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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1939

Page

4

Proposed Federal Hospitals Plan For National Health Care

President Roosevelt weighs a plan for federal hospitals in states unable to provide adequate facilities. He argues we need broad access to hospital and health services while preserving medical liberty and doctor choice. The piece urges a constructive federal role without autocratic control, noting U.S. medical standards are high and calls for an American solution to public health.

Roosevelt United States

Human Side of the Hews Dog Friendships and Animal Bonds

In a feature on animal psychology the author cites Frank Buck and animal trainer insights about why dogs greet humans with such joy after separation and why interspecies friendships form. The piece notes dogs value security from living with humans, while other species like monkeys elephants and camels show variable but real cross‑species bonds influenced by security, rivalry, and social grouping.

Frank Huck Frank Buck Mr. Duck Grean Alldus Jenny Yahoo Uie

Untitled By Edwin C Hill About a Dog Memory

By Edwin C Hill. Mr Buck notes Atop Taera memory mirrors Usnt dog's affection beyond science. He says it felt like the love of any friend and lets it go. Dogs may read the papers, he suggests, before concluding.

Extension of Main avenue west of courthouse urged

Dec 30 1923 action by business leaders to extend Main avenue west of the Bexar county courthouse to avoid army delays in accessing arsenal property. C Powell and Thurman Barrett led the group in talks with Mayor C M Chambers while awaiting governor Moody to summon a special legislative session on January 14. The proposed Alamo shrine purchase bill failed when a second bill of $250 600 was not passed.

Main Avenue Bexar County C. &. Powler Thurman Barrett C. M. Chambers Chambers A la Mistra Dan Moody Alamo Purchase

Farley blocks LaGuardia as 1940 vice president

Washington politics swirl around Mayor LaGuardia amid Democratic machine maneuvers. Jim Farley rejects any second or first slot bid while New York labor leaders press a merger into the New Deal fold, eyeing LaGuardia for labor secretary or a cabinet post in 1940, a plan backed by A. A. Berle and other party strategists.

Washington Jim Farley Thas LaGuardia New York American Labor Party Tn Washington Little Thistle Farley New Deal Roosevelt A. A. Berle Roosenh Brain Guardia Ag Media Labor

Why Forgiveness Feels Impossible In The New Year

A reflective piece explores why people hurt others and struggle to forgive. It argues hurtful acts stem from inner pain and fear, not malice, and urges imagination to start fresh. The narrator speaks to a young reader about confronting loneliness, past harms, and the urge to prove strength, urging forgiveness as possible.

Rhynne Atten

Perfectly Easy Forgive Yourself and Others

Elsie Robinson argues self forgiveness reduces bitterness and urges treating enemies with the same empathy you give yourself. She frames forgiveness as practical, citing love thy enemy as a fair play rule, not sentimentality.

King Bead Syn

Letters to the Editor on hospital signs and wartime topics

A reader from Santa Rosa hospital protests ignored quiet signs around hospitals and urges better observance. The letter switches to wartime musings about Britain Germany and US arms, ending with a satirical note about The Funny Face.

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War Reflections From A Plaza Visitor

A reader notes the irony of past and present war reporting and questions bravado in battle narratives. The visitor praises San Antonio’s climate and hospitality but criticizes Alamo Plaza for disorder, calling for cleaner public spaces and removal of disruptive elements observed during a city visit.

Plaza Alamo Plaza

What Do You Know Nationalities List

American French Irish a9 to nationality appears as a garbled roster of names and mispelled figures including DeValera Eastman Moore Emmett Dewey and Dunas. The page seems to be a quiz or puzzle with distorted entries and nonsensical spellings.

Genege Gersigeln Eamon DeValera Glen Darrow Goldamitts Olver Plunkett Jeftarsan Davis Jacques Rownsseate Jackuns Cartier George Eastman Fxtouard Merrit MM Thomn Moore Rober J. Emmett Geo.pe Dewey Ferdin and Fock Alexander Dunas

Avoid Deafness By Dr Herman N Bundesen

The article discusses inherited and acquired deafness causes and early detection with an audiometer. It notes catarrhal deafness from nasal infections, adenoids, and sinus issues, plus risks from middle ear conditions. Emphasizes lip reading, early treatment, and potential operations for chronic cases.

Herman N. Bundesen Betonce Douglas Mage Farlan Philadelphia Catarrfal Chateur'al

Stars and Stripes AL Thnat Awning

The fragment notes an old man and a dirt favor that keeps a fool from drifting toward trouble, reflecting a moral or observational aside in an antiquated voice.

Alee

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