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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 01, 1937

Page

4

Old Timers Get Spots in Airshows and Auto Sales

In Bexar County 1936 marked a booming auto market with 10,000 new cars sold and a near 30 million dollar traded value. Registrations and transfers hit all time highs, while tax records show 83,745 licenses issued and 9,910 new car registrations for the year.

Bexar County Albert V. Huth Jesse Tompson San Antonio Maroh Boren Huth State Department of Public Safety

Comedy Team Takes Bow Tonight on NBC Twin Stars

Veteran musical comedy duo Victor Moore and Helen Broderick join the Twin Stars broadcast on NBC Tonight. Hal Kemp's orchestra and Kostelanetz conduct a 44 piece ensemble perform opening tunes and standards. Also featured are Kay Thompson and the Rhythm Singers and Bob Allan. Columbia network airs Twelve Crowded Months news dramatization at 10 30 ET.

Renwicke Cary ‘Tre Hetcha Stors Victor Moore Helen Browerick NBC AvOds Pred Astaire Ginger George Mr. Gahan Hal Kemp Orenestra RTSA Wheresey Andre Kostel Anois Kemp Dave Angel Kay Thompson Yeuas Bob Allan Kostelands Columbia Network ETSA Chaiie Trevor Michael Whalen Isaell Jewell Hollywood Hotel KTSA Iran Guy Lombardo Columbia KETSA

Short Wave ERWAY Berlis-5 v m New Year symphony concert

In a fragmented radio schedule a concert of instrumental and choral music is listed with times and stations such as WUC and GEC. Mentions of Australia vs England cricket and other program notes appear, but many details are garbled.

Erway Berlis Lamdon WUC Lmbire Cheetra GSB Boston Peoples of Australie WIAD Nebo Mee Cnrnce Hollywood Carins Bothedsque Yvarc Lonton Thea Australia

Radio program schedule and station listings item

Radio parade listings and program names with times across multiple stations. Includes mentions of AM and FM blocks, music hours, and featured acts. notes on broadcasts from KTSA WOAI KAGE and others with various show titles and host credits.

Governor Sholtz Targets Daytona Officials in Expenditure Case

In Daytona Beach Governor Sholtz seeks removal of Mayor Irene Anstrung and two city officials on charges of excessive municipal spending and misfeasance. Adjutant General Golline and Shevif B. Stone ordered guards to keep order at the installation of new officials as Sholtz nears the end of his term.

Tallahassee Fia Dave Shollz Daytona Beerh Mmayor Irene Arm- Strong Veacher Daytona Beach Shevif B. Stone Vivian B. Golline Ievational Guard Sholtz Anstrung

Mexican Bandit Rocha Fatally Wounded Near Mexico City

Latte Rocha, Mexico's foremost public enemy, was fatally wounded Thursday afternoon in a clash at his hideout near Villa Giladgtepe. He had supplied arms and ammunition to Cristero rebels in Jalisco, leading the Cristera revolt.

Mexico City Latte Rocha Mexico Villa le Giladgtepe Rocha Jalisco

Thief Consumes Entire Pie at Mrs Ready’s Home

In Aypingham BL January MH authorities hunted a thief who snatched $36 from Mr Ready and then invaded Mrs Chartes Ready's kitchen to finish a whole pie, remaining at large by day’s end.

Aypingham

Radio Programs for Tomorrow Saturday Schedule

Tomorrow’s radio slate lists AM musical clock segments at 10, Conservatory of Music at 11, drama and stories Rendezvous, Breakfast Club, American Radio Hour, and Metropolitan Opera broadcasts. Highlights include Bobberson’s Breakfast Club and Nathnay Farm and Home Hour with farm reports and music.

Arha Conservatory of Music Rovelteura Ah Ge Orien Alte Patora Madison Tnsembte Clyde Barrie Perman CC Aptwaters Dina Boys Brenarat Club Ain Bobenisis AB “Breakfast Club Swenthaarte Atv Oxar Farm Home Naows

Cupid Scores in Renovation

Reno reports a record year in 1936 with 7594 marriage licenses and 3001 divorces. The marriage spike tops Reno’s prior 1995 mark and surpasses San Francisco’s 6665 marriages, while divorces show a slight decline from earlier peaks.

Reno Nev San Francisco California

Ban on Shipment of Arms Planned

London dispatch reports a draft plan to block arms shipments to both sides in the Spanish Civil War was forwarded by the international non intervention committee. Details were disclosed and replies expected by January 3 for consideration at the next meeting of the neutrality group.

London Tatttee

Painter Maintains Handshaking Tradition At White House

Washington report describes Lay John W Hweleld a painter greeting the president as the first visitor of the year at the White House marking ten consecutive years of the New Year handshake. The piece notes the tradition began with Roosevelt and was halted in 1933, while Hunefela hopes the custom returns.

Washington John W. Hweleld Clevely White House Roosevelt Hunefela

Quarantine Blocks Harlan Union Plan

Harlan county health officials order a five day quarantine preventing a planned laying of the foundation for the Harlan coal fields Organization event at Evarts. Dr W P Cawood head of the county health board bans all public gatherings to stem a spinal meningitis outbreak blamed for several deaths.

Harlan United Mine Workers Harlan Coal Fields W. P. Cawood County Health Board

Legs Diamond Slain by Gangsters in Harlem

New York police report the gangster Felice, a 38 year old Harlem figure and former gangster, was shot dead in a tenement stairway. He had boasted of immunity to death and died from a back of the skull wound.

New York GSA Felice Harlem X-Ronviet Jack Legs Diemond Adulteb

Immigration Head Dies After Surgery

Washington January 1. Daniel WWF MacCormack 57 commissioner of immigration and naturalization died early today after abdominal surgery. He left the presidency of the Fiduciary Trust company of New York to take the immigration post in 1933. He reorganized functions to merge the immigration and naturalization agencies into a single service.

Wasitington Cnt Daniel Wwf. MacCormack Immigration and Naturalization MacCormack Trns Company of New York

Curious Mexican Yerberias and Folk Remedies in San Antonio

Workers of the Federal Writers' Project document San Antonio herb shops in the Mexican quarter. The piece describes yerberias selling frog skins for cancer, dried deer blood, cactus infusions, coral bends, and odd foreign herbs with curious labels as part of local home medicine traditions.

Federal Writers Works Progress Administration Texas San Antonio Haymareet Plaza Yerveria Tebososa Yerberias China Jamaica Quince

Underworld Ruler Slain and Friends Shot in Philadelphia

Philadelphia police identify Pils Lanzetti as the city’s public figure No 1 in the underworld. He was shot dead as he sat with two friends in a downtown store. Samuel Roberts died from a stomach wound. Sornetti Stara was critically wounded. Lanzetti and his four brothers long ruled the local mob.

Philadelphia Pils Lanzetti Underworld Samuel Roberts Jeter Sornetti Stara Landeltt

Baby Dies in Fire as Doll Saved by Neighbor

Four siblings of two month old Shirtey Jean Arnold rushed to a neighbor's apartment in Wayne as flames filled the room. Mrs Niehouser fought through smoke to reach a crib but found only a doll she saved, the baby having died in a Christmas tree fire started by a short circuit.

Wayne Shirtey Jean Arnold Lee Niehouser

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