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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1940
Page
9
Willams Swan plans to stage White Cargo at Bally Groves Plaza with a promotional stunt by a known practical joker. Friends doubt the tale of a bass allegedly caught upstairs in a bathtub as two companions finally accompany him to witness a sunburned fish reveal.
The clipping recounts quirky city scenes and entertainment notes. Graves and associates discuss a sick friend while an orchestra presents a wooden pin gift to Marion Tuseth. Virgil Irvin hosts a Los Angeles musical opening, with Tryin taking the lead and performances by Jack Laughton. A two-faced clock outside a funeral parlor sparks Midway reflections, and Texas fishing tales feature Guerra recovering gear after a capsized boat. An ad along a highway proclaims a bold business slogan.
Hollywood gossip notes Alice Faye faces a lean year with Lillian Russell and Down Argentine Way. Tin Pan Alley is pitched for her amid chatter about Tony Martin. Leslie Howat may leave England for The Letter with Bette Davis. Parson's piece hints at MacPhennimal's film plans and a church-based biography movie.
Willis Tate, principal of the Mama Heights Jotor school, has been appointed director of the summer school in Alamo Heights, pending approval of the state department of education. Registration begins June 1 from 8:30 A.M. to noon. Classes will be offered in both junior and senior departments.
Two people were wounded and a third jailed after a drugged suspect ran amuck on the West side Friday night. Miss Alice Trugella, 35, fought a knife-wielding intruder at 424 Monterey, suffering deep cuts. Victor Lucio, 25, reported a man slashed his arm and shoulder near Pecos and Laredo. Police found the suspect asleep in a South Pecos pool hall. Richard Zamora, 22, of 819 South Pecos was jailed.
Uniformed vice squadmen were posted outside four downtown cab bars and at a club at Navarro and Commerce to deter heavy Kentucky Derby betting. Captain J A Strickland ordered the patrols this week after reports of wagering spikes last Saturday. The East Houston street bar and the Navarro corner club were among the locations selected.
Sholom Tanin, New York Jewish artist, will perform Yiddish and Hebrew songs and readings at the Hebrew Community Center at Main and Quincy Streets at 7 p.m. Sunday. Sponsored by the Ponje Zion organization, the program includes a Palestine motion picture shown in Texas for the first time. Proceeds aid young refugees seeking entry to Palestine.
Elliot Moore, 34, of 192 West Theo Avenue, woke with an icy plunge after his car slid through a park bridge railing into the San Antonio River at Concepcion Park. Officer Hutten said Moore claimed he dozed off and lost control on the hairpin turn. Moore was found atop his submerged car and swam to shore unharmed.
Daniel Traugatt of 427 Cass Avenue won first place in GL Marys University's annual public speaking class contest. His defense argued Germany faced injustice in the Versailles treaty, with Friday headlines influencing his later rebuttal. Jack Patchernick placed second on Training of the Intel lect, and Roger McCown spoke on Opportunity.
Sam reports Joan Bennett receives a major assignment in The Mouse Across the Bay at the Aztec with Walter Wanger, Jeannie Bennett, Walter Pidgeon, and Gladys George delivering standout performances as the plot twists from luxury to Alcatraz and a dramatic demise. The review notes Bennett drives the film with uncompromising intensity.
Marian Anderson the renowned contralto returns to San Antonio for a Saturday evening recital at the Municipal Auditorium. With 76 concerts sunk on her current season bookings, she may top near 100 performances before a late August rest, featuring classic favorites and spirituals with Kusti Vehanen as pianist. Tickets are on sale at the auditorium, starting at 8 20 p.m.
Briscoe Elementary students staged a pageant on Saturday to portray the serial side of history. The program opened with the Spirit of History as historical characters marched in order, directed by Miss Wilhema Long and Mrs Isle Glimp.
A dense OCR of a radio program grid lists stations KSA WOAI WABC and others with varied shows. It mentions Harlem Serenade Basil bands and dance parades, late-night music, news segments, and public affairs. Names like Wendell Willkie and George Duffy appear among listings.
A garbled sports and society style piece mentions Nolland and Belghim in a divot class, Miller holding turf records with a No 1 iron, and scattered odd lines about strawberry rash and meat consignments. It ends with a musical note on martial mysticism and a wary view of a new type of war.
About 100 boys and parents rallied at Kaehler Park in preparation for the opening of the Y M C A camp on June 15. A camp lite movie narrated by director Gierk Gordon featured sports and a campfire sing. The 300 acre camp south of Barl will run two week sessions.
Wendell L. Willkie, a new factor in the Republican presidential race, will address a Republican state committee dinner in St. Paul Minnesota on Columbia network Low night KTSA 9 30 He is president of the Commonwealth and Southern core portion and will be introduced by Governor Harold Blassen of Minnesota Also on the network tonight Paul V Mee Nutt federal security administrator and Democratic presidential aspirant will speak in Los Angeles Philharmonic Auditorium Gay Nineties revue with Joe Weber and Lew Fields as guests on KTSA 8755
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