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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1937
Page
18
Police investigate two slayings and a separate assault on a coal miner after Tom Gatti survived an attempted car fire near the highway. In the same area Vicente Gulterez was found dead from a head wound and Henry Bacon was found dead in a water hole near Farley, linking the incidents in a puzzling pattern.
A dense schedule lists Sophie Tucker and many orchestras on airwaves with stations KTSA KONO WOAI KTBA and others. Programs include Hal Falta Orchestra Jarry Koeen's Orch George Olsen's Orel and Frankie Master’s Orch. Networked segments feature news weather sports and recorded music across channels and times.
Mitzi Green and Jackie Coogan star in a continuing Showboat program on the WBC network Thursday nights headlined by Lanny Ross. Hoss will host with Al Goodman’s orchestra and Molasses ’n’ January in blackface, guest stars policy retained. Also features Rudy Vallee’s Variety Hour with Jean Arthur and Bing Crosby’s Music Hall with Sophie Tucker and Marion Claire, plus Jack Benny and Mary Livingstone in Brewster’s Millions adaptations and radio horizon reports from Teak Sablon and the Martinez brothers in Mexico City.
Coast Guard cutters rushed to Discovery Hay to help the tug Arthur Fass battling an oil fire in its engine room after the crew said extinguishers were exhausted and the blaze was out of control. Guardsmen were ordered to bring gas masks to the scene.
Tomorrow’s radio lineup lists hourly and half hour features across morning and afternoon. Notable items include Musical Clock at 8 30, News Through Woman's World at 2, Knights of Pythias and Salvation Army Band segments, Betty Crocker and Today’s Children, and The Voice of Experience. The schedule also cites The Breakfast Club and Chuck Waxon Gang among various program names and sponsors.
Secretary Wallace told the House Agriculture Committee that sweeping tenant farmer relief would not harm large landowners, arguing that aiding the bottom benefits everyone in the long run. He spoke as Congress awaited Roosevelt's expected message on a crop insurance proposal.
Brief overview of international radio listings with times and stations including Paris Berlin Vancouver and overseas broadcasts. Mentions musical programs and miscellaneous program identifiers, with occasional call letters and frequencies.
Washington officials called for limiting engine power to reduce traffic deaths. The accident prevention conference, led by the department of commerce, blamed excessive speed and poor lighting for a large share of about 26 000 annual fatalities.
An Eastern Air Lines transport plane on the Chicago Miami run ran into an embankment after landing in Atlanta. The craft was badly damaged but seven passengers and three crewmen were not injured.
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