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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1935
Page
7
A 1930s style warning argues that Roosevelt tax plans imitate Prohibition, urging that income tax powers threaten private property. It claims White House enforcement targets small earners and retail liquor trades, labeling taxes as despotism and warning of constitutional overreach and criminalization of tax evaders.
The Comintern meeting in Moscow declared Communist blocs will ally with liberal parties to defend democracy while secretly seeking influence over labor unions. German delegate Pieck called alliances expedients to be dropped, outlining aims to control organized labor to lead masses in a final struggle. William Green and AFL leaders at Atlantic City planned a purge of Communists from unions.
A reflective passage recalls sleepless nights and failed prayers yet argues no sincere prayer is lost. The author contends prayer moves the supplicant and aligns the soul with a greater, unseen order, even when outcomes remain veiled and distant.
A garbled historical column recalls events from August 19 in Frem S A light files. It mentions elected officials, local personalities, a Texas National Guard artillery practice at Camp Bowie, and proposals about a state asylum for the blind in San Antonio. The piece also notes a football transfer dispute involving Texas University and Texas A&M, a local water plant sale, and a donation of lighting fixtures to a congregation.
The piece argues that public sanctions in policing have improved with stronger federal roles and better media coverage. It lauds the growth of the anti crime school in Washington and the role of J Edgar Hoover in shaping a more educated, cooperative police force.
A sweeping profile of Celest Burgess, the Boston-born writer-artist linked with The Lark in San Francisco and admired for coinages like Purple Cow. The piece traces his Paris exile, associations with Joyce and Dimnet, and his later golf and travel habits, noting his revival of literary wit after nine years abroad.
An article outlines quarantine origins from Venice and seaports, tracing the term quaranta to 40 days. It stresses quarantine forms maritime, house, and state, warns against careless practice, and urges strict adherence to local health authorities to prevent disease spread and complications.
A letter from W Norman critiques the National Youth Administration and its stipends, portraying youth discontent with eight dollar monthly pocket money and contrasting plans for college funding with demands for marriage and urban life. The writer, through a nephew, scorns the program as a political tool used by Roosevelt to influence young voters.
The readable fragments describe a political or legal discussion with vague references to money, laws, and personal commentary. Names, dates, or places are not discernible, and the text appears garbled with misspellings.
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