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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 15, 1939

Page

6

Playoff Opener Set For Thursday With Three Games

Commercial league playoff action kicks off Thursday at Brackenridge. Two games feature the American division chase, with several clubs in tight races including Ormala Rainbow and Monier. Final schedules depend on results and tie-breaks from first-half standings.

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What’s Become of Joe Harris in Baseball History

CHILLY DOYLE profiles Joe Harris a wartime and postwar figure, recounting his famed curveball hitting with the Washington Senators and Pirates. The piece details Harris's rise as a key slugger, his battles with illness and war, notable 1925 to 1933 feats, and strategic genius in base running and pitching.

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Mercedes Riflemen Edge Brownsville In Close Meet

The Mercedes rifle team narrowly defeated a Brownsville American squad 210 to 190 in a two hundred shot meet. Key scorers included Dike of McAllen with 290 and Dedmop with 488, while Mercedes own J. F. Baingh led with 387 and Freeman Ford added 382. Other strong totals came from Schmitter, Warburton, and Patton as local shooters posted solid marks.

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Colbert Femme Leads In Hecht Film

Colbert pursues a lead in a Hecht project titled It Happened Queen Night with Jenny Blewart as the co star. Molly Woon reports the starting date within three weeks as Glau­dette prepares wardrobe amid Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer’s plan.

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Dogs Attack In Street Fight Injuring Caesar and Hayes

Tammy confronted by three large dogs in a street scuffle. Caesar leaped to intervene but was bitten repeatedly along with Miss Hayes who aided in restraining the animals. A plastered chin wound marks a present from Caesar amid the struggle.

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Hollywood Gossip Roundup Sparks City Talk

A freewheeling Hollywood notes column lists stars and stars allied figures in playful bower of rumors. Cary Grant and Loretta Young co star in Our Wife for Columbia with a rumored $100000 deal. Hal Wallis and Barry Zanuck hooked future projects while Katharine Cornell readies No Time for Comedy on the West Coast.

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Gone With the Wind shakes up director role

Hollywood reports a shift in Gone With the Wind as Victor Fleming replaces George Cukor as director. David Selznick, producer, moves to have Fleming learn the material while Cukor withdraws amid disagreements.

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Corpus Christi Stadium Funds Seek 320000 Goal

Local officials report a $320,000 stadium project for Corpus Christi Buccanecra, with $15,000 contributed to date and $90,000 to be raised from annual fair tickets. Additional sums from seven districts and a federal loan push toward completion by 1939, as cited during the holiday week.

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Rich Mon’ie Airector Lays Bare Behind Scene Ties

An Austrated feature in The Amercal Weekly profiles Rich Mon’ie Airector. The piece notes his lively backstage tiles and his life mirroring early works as he pursued success in theater and cinema, with clues about upcoming sensational coverage in next Sunday’s Light.

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Rev Charles Burns Cast in Mass Picture Role

The Reverend Charles Burns, formerly of St Marys church, will appear in a new film, The Ber Hetua Sacrifice, playing the pastor. Producers rest in Hollywood sought Burns for his sublime gravity, with two showings on Thursday at 2:30 and 6:45, including a formal premiere.

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Steel production rises as demand lifts capacity use

Iron Age reports a gradual improvement in steel ingot production with capacity use reaching 55 percent. Scrap composite prices peak at 150 dollars, signaling strengthening demand amid ongoing steel industry gains in New York and Pitts.

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Movie Timetable Fragment With Odd Figures

Fragmentary OCR notes show scattered numbers and garbled phrases about a film schedule. The readable items reference wings, Mandir, times like 9:38, and various stray letters and digits. No coherent event or clear entities emerge to form a full news card.

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