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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1931
Page
17
Forbes analyst notes tentative improvement in metals and coal sectors with copper and wool demand rising. Stock market shows irregularities but buyers expect possible gains as monetary rates remain low and bond yields steady. general business activity hints at cautious optimism amid tariff and war debt discussions.
Blue Steele a famed San Antonio entertainer leads his 14 piece group in an indefinite engagement at the Cave living bed and dinner purs club weeknights and Saturdays. He was a navy runner up in a heavyweight championship eliminator and later formed a popular band that became a leading entertainment force.
Clara Bow headlines No Limit at the Texas Next Week with Stuart Erwin and Chara How in a Tinie Sell billed attraction. The seaside stage show features a sailor romance, musical acts, and a cast including Ann Foster and the Erwin duo, promising a lively screen entertainment at the Texas theater Friday.
British aviatrix Lady Vicloz Bruce on a world tour flies toward Dallas after landing in San Diego and Tucson. Officials say she is expected to touch down at Dallas Love Field later today amid weather and financial headlines.
Angeles dispatch notes Evelyn Knopp in You and I at First National studios amid buzz around the project. Lewis Stone leads as the frustrated artist father, with Robert Milton directing the stage adaptation by Robert Presnell. Headlines link Warner and Zanuck, plus cast chatter about Jock Mulhall and other Hollywood names amid busy studio activity.
Flying safety has risen dramatically as the Army Air Corps reports a growth of about 1000 percent over the past year. Records indicate one fatal accident for every 1715 miles flown in 1921, a figure improving on the previous year’s rate of one fatality per 1690 miles. The report emphasizes substantial gains in safety following a recent Chicago visit.
Mayo Dazey reports a Sunday municipal concert by the San Antonio Symphony, conductor Wirnest Hauser, with soloist Mabel Ricker Whisenant. The program opened with Beethoven’s Egmont Overture and Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony, followed by Brahms Gypsy Dance No. 5, plus Strauss Chocolate Soldier. Whisenant’s singing impressed, while Morris Stern and L R Marx spoke in welcome.
The Bat Whispers opens Thursday at the Aztec Theater with Chester Morrin in the lead. The film follows a man and a woman who pit their wits against a clever arch criminal who outsmarts the famed detective, as Ann Markel and William Wakewell co star along with Gustav Von Seyfiertite and vee Hompton in the cast.
The new film presents Africa through Dr. Paul J Haefler led camera work showing Juck Willed Tibangi women and pygmies with a dramatic hunt scene where a native chief's son is killed The feature titled Speaks cameo at the Ewe Dive theater next Friday for one week Also note Sidney Rowley recovering at his home after recent surgery at 24 Water Street
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