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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1946

Page

11

Ragland Funster Rags Ragland Dies in Hollywood

Hollywood mourns comedian Rags Ragland known as Funster and star on Broadway and film. He died at Cedars of Lebanon hospital at age 40 after several months illness. His last film was Hoodlum Saint and he rose to fame in Panama Hiatile on Broadway. He is survived by his son Join Ragland Jr. of Louisville.

Hollywood Join Rags Ragland Cedars of Lebanon Hospital Join Jr Louisville

Counterfeit Tickets Circulate at City Auditorium Show

Police detained 80 counterfeit tickets and $30 from sales after a complaint by Avalon Grill sponsor Robert Tease. Radio Patrolman C H Rine described Tease identifying a man in possession of the tickets printed in Dallas. Tony Von Wells, 24, of Austin, booked for vagrancy.

Iab Municipal Auditorium Robert Tease Avalon Grill Radio C.H. Rine Tease Dallas Tony von Wells Austin

Marry Me Tomorrow and Other Heartwarming Tales

A grab bag of romance in the September Tavs Stone issue includes Marry Me Tomorrow and 21 more heart warming stories. Features cover bridesmaids lessons and Hollywood romances with a notion of prand reading pleasure for millions of women.

Susan Foster Hollywood Prand

Col Diehl Former Publisher Dies at 92 in San Antonio

Col Charles S Diehl 92 longtime publisher of The Light from 1911 to 1924 and former AP assistant general manager died at his home 301 Terrel Road San Antonio. Natural causes confinement to bed six months services set 10 am Wednesday at St Mark's Episcopal burial Mission Burial Park. He recounted Civil War era news and Abe Lincoln Douglas debates and was the first AP writer to have his name on a dispatch. Survived by wife daughter five granddaughters and five great grandchildren.

Charles S. Diehl the Light Associated Press Terrel Road St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Wilford Mill Mission Burial Park Eggly Star Dichs Stephen Douglas The Tribune and Times Chicago New York Custer Samoa Little Big Horn Diehl Popular Creek Montana John P. Dunning San Antonio Jay Gould Flintstone Ottawa LIGUT Harrison L. Beach Central Light William Randolph Hearst Losoya and Crockett Streets Grand Opera House Travis Street Broadway North Alamo Chandler Kemper Diehl 4 Bureau New York City Rio de Janeiro Kemper S. F. Shaw I. P. Dove Lewis M. Cline Madison Wis E. J. Reynolds Austin David Bonner Port Arthur Gordon B. Leith Carmiden N. J

Goering Denies Dachau Experiments At War Crimes Trial

Hermann Goering testified at the international wartime tribunal denying he ordered human experiments at Dachau. He claimed his name was used for prestige but that he did not authorize the experiments and said a 1944 department was created to prevent misuse of his name.

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Altitude For Lily Pons Cancels Mexico City Appearances

Opera singer Lily Pons announced she is cancelling performances in Mexico City and returning to the United States on medical advice. Doctors attributed her exhaustion to high altitude and recommended departure.

Mexico City Lily Bons United States

Absentee voting record set in Dallas County tally

Dallas County reports a new absentee voting record with 2693 ballots counted by 5 p m yesterday as part of the ongoing August 20 polling period.

Dallas

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