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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1940
Page
9
A collage of colorful, misspelled bits highlights Sabra Keene’s bracelet display, Connie Erhweppe in new attire, John Anthony Nelson’s horse racing hobby, Ariens Seldeman’s birthday party, and a historic South Alamo drug store. Census of quirky city characters includes Brackenridge advance studies, Christmas postcards, life at KABC sports, and a nickelodeon plan to boost customer trade.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Werneck making growth claims about a bald scalp, Frank Stanish an artist, Maj. Wesley Peacock, an academy observer, and a reference to a Gila monster as a desert Southwest threat. The passage is incomplete and reads as a jumble of names, places, and odd statements.
A garbled political reflection questions Michigan voting outcomes and party dynamics. The text references Republicans and Democrats, speculation on recounts in Massachusetts, Wall Street reactions, and broader fiscal concerns, with uncertain phrases and strained imagery throughout.
Seem Stars finishes high school after consistent daily study. The public figure gave numerous interviews and posed for thousands of photographs, with extensive wardrobe fittings and frequent personal appearances shaping her early career.
Philadelphia nov 9 ins says Cecil B DeMille secured Cowboy Bill Boyd for a top role in Reap the Wild Wind by using a go ahead note on the script and leveraging his contract with Harry O Sherman Also notes possible casts and other Hollywood moves including Tobacco Road casting and Harold Loyd plans while reporting local fire losses in the city with stove and flue fires causing property damage.
Madeleine and Anna Je Milner, two girls from East Lullood, present a quirky collection of 28 paper masks. The masks depict characters from Baby Face to Pinocchio transformed into the devil, crafted under their aunt Mrs Chester Reed of Nappanee Indiana. The exhibit features 56 personalities across 28 props, celebrating a playful musical collection.
Visitors fill the University of Texas campus for a Parents Day program as more than a thousand mothers and fathers gather for an all day event. Eighty high school bands plan a Congress Avenue parade and rally, during the Baylor Texas football game day activities.
Police tally losses over $1,000 in cash and valuables across burglaries in San Antonio on Saturday. Suspects stole gems, a diamond ring, a platinum waist watch, a bedspread, radio, silver dollars, and clothing from multiple homes including Mrs. Mary Langwell and Mrs. Carmen Fies. A prowler broke into coin banks, taking jewelry and a pistol before fleeing.
A dense OCR of Saturday radio and TV listings notes programs across networks and local stations. It enumerates shows such as news casts, orchestral performances, dance parades, and live broadcasts with times, station call letters, and network affiliations, reflecting a mid century programming guide style.
HSH Sisters Tilien and Dorothy Gish with Fiore Ely Slickney Percy Warnin and Howard Andsiy and Louis Goldbin star in Life With Father and other pieces at NBC Nations Barn Dance in New York. Gerlin producer Russel Crouse and critics Bolty Winkler and Pat Murphy will appear. Also Berlin reports U S British propaganda claim amid Roosevelt’s naval production note.
Brackeneidge and Sami of Trouston face off at 8 tonight at KABG. Local sports note highlights a scheduled match with headline tone.
The midnight show at the Majestic features a Rhumba Revue by Eduardo Martinez and Marlene Dietrich on screen with John Wayne in Seven Sinners. The tale centers on a troublemaking woman as Broderick Crawford Mischa Auer Albert Dekkar Billy Gilbert and Oscar Homolka also appear in the film.
A pie eating contest was set for Saturday afternoon at the Boys Club Unit No. 1, 122 Colorusa Fleet. Earlier the boys’ basketball league would play its regular schedule, followed by a wiener roast at Unit No. 3, 522 North Center Street on Monday night.
Cecil B. De Mille’s color epic Northwest Mounted Police opens Saturday at the Majestic. Gary Cooper stars with Madeleine Carroll as mounties pursue a rebellious criminal aided by a Texas ranger, with a strong supporting cast including Paulette Goddard and Robert Preston.
Random notes trace Fred Brisson and Roz Huse romance toward an engaged future if she returns with the ring. February wedding plans for Paul Kelly and Claire Owen of MGM surface amid parties and Hollywood chatter. Elsie Janis headlines a Will Rogers memorial dinner at Beverly Hills, with comic impressions drawing cheers. Reports place Bette Davis star in The Letter, Dean Jagger’s costume work, and a November wedding hint for Chester Mor Ns and Lilian Barker.
In Fort Worth a Texas City Attorneys association district convention honored S A Man from Kerebeville San Antonio city attorney who served as vice president of the Texas City Attorneys association within the Texas Municipalities league. The Crirson City hospital claim appears as a noted detail in the report.
An illustrated lecture will be presented Saturday during evening services at the Taylor tabernacle located at 200 Hampshire Avenue. The event invites community members to attend and view the illustrated talk.
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