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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 12, 1940

Page

8

Walter Winchell On Broadway Stale Broad Street Gossip Sheet

Walter Winchell On Broadway highlights New York nightlife, notable figures, and showbiz chatter from clubs like Stork Club and Riviera. It mentions Mike Donaldson, James Roosevelt, Elsa Maxwell, and other personalities with brief scene sketches and social notes from the era.

New York Serzt Mike Donaldson Sen Hee Caste Sen Bere Indy Gary Columa Gau John Powers Steepleenese James Roosevelt Pastor Niemoeliy

South Pacific Airline Adds Transpacific Service

Los Angeles July 12 A giant flying boat begins a 8 800 mile flight toward Aukland New Zealand two weeks closer to the United States Pan American Airlines launches the first leg from Cabrillo Beach Los Angeles. mail service at two week intervals with stops at Honolulu Canton Island and Noumea New Caledonia. passenger service after a month trial subject to civil service approval. reports mention New York night life article in The American Weekly.

Los Angeles Auk- Isad Zealand United States Wil South Pacific Boeing San Francisco Treasure Island Cabrilla Beach Los Angeles Harbor Mike Honolulu Canton Island Noumea New Caledonia U. S

Class 1 Airport For Alice

July 12 report: the proposed Class 2 airport for Alice gains priority after a committee attended the Texas Aeronautics Advisory Committee meeting in Temple. Alice airport to be upgraded with at least 2500 by 80 feet runways to serve 80 percent of all-weather wind directions, among 31 towns considered.

Alice Texas Aeronautics Advisory Committee Temple

Police Trying to Make Twain Meet

Cape Girardeau Missouri July 12. Ten days ago Mrs Tom Carclust reported her missing husband. They found him in Flint Michigan. Mrs Carclust is still missing.

Cape Girardeau Careles Tom Carclust Flint, Mich

Bear Cage Repurposed as Police Holding Cell

In Frankfort on July 12 authorities refurbished a bear cage from a park and installed it in the basement of police headquarters to function as a holding cell for suspects. The makeshift jail replaces the traditional dog house phrase with a literal bear confinement image.

Frankfort Cape Qace Bruin

Ratoff to Produce and Direct Ballerina at Paramount

Gregor Ratoff signed with Paramount to produce and direct Ballerina based on a story by Lady Lenore Smith with Loretta Young slated to star as the ballet dancer. Production slated to begin November 12 after she completes extensive dance work.

Tlovella Parsons Hollywood Calif INS Loretta Greg Chips Pal Za

Notable names parade in Bexar Facts page amid oddities

The Bexar Facts column lists diverse figures from cigar firms to federal appointees, including Henry Menge as a living president and Henry Pancost’s crew leaving for a new tract near Austin. It notes callers from Uncle Sam’s payroll, sea and rail tales, a 1845 voting boast, and local chatter about mail envelope shaped cigarettes and a president candidate sighting at Fort Sam Houston.

John Tee Franken v Henry Menge Uncle Sam Henry Pancoasts Austin High 8. S Morgan “Steamshii Evans Caiorain Wallington Department of Commerce Morales Street New York Corpus Club Republic of Tears Ince Ralph Gameron Armenian Institute of Architects Carolyn Calvert American Friends of France Lydia Bryant Corinne Jodkins Torputo Lennis Brice Fort Sam Houston

Rodeo Staged on Lake Amid Wild Escape and Crash

Denver dispatch reports a bizarre lake rodeo where a rodeo event on a bucking motorboat ended in chaos. A rodeo star escaped a truck, plunged into Sloan's Lake, four cowboys attempted to right the craft, police used five squad cars to reach shore, and a dramatic rescue followed.

Denver Sloan's Lake Murpult

The Mortal Storm at Majestic Saturday

The Mortal Storm stars James Stewart and Margaret Sullavan at the Majestic on Saturday. The film traces a Jewish professor family amid Nazi rise in Germany, with a cast including Frank Morgan Robert Young Bonita Granville Robert Stack Irene Hich and Maria Ouspenskaya. A Merrie Melody cartoon, a Community Sing short, and newsreel accompany the program.

Germany James Stewart Margaret Sullavan Majestic Theater Adolph Hitler Frank Morgan Topping Robert Young Bonita Granville Robert Stack Irene Hich Wiliam T. Orr Maria Oquspenskaya

Western Picture at State Theater Opens Saturday

Wild Bill Saunders returns as the fearless gunman in Chean From Tumbleweeds on a double bill at the State Theater. Love, Honor and Oh, Baby is the second feature. The serial Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe and a cartoon complete the program.

Wild Bit Saunders Bist Eliott Wild Bill Saunders Chean Flash Gordon

Johnny Apollo Returns to Palace Theater

Johnny Apollo heads back to the Palace with Tyrone Power Dorothy Lamour and Edward Arnold leading a large cast. Power plays the son of an industrialist who ends up jailed after a revelation involving a crime.

Tyrone Power Dorothy Lamour Edward Arnold Johnny Apallg Priday Palace Theater 1 Power Arnold

Cowboy Band to Play for Texas Delegation at Convention

In Abilene on July 14 the Hardin-Simmons University Cowboy Band will perform the medical set tin ag the Texas delegation at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Invitations were accepted from F B Germany Democratic state chairman and Mrs Clara Driscoll committee woman.

Abilene Hardin-Simonsons University Meical Settin Ag Texas Chivags F. B Germany Chaiman Clara Driscull Malineal Cataaitteewoman Lone Star State

Phantom Raider Opens at Empire Theater This Friday

The new Nick Carter adventure Phantom Raider stars Walter Pidgeon Florence Rice and John Sarrell as the leads. The film has been updated for modern audiences while preserving the sleuth’s sharp crime flair. It opens Friday at the Empire theater.

Nick Carter Walter Pidgeon Florence Rice John Sarrell Fupire

Andy Hardy Meets Debutante Moonlit Majestic Show

The Midnight bill presents Andy Hardy in a high society misadventure at the Majestic Theater featuring Mickey Rooney Audy Garland and Lewis Stone. Diana Lewis joins the familiar cast along with Cecilie Parker Fay Helden Ann Rutherford and Sara Haden. A Psychiatrist’s article in The American Weekly analyzes wealth and youth and how money shapes life choices.

Andys Hardy Andy Hardy Majestic Theater Mickey Rooney Audy Garland Lewis Stone Diana Lewis Cecilie Parker Fay Helden Ann Rutherford Sara Haden

Wingy of the Dragon The American Workly excerpted novel

A dramatic description highlights a plot to conquer the world in Herbert Jensen's thriller Wingy of the Dragon. The magazine teased the upcoming Sunday Light as the next work, signaling a literary preview and serialized intrigue for readers.

Wingy Cvnquet Herbert Jensen Sunday Light

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