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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1936
Page
1
A 1936 report discusses Countess Liev de Maigret’s burglary loss of about 36005, including fur and jewelry thefts insured in France. Insurance was cancelled after she signed a contract with MGM. The piece notes industry figures and a shift toward agency work by Marshall Neilan and Major Join Zantt amid industry tensions.
The Legion of Decency pushes to avoid offensive epics while Edwards funds a New York vaudeville theater to protest nude in film. Muni, tied to The Good Earth, endures seven weeks of makeup tests with uncertain pay as Bernard Newman heads to New York for two weeks. Garde Lazard clings to The Show Must Go On, suffers a bum leg while recuperating at Fate Springs, delaying Princess Comes Across.
Weather data shows March temperatures and rainfall patterns with notes on wind and sun. In Hollywood news, Clack Gable plans world travels, acting plans with Joan Crawford, and industry chatter about contracts and negotiations amid Paris and New York reports.
Harry Warner announced in Kanbas Ceiy on March 7 that Warner Brothers Pictures Inc will establish a third nation wide radio chain. He said the move stems from a quarrel with the American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers and that eight Warner music firms pulled from the society under the 1922 contract. The plan aims to provide an outlet for Warner Brothers talent despite ongoing talks on a full announcement.
Stalchester hosts a midnight ramble featuring Tyna the bubble dancer in exotic bubble display and a screen appearance by Norman Foster in Superspeed. Laville Archer Patsy LeBass Billy Ross Liz Scott and Happy Bent perform dance routines with comedy, plus Dorothy Parker introduces a sleeve dance.
An illustrated sermon on the Oberammergau Passion Play will be presented at Highland Park Presbyterian Church at 8 p.m. Sunday by Dr. Herbert Yeartl. The morning service at 11 a.m. will be led by Mr. Baxter D. D. Greer with the subject Modern Hearts of the Cross. Revival continues at Print Baptist Church of New Braunfels led by Rev. R. G. VanGen. Wiltner pastors New Braunfels church.
Marlene Dietrich and Gary Cooper star in Desire shown at the midnight program this Saturday at the Dimjestic Theater. The film centers on a sensational inner robbery performed by a continental beau amid dramatic city intrigue.
A dramatized reminiscence recalls Sam Houston racing to Gonzales to muster aid for the Alamo as delegates from across Texas gather in Washington for the republic’s constitution. The scene mentions Childress reading Texas independence, Travis’s warning, and rising concern over ammunition as news arrives of delayed reinforcements.
The text blends a dramatic World War II era Hitler oration with a Texas revolutionary tableau, describing Hitler praising nationalism and Locarno while warning against Bolshevism, and recounting Sam Houston urging a government for Texas, with references to San Antonio, the Alamo, and battles at Bexar. The fragmentary report interleaves political rhetoric, military moves, and vivid character portrayals from a chaotic convention.
In Berlin the German Reichstag announced a diasolabiont of the Nazireichstag for a new election March 25. After the Horst Wessel song, Hitler left to wild cheers as Geneva circles say his denunciation of the Locarno treaty has sparked a grave political crisis overshadowing the Abyssinian crisis.
Rome reports suggest Premier Mussolini may not invoke Italian guarantees following Germany’s Rhineland remilitarization. Diplomatic circles say Italy learned of Hitler’s decision in advance and weighed Britain and France’s wartime sanctions as key factors. Conversations with Boullio influenced Rome’s cautious stance.
The Rev Tolbert Tiefman former pastor of Faith and Theo Avenue Baptist churches leads open evangelistic services at Baptist Temple starting Sunday at 1 a m. Daily through March 22 at 10 a m and 7 30 p m with Sunday services at 11 a m and 8 p m. Walter Rush directs orchestra and William James directs the choir.
A free reading room and lending library has been established at the New Bible Center, 28 Navarro Street. The announcement was made Saturday.
Officials assess Hitler's re militarization of the Rhineland as Western powers watch for reaction. Observers warn the move raises gravest concerns and signals a potential break from post war military restrictions.
Dr Nobles will preach at First Baptist Church Sunday at 11 am and 7 30 pm in the absence of Dr C Roy Angell the pastor, with Br Benjamin HH assisting.
North Alamana First Church of Christ Scientist at Fimmiseat holds morning and evening services at 11.07 AM and 7 PM Sunday School with lesson sermons and associated periods.
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