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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 20, 1930

Page

8

College Prexy to set new standard at Chicago plan

Chicago Nov 2 A preliminary experiment at the University of Chicago outlines a broad reorganization of its components. President Robert Maynard Hutchins notes steps toward abandoning the traditional four year college and abolishing long familiar professional schools. The plan would create five main divisions: arts humanities biological and physical sciences and the college. It aims to inspire capable students to finish general college in less than four years through a comprehensive program.

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Comedy Radio Dial Talks Humanness Over Provocation

A 1930s radio dialogue critiques modern comic teams and the shift away from racial impersonation toward humor based on character. It notes Amos ’n’ Andy and Geng and Gleno, Willie and Eugene, and others, praising warmth and humanity while lamenting sensationalism. The piece mentions Schner Damrosch directing radio fiddlers and Torch singers like Ethel Merman as cultural touchstones.

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Entertainment schedule with varied acts and times

A fragmented listing details a night program with multiple acts and times including Cecil and Sally Concert Orchestra, Lovie's Hungry Five, Jeran Gokdkette's orchestra, Scotland Yard Detective live story, Nagie Carpet, Penny-n Dag radio, and Kilocretes among others. The schedule shows performances from 00 p m to 9 00 p m with several gaps and unclear items.

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Dance Tonight on WOAI NBC and Texas hour schedule

Radio listings show WOAI and NBC orchestras performing tonight with musical acts by Gunter, Rolfe, and Goldette at 6 39 p m on WOAI 7200 ppm 6 p m on NBC 6 15 p m children hour Texas hour on Kilocycles 1420 and 600 frequency Texas theater Variety program features popular music and a birthday party segment amid the schedules

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Matwell program voice on WORTD with Willard Robison

The director Willard Robison leads his orchestra on the Matwell program heard over WORTD at 8 30 Thursday and 8 30 pm studio time. The schedule spans 0 00 p m Chris at stock hour and lists many musical offerings and times including KMTSA 1200 kilocycles and a long sequence of broadcasts featuring popular music weather and various hosts.

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Daguerre to be honored on NBC broadcast birthday program

Louis Jaquen Daguerre, inventor of the daguerreotype, will be the featured guest of honor on NBC and WOAL at 8 o clock Wednesday night. The program centers on the birthday and anniversary of Sir William S Gilbert, with Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, popular music, and a Maxwell House NBC segment. Willard Robinson will present an archival feature.

Louis Jaquen Daguerre Arco National Broadcasting Chain WOAL Sir Williams Gilbert Maxwell House NBC Willard Robinson

Pair Sentenced to Death for Killing Cafe Proprietor

A jury convicted Richard Sullivan and Roy Cellagy in the cafe slaying of Christ Patras, a cafe proprietor. The verdict came after a brisk 45 minutes of deliberation, with death sentences reportedly imposed for the two men.

Mountain Moves Alarm Town As Mountain Shifts Near Village

In GLARGE Switzerland on November 2, villagers of Tinthal grow alarmed by a gradual movement of Kitchenstock mountain, noted for instability over the past year. Local schedules indicate a day marked by popular music programs and routine road and police reports as residents monitor the developing geologic event.

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Actress Sues Man for Loss of Teeth

Hollywood. Actress Evelyn Stock sues Victor Levy for 43009 alleging loss of 10 teeth and a jaw fracture in an automobile accident. Levy’s answer asks denial of negligence.

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St Paul firms join effort to protect permanent workers

St Paul business houses have joined a movement led by the Pioneer Press to absorb the permanency of positions for more than one regular worker on their pay scales. The plan aims to secure steady employment and safeguard wages amid economic pressures.

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Misidentification Fatal Shot in Texas Deer Hunt

In Llano Texas on November 2 an 18 year old hunter Walter Durham of Comanche was mistaken for a deer and shot by a hunting companion. The coroner returned a verdict of accidental death.

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