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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1937
Page
14
In a Dixie era style feature the column covers wrestler Jutin Pesek nicknamed the Tiger Man from Nebragia. A humorous neighbor challenge ends with Pesek winning a gagging bet on fortitude as the town debates authenticity of rasslers groans and local sports bravado.
The Monday night Pricefight between Wylard Brown and Tracy Cox has been called off. Promoter Francis Cunningham said Brown re injured the hand from a previous bout against Battling Burroughs and could not compete. A new date was hoped for February 1.
The Star Dairy girls of Galveston, a classy basketball team, will play San Antonio in a four game series over Saturday and Sunday. Clinton Rowe announced the schedule. Games at Central High School gym with Alamo Jewelers and La Popular Stores start Saturday at 7 30. A men’s game follows, Sunday at 2. A double header pits Sabings and Alamo Jewelry girls against each other at Central gym.
London reports confirm that Lord Longdale, famed English sporting peer, defeated John L Sullivan in a secret bout in New York in 1879 while Sullivan was world champion. The London News Chronicle notes the event marked Lonsdale’s eightieth birthday and mentions two broken bones in his hand during the feat.
Readable OCR fragment shows a bowling league schedule for Monday January 23 with matchups Dreseh versus Teme Haus versus Elagraer and Welty Steubing against Schyzgar while Anders faces Mr. Pharidps Weston meets Freske and Friday features ageeman versus Water thriewer versus Payne plus standings like Velvet Milan Pinance and Champagne Velvet.
Los Angeles report outlines Douglas Fairbanks Jr returning home, studio talk, and contract rumors at Selznick. It notes Katharine Hepburn Howard Hughes chatter, Miss McNulty signing with 20th Century Fox, and Jesse Livermore Jr. testing for film parts as Hollywood buzz runs through studios, stars, and social events.
Gest Yates and Jerry Reiman of Me Ghiorgo team won San Francisco six day bicycle race finishing one lap ahead of Eddie Testa of Los Angeles and Freddie Zach of Switzerland.
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Wealthy New York stage producer H Woods said he received three telephone threats Sunday afternoon. He remained in good humor and attributed the calls to the federal theater project investigation underway in his area.
Film pages preview a slate of upcoming attractions at San Pedro Playhouse and local venues. Powell and Loy star in a murder mystery with Nora and Nick as leads, while Asta returns for a short. The piece notes supporting cast, a comedic tone, and several titles including The White Hunter and Sinat Blonde.
A chaotic scene at Simpson Apartment Ends with Battalial Chief John Murray restrained after Frank simp tossed a wet bucket at him and overturned a stove while Sophie claimed he can be hard to examine. Police contained the incident as the fire was extinguished and Simpson was locked up. In Alice, the Cusotes team upset the Kingsville Brahmas 80 to 10.
The Bexar Facts notes diverse local personalities connected to St Marys University and the Bemus Arts Club, including Herbert G and Mer, singer Sydney Pearlman, and Skippy Bowers. It mentions college theater, upcoming productions, a famed photographer, and community figures like Mrs Billie Rogers and publisher Genver Chestnutt, with design, pets, and peculiarly named residents scattered through town.
The item details Errol Flynn cast as Rhett Butler in Gone with the Wind if deal talks between Warner Bros and Selznick falter plus other Hollywood chatter. It mentions Libby Holman desert travel car accident, Grace Moore and Louis Hayward, and escapades around a ride at Santa Anita with a Ferris wheel mishap.
John Peter Morison Jr. 28, operator of a package liquor store near Burk Burnett, is in Wichita Falls Clinic under murder charges tied to a Saturday night ride. His cousin Odneal’s body was found Sunday on the old Decatur road four miles north of Saginaw. An auto Morison allegedly wrecked near Decatur Saturday is held by officers in Wichita Falls. Odneal’s burial is planned for Valley View cemetery Tuesday.
George Weiss, manager of the New York Yankees farm system, announced that no working arrangement between the Yankees and the Kansas City Blues of the American Association has been effected in this January report from Kansas City.
Decatur Georgia 1918 graduand Amsler of Hays High School earned his degree from North Georgia College at Dahlonega while serving with the U S infantry in the trenches in France. He completed the degree during wartime service and returned to teaching duties after the conflict.
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