This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1936
Page
2
Chicago May 408 relief officials and employment services report farm wages rising. A survey of 10 states from Ohio to Nebraska finds farmers paying about $1.40 a day with board for spring help and $1.80 without board, as Midwesterners predict farms will absorb more workers.
Social pages chronicle a busy schedule of debutante teas and receptions for Joella White and others, with Miss Elizabeth Harvey engagement notices and numerous gatherings hosted by clubwomen. Notable events include a Music Week celebration at the St Anthony hotel ballroom and multiple teas and garden parties across city addresses, featuring many Dallas and San Antonio attendees.
In Santa Monica on May 4 a lavish birthday party for William Randolph Hearst was hosted by Miss Marion Davies. About 250 notables attended the buffet dinner dance on Davies’ tennis courts under a large tent, with Spanish motifs, colorful costumes, and performances by stars such as Claudette Colbert and Noma Shearer.
A stream of names records guests and hosts at Fort Sam Houston events and social gatherings. Mrs Loy Lowe hosts her brother Roy Lowe and mentions Mrs Bes sie Rodingom. An invitation from The Third United States Volunteer Engineers notes a May 16 1836 event. Eva Bergman dinners honors Miss Priscila Peacock of New York with a large guests list and refined table setting.
New York May 4 One hundred epicureans gather to dine tonight under a napkin in the collar rule. The Friends of Excoffier society, formed to celebrate fine eating, enforces etiquette as plates are served. Absolute silence is required, wines are to be tasted with their courses, and smoking is banned until dessert. A man who smokes while eating does not deserve the title of gourmet. The dinner honors Auguste Escoffier, the famed chef.
At the University of Chicago student leaders from radical minority circles back a new deal Veterans and liberalism claim continued Roosevelt administration spending will saddle their generation with debt. Ralph Nicholson editor of The Daily Maroon argues students should engage in governance while Philip Werner and Richard Ely, business school seniors, warn that currency instability and White House extravagance threaten future opportunity.
Paris May 4. Socialist Leon Blum announced readiness to take power as socialists win 146 seats in parliament. The socialist and allied parties swept the polls, signaling a people’s front government led by Blum. A report notes Thomas Walsh’s short story Homecoating was acquired for early radio reproduction by RKO-Hadio.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.