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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1932
Page
9
A 1930s Bexar County editorial calls on elected officials to cut salaries and share tax burden amid economy program. It notes increases in state salary limits for county leaders while payrolls at bottom were slashed, urging voluntary cuts and proportional reductions for subordinates.
A report notes that revolutions are increasingly peaceful, citing Alfonso's overthrow with few deaths and a largely nonviolent monarchist coup in Seville. The operation seized buses, telegraphs, and power stations, executed by a small armed group with careful, modern tactics and minimal policing errors.
A fragmented diary recounts a day in New York with social encounters and cultural references. It mentions Earl Carroll, Jean Dalrymple Morehouse, Neal Andrews, Dorothy Hall, Florence Speed, Vicki Haum, and Frank Crumit among theater crowds. The writer tours parks, attends cinema, and recalls old haunts like Cafe Beaux Arts and Busterphy's, noting changing times and nostalgic scenes.
The piece compares cheating at solitaire to hiding flaws in life. It asks if a man cheats at life by avoiding hard truths about himself and his actions. The narrator suggests we all tilt the deck to win, yet eventually life calls our bluff. Copyright 1924 Tang Mean Sym Inc.
A reader asks whether a man who left the city should write first to receive mail. The adviser argues the gentleman normally writes first, as it shows courtesy and initiates contact. Only very close friends might permit the woman to begin, to avoid seeming overly formal or presumptive.
Hearst papers advocate a five billion dollar program to reduce unemployment and spur immediate circulation. They call for a 5 percent sales tax and income tax cuts to finance industry, plus amending the Volstead Act to allow light wines and beers to revive industry and restore American liberty.
The piece examines money in marriage, noting how income, spending, and financial stress strain relationships. It highlights how jealousy, boredom, and differing money habits lead to separations or disharmony, with anecdotes on how wealth can both help and hurt couples.
Fragmentary OCR notes show a plan for a special school board meeting next Tuesday regarding elimination of San Antonio public schools and a recommendation linked to Lanny Ross and Joel. Drawing music and singing may be involved in the agenda.
A garbled passage describes a spouse waking in the morning to kiss a daughter as a plan unfolds. The text hints at routines involving cooking and daily tasks but is unrecoverable in full due to severe OCR errors, leaving only scattered phrases about a wife, daughter, and simple actions.
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