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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1933
Page
3
The piece recalls a Walkathon with names of participants and talk of a ring cross by, mentions of Jn Sandiko and Vina Walker, then shifts to scattered local notices. It lists residents visiting relatives in New Mexico and Denison, noting Dr. Mitchell and Doc Waddell plans, plus student art exhibits and civic rumours.
A garbled Washington dispatch lists army orders and personnel movements. It mentions retirement for physical ailment, transfers to various forts and stations, and names multiple officers such as Elliott, Gates, Angalin, Wardon, and Warren, with associated postings and duties. The text is heavily corrupted, but conveys broad reassignments and retirements within military posts and commands.
Baltimore police scene centers on Renny Paige and Sonia Paige tragedy at Paige estate. Patrolman Carroll distrusts coroner verdict of suicide and presses inspector, seeking reopening of the case as officers weigh possible homicide or accidental death.
A new hypodermic recall technique using hydrochloric acid injections was described by Walter V. MacGilivra of Harvard Dental School. Tested first at Worcester Memorial Hospital, it reportedly revived a moribund patient eight minutes after administration and allowed coherent speech within 49 minutes. Investigations continue to assess safety and wider applicability.
Mexico City dispatch reports Generals Plutarco Elias Calles will resign on January 1 to become secretary of finance, with officials claiming all major economic problems of the republic have been solved. The item appears amid a broader note on political shifts and a sensational crime narrative, mixing official announcements with crime reporting and magazine excerpts.
Hollywood gossip column notes early 1934 costume dramas and casting shifts. Warner Brothers gears up for Madame Du Barry with Kay Frances and Kay Frances on leads, while Cary Grant and Cary's recovery affect Thirty Day Princess casting. Mentions Queen Christina Cleopatra Pride and Prejudice Napoleon and Royalties in 1934 plans, with industry chatter on Ann Harding Harry Bannister reunion rumors and Eddie Sutherland health news.
James Cagney stars in Lady Killer at the Empire for New Year’s Eve. Fans receive paper hats and novelties at the door. Rosalind Shatler story features Cagney as an ex crook rising to screen fame amid blackmail plots and city intrigue. Mae Clarke and Margaret Lindsay co star with a supporting ensemble including Leslie Bennett, Raymond Tatton, Russell Hopton and George Blackwood.
A students night program will be presented at the Central Rap tel at 0 p.m. Sunday. Adents home for the holidays will speak and provide special music.
Radio figures from Lomsville to New York and Chicago join an all day and night WAVE NETWORK broadcast. The two day festival links Admiral Burrs Antarctic expedition with the Columbia Broadcasting system and includes performances by Olga Albani Marcel Rodrigo Wendell Hinl Henry Halstead and Abe Lyman orchestra with Dean Loma, plus discussions on The New Deal and Labor with Edward F. McGrady and Lea Krycki. Leopold Stokowski conducts the Philadelphia studio orchestra for Enotes Rue Thonian Rhapsody during the 15 minute concert.
Charles Heldingsfelder Sr., a Houston attorney, was charged with embezzlement after a $34,500 disappearance from his office safe. He claimed a gunman duped him into handing over cash to Adele Pipkin of New York, who denied directing delivery. A grand jury probe followed the arrest and an examining trial was set.
A fourteen-foot shark said to be man-eating was found dead on the Shoe Maker bay shore opposite Port Alberni. The creature, rare in northern waters, was in wood condition and had not strayed far inland, its serrated teeth indicating its feared lineage. A fragment mentions a local job guide and a Light Classified Ad.
The feature centers on New Year predictions at the Academy of Music. Colonel Stoopnagle will present his yearly “predictions” for the year ending. B A Rolfe, famed conductor of the Saturday Night Dancing Party, and others weigh in on melodies and classics as essential to listeners across generations.
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