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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 01, 1934

Page

18

Bexar County Political Clones Stir In 1934 Primary

In Bexar County the 1934 political scene unfolds with talk of a Dem primary in July and the rise of campaign spend, coalitions, and machine influence. John Weber, chair of the Democratic executive committee, warns that campaign costs will rise as voter turnout shifts with economic hardship. He notes past election turnout trends and flags the impact of federal relief programs as a potential political weapon. Names such as Albert Hausser Colin, Walter Tynan, and Maury Maverick appear as figures in the local power struggles, with speculation over mayoral and county offices and ongoing party loyalties amid evolving alliances.

Bexar Tnoomes Smallett Spendig Micavy John Weber Bexar Unty Democratic Romitee Weber Ures Yeliet Trnde Oyer C Wul colm= maching Wll Casey Araéi Ariif Albert Hausser Colin D. F. Deyls Lam League Deague Ars George W. Huntresa Jr Hausser Vis

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L A Times report by Louella Parsons surveys motion picture industry prospects for 1933. It highlights pessimism about bank closings and salary cuts, notes Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks separating, Hepburn's radio venture, and Bing Crosby's breakout success. Paramount and Fox refinancing lift hopes as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts collapses amid producer power shifts.

Mary Pickford Douglas Fairbanks Douglas America England Katharine Hepburn Merlan Cooper Ralo Actisites Spreen Jack Pearl Ed Wynn Kate Smith Bing Crosby Rudy Vallee Steen Mae West Fox Unseen

Texas pastor dies in San Diego after brief illness

Rev. John Underwood, 88, former pastor of the Ohtin church in Fort Worth, Texas, died in San Diego after a brief illness. He previously served as pastor in Anderson, Indiana, and later in Pennsylvania.

Texas Diego

Ten Best Stories of 1933

Ten top news stories of 1933 as selected by ten Associated Press managing editors for 1988 retrospective. Items include Roosevelt programs Hitler’s rise repeal of Prohibition American bank holiday and other major events such as the death of Coolidge and the Kansas City massacre with references to global and domestic crises.

New York Associated Press Hitler Germany Roosevelt Cermak California Kidnanines Brooke Hart Coolidge Chicago Tury Kansas City Lindburgh Ingull Rolph Kansas

Regulation and strife reshape the film guild era

A fragmented digest traces shifts in Hollywood during the early studio era. It notes guild formation, resignations at the academy, and the rise of Twentieth Century Pictures amid Hays code tensions. It highlights Daisy Cantor, Dressler, Davies, Colbert and others, plus Zanuck’s Warner move and Disney projects shaping the year.

Scrcem Wald Joseph Echenck Zanuck Twentieth Genury Pictures, Inc Hays Organization

Glacier Found on Henderson Valley Continent Divide

Jan 1 Boulder Coin reports the Henderson glacier missing for weeks has been found by Lewis O. Quam in Henderson valley seven miles from the university camp on the continental divide. The glacier measures about 100 by 600 feet and had been difficult to locate due to reduced size. A second item notes Fort Worth Jan 1 Ina reports a suspect jailed as investigators probe theft of parts from a Santa Fe railroad engine.

Boulder Coin Henderson Lewis O. Quam Quam Henderson Valley University Camp Continental Divide

Best Pictures of the Year in Silent Cinema

The article lists outstanding motion pictures for the year including Onvateade Gabriel Over the White Muse Design for Living Line Women Forty second streak Lady for a Day Roman Candals Peg of My Heart Morning Glory The Power and the Glory Three Cornered Moon Dinner at Brant Gold Of 1993 The Masquerader Bowery Penthone Pilgrimage Otate Pale Rasputin and the Empres Zoo in Budapest reflecting iconic titles of the era.

Ole Amerints Gabriel Brant Bowery Penthone Rasputin The Empres Budapest

Mae West Fashion Flares Mark Year of Go West Style

New York January summary of fashion shifts as 1920s style returns with Mae West influence. trousers for women and backless decolletage mark the era, while the rigid shoulder line fades and lighter, more feminine forms rise. Marlene Dietrich sets pace for pants wear, with bold changes in silhouettes and evening wear.

New York Iteir Owen Halls Mae West Hollywood Marlene Dietrich Bransiera Guyer Designa Almont Ety Artate

Science in the Roosevelt recovery program gains momentum

By GOBIND LAL Selenen Bathur Universal Service New York Jan 1 1933 science becomes a core part of the national recovery program with a July science advisory board led by Dr Kart T Campton. The piece notes broad scientific involvement across government reconstr uction efforts and highlights advances in medicine antiquity studies and physics including the Van der Graaff machine and positron discovery as major milestones.

Gobind Lal Selenen Bathur Universal Service New York Science Roosevelt Chicago James Gardiner Maud Siye Francis Cutler Wood William Engelbach Hans Lisparce van der Graaff Ita Routh Dartmouth

Gain Seen in Mental Attitude for 1934 Progress in Aeronautics

FG Johnson notes 1933 showed little real improvement but signals optimism for 1934. He observes executives expect leadership to spur recovery and cites continued advances in aeronautics with high speed aircraft for passenger and mail use, plus military dyes for army and navy. He predicts civil aviation and national defense will gain support.

FG. Johnson Tres Walted Ant Weltten Tar Tink Veteal Anrvler, Inc Tadao Trix

Music Keeps Its Foothold In New Year Opera Revival Amid Reforms

New York previews a year of music with opera revival and new works. Marion Talley returns to opera after a four year retirement while Chicago announces no major opera season. Metropolitan plans include new American opera and notable cast changes. The orchestral scene brightens with Jose Iturbi conducting and Halts Lange guiding the New York Philharmonic. A fresh California pianist Rug Slenceynski debuts, and Harry Fatih’s 37 tone scale appears. Despite shifts, ticket prices hold steady and symphonic activity remains active.

New York Amerson Metropolitan Opera Piere New York Hippodrome Alfredo Sihnags Marion Talley Alea George Gerahwin Dubose Heyward Virgil Thown Son Gertrude Stein New Con Tor Jose Thu ‘Bi Halts Lange New York Philharmonic Symphony Rul Slenceynski California Harry Fatteh Amenea

Nobel Prize Revival Shifts Book World Ahead of 1934

New York reports a year of dramatic literary surprises. Ivan Burin wins the Nobel Prize for Literature, boosting his career and income overnight. Hervey Allen’s Anthony Adverse becomes a major sensation, with sales soaring toward unprecedented levels. The year also sees Stokes and Hooper prize winners, the Prix Femina, and new authors like Caroline Miller and Hans Fallada gaining prominence while veteran writers such as John Galsworthy pass away.

New York Sur- Prises Inet Ivan Burin Bunn Teddy Russia Hervey Allen Anthony Adverse John Gnisworthys Marie Abtal Nettle Stefan Zweig Dorothy Parker Janet Beith Hooper Paul Horgan Witt Mie T 8 Stribling United States Caroline Miller Sam Miss Beith Che Gelman Hans Fallada Dielvem My ‘Horgan Cladys Hasty Cacroll Isabel Wilder Thornton Wilder Will Briig John Galsworthy George Moore George Saintsbury Gara Teasdale French Strother Lous Joseph Vance Robert W. Chambers

Husband Discovers Wife Murdered in Maryland Farm Home

In Chispield Maryland on January 1 1 a 58 year old woman Mrs Margaret Brumbley was found nude with stab wounds by her husband Frog Brumbley at their Marion Station farm near Crisfield. He reported the body lay across the bed after returning home from Crisfield shortly after midnight. A nearby farmhand was detained then released while investigators pursued a second suspect described as a negro.

Chispield Margaret Brumbley

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