Congress Must Pay Veterans Bonus Now
Editorial argues the Seventy fourth Congress should immediately pay World War I veterans the adjusted service certificates from the 5 billion emergency fund. It urges cash payment at face value with loan interest canceled, rejecting bonds or inflation bills and praising immediate action as patriotic and fiscally sensible.
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Samuel D. McReynolds
Tennessee
Congress
American Legion
United States
States Trim Spending Proving Thrift Across Regions
The piece praises Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, and Indiana for cutting expenses and balancing budgets, notes Vermont New Hampshire and other states curbing waste, and stresses leadership and prudent governance as essential to reversing deficits. It cites Governor Alf Landon urging wise financial policy as crucial to national survival.
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Washington
Central West
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Indiana
Vermont
New Hampshire
Commonwealths
West
Virginia
Delaware
Nevada
Montana
Idaho
Alf M. Landon
The Crape-Hanger and Mocking Bird Provoking Tax Gripes
Citizens face mockery from critics as the Crape-Hanger and his ally condemn every penny spent on entertainment as tax-collector fodder. The jab targets front-row seats and looming inheritance tax. A cautionary note closes with a call to “Listen to the Mocking Bird.”
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Mr. Paxpayer
Crape-ranger
P. S
Marry Go Round by Helen Rowland hinges on letter writing
A humorous sketch classifies men into three letter writers types. Most men dislike or avoid writing letters, while a few attempt a polished literary tone. The piece argues women seek reassurance of love, not literary flair or news, and prefer simple, direct affection over stylistic bravura.
1925 San Antonio voter salary increase for mayor and commissioners
Ten and twenty years ago notes report San Antonio voters approving a charter amendment raising the mayor's salary from 4500 to 2000 per year and commissioners from 2400 to 600. Earlier items note Dexar County Light Files officers and a new band stand in Alimo plaza park with Poroun rock used in construction projects.
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L. A
San Antonio
Alimo Plaza Park
Ray Lambert
Lambert
Brackenridge Park
Listen World Listen World By Elsie Robinson
The essay argues the good old days will not return and old fashioned home life work systems and government are gone. It explains rapid social change from technology education and transportation and the modern machine age has outpaced human adaptation, leading to nervous breakdowns and resistance to progress. It urges embracing a new world with fresh needs and tools in the new year.
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Elsie Robinson
Hawk
Lotto
Xern
Jimmy
New York Diary Skims Society Scene and Literary Buzz
A vivid 1945 New York diary fragment captures social whirl and cultural chatter. Bruce Bairns father arrives with an autographed book while Phil Verne Porter laments Ivan St John’s passing. The piece meanders through gallery visits, tea at Norris, dinners with friends, and ongoing interest in theater and journalism. It notes Shin Heigug and Hsiung staging a play for Morris Gest, Madam De Shine’s boarding house prose, and reflections on American media figures.
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New York
Bruce Bairns
Bill
Verne Porter
Ivan St. John
Audrai
Dudley
Doris
Frank Hardy
California
Jay Price
Aubrey
Peggy Hoyb
Eads
Kathleen
Charles Norris
Betty
Mary Rogers
Theda Blake
Jeading
Jane Cowl
Greenwich
Lucy Virginia Long
de Caulaincourt
Neepoleon
Russia
Shin
Heigug
Hsiung
Morris Gest
London
Dymia
Black Plum Blossom
Pneumonia Mortality Reduced By New Serum Campaign
An intensive campaign in New York state aims to lower pneumonia deaths using a protective serum. The effort notes four pneumonia types, early treatment crucial, and warns against neglect or self medication. Officials hope other states will adopt the program.
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New York State
Empire State
Pheumonia
Aimple
Hay
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D, E .Dolp
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C. O. McIntyre
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Helve
Louis Sobol
van Dine
Helen Giren
Old Morning Telegraph
Madam de Shine
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Frank Crowinshield
Childs
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Noel Coward
Alfred Lunt
Peter Amo
Madison Avenue
Heaven Knows
Bagatelles
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Canada
Waller Duranty
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John F. Dy
Tungpan Avenue
Claudette Colbert
Duke of York Ca
Jimsay Walker
Billy Seeman
Dolores Tedy
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