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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1935
Page
9
A Christmas message emphasizes the day as a spirit beyond faiths, urging readers to foster compassion and universal love. It urges everyone to open their hearts, cast out selfishness, and keep Christmas spirit year round, as a path to true humanity.
For ten years Hearst newspapers argued against unconditional Philippine independence, warning withdrawal could invite Japanese rule. They supported Wood Forbes’ recommendation that the United States must leave only with authority, oppose Hawes-Cutting and Tydings McDuffie bills, and urged evacuation after ten years while resisting entangling alliance with Japan.
A chaotic 1995 reminiscence sketches fly by night hotels in midtown where phony registrations and drug deals mingle with late night crowds. It mentions Will Rogers celebrity rumor denial and Mary Harriman, plus Will Rogers family reflections and Rogers widow Norma. The piece also notes Broadway figures Robert Rubin Lee Shubert and others in social circuits and a satirical take on urban nightlife.
A reflective Christmas piece urging readers to see beyond differences and hunger for shared human love. The poet appeals to Jesus to lift global loneliness, hate, and pride, urging humility, renewal, and a communal spirit for peace and joy.
The Townsend movement, once fringe on the West Coast, surges in Michigan, Ohio, Oregon, Washington, and California. Townsend and aides claim 150,000 followers and even talk of a national party as supporters cross party lines to back a $200 monthly pension for anyone aged 60 or more, urging spending within the month.
A playful critique of gift giving and courtship in a dated verse, mocking modern women and suitors. The text riffs on wrapped presents, flirtatious cards, and social expectations, noting the brisk commercialism of the season and changing attitudes toward romance.
Good Health By Royal 5 discusses Christmas as a time for happiness and good will. It urges parents to monitor a child's growth, energy, sleep, and diet, noting Jesus’ childhood as a model of vigor. The piece argues health enables success and growth, citing anecdotes and cautions against overindulgence.
From the San Antonio files a December 28 1925 note reports Chief Miller ordering the release of all held for misdemeanors and promises no license payment extensions for 1928 with a 25 percent penalty before New Year. December 25 1915 records cite Health officials easing penalties and criticizing restaurant standards.
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