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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 18, 1934

Page

6

British Aviation Not Ruled by Politics

Editorial contrasts British unity in defense driven aviation progress with American political interference. Highlights Britain designating aviation as a government department, separate from army and navy, and funding air forces with proper due process. Criticizes U.S. air mail policy, army pilots, and lack of specialized training amid debates on Empire Day and aviation as a national asset.

Britain United States London Air Express Court of Justice British Airways College America Guild of Air Pilots Brecklands Lonston Club Royal Air Force Hendon Hatfield Melbourne Congress Aircraft Exchange and Mart Plignt Lieut. R. Preston Duchess of Bedford Duichess Prins Britsh Aviation Paolitics

Self-reliant Girls: Coeds Learn More With Boys Around

Dr Henry N MacCracken president of Vassar College argues girls in women’s colleges grow self reliant, while co eds imitate men. The writer suggests this may be a familiar idea, not a new discovery, and notes girls often choose whether to follow or lead with boys present or absent.

Henry N. MacCracken Vassar College

Marrying for Love Among Notre Dame Graduates

Among several hundred Notre Dame graduates, 91 percent said married life was happy. About half reported no discord. Of 274 responses, only two were divorced and seven separated. Causes of discord included wife’s sense of humor, mother-in-law in home, bridge, mystery stories, and late meals.

Notre Dame

The Airway Becomes the Highway by Charles Iwward

Preparations for new air lines accelerate linking major towns. Increased Bristol Cardiff and other routes expand services from London to the Channel Islands and beyond. Continental travel grows with Dutch and Imperial services, while UK airfields open to the public and Empire day debates arise.

Charles Iwward London Bristol Cardiff Hull Grimsby Portsmouth Weston Isle of Wight Margate Clacton Liverpool Isle of Man Ireland Royal Dutch Air Lines North Sea Amsterdam Banco le Touquet Aid Imperial Aiigars Paris Continental Air Lyons Marseilles Rome Naples Brindisi Corfu Chamier Air League Air Ministry League

New Faces at Manhattan Stage Brightens Broadway

The New Faces revue offers fresh talent from California and a potpourri of ideas amid familiar veterans. Elsie Janis shines under Dillingham’s direction while critics note the revival’s jaunty energy and bold departure from NYC’s stale repertory.

New York Charles B. Dillingham Alwins California Manhattan Dilinghapus Didaes Elsie Janis Heyden Dilingham

The Illusion of Efficiency and Modern Refrigerators

A fragmented rhetorical piece contrasts efficiency with choosing the right first task. It questions the meaning of efficiency and urges focusing on truly valuable actions amid crowded modern life. It then shifts to a 1934 refrigerator show ad urging readers to visit, compare models, and seize special offers.

Ney Eatiun Desibuty Ope

Marry-Go-Round by Helen Rowland and the power of the nose

A humorous essay argues that a person’s nose and profile influence success in acting poetry and fame. It cites Cyrano de Bergerac George Arliss and other performers to illustrate how facial features shape perception and destiny in theater and society.

George Arliss

New Wonderland of Science Explores Ocean Depths and Life

The article describes ocean exploration and biology from the California University and Scripps Institute, detailing kelp forests, deep sea life, Sahara-like Pacific zones, and the immense pressure and unique organisms found below 200 feet. It contrasts French industrialist Andre Citroën's rise, wartime production, and later stock-market reactions with a shift toward more rational corporate management.

University of California Ratwome Sutton Tae Angeles Times Pacific California Gurato P. S. Barnhart Scripps Institution of Oceanography Equator Medway Japan Burt Richardson

Open hours and advertising fares noted in Stars and Stripes

The item recalls open hours from 8 AM to 10 PM for Stars and Stripes and mentions railways advertising cut rate fares for the summer. It also reports that Judge W. McGrory of the Ninety fourth District Court is bedbound after a street accident near Camden Street. John Evans, a prominent Uvalde merchant, visits for days to arrange publishing for the Uvalde High School yearbook with his son Jack Evans and John Hines.

WW. McGrory Ninety-fourth Camden Ftreet San Antonio Light John Evans Stockean Aid Uvalde Businss Mr. Evans Ila Jack Evans John Hines Uvalde High School

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