambling machines, Ben Fitzgerald’s Decca release, and a family matter about Father Divine. Treasury data and a death report for sculptor Frank P. Storie appear in the nearby wire items.

New York New England Ben Fitzgerald Decca Dixie Tavis Hope Dave George Weinberg Father Divite

Bexar Facts Note Names and Places From a Weekend List

A fragmentary Bexar Facts clipping lists numerous names including Lucille Adams Rosilee Burda and Lucille Myrick, with scattered references to Carlsbad Cavern Estes Park and Charlie’s Austin, plus mentions of officials like the Nicaraguan consul and the chamber of commerce. The text is garbled and many names appear with little context or clear action.

Fran 2. W Howell Jones Chamber of Commerce Joe Mus.grave Christopher Estes Park Colo Charlie of Charlie Austin Highway

Army sergeant dies after intestinal ailment in Manila

Manila Aug. 16. Master Sergeant Charles Acesmular, US Army, retired, died at the Army Hospital Prisdu from an intestinal ailment. The report notes his service and death in a concise obituary context.

Sculptol Los Angeles Frank FP. Storie Va Jong Bly Manila Charles Acesmular Us. S Army Army Hosmital

Third Terrers Plan Nationwide Campaign for Roosevelt

Washington August 14 The third term brigade of the new deal aims to whip popular sentiment for four more years at the White House. The drive is run through the Young Democratic Clubs of America with a convention revealing strong backing for Roosevelt policies. House leader Sam Rayburn endorses Vice President John Nance Garner, calling him an outstanding liberal Democrat.

Washington Roosevelt White House Palace Piard America Sam Rayhur John Nance Garner Rayhur Garner House New Dealera Rayburn Wilent

Ginger Gives Many Laughs at Majestic Theater

Sam Woolford notes Ginger Rogers delivers old fashioned humor in a film where she must rear a foundling, supervised by David Meven. Highlights include scenes of feeding advice from a book and a park meeting of two sets of parents. Also shows a Donald Duck cartoon and a newsreel with party politics. John H Sherman dies in Attleboro at 98.

Sam Woolford Ginger’ Rogers Ginger David Mieven Charles Coburn

Tropic Storm Leaves 1 Dead in Gulf Coast

At Apalachicola Florida Aug 14 residents tidy debris after a tropical storm tracked from Florida to Alabama leaving one fatality five children drowned in Cedar Keys area and heavy gales disrupting boats and damaged property along the coast.

Apalachicola Fin Gulf Coast Florida Alabama Cedar Keys Gulf of Mexico Orin Croft

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