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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1938
Page
4
Five hundred soldiers at Fort Niagara battled a $60,000 fire that destroyed one barrack and threatened others as Lewiston and Youngstown volunteer companies joined the effort. The blaze began in the recreation quarters and was brought under control after hours of effort.
OCR fragment lists a dense radio music and news schedule with multiple stations, shows, performers, and times. It names artists such as Jack Armstrong and Eddy Duchin, programs including The Latest News, and various song and dance hour blocks across stations like WOAI KONO KABC and more, with many unreadable details.
Cafeteria staff reported a thief broke into the M. C. A. cafeteria Thursday night and ate more than a quart of ice cream. The intruder left without attempting other thefts, according to cafeteria operator Mrs. B. Hays.
Radio fans are promised wide coverage of sports from the Widener Cup race featuring War Admiral in a $54,000 added event at Belmont and national indoor tennis championships in New York. Bud Bailey and Gunnar Barland clash from Madison Square Garden with broadcast details across KTSA and Columbia networks, plus KTLA and WOAL features and early opera and concert programs.
In Los Angeles the NBC network carried a bustling night of radio entertainment featuring Bing Crosby Rudy Vallee Fanny Brice and Robert Taylor among others. The program originated from KFI Los Angeles and was distributed nationwide via REA shortwave and landline links to San Francisco and beyond, bringing a lively broadcast to listeners coast to coast.
Fragmented OCR listing radio program slots across bands and times. Mentions musical clocks, orchestras, and named groups such as the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, George Hall's Orchestra, and Kadet Quartet. Includes ads and venue notes like The Hotel Renorler and various segments like The Market Page and Call to Youth.
A compact listing of radio transmissions across cities including Paris Rome Prague Rostin and Australia. Entries note times in local zones with station codes and program titles such as The Empire Fol lies and Made in Great Britain. Sporadic figures suggest duration in minutes and megahertz bands amid scattered station identifiers.
A San Antonio merchant reports a closed night break in at 4007 South Flores. Thieves entered through an unlocked front door, stealing 25 dollars in cash and 400 dollars in checks from a fireproof box. Manager J. J. Rine cites usual cash storage to deter thieves and notes some checks were recovered. An accompanying note mentions a mail employee’s death in San Angelo.
Rumoured plans indicate Carol of Roumania will travel to London March 22 for a three day state visit. Government officials announced the arrangements today and will host a theatre reception at Anfiwriter House.
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