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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1937
Page
1
The report notes Patlette Goddard and friends including Betty Hill and King Victor, traveling to Arrowhead for an afternoon in the snow. They found ample ice and planned a boating excursion to break it up.
A dense Hollywood gossip rundown mentions Paulette and Charles Chaplin pursuing a skating through ice, George Jessel coming to Broadway in Goodbye to Broadway, and a sprawling cast including Winninger Brady Barrie and Mayer. It notes Ella Logan’s Chicago trip, Juanita Quigley’s MGM bid amid engagement to Bill Grady, and various other star movements and contract chatter from Kollywood to New York.
Rome dispatch says consular agents report a rapid movement of men and war materiel into the Iberian peninsula as European powers prepare to impose a blockade on the region. An official spokesman notes dealers fear losing profits and are pushing to maximize gains before the deadline. Jordanian volunteers, offered good pay, rush to join before the cutoff.
In South Charleston Ohio a curious card game report notes a local feat where a player achieved a perfect hand twice in one week. The snippet mentions a Blindest Impassivle Jim and a dramatic 12 diamonds hand during a session in a village of 1208 residents.
Cal W. de Basil's Ballet Russe wowed about 3009 to 400 attendees at the Municipal auditorium despite bad weather. Performers Teonide Masine Tamara Toura nove David Liehine and Mitehel Katchara led a three part program of divertissements. The review praises the dancers' expression and grace, noting the program's lighter pieces and the sustained excellence of the artists.
Deanna Durbin, 13 star old singer of operatic nature, makes her screen debut as Three Smart Girls at the Majestic. The girl plays the daughter of a millionaire who must scene money, with Eddie G. in supporting roles and a cast featuring Ray Milland and Mischa Auer among others.
Foreign office sources warned Spain against opening North Africa to Germany threatening drastic action to eject Nazi troops from the Spanish protectorate. France ordered Fez garrison in barracks and boosted Moroccan troop strength from 40 500 to 109 000 as German infiltration and Berlin inspired moves in Spanish Morocco drew alarm.
Local society notes list multiple engagements gatherings and arrivals. Mrs L Wiggins hosts a buffet for attending debutantes while dinners lunches and teas honor Misses Harley Moore Day Towns and other social figures in San Antonio. Clubs including Delta Kappa Gamma Beta Tau and Collins Garden hold meetings with year start programs and guest speakers.
Helen Hayes received the national speech arts fellowship gold medal for good diction. She called her success a victory over a Southern accent. Hayes, who stars in Victoria Regina, said she trained by tongue exercises before a mirror and reading Shakespeare aloud.
Basque officials report a naval clash in the Bay of Biscay as the insurgent Velasen destroyer and a socialist merchant ship pursue and rout a Fascist warship the Nabarra. The engagement involved an accompanying civilian boat, and authorities noted pursuit and seizure of the insurgent merchant ship later that night.
The passage describes a performance featuring Lichine’s dancing praised as eloquent, with unclear references to works titled Clin ardsiana and Le Mariage Di Autory, noting the dancing as exciting and able despite garbled text.
Maharajah of Indore shown generous despite illness by donating two thirds of his racehorse winnings to hospital clinics and charity patients. Douglas Fairbanks Sr and Jr expected to appear together soon. Article notes on film industry actors and designers with speculative commentary on titles and costumes.
Texas aims to turn cotton byproducts into rayon, leveraging linters and other cellulose sources. The All-South Development Council cites Texas as a major raw cotton producer with abundant chemical and water resources, plus nearby cellulose sources from stalks and hulls. A deer hunting note and a line about used cars in Classifications follow.
Reported today thousands of German and Italian troops feuding daily near Cadiz as secrecy surrounds the port area 68 miles from a western coast location. Volunteers are landing to support Gen. Francisco Franco’s Fascists as steamer crews raise no flags and names are withheld.
Miralay today quietly ordered officers and men of the royal navy and marines to report any change in their nearest relative. The British home fleet and second Mediterranean fleet head toward Spanish waters off North Africa for maneuvers as Europe faces a new threat. France and Britain cooperate while the foreign office was told of a French note to Spanish insurgents urging keep Najis out of Morocco. British support for French action aims to blunt the Mediterranean trade route if Germany gains a foothold at the straits from Gibraltar.
Severe winter weather cripples transport from Chicago to the West. Snow and bitter cold strand motorists, halt trains, and disrupt power across Wisconsin Missouri and the Plains. Dozens stranded, many without food or fuel as six-foot drifts block rail lines and highways.
In Sydney a report details a 1988 Mont St Quentin commemoration where Australian forces, led by General Sir Charles Hoosenthal commanding the Second Australian Division, receive acknowledgment from St Quentin mayor M. Martin for an annual French tribute.
New York January 4. Professor Frank Lath of the University of Toronto told members of the First and Second District Dental Societies that glass has been successfully used as a denture base replacing rubber or metal in some gas applications. He predicted glass could replace other base materials in false teeth.
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