Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

San Antonio Light in San Antonio, Texas

We have 22,786,314 pages in Texas

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 17, 1939

Page

2

Couple foils young abductor in midnight car raid

Antonio and wife Mr and Mrs Ray Smith of 1208 Sout Palmetto avenue report a masked bandit abducted them near Presa and Hreker streets. The robber forced them to drive, stole $880, and fired at the husband. Mrs Smith dropped her diamond rings on the car floor to save them. The bandit fled after a pistol shot near Bergs mill as they were forced onto a field road.

Antonio Usem Fred Herve Ray Roig Hin Surviler Brooksfield Smith Lala Patice Amy Hinry Smith K. Larego Fuend Bergs Mill

Man Quits Hospital After Unknown Fracture Incident

Revel B. White, 28, may have a fractured skull after an automobile accident on Steck Idle Road. He was brought to Blue Bonnet Street hospital Sunday in an unconscious state, regained consciousness, but left the hospital without notifying attendants.

Austin Labor Dispute Ends With Neck Wound

Austin miner Cy Bailey, 35, and another union electrician were injured in a strike affray near a half finished private building. Milton Fae phetison, 30, a bricklayer, faced an assault to murder charge on the scene report.

Austin Arma Cy Bailey Union Electrician Milton Faephetison

Doris Nolan Returns to Film With Universal Contract

Doris Nolan signs a new Universal contract and begins shooting One Hour to Live on Monday. Her boyfriend Gregory La Cava is preparing February Hill for RKO. George Raft signs an exclusive Warner contract and will tour New York before sailing to Europe aboard the Normandie.

Motion Pletars 1. N.S Hollywood Noris Nolan Universal Tina Charles Rogers Columbia Doris Gregory la Gava R.K.O Printrose Path George Raft New York Jack Warner Hal Wallis Warner George Slong W. B. Clan Para Gearface Europe Virginia Piene

Film Daugher Weds in Camp Utah Amid Studio Buzz

A garbled Hollywood item describes a camp wedding in Utah with stars Benny Rubin and Barbara, plus planning for costumes and filming. It mentions Hugo Archainbaud, Patricia Ellis, Paula Daly, and others preparing extras at Sardi’s for luncheon, and a big baseball game at Wrigley Field looming.

Utah Ford Benny Rubin Ancien Barbara Senny Vic+ order Hugo Allan Jones Jack George Archainbaud Bebn Dantee Harmonie Orchestra Lae Paulali Lo Stone Jiet Anne Stirley Natalie Draper Brown Ise Patricia. Ellis Sardi's Molywood Paula Dike Daly Edmund Lowe Fred Btone Dick Powell Ben Tayiollias Charlie Wirminger Iens Skeets Gallaghers Bebe Max Pack Charlin Laughton Pete Hollywood Wrigley Field

Notable literary figures tangled in marriage rumors

Disjointed notes recount alleged affairs involving Bill Shakespeare, Mary Shelley, Lord Byron, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Alfred Tennyson, and Mark Twain, with denials, letters, and lawyer mentions. The piece weaves gossip across dates, publications, and implied consular postings, all framed as a flurry of early 19th and modern literary celebrity chatter.

Bill Shakespeare Kim Anne Haathaway Lord Byyan Anne Babella Milbanke Percy Shelley Nathaniet Hawthorne Jo-Nape Frangin Perce Mark Twals Ziné la Hothownay Percy la Westbrook Pool Ta Godwin Alt Tennyson Wordsworth State Department Mark Tyaln

Broad way Mirror's Odd Anecdotes From A Fragmented Page

A garbled clipping mentions Tah Galvin Coolidge as a devoted reader of detective fiction by Van Dyne and Crowell, plus quirky notes about W L Hayes fixing a flat tire with patching gear and driving long miles. It recalls Vanderbilt admiring a beer drinking memory and a writer who favors talk over writing.

Tah Galvin Coolidge van Dyne W. L. Hayes Wenatchee Wesh Penk Vanderbilt Weiter

Sonja and Tyrone Hog in a Scandinavian Style Comedy

The article describes Sonja Henley and Tyrone Power in a Farce centered on a Scandinavian setting. It notes Mary Healy ceding footage and Ed MacOliver contributing. The humor follows Sonja as a school marm in foggy dialogue with cast humor and a subplot about Hollywood casting. Bob Benchley closes with a domestic surprise.

Sads Wooleord T Giesé Sonje Henle Skaling Tyrone Power Beall Bronniel The Majestic Oyert Sfther Mary Healy Focal Mary Ede Mac Olver Hee Rudy Sonja Hollywood Loys Bonnabé Tyrone Sonja Apéla Bob Benchley Bob

Two Baltimore Waitresses Rescued After 60 Foot River Plunge

On July 17 two young Baltimore waitresses, Misa Lucy Morrell 22 and Mrs. Charlotte Tyliatt 26, plunged 60 feet from a drawbridge into the Patapsco river. They were rescued by a cabin cruiser crew and brought unconscious to a nearby hospital.

Baltimore Patapsco Misa Lucy Morrell Charlotte Tyliatt Jssk

Movie Timetable Mesepile Second Fiddle in Marae

Fragmented OCR reads as timetable notes with names and codes. The text lists film titles and times like 6:23 and references to people or places such as Marae, Empire and Gobo. The readable segments suggest a cinema schedule or catalog entry without coherent narrative.

sVaune Lanesin Deke Fae Empire Marae Gobo

Also Mentioned on This Page

Bullet Wits Ground Simin Harkeour Pole San Antonio FH. A. Loans Glenn Lucas J. E. Foster & Son, Inc Milann Blitz Doris Nolan Charlie Bickford Spencer ,Tracy Pat O'Brien Colorado Father Patrick O'Neil Monogram Father O'Neil Superige Father Flanagan Bate Jon Maclane William Nigh Claudette Colbert Henry Fonda TL P.m Jon Ford Beverly Hills Betty May Harry M. Warner Milton Sperling Mervyn LeRoy Miss Harris Tris Lifebligy Walter Winther En Anthony Crowell-Collier Magazines ED Anthony Winchells Guakes Faith Kuchley Lyme W. Hy Bernten Davla Barnes, Kan Kenneths D. Roeder Tufts College Medford Mass Joby Hensor Wis Winco Park Henry M. Thomas Evening Blinde Ark Han Pall On Broadway Mirror, Inc Se Kitcen Alamo Maza Tyrone Hog Emerson and A. i Petorern Ices UN ST Mans ST Hérlal Studebaker Hewes A. A. Ae CO Gedan Avera PTET Carty Hart Dovgdas Uparbhai Testa Villani Navy i Sonja Henie Berlina Bence Tedha Way Oliver ‘Home Katy Tem Auc Alice Brag Marjorie Weaver Arleer Whelan Stereo Motion Picture Texas Sinnett Ree Young Lkay Lier Ameche Anyon
Search Courier

Search the San Antonio Light Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The San Antonio Light?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication