Communist Plan No Secret to Americans
Chairman Hatton Sumners grilled the lagging national defense program and warned that if Americans knew the truth about their precarious situation they would end strikes at once. He argues that real dangers come from Communist sabotage and calls for immediate patriotic awakening to defend factories, ships, and schools from subversive influence.
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Hatton Sumners
Judiciary Committee
House of Representatives
America
Representative Summers
United States
Mureau of Investigation
Dies Committee
Adolf Hitler
Sumners
March of Events Reflects on Lexington and Washington
A nervous column questions American reverence for Lexington Yorktown and George Washington on the 166th anniversary, cites Oliver Wiswell and a New York schoolgirl poem, and asks if Fourth of July is a worthy date while praising Britain. It notes child poll favored Roosevelt LaGuardia Cooper and a gorilla Toto.
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Lexington
Britain
Yorktown
George Washington
Oliver Wiswell
Hannety Roberts
Dal
New York City
Hew York Times
Hunley College
New York
Roosevelt
Tait
LaGuardia
Gary Cooper
Toto the Gorilla
Chlid Ming
Popeye
The Clash of Ideals in a Fractured Era
By Benjamin DeCasseres a child lauds John L Lewis as a "superman" yet argues Toe Lavis could defeat him. The piece rails against fascism and praise for democracies, critiquing local officials and county leaders who, in seven years, have not delivered. It laments the American character facing crackpot ideas and political pressure.
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John L. Lewis
Tohr F
Lewis
Ine Lewis
Tela
Yveforce
Stalin
Hitler
Mussald
Sing Bhiy
Aleutzen
China and America face grim warnings in Homer's Our Past
The reviewer condemns Joyce Homer’s Our Past as a wake up call about China and Japan, urging Americans to confront harsh realities. The text argues the era’s drift and complacency endanger future peace, urging decisive action rather than sentimental nostalgia.
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Tye Heen
Yuna Hock
Homer
China
Houghton, Mittin Co
Japan
Lias
Joyor Harner
America
Java
Bishop Chen
Joyce Homer
We Must Change With The Times Says Elsie Robinson
Elsie Robinson argues that times have changed and we must adapt or be swept away. She condemns clinging to old certainties and urges facing present realities. The piece reflects on human fault, progress, and collective responsibility in a shifting world.
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England
Arnold
Washington
Bob Wiey
What Do You Know The Knowledge Test
A garbled quiz item asks about proverbs, hospital types, yes or no history questions, language origins, inventors, and freedoms. It includes misprints and unclear options, referencing Eleanora Duso Chauncey Olcott Alla Nazimova and William Reentgen with broken wording and stray letters.
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Ale Wnater Graham Bell
Barnuel Moree
Degerlbe Tie Perdon
Tyro
Fey
Mir
King
Ealupen
Tony
New Defense Sub Contracting Scheme Stirs Washington
Washington defense debate grows as a plan to push sub contracting across all critical machines surfaces. Messie Knudsen Biggers and Mehomay traveled to Boston to develop a New England angle while defense officials worry forced sub contracting undermines contractor responsibility and could delay fulfillment. Analysts warn wage and price dynamics, tax shifts, and political optics complicate any move. writers anticipate steel and related sectors facing further cost pressures despite presumed efficiency gains.
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Washington
Messie
Knudsen
Biggers
Mehomay
Boston x
New England
Defense
Robert L. Meherway
Federal Reserve
Letters to the Editor on San Antonio police reform
The Light readers weigh in on editorial praise for the San Antonio police department reform, contrasting post reorganization merit with past political influence, urging continued support and warning against dirty hands in politics. A second letter discusses wartime industry, labor, and sacrifice, praising national effort and urging unity to support victory, with names and places noted.
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the Light
San Antonio
Tom
Robert W. Pardom
Allergy and Heredity in Children’s Health Impacts
The article explains that allergy runs in families and reflects inherited sensitivity to substances like dust or cats. It notes that allergic children may suffer from asthma hay fever skin rashes and nasal inflammation, with risks of pneumonia and growth effects. Early treatment including injections and skin testing can relieve symptoms and identify trigger foods.
Allergy testing and nasal infection notes by Dr Bandesen
Dr H N Bandesen discusses how patients react to scradstibs and skin extracts, noting red marks within minutes and a 4 day reaction window. He calls for careful nose and throat exams for infections and suggests removal of enlarged tonsils or adenoids. He remarks no current method prevents birth allergy but hints future possibilities.
Typing record sets pace at Brackenedge High School
Edmund Galvan, student at Brackenedge High, set a speed and accuracy record typing 14 words per minute for 10 minutes with only eleven errors. The April 1931 item notes honor rolls and governance from the Alameda Heights High school ceremony as well as tax exemption disputes in the local community.
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Edmund Galvan
Brackenedge High School
Zorn Melton
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