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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1933
Page
6
The piece urges a broad, non self serving federal public works program guided by the greatest good. It prioritizes projects vital to national welfare, notably a new base hospital and permanent Kelly Field construction near San Antonio, arguing federal defense needs outweigh race tracks or stadiums.
Ul voters face two prohibition questions at the polls next Saturday. A separate ballot will list delegates for ratification of the Twenty first amendment to repeal the Eighteenth, while Texas will also vote on a state measure allowing sale of 3.2 beer. Other ballot items include home rule charter for large counties, relief bonds up to 20 million, and exempting 8000 of residence homestead value for taxes.
A national conference at Columbia University argues the public school system must be included in the federal public works program to prevent irreparable damage. It asks $406 million of the $2.4 billion fund for essential school plant construction as surveys show shortened terms, decaying schoolhouses, and stagnating new building amid rising enrollments.
An Im用pressionistic mix of 1930s New York culture and Coney Island scenes recalls regulars like Olta Kelin and Theodore Dreiser, social contrasts, street life, and gossip. The piece notes performers, entertainers, and local humor while weaving in observations on radio era trends and Deaf author Rupert Hughes.
A column argues against evading labor codes during NIRA era. It cites Al Jones, a truck driver who shortened hours by pretending to be a salesman, and cites General Hugh Johnson warning such “cheap little ingenuities” threaten workers and the national economy. It stresses widespread unemployment and the need to put 12,000,000 idle people to work to revive spending and business.
Edwin C. Hill profiles daring figures in a South American struggle over El Gran Chaco. Bolivian tin baron Simon Patino emerges as a world figure amid Paraguayan resistance and foreign adventurers, while a parallel tale recalls the Tichborne imposture saga and court battles over identity and fortune.
A collage of vintage items notes the Dean law action after a warded raid by state rangers on cleansing campaign concerns. It mentions a court appearance for a charge before Justice Neil Campbell and lists local school teaching vacancies alleged. Referenced events include Kerrville State Fair close and a large all day base clash near Cameron with numerous Conalludanalists.
Column explores marriage, gender roles, and societal expectations with satirical tones. It contrasts a wife's influence on fashion and status with a husband's burdens, noting the strain of domestic life and the misread notion of eternal romance.
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