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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1940
Page
3
Galt G Speed a retired capitalist and World War I national defense council member died Sunday in Asheville North Carolina Born in 1869 he served on the council for national defense during the war The obituary notes his status as a longtime local businessman and civic participant
A dated ad promotes Old American Insurance Co offering accident and disability coverage for men and women under 60 and 65. Benefits include up to $100 monthly disability, $1000 for loss of life, and up to $100 monthly for medical injuries from various causes. Premium listed at $4 per year, no medical exam, no agent contact, mail in your age and kin’s name to 618 Fidelity Bldg., Kansas City, Mo.
Henry Seth Wadson TV, 20, son of the U S minister to Uruguay, told police he was despondent over not becoming a stage singer due to his father. He complained of school work, home life, and his parents' divorce. He said he was urged to use second hand books. Police guards prevented a possible jump off a Chicago bridge en route to Bucknell University after losing his sophomore year following a breakup in Adams Wisconsin.
Mrs Desch-Fletimt, 48, wife of a Portland and New York newspaper man and lecturer, plunged from a fifteenth floor opera window after feeling faint during a Saturday night gathering. Her body landed on the roof of a four-story annex below as companions heard her scream.
Washington lawmakers report foreign purchase of warplanes allows the army to slow acquisitions and store strategic materials. Army officials say aircraft production has nearly tripled in six months and most reserve planes can be replaced by using on-hand military planes. Economy advocates target cutting education orders and saving about 60 million dollars through foreign buying.
Film review notes Mickey Rooney in a different youth role at Majestic Inn. The piece lauds his performance and Virgie Welcher as the sister, with Bancroft and Bainter elevating the film. Mentions Donald Duck shorts and various minor cast details.
Philadelphia report quotes Senator Tartacy denouncing the planned economy as doubling federal spending and altering government character. He, an Ohio Republican candidate, warns that continuing New Deal policies will yield stagnation and a totalitarian state, in remarks prepared for a Republican luncheon in Southeastern Pennsylvania.
Austin March 25 Hoosvelt and Garner factions churn toward the May 28 state Democratic convention at Waco to select delegates for the Chicago national convention. Mrs Tom A Ferguson hinted a postcard response could shape her husband Farmer Jim Ferguson's governorship bid with a 10 acre Roosevelt display. She backs a Roosevelt third term and some Garner critics, including Mayor Maury Maverick of San Antonio, hope Texas 48 votes align with the president.
Hollywood notes reveal Ilona Massey and Jeanette MacDonald set for major roles in Incident in Java with Robert Taylor. Warner Brothers lines up The Sea Hawk budget talk, ship builds, and star tours as industry moves toward spring production, while Cukor and Curtiz projects loom and Easter trips draw crowds.
A breezy collage of celebrity sightings from Palm Springs and New York clubs features Amos and Andy celebrating twelve years on air with Townsend Netcher as sisting Nem. Jean Arthur attracts attention at Slapsie Maxle's while Ed Saft dines with Houdini friends. Gold supply note closes the piece.
Broadway theater screens a polo and horse film program Tuesday and Wednesday led by the feature Blackmail with Edward G. Robinson. The program includes Awinging Masters American Saddle Horses Timber Toppers and Ewing Mallets highlighting polo action and breed histories with cine color narration and training scenes by Morton W. Smith featuring Golden Brew Lord Briton and Bartender.
Fragmentary timetable shows films with codes and times. Entries include Axtec Too Many Husbands and The Earl of Chieaxo with mixed alphanumeric data and locations.
The Private Papers of a Cub John Barrymore and the era of aggressive theater promotion are examined. The piece notes lavish stunts, crowd-pleasing speeches, and box office impact, contrasting Hamnersteins and star behavior with public appetite. It also parodies industry chatter and media dynamics across New York and London.
Patrol of the Majestic theater offers free readings by Marie Tannes a noted astrologic numerologist and character analyst. She appears daily from 2 to 5 PM and 7 to 8 PM on the mezzanine floor near Mrs Isaacson graduate of the School of Science of Los Angeles. She sums up instantly a person s characteristics from birth details and observations.
Boston dated report states noted Russian composer Tgor Btra vinsky aged 87 and Vera de Boscett Sudevikine, met 20 years ago, are honeymooning in the city. They announced yesterday they wed in Bedford two weeks earlier, with public confirmation of their marriage.
An advertisement explains a couple of methods to ease menstrual distress in women. It states head pain nervousness cramps and irregular flow stem from malnutrition and that CARDUS helps by boosting appetite aiding digestion and building physical resistance. The usual outcome is less period distress. It claims women have used CARDUS for more than seven years.
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