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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1932
Page
10
Geneva February 19. A film company sought permission from Arthur Henderson head of the world disarmament conference to show All Quiet on the Western Front under conference auspices but the request was refused. The company will show the film anyway without League support to convey the horrors of war.
An advertisement extols Hemroid by Dr. J. S. Leonhardt as a cure for piles without surgery or external remedies. It asserts persistent bleeding and pain can be stopped, claiming quick, permanent relief and a money back guarantee if piles persist, urging readers to try this internal remedy.
The Beast of the City a drama of corruption and gangland methods will have a midnight premiere at the Aztec theater Saturday night at 12 twenty. A San Antonio Light serial, it features Jean Harlow Walter Huston Wallace Ford Jean Hersholt and Tully Marshall among others. The showing begins a series of Saturday midnights with regular showings starting Sunday for the week.
The Light will publish for 14 days a George Rathwell Brown profile of John N. Garner. It traces his rise from a Red River county cabin to Speaker of the U S House, highlighting his drive and leadership as a potential White House contender. The serial appears exclusively in San Antonio.
The motor vessel Whichone, sailing from St. Pierre three months ago with a liquor cargo bound for nowhere, reached Halifax port after 91 days at sea. Its crew had gone 16 days without solid food before docking, highlighting severe privation aboard the long voyage.
Holden Missouri February 19 four bandits captured a night watchman and a janitor but failed to loot the vault. They opened a teller's drawer with torches and escaped in two cars with only fifteen dollars in change.
A negro committee promoting a special service in honor of Julius Rosenwald and other race benefactors will meet Friday evening at the Bethel church Crockett and Swiss streets. Professor J R Morris 13 chairman and Professor PF Hobarts secretary.
Los Angeles February reported Katherine Cornell, long resistant to movies, likely to sign a film deal with United Artists. Joseph Schenck back in control could edge her into The Barrets of Wimpole Street, with Cornell starred. The Barrels title and potential casting changes stir Hollywood chatter as plans shift between studios and stars.
About 30 000 residents, roughly ten percent of Dallas, suffer influenza. Public Health Director J W Bass said the disease is more widespread than at any time since the World War epidemic.
Interstate Commerce Commission official urges passage of the Rayburn bill to grant ICC jurisdiction over railroad holding companies to prevent concealment of true railroad ownership. Joseph B. Eastman, chair of the commission's legislative committee, tells a House committee about safeguards against repeat attempts at secrecy.
The RB E Lee Orchestra will perform Saturday with special music arranged by Henry Cody and Vernon Reed. The Confederates, led by Robert E Lea, will play their second dance at the Sunter Hotel ballroom after a successful opening at the Gunter last week.
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