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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1936
Page
6
The interstate commerce commission refused to extend the railroad freight surcharge for two months yet views the decision as likely to spark renewed traffic. Commissioners say the emergency no longer exists and expect industry revival to lift traffic without sharp cost increases. They emphasize modernization and cost reduction as keys to railroad rehabilitation and better service at lower cost.
Supreme Court Justice Frank J. Crepe ruled in Herkimer New York that refusal to bear arms disqualifies an applicant for U S citizenship. Justices Cregg reaffirmed that those unwilling to accept wartime and peacetime obligations are not worthy. The piece emphasizes pride in citizens who defend the nation and rejects those who seek benefits without duties.
A speaker urges readers to work hard but also take risks in a faster, machine driven era. It contrasts old steady labor with a new need to think quickly, innovate, and push beyond precedent to avoid stalling progress or hindering others’ success.
Advice column urging working mothers and wives to embrace risk and experimentation. Encourages trying new ideas, changing techniques, and altering tempo to keep up with the modern world.
An article discusses sleep as essential for welfare noting the body cannot endure without rest. It outlines sleep mechanisms, varying theories, and how sleep changes during the night, plus how age and fatigue affect required hours. Copy 1936 by King Feas Synd Inc.
Opie Read, famed author of the Arkansas Traveler, celebrates his eighty fourth birthday by revealing he has finished his autobiography and will begin work on another full length novel. Read argues that staying young in mind keeps him active and productive.
A dated letter from Winston Norman argues for higher birth rates in the United States, contrasting U.S. ideas with Japan’s baby statistics. He contends prosperity hinges on population growth and outlines a circular economy of baby-related spending from diapers to cars, urging Americans to have more children to avoid national decline.
December 28 1926 notices show Reagan Houston and Al Puuchfer elected as directors for 1927 during Ab Wnight’s year end meeting. December 29 1916 report outlines city property owner cooperation on a new lighting system for St Marys Street between Nitya Street and Romans Plaza. Earlier committee members Hart Fred Cook Albert Eyan Kosky D K Furnish and A P Ward toured city officials.
A 1936 McNaught Syndicate column surveys stage humor and crowds in New York venues. It notes Benchtop and other performers provoking laughs, the Bayes Theatre tribute, and shifts in Broadway dining and nightlife. It mentions Will Rogers, Dempsey, and editor Frank Gordon amid a broader panorama of entertainment trends.
A Travancore edict pledges to end caste barriers in temples inviting untouchables to worship. Gandhi’s loincloth symbolizes untouchable poverty, while rulers fear mass apostasy. The piece notes untouchables number about 200 million in India and hints at broader political implications.
A faded note recalls a quirky sequence where a slender young woman fades from memory as a man finally marries after years. In a strange twist an 800 pounder features in the tale as the elevator man rings for a caller during every raily exchange.
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