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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1939
Page
2
Washington reports total income from all sources in the first seven months reached 37.925 billion dollars, up 3 percent from the prior year. Wages salaries dividends interest rents royalties and social security plus relief payments contribute to the rise, with employer and government programs shaping the totals.
A wild party at Slapsie Marie's in the Reagan complex ended with Greene plunging into the pool as guests debated an imminent elopement. Jane Aquarade and Norma Talmadge drew attention as reports tied to film figures and legal talk circulated among attendees.
In Nome Alaska on August 28 Japanese aviators finish a 400 mile North Pacific leg in a twin-motored Monoplane Mippon. Pilot Sumitoshi Nakai leads Takes Ohara Shigeo Yoshige Hajami Shimokawa Nobusada Sato Chikaku Yoakawa Hiroshi Saeki aboard the Tokio backed goodwill flight toward Whitehorse and beyond.
Washington dispatch reports President Roosevelt may invoke the neutrality act to halt arms shipments while asking Congress to consider revisions. Aimed at a cash-and-carry embargo, the move could be used if a broad European war erupts, though it might not apply in a Sino-Japanese conflict.
Hollywood reports Pat OBrien joins the film Send Another Coffin as a mild Western lawyer. Ruth Terry is signed for the femme fatale role. production begins Monday with Tay Garnett directing. France’s film industry in standstill as Chestes Boyer reports many crew depart for the front. Eddie Cantor not in Girl Crazy. MGM shelves the project. Eddie Parrish to star in Forty Little Mothers remake.
Walter Winchell muses on Broadway gossip and sports chatter. The column recalls clashes over fights and officiating, mentions Jack Lait, Tombs era figures, and notes actors and shows in development at Roseland and Atlantic City venues.
The Hamburg American liner Bremen and sister ship St Louis sailed from New York bound for Bremen amid reports of German ships ordered to relocate. No passengers boarded the Bremen as weather delays and a radio report of secret orders influenced the sudden moves.
Several thousand Japanese troops started pulling back today from the area along the barrier between British Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland. Observers saw transports loading troops just outside British waters as withdrawal proceeds over the next 12 days, with only small guard units remaining on the Chinese side.
The Wizard of Oz thrills Majestic crowds turning four to eighty four with lavish technicolor, strong acting, and Bert Lahr as the cowed lion delivering one of the finest performances. Ray Bolger and Judy Garland shine, while the Wizard’s horse trick and Tornado sequence wow cinema fans.
Arte Holst presents The Wizard of Ox at 12 and 2 with Waren. Odd entries hint at a cinema schedule with players and times, including 18:09 and 10 ESS. The garbled list mentions Empire and Gremmond's priger with various codes and numbers.
Delbert D. Bush, 26, of Kansas City, died in a test flight crash near Cleveland airport during preparatory trials for Grove and Thompson races. He was to compete at Grove events on September 2 and 9. Survived by his widow Charlouise and infant son.
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