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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1936
Page
7
Opinion warns the new federal tax bill of 249 pages would jeopardize the economy by penalizing corporate surpluses. It argues the plan could reduce revenues in bad times, discourage expansion, and push the nation toward a depression while urging Americans to pressure Congress to oppose the measure.
The House rejected a $10,000 appropriation for a lawyer's fee for Senator Hugh Black's committee. The piece accuses Black of corrupting public investigations with private interests and partisan bias, arguing the panel lacks constitutional justification and integrity.
Elder Statesmen says Roosevelt proposal to retire at 65 would bar seven of nine Supreme Court justices. Replacements likely in next term. Authors doubt any president could improve court character yet fear loss of experienced elder statesmen who ruled on New Deal policies.
An overview of typhus fever outlining its causes in unsanitary conditions and rat fleas, its symptoms including high fever and skin rash, and the importance of hospital care and personal hygiene for recovery and preventing spread.
From 1826 and 1916 records a welcoming address at the second annual Texas chiropractors convention in Bon Antonio and an announced purchase of Thornton property on Broadway valued near 50000 dollars. Dedicatory services at St. Luke's United Lutheran church were noted, while T V Neal received a call to Denton First Baptist Church after serving Prospect Hill Baptist.
A column lambastes American attitudes toward children and custody battles sparked by Dr Dafoe and the Dionnes. It criticizes parental sentimentality, child labor, and gender roles, praising judges and men who defend helpless youths despite personal cost, while calling out foreign and domestic biases.
Daniel Webster argues that the Constitution and the Supreme Law of the land anchor the nation, making Congress establish a framework to resolve constitutional questions via the Supreme Court, and that without them the United States would be only a confederation. The piece reflects on the 1892 view of a strong federal structure built by the people and upheld by legal supremacy.
Ruth Aarons, an 18 year-old New York schoolgirl, won the national ping pong championship in her first tournament without losing a set. She defeated European rivals on foreign soil before 10,000 spectators, signaling a rare American triumph as Hungarians dominated the sport.
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