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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 30, 1939

Page

4

Mexico Union Threatens General Strike Over Bread Controls

Mexico City protest reports show the Workers' union threatening a general strike on Saturday if a strike by about 12 000 bakery workers is not settled. Police guard 140 independent baker shops after clashes injure several. Bread rationing tightens as the Bakers' union demands higher wages and better living conditions. Woodstull workers’ union includes mill workers shop employees and coal plant workers.

Mexico City Dhakerp Bakers

State to seek $40,000 to $50,000 for freight rate equalization

Abilene March 26 The West Texas chamber of commerce will ask the state legislature for an appropriation of 40 000 to 50 000 to pursue equalization of railroad freight rates. D A Bandeen said Senator George Moffett and Representative Bryan Bradbury will offer an amendment to the departmental appropriation bill for the rate division of the railroad commission.

Abilene UPI D. A. Bandeen West Texas Chamber of

First Robin Signals Spring in Local Town

A report notes the first robin sighting marks spring in the locality. Residents observe warming trends as birds return, suggesting seasonal change and longer daylight ahead.

Story of Alexander Graham Bell balances invention and romance

San Francisco critics hail The Story of Alexander Graham Bell as a great production by Zanuck. The film shows Bell's tireless work to enable global telephone communication, and his romance with Mabel Hubbard with Loretta Young/star Don Ameche delivering a powerful lead.

Louella San Francisco Alexander Graham Bell Darryl Zanuck Tne Twentieth Century- Fox Federal Theater Treasure Island Parsons Tfe Alexander Grooham Bell Bell Mabel Hubbard Barker Don Arneche Don Wyrone Loretta Young Tronto Loretta Twentieth Century-Pox

Lamour and Nolan Star in St Louis Blues at Aztec

Dorothy Lamour plays a Broadway star who runs from her career and finds refuge aboard a Mississippi Showboat run by Lloyd Nolan. The musical comedy narrative features a lively cast including Nita Guizer Jerome Cowan Jessie Ralph and Raoul Walsh directs. The film opens Friday with a color cartoon and newsreel.

Dorothy Lamour St. Louis Blves Aztec Theater Lloyd Nolan Dorothy Mississippi Nolan Raoul Walsh Nita Guizer Jerome Cowan Jessie Ralbh Wittin Frawley Punkins Parker Maxine Sullivan Cliff Navarro World Windows P Color Cartoon

Marxs Adopt TwoYearOld Son in Los Angeles

Harpo Marx and wife Alva announced the adoption of a two year old boy. The child will be named William Woolcott Marx and is a ward of the Children's Home Society. The boy has lived with the Marxes since shortly after birth in January nineteen thirty seven.

Harpo Marx Los Angeles Alva Lloyd Weight William Woolcott Marx Children’s Home Society Marx

The Biggest Season for Want Ad Results Here

The newspaper notes a peak period for want ads inviting readers to place messages in The Ligint in San Altonio. It highlights accessible rates and a local dial number 1-123 for listings. The item emphasizes urgency and community participation in classifieds.

Prices Decline Hit Food Values in United States

Retail value of 58 representative foods dropped nine percent in 198 but remained well above pre war and recent low mood. Tree enemies include grasshoppers damaging prairie shelter belt plantings while rabbits and mice also cause serious harm.

United States Prairie States

Hollywood Gossip Chronicle Sparks Front Row Buzz

A bustling Hollywood roundup reports Sidney Kingsley penning a treatment for Every Day Is Sunday and Wendy Hiller tested for roles alongside Carole Lombard. Gossip notes Lubitsch and Lesser joining United Artists deals, plus Busy chatter about Ward Jr and snippets on Ginger Rogers, Fred Astaire, and a debutante Freddie Bartholomew in his first tuxedo at his seventeenth birthday twin soirée.

Sy Touella Parsons International News Service Hollywood Sidney Kingsley Paramount Kingsley Iad Sidney Sylvia Sidney William Lebaron Betty Fick Henry Hathaway Barbara Stanwick San Francisco Alexander Graham Wendy Hiller Pygmalion England Carole Lombard Dr. Cronin Miss Hiller Gabriel Pascal M+ Go M Cronin Ginger Rogers Garole Brunettle Wendy Isley Carole R.-K-O Leo Gorcey Katherine Marvin Peggy Lord Byron Manfred San Francisco Symphony Orchestra Henry King Dick Powell Sheridan Hr Ang Fred Astaire Phyllis Steff Dunn RKO Eleanor Powell Billy Seymour Freddie Bartholomew Velor Twin

Movie Timetable Fragment With Mixed Codes and Dates

A terse, jumbled timetable fragment lists various codes and numbers such as 4 Gkishoma 12 F226 4310 BLO and WU Te hie fhe Fleeem tt2na. It also mentions a 3 2 ratio, a May day entry, and miscellaneous identifiers like 2180 2103 and 0508. The readable meaning is unclear.

Matetle— Iti Ballepin Jay

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