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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1940
Page
4
A tense exchange unfolds as Adelheid confronts Siegfried about their arranged or forbidden marriage. He reveals a shared race and inner conflict, while Adelheid pleads for truth and meaning, even as social pressure and danger loom. The scene ends with a dramatic departure and unresolved questions.
An ex-detective sergeant and ally guard a prisoner named Beef as they drive along the Caithness coast to Wick. The entry narrates Beef's wary behavior, rough appearance, and claim of fatigue while being watched by Joe Summers and others in a tense pursuit setting.
Beef, a wary driver, escorts a concealed passenger through a perilous midnight route. A disguised German lieutenant orders a dangerous cargo haul across rough terrain, with threats and coded commands guiding a tense, stealthy journey toward an unknown destination.
The spring fashion notes favor a one piece wool dress with a slum coat, likely to dominate wardrobes. An alternative dress with a matching wool jacket attracts praise for practicality. New collections present many bath outfits debuting in the South, with advice to choose size now and wear over fur or other dresses while maximizing value from durable fabrics.
A cheeky, fragmented fashion column riffs on cosmetics and grooming. It mocks rushed beauty fixes, suggests a measured routine with a bath, ice, and a light powder, and warns against overpowering perfume.
The brief item presents unclear text fragments likely from a regional newspaper. It contains stray words and names with no coherent event or identifiable entities to confirm a factual lead or outcome. No verifiable details emerge to form a proper summary.
Plans take shape to welcome doctors for a two month stay as the International Pest Graduste Afedicat assembly nears. On January 23 the Women’s auxiliary hosts a Mexican supper and game party at Bright Browl while men attend a stag at the Casino club. January 24 features a dinner dance on Rainbow Terrace at the St. Anthony hotel. The event runs through January 25 with preconvention luncheon on Friday hosted by Mrs. Frank Paschal. Dr. Francisca Del Rio y Canedo of Mexico speaks and shares pictures. Mexican musicians perform. Dr. Herbert Hill, president of the Bexar County Medical association, speaks briefly.
Mrs. Fred Neale hosted a 9 30 a.m. breakfast honoring Betty Jo Neale, a Merk Twain Junior High graduate, with 30 guests and orange white decor. Luncheon followed for niece Dean Aldred Tyler, another Mark Twain graduate, hosted by Mrs J H Luveston. Frances Pratt Etheridge to be honored at a buffet supper hosted by Mrs J Blakeley Etheridge. Ruth Ann Sorrell will host a dance at Ateome on Clinton Drive. Mrs Blepisen Morrell returns from Miami visit with Seymour Grady Jr.
Miss Edith Sinnett of Dallas a member of the Girl Scout national staff will be in San Antonio Monday through Friday to meet with the Bexar County Council of Girl Scouts and the Girl Scout Leaders Association. Sinnett was appointed executive director of Girl Scout activities in the Cactus region. She will conduct training classes for new readers for the scout Movement.
Charles Middleton, actor in Shooting High with Jane Withers and Gene Autry at Fox Culver City studio, blocked a descending large wooden frame with a light net, saving others. He suffered bruised hands as the sole casualty in the incident this week.
Miss Holmgreen has chosen the First Presbyterian church as the wedding site for her marriage to R Daniels on Tuesday February 13 at 2:30 p.m. The bride will be accompanied by her sister Miss Virginia Holmgreen as maid of honor and several bridesmaids named from Bound Brook New Jersey Adams Massachusetts Charleston and Corpus Christi. The groom’s best man will be Mr Daniels’ father BR Daniels with a party of groomsmen including Lewis Hart Bedell Moore Joseph Frost Jr Billy Ochse Jimmie Ansley and Wrathes Holmgreen.</s>
Social calendar reports a Saturday evening by Mr and Mrs Charles Schreiner and Mrs Kitty Schreiner Nelson hosting dinner at a country club to compliment Misses Carolyn Brown Hester Harrison Ruth Taylor Margaret Whisenant debuntantes and Miss Jean Lapham. Also a dancing party at Bonner Cadets of Class 40 B at Randolph Field with a dance from 4 to 7 BD. m. in the WW Rose room of the Gunter Hotel, honoring the new class 40 C.
Mrs John Wells Heard spends six weeks at the Waldorf Astoria in New York to visit friend Grace Moore noted singer of the Metropolitan Opera radio and screen plans to take in plays and operas before returning home. A crystal tea at Mrs Bass home honors bride to be Helen Horton with 60 guests and staff assisting in service and receiving.
Vogue's Byron Salon hosts a Bright Show style event with models Mesdames Merton Mittex Walter Bergstrom George Grant John Ives C. W. Kingman and Miss Edith Cachjran. It features quirkily named locals and notes on radio show reception and garden enthusiasms.
Saturday evening Lotus club and Compagars Authors club meet at 8 p m at Mrs Charles R Alten home 110 West French place State Association of Texas Pioneers meets 8 30 p m at Memorial hall Brackenridge park Ladies auxiliary Retired Service Personnel at 11 p m at 132 East Crockett street security benefit hall Modern Fiction club at 8 p m 104 Cloverleaf
The Woodlawn Civic club met in the cla room with Mrs J A Starnes presiding. Mrs I G Bhafer demonstrated an automatic verlig machine from the Business and Professional Women's club. Guests included Mesdames Von Roeder Nelbohr and Evans among others.
A lovelorn farmer writes from the country about dating many girls and fearing he won’t be content with any. The adviser urges patience, warns he is still young, and suggests meeting many potential partners to find the right match who shares the farming lifestyle and homemaking values. He emphasizes trial dating before marriage and staying practical about work and home life.
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