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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1939
Page
16
A chaotic collage of jokes and vignettes unfolds from a life sentence to schoolhouse gags and landlord pranks. The piece blends jokes about concordant sentences, a South hillbilly boy, a doctor’s headache, and late-night screwball cartoons. It closes with a playful mock review of spring film stars and radio raillery.
Conrad Hellinger, driven by taxpayer anger, battles fatigue after a hard mayoral race against Burton. He plans a mountain vacation yet stays to finish campaign orders, contemplating the victor’s remorse and a victorious yet costly campaign, while Anna handles domestic tasks and a coffee heat.
Random notes review several current films led by Cape Society with Madeleine Carroll Fred MacMurray and Shirley Ross. Also mentions King of Turf Let Us Live The Saint Strikes Back Fast and Loose and new fiction Stately Timber and American Saga. Joe Louis vs Jack Roper boxing and baseball odds noted. Quarterly Review previews best bets for 1929 season opening.
New York figures recall the Ziegfeld era as Marilyn Miller returns to the stage in All Thousands Cheer. A birthday party recollection sparks debates about reviving the glamour while Miller confronts past fame and the empty New Amsterdam House.
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