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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1940
Page
9
A garbled society column notes Floyd Kelley Grady Kewell and EL B. Wendel at local spots Stinson field Gree Tree on Alamo, with mentions of Jack Bredbury and Frank Branush. It covers Whitehouse twins Patsy Kathryn Haley in dancing, Dehires with Blue Steele in Kansas City, and recovering Gladys Larnie Durst after appendectomy.
Lavaca River watershed losses totaled 558000 tons of top soil with fertility valued at 3000000 dollars. W H DuPuy, area conservationist, cited 68000 acre drainage area yet to receive adequate soil conservation methods to avert flood damage. Hallettsville area food losses cited at 300000 dollars before preservation efforts began.
Three San Antonio students, Beatrice Witte, Margaret Elizabeth Lacey, and Virginie Halbedi, are among the roughly eight percent of the Texas Teachers College at Denton spring semester honor roll. Witte, a French sophomore. Lacey, a senior in foods and nutrition. Halbedi, a junior voice major, are highlighted in the report released by Dean E. B. White Saturday.
NYA project supervisors Saturday considered plans enabling their organization to aid national preparedness. Sixty officials met Friday at the Municipal auditorium in joint session of San Antonio, Austin and McAllen districts to hear. Plans outlined by J. C. Kellam, state NYA director.
Douglas Smith of Burna Vista and Zar ramora Streets has become proprietor of an outdoor magazine stand. After a broken back six years ago he has operated as an invalid and recently opened the store with Frank Gonzales in charge. The stand began with one magazine and now offers about 300 used titles for trade or sale.
The Rev R E White pastor of Main Avenue Baptist church will return to lead services Sunday after spending the past week in Algiers Ba where he preached at the church during his trip
A fragment mentions W. E. Ward of Little Rock Arkansas and references a title sequence including The Prince and the Pauper, with garbled text suggesting a catalog or listing from a local source.
Hollywood gear shifts as Danielle Darrieux plans to return to America under RKO and Universal contract entanglements loom. A massive charity drive unites studios to fund Red Cross with Jeannette MacDonald and Robert Montgomery leading the broadcast and executives urged to contribute. Gossip from Perino’s and Broadway circles ties in: Greta Garbo, Norma Shearer, and Joan Bennett appear in town while industry moves hinge on contracts and retakes for Brigham Young and other projects.
Police were alerted by Dr. Hugh Warren and others after sightings of a prowler near a back yard and a leaping intruder with a punching bag. Several incidents follow including thefts, a bar altercation, a chili spill, and a child’s fall. Multiple names and addresses appear, with police responses in San Antonio area streets and local establishments.
H T Anderson filed suit for 30000 against the San Antonio Public Service Company in Fifty seventh District Court. The petition claims on December 14 the bus door closed on Mrs Anderson while she fought from the bus and the driver started the bus, causing injuries.
El Paso Jaycees call for safety assistance as they work with George Tucker secretary to launch a radio safety program. The local group previously sponsored a similar initiative last winter.
The Aztec previews the Technicolor Untamed with General de Gable and Akim Tamiroff in the cast. Morrison, likened to Samsar and Bennett, shows potential but needs more experience and a stronger director to shed imitative habits. Ray Milland provides a routine turn as the film offers scenic northern woods and broad family appeal.
The Business and Professional Women’s Club of San Antonio will hold an outdoor meeting at Gray Moss Inn on Tuesday at 7 p.m. Mrs Bindle Slone Ferlow announced the event with Miss March Norvell in charge of arrangements and Mrs Bird Shafer organizing transportation reservations.
A dense schedule outlines broadcast features for Saturday evening from 5 to 8 PM with music and variety. Listings include orchestras, operatic and film segments, dance parades, and late night shows across stations, naming performers, times, and venues in a period radio guide style.
A fragmentary humor piece by Arthur Dugs Baer riffs on Chicago secrets and oddities. It jumbles phrases about dedication ceremonies for Mr Parney’s eight car and a world information booth. The text then veers into absurd anecdotes and misheard names, finishing with a comical image of a baseball uniform.
Bexar County children contributed 2707.83 to the Red Cross as part of a war relief campaign announced by Paul M. West chair. The fund supports child welfare work and refugee feeding in Europe as part of a county total of 36895.06 dollars raised.
The Knights of America sponsor a party event Sunday night at Vile Isla. Members will be addressed in English and Spanish with talks and music from the Tiples orchestra.
Fort Sam Houston gains three new army units and transfers the 38th Infantry from Fort Douglas Utah. The increase to about 5 000 men adds Second Medical Laboratory with 32, a 68th Quartermaster battalion with 90, Third Aircraft Warning and Third Signal companies with 250. A motorized reconnaissance unit of 105 enlisted men will be organized for each infantry division at division HQ. the Second Division at Fort Sam Houston receives one.
Mrs Miriam A Ferguson and her husband James E B Ferguson will appear at a rally to support her gubernatorial candidacy. The meeting is at 8 p m in the municipal auditorium with Mr Tickett as chairman of the event.
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