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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1932
Page
9
Speaker Garner leads with a call for a House vote on a joint resolution to repeal the Eighteenth Amendment on opening day of the current Congress. The piece argues the president has no role in amending the Constitution and urges swift action to clear the way for emergency economic relief and renewed industry.
A Norris proposed Jefferson amendment to abolish the electoral college would let states determine presidential votes by general elections of their electors. It seeks to have each state certify results to the federal city, with ratification by three fourths of state legislatures, targeting passage in the next session.
In Kitty Hawk North Carolina a granil monument is unveiled as the nation recalls the Wright brothers first successful flight twenty-nine years ago. Mark Sullivan of Our Times calls the moment a beacon of revolution shaping modern thought and belief, challenging Darwin and Shaw in the public mind.
A vivid verse portraying legal forces as hounds baying for conflict over repeal and tax, framing lawmakers as guardians ready to drive back opposing forces. The speaker uses animal imagery to dramatize political stakes and public appetite for action.
Column author explains the core truth of writing is living genuine life not flashy prose. Readers seek personal identity, shared experience, and real emotion, not mere tricks, so writers must embody life to meaningfully connect. The piece urges authenticity over style and stresses living fully as the path to a powerful column.
Fragmented diary style column recounts social rounds with Frank Crowninshield and George Kaufman visits, meeting artists Laurette Taylor, Dorothy Hall, Louella Gear, and others. Mentions Garbo, Will Hays, and Buddy DeSylva amid fashion, theater plots, kidnap scare at DeSylva home, and a bustling Manhattan dining scene. The piece blends celebrity gossip with brief street vignettes and a late night scene near St Patrick’s Cathedral.
A fragment from a period column discusses wedding etiquette and society expectations focusing on Christmas and gift practices, with questions about announcing marriages, sending presents, and letter salutation etiquette.
The readable text shows a wedding announcement and heartfelt congratulations from relatives. A cousin suggests a personal gift for the new wife and home, while other lines express joy and inquiries about the couple's happiness. The fragmentary handwriting hints at celebrations and longings shared in a family romance.
A fragmented reminiscence contrasts mule cars and early San Antonio transit with modern speed, then shifts to a risqué moral essay about Christmas love. It blends faded local memories with tales of courtship, gifts, and the acid test of affection. The prose mixes dated anecdotes with commentary on male generosity and devotion.
The advocate outlines three measures: a five billion dollar program to relieve unemployment and boost circulation. a 5 percent sales tax with income tax cuts to finance industry. and an immediate Volstead Act modification to permit light wines and beers, revive industry and employment, increase government revenue, curb racketeering, and restore personal liberty.
A December 45 1822 note recalls Maj General E M Lewis arriving at his office with two stars after senate confirmation. Other items describe hunters on Camp Blaney reservation jailed overnight, then handed to civil authorities. Earlier 1912 items mention clothing firms on Houston Street, a Formby Jones company millinery link, and a bond election petition for widening Commerce Street properties.
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