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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1940

Page

4

Horses and machines figure in Uncle Sam maneuvers at Beauregard

Camp Beauregard, La. witnesses joint cavalry and mechanized force drills as horses, motorcycles, and trucks blend in the Sixth Cavalry and the Thirty-sixth Texas division during weekend maneuvers. General Claude W. Birkhead notes strong readiness for federal service and rapid mobilization.

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Whole Life Saving Class Aids Boy 9

Cambridge Massachusetts August 11 Ye John Ferguson nine could not have picked a better time or place for saving students. Inside signs at Magazine bopeh when Joby went down last night. All twenty of them dived in and whisked him to shore. He was revived and sent home.

Cambridge Mass John Ferguson Rockport McKenna Margaret Ployd A.C Down A. A Logan Wooding Smiy Dee San Mars Eddie ‘Ope Austin Peggy Locke Mexico Anne Campbell Ban Anlote Ta. m Thursde John Shelton Gme Las Veras Nev M.G.M Dr. Kildale Young Shelton Kithy Foyle Ginger Rogers Ginger John R-K-O Metro Stalin Joan of Shelton Herbert Wilcox Nanette Kitty Foyle

Appendicitis Sends Devlin Family Into Hospital Strain

Marblehead Mass Aug 16 A Devlin family narrative reveals Jasin H Devlin underwent appendicitis surgery weeks ago. His wife followed with a similar procedure. He remains hospitalized awaiting further care as rest of household adjusts to the medical stress.

Marblehead Mas Jasin H. Devlin Danself

Local Notices and Social Snippets of Bexar Residents

A collage of society notes from Bexar region pages mentions blacksmith FL NILDE RRANDT bragging of no accidents, Maxwell driving, and a Fort Lillies license for NEUT. CARL E. BATS. social figures like MARY LOIS BRITE and HARRIET CLEARY connected to arts, Kinship groups, and Rotary-style attendance. The column reels through vacations, summer schooling, travel to Mexico, and work shifts with a tone of lively, era-appropriate chatter among San Antonians and former locals.

Nilderrandt Maxwell Bro Hessill Carl E. Bats Fort Lillies Mea Wanlad Mary Lois Brite SOS Eru Society of Spinsters Melvin Laghman Insurance Minn Hartford Goa Herbert Oppenheimer Lowestoft Harriet Cleary Winston San Antonians Charley Jhorkiurts

Indicted in fiery death in New Orleans

Two women and six men were indicted for murder yesterday in connection with the arson death of Eugene F. Clark, 56, burned in his home and saloon. Defendants are charged with plotting to burn the building to perfect insurance. William Crawfford, 26. Harold Richards, 30. Mrs Mary Manale, 34. Anthony Buninate, 40. Houston. and Bent male’s wife are named.

New Orleans Eugene F. Clark Clark William ©. Crawfford Harold Richards Mary Manale Anthony Buninate Houston Bentmale

Eddie Albert Moves To South American Propaganda Idea

Hollywood gossip notes Eddie Albert and Harry Warner discuss a South American propaganda plan. The scheme envisions 19 documentary shorts praising Latin heroes, sent free to South American nations, with the first on Simon Bolivar. Also updates on Addison Randall, John Shelton, Ginger Rogers, Rita, and other film figures in a bustling studio scene.

Louella D. Parsons Bethen Meter Kuiter Bollywood Eddie Albert Warnery Brothers Mexico South America Harry Warner Eddie Americas A.M Cordell Hall Washington Bulivar Snether San Martin de Jose Literator Toeru-American Institute Berlin Hitler

Pride and Prejudice at the Majestic opens Saturday

Garson and Olivier lead the screen adaptation in a Majestic theater showing. Elizabeth Bennet faces pride and a meddling family as she and Darcy clash and finally confess love. Supporting cast includes Boland, O'Sullivan, Oliver, Gwenn, Rutherford, Angel under Robert Z Leonard.

Jane Burden Fanigs Elizabeth and Darey Greer Garson Lawence Oliver Majestic Theater Victoria Robert Z. Leonard Mary Boland Maureen O'Sullivan Edna May Oliver Edmund Gwenn Ann Rutherford Heather Angel

Weavers in Film at State Theater in Oklahoma

The State Theater begins a double bill featuring Rocky Mountain Rangers and The Three Mesquiteers with The Weaver Brothers and Elgby in a radio star attraction. The show includes The Shadow serial and a cartoon, with a note on the region’s outlaw history and political satire in the second feature.

Panhandle Oklahoma State Theater Texas Union Ozarks

Firebug Sought in Grandstand Blaze Pendleton

Pendleton Oregon police sought a firebug in mid May for a blaze that destroyed the grandstand and valuable equipment at the Pendleton roundup. About 1500 spectators fled as flames reached the infield. horses scattered from the corral but no serious injuries were reported.

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Walter Winchell Vacation Notice Reappears September First

Walter Winchell is on vacation during August with a guest columnist taking his place each day. The regular column will resume on September 1, announced by ANN SHERIDAN of Warner Brothers Star.

Walter Winchell Winchell Ann Sheridan Warner Brothers Star

Screen Kisses and Hollywood Romance Through the Ages

A retrospective on on screen love, detailing famous kisses, stars, and behind the scenes. It notes record kiss lengths, privacy rules on sets, evolving kiss styles, and how technology and makeup have eased filming. It cites Errol Flynn Brenda Marshall Garbo and Curtiz among others.

Hollywood John Jane America George Brent John Barrymore Dolores Cosvella Jimmy Joseney Ganquest Gerge Brent Floweymogn Eddie G. Robinson Errol Flynn Hs Nose Brenda Marshall Garbo Brenda Mike Curdz

Comedy Picture Plays at Palace Palace presents The Doctor Takes a Wife

Comedy at the Palace features Loretta Young and Ray Milland in The Doctor Takes a Wife. A successful author and a doctor pretend to be married for reasons of career and a professorship, leading to a series of humorous misunderstandings before romance blooms.

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Timetable Majeatio You Agale at 1 10

Movie timetable fragment shows entries with distorted names and numbers. The readable items hint at show times and venues but lack coherent titles or clear events. Indicates a damaged OCR page with multiple misreadings and partial theater listings.

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Reasons for films unhappy endings in local divorce notes

In aug 16 local testimony reveals marital strains as Helen Kerwin says she would not keep children with ex husband Frank Kerwin because of noise and unrest while Ralph Tree, a producer, sought quiet. Actor Malcolm McTaggert and Adele Peace cited jealousy as a factor in the divorce granted to the couple.

Engance Tallywood Helen Kerwin Aveband Ralph Tree Frank Kerwin Malcolm Bud McTaggert Adele Peace Borane Aoman

Queen of the Mob Empire Film Opens With Big Cast

The Empire Theatre opens Queen of the Mob a crime drama led by Ralph Bellamy Blanche Yurka and J Carrot Naish. Two FBI agents pursue Ma Webster and her gang after a kidnapping in a story of maternal tenderness and ruthless shrewdness.

FBE Ma” Webster Empire Theater Ralph Erllamy Blanche Yurka J. Carrot Naish Jean Cagney Alory FBI Master Ation Anita Yorke

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