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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1918
Page
2
A critical look at Hog Island shipyard costs argues that government funds rose from 21 million to 61 million with little to show for it. The piece blames lax oversight and public neglect of war readiness, urging better peacetime preparation to avoid future monumental expenditures.
The piece explains that aerial traffic rules and airborne signal systems are being seriously considered for future use. It notes that even skeptics acknowledge the topic as a real possibility rather than mere fantasy.
A London dispatch notes the civil aerial transport committee rejects the ancient claim that landowners own the air above their land. It suggests new rules for safe peacetime flight include altitude-based traffic, flags for pedestrians, aerial lighthouses, visible balloons, and possibly floating landing stages to facilitate refueling and repairs.
The piece urges a personal year end inventory for virtues and assets. It compares holiday stock taking to merchant inventories, advising honesty, valuing present worth, and counting true friends and even enemies as assets to treasure for the year ahead. It emphasizes cherishing deeds and lasting personal growth.
The text urges taking an inventory of character and life to gauge what the year ending has meant and what to adjust in the year ahead. It compares self-examination to a merchant reviewing business facts to identify faults, deficiencies, and goals for improvement.
A wartime editorial criticizes Germany for seeking changes to armistice terms and argues the issue belongs to all allied powers, not the United States alone. It contends Germany lacks moral standing and warns of harsher treatment at the forthcoming peace conference led by the allies.
The piece notes a Pershing Republican League formed in Akron Summit County aiming to back General Pershing for president in 1920. It casts doubt on a soldier with no political record and mocks political maneuvering, comparing him to prior leaders and hinting at cabinet ambitions.
Readers may submit letters for publication with optional anonymity. Typed or stamped signatures are treated as anonymous. Publication does not imply endorsement by The Light publishers.
In a letter to the editor Jon Consistency argues that the public endures high prices and wartime burdens while a minority profits from large sums like 100,000,000 and 361,000,000 through alleged schemes. The writer questions punitive damages against European robbers when American insiders are not punished and are praised.
A convalescent newspaper man writes from San Antonio about his wartime experiences and hopes to brighten and inform shut ins. He urges public health awareness on tuberculosis and notes that many deaths arise from ignorance and neglect while stressing personal resilience and the value of time.
A narrative emphasizes that early rest, proper nutrition, and strict sanitation can halt tuberculosis. It urges education and Red Cross health stamps as vital prevention, noting the disease can be curable if addressed early and that faith in health is essential in the public struggle.
Captain Schroeder, flying a Bristol single seater with a 300 horsepower Hispano Suiza engine, established a world altitude record of 22 00 feet at Dayton Ohio. The flight used oxygen assistance and faced extreme cold and oxygen supply challenges.
At the Majestic Theaters the act Snoozer stars with champion Dan in audience seats this week as Meredith notes the dog's training. The bill also features The Suffrage Levue and other usual strong acts, continuing a varied program.
The open night audience greeted Hearts of the World with strong applause and prolonged cheers. The film blends a realist Great War background with a fore story, featuring Lilian and Dorothy Gish and others, and includes minor comic touches within its intense battle scenes.
Fragmented note recalls a white pine life in the Cumberland range, describing Whitesburg forest loss and a vast timber yield. It touches on theft claims, local memory, and scattered reflections on war work and other odds and ends from contemporary columns.
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