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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1939

Page

3

Dafoe Silent on Guardianship as Dionne Quints Move

Reports from St Thomas Ontario indicate Dr Allan Dafoe may resign as guardian of the Dionne quintuplets while remaining their personal physician. The quins reportedly will move from the Special Nursery to live with parents, with a nurse objected to by the father dismissed. Premiers say Dafoe can resign but will stay on as physician. a settlement may drop suits against him.

Gallander Allan Roy Daine Dionne Guins Ini Dr. Dafoe Diane Saints and Sinners Club New York City ST. Thomas Ont Allan Rey Dafoe Premiser Mitchell Tephum Dafoe

Rites Planned for Austin Wholesaler

Funeral services will be held tomorrow for A. J. Eilers 70 president of an Austin wholesale dry goods firm Billers Gecate died yesterday noon after being injured in a hospital crash. he passed away several hours after the accident.

Y Austin Dev A. J. Eilers Austin Billers Gecate i

Roller Derby Skaters Brace for Hazardous Track Night

As they enter the fifth night of competition the Roller Derby teams face a hazardous surface at the Municipal auditorium. Fisticuff incidents have increased referee work, with Joy Evans of the Californians and Huddy Atkinson of the San Antonians clashing on the track. The San Antonians won the nightly $260 prize for the fourth time, leading the standings with key players Lyons captaining the San Antonians and Thomas, Randall, and Gordon among the top listed skaters.

Municipal Auditorium Joy Evans Californians Huddy Atkinson San Antonians Awares

Walter Winchell On Broadway and Press Echoes

Commentary on distortions in Pravda Izvestia debates and a roundup of media scenes. Notes on Silas Bent’s Newspaper Crusaders, St Paul News’ anti-corruption campaign, a New Yorker cafe society joke, and quotes about journalism from Sydney Smith to Columbia journalism students. Mentions Mrs Orson Welles Reno divorce and Berlin reporting contrasts.

Silas Bent Crusaders Bent St. Paul Broadway New England New Orion Welles Reno Miss Stafford United Veddy Orson Welles

Christmas greetings and local notes from Wailuku to Unica

The Bexar Facts by Frank the Millers and collaborators share a scatter of holiday greetings and social notices. Names such as Charlie Fehr, Mrs Fronlie Elemcke, Harold Zoellner, Claude Wrights, Celso Castaneda, J o h n Wood, Mary Ellen Osborne, and many others appear alongside brief mentions of travels, hospital stays, naturalization exams, and community milestones. A portrait of a festive season in 1940s small towns surfaces through jotted names and quick updates.

Frank the Millers Virginia Kleber Wailuku Hawaii Joe Frost Charlie Fehr Bear Mexico Mrs Fronlie Elemcke Myrtle Grove No. 1 Woodmen Turel Harold Zoellner Austin Ben Garden Zas Mary Ellen Osborne Claude Wrights Alice Celso Castaneda

Camera Stolen From L A Visitor

A camera valued at 250 pesos was stolen from a parked auto of Maxi Iman Alday of Musquiz Mexico. Police were notified Friday. Also reported a fur coat valued at 50 dollars stolen from Mrs. R. T. Henry of 66 Chicon Street.

Maxilmian Alday Musquiz Mexico R. T. Henry Chicon Street

Federal Building Offices to Close for New Year

Federal building offices will close Saturday and Monday in observance of the New Year. The shutdown affects all departments and employees will observe the holiday.

Federal Building

Grand Jury Delays Final Report in District Court

Friday morning the Criminal District Court grand jury conferred with Judge W. W. McCrary and District Attorney John R. Shook. The panel planned to file its final report Saturday after additional time to finish matters and discuss items with the jury foreman Desert Newton.

Criminal District Court Grand Jury W. W. McCrary John R. Shook Shook Desert Newton McCrory

Katzen Heads Zeta Beta Tau For Another Year

James R. Katzen of New York will lead Zeta Beta Tau national Jewish fraternity for another year. At the forty-fifth national convention in San Francisco officers announced include Dr. B Morris Ginswhig of Kansas City and Al ber O Wollenberg of San Francisco as vice president Herman Tosenblatt of New York as secretary and Lee Dover of New York as general secretary.

Ban Francisco James R. Katzen New York Zeta Beta Tau B. Morris Ginswiigh Kansas City Alber O. Wollenberg San Francisco Herman Tosenblatt Lee Dover

Have You Read Teachers Issue First Edition

A mimeographed monthly issued by the teachers council in San Antonio features reviews of educational articles and books. It notes a movement to name a Paris street after Franklin D. Roosevelt and mentions a Pantheon in recognition of Andre Meginot.

Post-Christmas Apparel Demand Surges in Review

New York Dec 29 Dun and Bradstreet reports a unusual post Christmas dip in retail buying but strong demand for heavy apparel. Retail distribution nationwide outpaced the 1938 week by about 2 to 8 percent, according to the weekly survey.

New York Dun and Bradstreet

Funeral Set for Mrs. Oscar Fuller in Denver Home

Final rites for Mrs. Oscar Fuller, 69, poet and artist, were planned for 10 a.m. Friday at her Berkshire Street home with Rev. John W. Smith officiating. Interment was to follow in Denver. She died Thursday after several months illness. Born in Pittsburgh, she had lived in Denver and moved to San Antonio 17 years ago, a member of the Christian Women's Board of Missions in Indianapolis.

Oscar Puller Ban Antonio Berkshire John W. Smith Owill Ste Denver Freday Fuller Pittsburgh Hiad San Antonio Nfe Christian Women's Board of Missions Indianapalis

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