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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1949
Page
5
New York dates report the death of Mrs Jennie Winchell mother of columnist Walter Winchell. She died after falling from a hospital tenth floor window while under heart treatment. Her daughter in law Mrs June Winchell and a private nurse were with her earlier. The loss is reported as a sudden tragedy.
London reports King George VI has the final say on Princess Margaret's latest hat choice. The Danish-born milliner Aage Thaarup created a black felt fez with ermine tails plume worn to a milinery show by the princess. The king reportedly approves each hat before public wear.
About 3000 attend the Monday double bill by the Charles L. Wagner company presenting Mascagni Cavalleria Rusticana and Leoncavallo I Pagliacci at the municipal auditorium. Though lacking a named star, the company earned praise for performance and staging, with I Pagliacci garnering the strongest applause including five curtain calls. Marguerite McClelland as Nedda and Doris Doree as Santuzza, plus Jon Crain and Evelyn Tanner, contributed notable dramatic and vocal strengths. a capable orchestra under Nicholas Rescigno supported the evening.
Case March, making his third gubernatorial bid, spoke in San Antonio on Tuesday at a telephone workers convention. He said he had delivered eight radio speeches in 15 days, shaken hands with 50,000 Texans, and visited 701 percent of all counties in the past six months.
The Methodist district conference in Highland Terrace San Antonio opens with Bishop 4 Frankson from Houston and Rev Edwin C Calhoun presiding. Sessions feature a panel on lay activities led by Monte Brown with Dr W W Jackson and others speaking. Tuesday 6 30 p m banquet hosted by Highland Terrace men.
The Prague Press reports a Czechoslovak reform declaring all births legitimate and banning registration of illegitimate births. The Communications party organ calls the change a removal of capitalist remnants and promotes the policy as modern social progress.
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