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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1939
Page
8
The page catalogs daily radio and music listings for multiple stations such as WOAI KTSA WAI and more across morning to midnight slots. It shows programs, hosts, and times including talk shows, orchestras and special broadcasts.
New Year's Eve radio schedules feature major dance bands and star guests across NBC CBS and mutual networks. Grace Moore, Madeleine Carroll, Mischa Auer, Paul Robeson and Orson Welles headline varied programs while the New York Philharmonic performs Mendelssohn and English music. Sugar Bowl coverage on NBC and Tulane Texas A and M also noted.
Evanston will host a New Year’s Day event at the home of national president Mrs. Téa B. Wise. The Women’s Christian Temperance Union will serve non-alcoholic amethyst drinks described as fruit beverages.
Cheries Berry, head of Oklahoma University philosophy, presided as president of the Southwestern Philosophical Conference meeting in Dallas and voting to reconvene there in 1940. Officers elected included Virgil Aldrich, Moris Keeton, and executive committee members from Arkansas Xavier and Stephens College.
Washington December 30 The post office department is considering issuing a commemorative stamp to honor Idaho and Wyoming's statehood anniversaries in 1890 Each state joined the union on July 3 and July 10 50 years from now the stamp would likely bear a map design or western plains motif and honor designer William A Roach along with other engravers and artists for the series The department has approved other stamps and plans a late January to early February release
A dense, fragmentary listing outlines a day of radio programs across stations such as WOAI KABC KTSA and KISA. It mentions morning shows news talk sports soaps dramas and upcoming programs with various hosts and times. many items are To Be Announced leaving gaps in the lineup.
The South Texas chamber announces an annual report contest for managers from 55 counties. Entries judged on breadth and effectiveness of activities, community value, presentation clarity, and originality. Judges include Vinx Aitken, Blanton, Hell, Long, and Leeman.
Chicago December 30 In an interview Charles M Hayes president of the Chicago Motor club answered how dangerous a drink driver is He says the real danger comes from the celebrant who has had just a few and believes his car is fastest The truly drunk are fewer than those harmed by New Years spirit who are sometimes incompetent behind the wheel
The White Plague is predicted to strike San Antonio in 1940 with 365 deaths, based on 1939 death records. Tuberculosis will outpace all other causes. traffic deaths remain minor. City and county records show TB as a leading killer, with about ten percent of total deaths from TB and rising figures in earlier years. A note adds that TB tolls have varied little in recent years. Also: fishing season in two counties ends January 1, banning all fishing in Uvalde and Zavala for four months.
Austin reports cotton consumption reached 2,659,000 bales up to December 1, an all time high, with exports rising to 3,338,000 bales though still lower than prewar averages. Dr. A B Cox notes gains but acknowledges market softness. In entertainment news, Rob Montgomery discusses two potential film roles including a Chicago gangster in The Earl of Chicago.
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