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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1940
Page
6
Persistent rain has forced postponement of the Death Drivers automobile show at Alamo Stadium. The opening night moves from Monday to Tuesday with potential further shifts to Wednesday or Thursday. Harold Sands were quoted as sponsor liaison noting proceeds fund the Junior Chamber of Commerce safety program.
Fragmentary OCR lists names and numbers with scattered terms from bowling slang and local references. It reads as a jumble of figures, hotel and department references, and player surnames, without a clear event or outcome. The fragmentary items suggest a score table or roster snippet rather than a complete report.
Cleveland gossip reports Howard Hughes hinting The Outlaw will star Jane Russell as a brunette beauty. He signs a Texas actor for a mass production while promising to feature newcomers and old favorites, with notes on Lily Pons and other performers.
The Big Seven football scoring title for 1940 appears awarded to Leo Stasion, Colorado quarterback from Rockford, after netting 10 touchdowns and 4 extra points. The article notes runners up Isadore Armor and others, with Stasion leading a list of top scorers as the season closes. Also mentions Rice Institute basketball captain Placido Gomez likely to resume practice after an injury.
Chicago November 25 Associated Press coaches select Western Conference all star units with players from Michigan Northwestern Wisconsin Minnesota Ohio State Indiana Purdue and Illinois. Honorees include Barrady Urban Odden Fritz Franck Paskvan Wistert and Embick among others across ends tackles backs and centers with multiple players from Michigan and Minnesota highlighted.
The Zarape clubmen and Perpetual Harp Athistle clashed on the Woodlawn courts as Polite teams posted a 45 26 opener with Raul Hernandez scoring 10 and Jon Martinez 9. The Latin Americans fell to Mesiean Junior Chamber 67 13, led by Jon Martinez and Tilo Trejs with 16 apiece, while Hernando Mendoza added 13. An important meeting is planned Tuesday at the Latin American Recreation Center as team managers seek present rosters and schedules.
Don McNeill of Oklahoma City defeated Wood Cooke of Portland to claim the Argentine tennis championship with scores 1-6 4-1 4-6 6-0 4-2. Dorothy May Burnby and Mrs. Cooke won the women's doubles championship, defeating Miss Jane Stanton and others in a three-set match.
San Antonio whistle tooters Mary notes two meetings on one trip to the Gunter hotel Monday night. The Southwest Husk et Ball Officials association will meet at 6:30 p.m. followed by the weekly Southwest Football Officials association meeting. Discussion of knotty plays and rule interpretations will occupy the gatherings.
Hollywood reports Sonja Henie’s ice skating show will open in Houston Texas next Saturday producer Arthur M Wirtz announces a strike by 57 ice chorus members for 76 dollars a week during the tour has been settled at 860 written 410 above the union scale Wirtz says.
Ashland College runner from Ashland College won the national collegiate cross country championship in East Lansing Michigan on November 25. He finished ahead of 89 rivals from 22 schools with a time around 20 minutes 30 seconds.
Milland and Colbert headline the comedy Bully at 74, with Milland delivering a convincing jailbound role and Colbert charming as ever. The film blends war-era satirical feel with light humor, aided by supporting bits and a witty Trout short. A long list of backstage names and local notes follow including a joke about birthday statistics and a tangent on baseball star Kene saw mountain.
The page shows a garbled cinema schedule with conflicting times and erroneous characters. Despite the chaotic OCR, it lists several showings including late evening slots and truncated titles suggesting a film titled Age My Love and other unreadable entries.
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