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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1938
Page
7
A patriotic reflection contrasts American Christmas freedom with suppression in Russia Germany and Italy. The piece laments censorship and arrests over Christmas celebration while affirming Santa’s American role and the enduring Christmas spirit as a priceless gift of faith and citizenship.
In a sharp syndicated piece the author rails against the British Cavalcade visiting the United States. Capt. Eden praises democracy while Churchill and a secret trade pact loom. The piece predicts a push for an Anglo American alliance and mocks Eden's Waldorf speech amid a public laughter and distrust.
A Chicago reader responds to a postwar Young America feature urging courage to judge the world. Virginia Siske argues the world has not improved, citing war crimes, crime, and female subjugation, while the author counters with moral progress and the Christmas message of love and protection of children, ending with a religious plea and copyright note.
The article explains that minor overweight in children often needs no treatment but severe obesity can hinder play and wellbeing. It outlines two obesity types: glandular obesity from thyroid or pituitary issues and exogenous obesity from outside causes, with doctors able to distinguish them.
Dr Herman N Bundesen and Dr Bram advise thyroid extract for overweight children when due to gland lack. Start with tiny doses, monitor by metabolism tests, and adjust. If eating habits underlie the issue, correct diet and record intake. gradual thyroid dosing may continue. In some cases pituitary injections are used. adults with low metabolism may need metabolic testing to guide therapy.
Bhorufcieut Alfnyn Newton Jr states he will use all powers to ban open gambling sig machines and punch boards in Bexar County after taking office January 3. District Attorney Lamar Seeligson supports Newton, pledging cooperation with enforcement efforts.
A fragmentary quotation discusses honesty cooling a man’s urge to wealth and avoiding softness, suggesting those who apply themselves only to minor matters become unable to achieve great things. Attributed to La Rochefoucauld via Selden.
Washington dispatch questions the Bank of China loan and the roles of Jesse Jones and Treasury Secretary Morgenthau. It suggests the loan may be repaid with wood oil from China and notes diplomatic loans, Britain’s export credit, and possible shifts under Chiang Kai Shek. The piece also touches on Roosevelt family anecdotes and U.S. views of Japan and China in late 1930s context.
The account recalls the false story that President Harding did not die naturally but was killed to expose high‑place traitors. It describes the 1920 election night in Marion Ohio, the Harding triumph as red flames lighted the town, and the poignant reaction of Mrs. Harding who wished he had been beaten. The narrator portrays Harding as honest yet easily guided by unscrupulous allies, a fallible man who could not refuse bad counsel.
Edwin C. Hill narrates a late 1920s encounter with Mrs. Harding who recounts the president Warren G. Harding’s illness and paralysis. She recalls fear and foreboding over his health as he faced a fatal decline at the Palace hotel in San Francisco after a Vancouver visit.
A curious set of true or false statements from a puzzle page. Items cover optics, geography, languages, heraldry, anatomy, and science with dubious claims about color, fame, and definitions. The page notes answers reside in a comic page feature by King Features Syndicate.
A long discussion extols the modern American girl as a businesswoman first and foremost. The piece argues Miss America should be chosen for personality and type, not beauty, detailing how a woman can be a beauty shop owner, typewriter operator, office worker, or entrepreneur. It lauds the working girl who balances careers with home life and social roles.
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