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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1932
Page
12
The piece argues Congress will enact a sales tax, criticizing past missteps and praising the Mississippi experience which shows a sales tax can balance budgets. It notes the tax’s fairness and urges adopting the least harmful form, comparing Canada and Europe as models, and suggesting better timing than delaying further.
The author argues lawmakers fixate on creating new laws while neglecting scrutiny of departments and budgets. He contends many laws are unnecessary, urging repeal or amendment before enacting more rules. A bold hope is suggested: candidates pledge not to pass new laws until two old ones are amended or repealed.
A garbled discussion humorously contrasts nudist attitudes with evolving attire. Dr. Bachem of the University of Tlinois notes women wear about twelve ounces of clothing in summer, men around seven pounds, and suggests removing social constraints on male dress while women resist excessive exposure.
Elsie Robinson contrasts heroic martyrs with a village woman who sacrificed her own life and desires for family duty. Through a lifelong labor near poverty she endures, yet questions whether such sacrifice serves her or her kin, weighing duty against personal fulfillment and freedom.
A fragmentary column by Helen Rowland discusses love and marriage in modern life. It contrasts the male fantasy of domestic ease with female independence, noting bachelors both constitutional and accidental, and hints at engagement news surrounding Imogene Hugh Shannon and Lieut. Millard Cresier Young amid broader social shifts.
Fragmentary text shows references to Kiwanis or similar groups, a Thur park plan, a convention in a conflict between liberty and regulation, and mentions of Burns and a Berg drugstore with scattered notes about loans, taxes, and policies.
A reader asks about sidewalk rules, greeting etiquette, and proper dress for informal dances. Another letter seeks guidance on wearing a tuxedo to an informal sorority occasion and how to present letters neatly with correct capitalization.
Ten and twenty years ago items from the San Antonio Light recall a warehouse theft involving a $470,000 value and an official probe. A police purge followed with the entire day relief resigning, while leadership changes swept the health board as Dr. W. Bi. Rian was named to a key post.
A tour through Manhattan hotels on Central Park South and Broadway reveals the city’s social hub for actors, bankers, aristocrats, and writers. Names like the Knickerbocker, Astor, Claridge, Roosevelt, Algonquin, and Commodore appear amid anecdotes of guests, gossip, and a comic tale of a tiger impersonation gone awry.
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