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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1936
Page
6
Governor Landon opposes requiring teachers to take a loyalty oath, arguing it stigmatizes teaching. The piece defends oaths as a patriotic duty, noting presidents and officials pledge loyalty and that schools mold future citizens. It questions how disloyal propaganda can be kept from classrooms without such a pledge.
American aviation is set to enter a new epoch as a great transcontinental line plans to inaugurate an all freight express service. Huge tri motor planes will move two ton loads across the country, with ambitions of a flying boxcar link to Europe and Asia. Perishable cargoes may travel at unprecedented speeds through the stratosphere, and even riding the bus could become a lost art.
Poem by George E. Phair laments Spain consumed by murder and decay. It portrays France cowering under Red threat, Liberty’s emblem falling, and Moscow’s unseen power guiding events toward doom.
An article by Edwin Hill argues the U S government aided Eskimos facing famine along Alaska's coast by importing reindeer from Siberia. It claims reindeer ownership rose to 760,000 among 33,000 Eskimos in Canada and Alaska, while criticizing colonial impacts on Eskimo life and health, including diet changes and dental issues cited by Dr. Waugh.
The narrator recalls Mamie Smith who played piano at church fairs while friends teased her for attention seeking. The tale segues into a self help reflection from 1936 about inferiority complexes, suggesting most cases are excuses for seeking sympathy rather than real inadequacy.
A reader letters discuss bathroom layout in Williamsburg model housing New York for the PWA. Bathrooms seven by five feet with a wall to wall tub across the end and fixed casement windows. Reader questions safety, sanitation, and three alternative layouts while PWA officials ponder.
In August 1976 two San Antonio pastors preached farewell sermons to their congregations. The Rev. Asher Harlan Brand closed a five year tenure at Madison Bavare Presbyterian church while the Rev. Melvin G. Edson led Beacon Hill Baptist church. Local observers report rising bread prices and ingredient costs, with a potential 6 cent loan impact, as they discuss inflation and cost cutting. The Catholic Woman's Building Association of San Antonio received a $7500 charter in Austin, with incorporators Mrs. Thigh Burns Mrs. Mary Motermann and Miss Ida Dunbar.
A collage of diary style observations from New York era scenes includes comments on theater music and city life. References touch on notable names such as Ruth Etting Irena Franklin and Ford Frick, alongside nightlife at bridges and inns, and notes on Broadway and Suburbia as the city hums with culture and bustle.
Modern medicine has reduced certain glandular diseases and explains why people delay treatment. An endocrinologist explains that awareness is high but consultation lags, noting the basal metabolic rate concept as foundational to understanding glandular disturbances.
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