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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1939
Page
7
A wartime appeal urges unity across native and alien groups to preserve peace among Americans. It stresses conference and cooperation above differences, states the duty lies with every citizen and leaders should guide toward national conciliation amid a world at war.
Post Commander Stephen P. Chadwick urges forgetting petty strife and weighing public problems against constitutional precepts to preserve the Union, ensure ordered justice, domestic tranquility, and general welfare. Portland speaker Frank Branch Riley warns against pressure groups and lobbyists throttling interstate commerce, while Salt Lake City's Dr. Dilworth Walker calls for a united people deterred from guerrilla self interest. National security rests on unity and harmonizing differences to secure the greatest good.
A historical medical note explains rheumatic fever, its effects on the heart and nervous system, and stresses rest as the main treatment during the active phase. It outlines gradual return to activity over months, age group affected, and mentions tests like the sedimentation rate to monitor active disease.
A fragmented chronicle lists events from 1940 including Alaska purchase, World War II armistice notes, battleship incidents, and the deaths of noted figures. It also mentions the end of WWI era, Lexington battle, Declaration of Independence, Washington's farewell, and other historical milestones with garbled spellings and unclear dates.
A long local reminiscence recalls Hymie Augen's memory of the Silver Horse shoe bar in Red Hook. The piece centers on Otto the bar owner and a Christmas Eve tale involving a rough crowd, a wooden weapon, and a roaming Rev. Ira Spinney. A brutal end for Joe Scragg is hinted, with the preacher's New York adventures and a chaotic holiday scene.
A critical essay argues motherhood is a personal choice and labor that should not be treated as a social prize or a weapon for status. It contends real mothers earn character through effort, not by claiming medals, while spotlighting gender expectations in the United States and the pressure on women to equate motherhood with virtue or power.
Washington readers debate the fate of capitalism and democracy as a new era of citizen scrutiny rises. The piece argues Americans avoid war, question European outcomes, and note real wage gains under democratic capitalism versus fascist alternatives. It warns about leaders overreaching and portrays democracy as resilient yet challenged by missteps.
A garbled 1915 San Antonio note recalls an evening event with a fireworks party planned for New Year’s Eve and a public service club staging an ANTAL event. Harold A. Brigge will supervise. Roof repairs delayed at the expo arena, tied to William A. Wirebach’s retirement. A luncheon featured Lt. John Philip Baonda and a concert at Reelhaven hall with a preview of performances.
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