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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1936
Page
6
An executive board move by the Screen Writers' Guild to bar contracts beyond May 2 1988 is criticized as a radical attempt to create a closed shop harming production and workers. Proponents warn it could curb writing output and industry vitality while producers unite to defend liberal pay and ongoing cinema activity.
The Fiesta de San Jacinto closed with renewed vigor and new features like the school band tournament and river gondolas. King Antonio led the festivities, and the Battle of Flowers parade became its longest and most spectacular yet. Citizens are urged to build on this year's success for an even greater celebration next year.
A compressed reflection on gender stereotypes arguing that women are not mysteries but individual, primal beings. The author contrasts male social molding with female independence, noting women act from emotion and instinct, while men think and plan differently.
A nostalgia piece recalls former New York professional beggars once famous for theatrical mileposts in hotel lobbies and streets. Names like Kid McCoy, Klondike Gene Dawson, Big Spanish, Randolph the Austrian, and Blind Berkowitz are profiled, detailing their disguises, schemes, and high rolling days. Hard times submerged this colorful cadre, now part of urban legend.
A 1928 note recalls Major Sidar leading a non-stop flight from Kelly Field to Aite Rock with First Lieut A L Kincaid as pilot amid Mexican government representation and balloon events. Also announced is full authority given to a special committee to pursue a Federal Reserve branch for San Antonio at the Clearing House meeting. The Guaranty State Bank opened at East Houston and Jefferson with $150,000 capitalization.
An es teemed New York writer critiques Hollywood’s endless revelry. He recalls a 30 hour party, refutes quiet elegance myths, mocks flair for excess, and notes figures like Gene Fowler, William Faulkner, Gloria Swanson, Fredric March, and Grace and Fulton Oursler amid a cascade of vivid, satirical impressions from Manhattan to Paris.
A health notice urges early recognition of measles and other childhood diseases to prevent spread in schools and communities. It stresses keeping ill children home, ensuring fluids, and doctor consultation if unsure. Emphasis on quarantine, hygiene, fresh air, and avoiding harsh disinfection methods.
King Fens 1938 article argues courts derive authority from the Constitution to interpret laws and strike down any that conflict with the supreme law. It stresses Article I vesting legislative power in Congress, Article II on the executive, and Article VI making the Constitution supreme and binding on judges.
A compact, period voice of moral reflections cites George Washington Chesterfield and Wordsworth. It contrasts valiant minds, pure motives, and natural acts with social responses. The fragmentary text evokes literary Quotations on virtue humanity and kindness.
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