Obscure Washington talk and Hollywood rumors linger in 1940s chatter
A fragmented column captures political flak over Social Security plans, amid odd anecdotes about Gale Graham, a drunken street anecdote, and claimed Hollywood trips. It winds through jokes on aging players and local chatter, mentioning Jamie Lederer and Dan Goldstein, with stray quips about Christmas bills and comic panels.
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Washington
Society of Good Guys
Gale Graham
Nio
Christmas Day Fumbles Across Local Family Names
Notes after dark recount a night in Dallas with Dick Friedrich in a green tuxedo at The Drunkard. Jaie Jordan and others attended as Neely honored Friedrich Judge George Clifton and Sheriff Batlard, while The Joy theater hosts and mischief ripple through the area as a theatrical scene thrives.
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Dick Friedrich
Jaie Jordan
Wardan
Tyers
Neely
Friedrich
George Clifton
Herbert Terry
Sheriff Batlard
Falinrrins
Gasoline Row Incident Sends Victim to Hospital
M. Smith, 93, was treated at Nix hospital Monday after an argument over Pasalhié purchase at the Ideal Service Station on Broadway and Casa Blanca Street Suliday. The altercation led to wounds and the victim was hospitalized for treatment.
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M. Smith
Nix Hospital
Broadway
Casa Blanca
Suliday
Husband’s window attack sparks Connecticut court case
Loper Laidlaw, named on the Westport police blotter, is to appear in town court on drunkenness and breach of the peace charges after smashing a pane at the Barnert Inn amid a marital dispute. His wife, Mrs Helen Peck Laidlaw, filed for divorce in Bridgeport Superior Court on December 11 accusing cruelty. police say the inn incident followed the divorce action.
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West For
Conn
Dee
Laidlaw
Connecticut
Howard Baker
Compa Inn
Helen Peck
Chercoal Hill
West Port
Fredo
Brideport
Jim
Accidental Shot Injuries Reported In Local Incidents
Joe Carey aged 23 from 1W2 Lorraine Avenue self inflicted a gunshot wound at the belt bar and received treatment at Robert Green hospital. Warmer Brown of 319 Terrell Avenue was treated for a broken finger after a stick injury. Ray Owens of 232 Washington Street was treated for a broken foot after being run over by a track.
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Joe Carey
Lorraine Avenue
Robert Green Hospital
Warmer Brown
Terrell Avenue
Ray Owens
Washington Street
Water Wheel Powers Corn Mill at Vance Farm
In Uvalde on December 28 a water wheel at C. R. McManus’s farm near Vance supplies power for a woodwork shop, an electric mill plant, and a corn mill. The 22 foot turbine drives machinery via a gravity flume 320 feet long, delivering ample power for farm operations and local corn grinding needs.
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Uvalde
Texas
C. R. McManus
Vance
Inlang
Monus
Memanus
Mirkét
Carole Lombard’s Prize Ankles
New York reports on a doctor’s survey naming Carole Lombard as having the best ankles in Hollywood. Jerome Schattner cites Marlene Dietrich Ruby Keeley and Ginger Rogers among others while noting factors like high heels, sedentary work, and exercise influence ankle shape. He says dancing helps and recounts a funny hotel lobby incident.
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New York
Hollywood
Carole Lombard
Jerome Schattner
Schattner
Marlene Dietrich
Ruby Keeley Joleen
Ginger Rogers
Jean Crawford
Zasu Pitts
Studi
Ribbon Counter
Chicago
Ammonia Fumes Drive Workers From Ute Building
Employees at the South Vexrs Bs- Hand company on Produce Row were forced to evacuate Monday morning after a refrigerator pipe breach released ammonia fumes.
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South
Véxrs Bs- Hand Company
Highlights From the Want Ads
Want ad list includes furnished 3 room apartment at 1047 Denver and unfurnished 4 room brick unit at 502 Furs Drive for rent. Furnished room with private bath at 240 West Mistletoe. Also listings for a 1934 Auburn Cabriolet priced at 3000, used army fence pump, four piece walnut bedroom suite, used upright pianos, and a construction engineer seeking a position.
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Furs Drive
Youths Saved From Blaze by City Detectives
City Detectives Frank Moore and G. B. Cannon rescued two youths from a burning car at North Fors and Lauril streets. The auto, driven by George Milder and Jimmy St. Clair of 119 Hutchins Avenue, plunged over an embankment and caught fire near the bank. Moore and Cannon, witnesses to the crash, pulled the youths free, applied chemicals, and extinguished the flames.
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Frank Moore
G. B.cannon
North Fores
Lauri
George Milder
Jimmy St. Clair
Hutchins Avenue
Moose
Cannon
Pbfer
Post Office Names Regulars and Substitutes
Seven San Antonians will become regular clerks at the post office effective January 1 according to an announced by Postmaster Dan Quill. Additional substitutes named include Harry F. Patterson as driver and mechanic, Miss Bonita J. Mathews, Pasco E. Sikes, Charley F. Gin speck, Ber G. Winett, Jack Pearce, and Frederick F. Butler.
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San Antonians
Dan Quill
Harry F. Patterson
Bonita J. Mathews
Pasco E. Sikes
Charley F. Ginspeck
Ber G. Winett
Jack Pearce
Freferick &. Butler
Resignation Tendered by Bexar County Home Superintendent
Miss M. Alice Darvin, superintendent of the Bexar County Home for Aged, has resigned effective February 1 to young Judge Fronl Woodhull. She did not state a reason for resigning but thanked the missionary court for cooperating during seven years of service as superintendent.
Baering Down on the News by Arthur Baer
Commentary by Arthur Baer notes Lloyds of London betting on unlikely outcomes from weather to family fortunes. The piece satirically contrasts war insurance limits with American confidence in peace, hinting at global tensions and market speculation.
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Arthur
BNGS
Baer
Lloyds of London
America
Duke of Windsor Surprises Vienna Congregation Reading Servies
The former king of England, the Duke of Windsor, startled a Vienna congregation by stepping into the pulpit and reading part of Servies Christmas. The scene occurred on the castle grounds at Enzesfeld. The act was presented as a bid to quell criticism of Edward’s preference for Mrs. Simpson over the British throne. Conciliates.
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Edoward
Duke of Windsor
Ies
Edward
Omer Eirg
Edward Qqie
Serrlen
Vienna
Dec
Regation
Ath
Ennsield
Parked car tale of a stolen overcoat and typewriter
Police report a Monday incident involving a parked automobile where an overcoat and a typewriter were taken or tampered with. J A Moore of 318 Sixth Street Ported to provided details as the case unfolds.
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J. A. Moore
Sixth Street
Wade
One-Sided Loot Report From City Street Thefts
A spree of thefts and break ins reported across the city includes claims from Hert Baer at 203 West Magnolia Avenue about a stolen case containing $130 in samples from a parked car on South Presa Street. Other incidents cite burglaries and robberies at multiple addresses, with losses ranging from clothing and household goods to a pistol and portable items.
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Hert Baer
Wesh
Magnolia Avenue
South Presa Street
Fred Hooks
Theo
H. A. Graig
West
Russell Place
Ruth Me Glaskey
L. Abrams
Craig Place
Tcieves
Willam Kennedy
Avene A
Frank Drew
Minneapolis
Franks
Burleson
Pension Chief to Address Chamber at Gunter Hotel
Henry P. Seidemann director of federal old age benefits Social Security Board Washington will describe details of the national old age pension law at the chamber meeting Tuesday at 12 15 p m at the Gunter hotel R William Archer chamber manager said members would have a chance to hear explanations for many confusing questions about the program.
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Henry P. Seidemann
Federal
Social Security Board
Washington
Thehhamber of Commerce
Gunter Hotel
R. William Archer
Chamber
Canterbury Guns Shift to Sins of Nation
The Canterbury archbishop pressed for a renewal of religious virtue as a royal transition nears, urging national unity and restraint while signaling a gentle accord with the exiled Duke of Windsor to curb public controversy. He warned against atheism and modern lax morality amid talk of a new reign and a return to Victorian values.
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Canterbury
Ion
Duke of Windsor
England
Lambeth Palace
Sayith Russi
Germany
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