Carriers Honored at San Antonio Light Banquet
About 200 carrier boys from the San Antonio Light were feted at the Gunter hotel as executives, including Lieutenant Governor Walter Woodul and publisher William M. McIntosh, praised the daily deliverers for their crucial role. The official remarks highlighted opportunity and dedication among the carriers.
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Anyble
Star
San Antonio
Gunter Hotel
Walter Woodal
Carrier Boys
Jimmy Allred Hai
Texas
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jesse Jones
John Garner
al Smith
Panay Incident Concludes With Cautious U S Japan Settlement
The Panay incident is deemed resolved with the United States accepting Japan’s pledge to repair damage and avoid similar acts. The piece notes Japan’s stance lacks full acknowledgment of the facts, but emphasizes diplomatic handling without risking peace. It warns future provocations could erode trust if repeated.
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United States
Japan
Corse
Changing Spots Blimps Color Change for Naval Camouflage
The navy studies color changing blimps inspired by animal camouflage. Present aluminum hue suffices in dull skies while robin's egg shade suits sunny skies. A chameleon like color shift could someday boost aircraft invisibility and elevate terror of air attack.
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Navy Department
Navy
Name and Nonsense From a Busy Newspaper Page
A mosaic of names and in-jokes about stars, writers, and public figures. Mentions include Jean Muir with a Sealyham, William Frawley, Theodore Roosevelt Jr., Edna St. Vincent Millay, Barbara Stanwyck, Clem McCarthy, and Tiuke's Mixture. The piece playfully mixes persona and culture with references to gossip, theater, and publications across a cold hunting season mood.
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New York
Jean Muir
Sealyham
William Frawley
Farley
Fey Fennkfurter
WIL
John Chapman
George Randolph Chester
Charles
Ben Riley
Arrowhead Inn
Earl Ben
Ham
Senator Bankhead
Talulak
Pers Feo’ Stern
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Les Convey
American Weekly
Aud Kelland
Deke Aylesworth
Clem McCarthy
Barbara Stanwyck
Gin- Rev Rogers
Dotis
Tiuke
The Rise of Outdoor Smoking in Public by Women
A reflective reminiscence notes the shift in feminine smoking from indoors to open air settings over 25 years, tracing etiquette changes from Ritz tea rooms to theater lobbies, sidewalks, and outdoor events, with early examples like Delle Fox and Bella’s cigarette pictures marking the trend.
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May
New York
Ritz
Delle Fox
Wang
Bella
Notable figures defy image onlookers and secrets
By C O McIntyre reflects on Eleanor Roosevelt and others who debunk glamorous mystique. She moves in public without secret service, showing ordinary humanity. The piece contrasts Garbo Lindbergh and a Shanghai Englishman, ending with a wary, blunt anecdote about danger and resolve.
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Eleanor Roosevelt
Secret Service
Garbo
Lindbergh
Vomiting as a Sign of Digestive and Systemic Disorders
A historical medical note discusses vomiting as an early and significant symptom in infancy and illness. It covers its diagnostic value, association with infections, and the variety of vomiting types and timing relative to meals, noting its usefulness to physicians in identifying disorders of the stomach, intestines, and nervous system.
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Rome
Unclear medical warning from Royal $8 Copeland M D
Fragmentary text warns sudden expulsive signs may indicate brain pressure or spinal cord injury. Projectile vomiting is flagged as serious and should prompt medical consultation. Suggests possible X ray examination of stomach and intestines. mentions copies and fees in corrupted lines.
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King Fees Suna
Tne
Test of world geography and travel knowledge
A muddled 1997 King Features Syndicate item lists global places and features such as St Gallen, Milan, Mongolia, the Thames, the Danube, the Straits of Mackinac and Mount Rainier. It asks readers to identify countries and routes, with several mismatched fragments and garbled phrases.
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Malening
Eam
Piies
Martel
Monte Cavio
Athensen
France
Belgium
Germany
St. Guxeinbourg
Greece
Asth
Mamnimh Cave
England
Aleutian Islands
Afghanistan
Ahaliv & Gobt
Kentucky
Kashmir
Principality of
Monsco
Budapest
Florence
Italy
Milan
Mongolia
Thames
Astern
Alaska - Khyber Pass
Tin
Malay Peninsula
Singapore
Dering Sea
Pit Gallery
Lombardy
Sitka
Danube River
Hungary
Mount Ranier
Lake Huron
Gift of racial understanding for America in New Year tribute
In a Bee line response to a Young America prompt, Bernadine Dies of New York City proposes bringing the Gift of racial understanding to America. She notes African Americans’ contributions from labor to music, science, sports, and art, urging progress and opportunity while honoring her peers’ struggles and hopes for a united nation.
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Sanka Ciaus
America
Weller
Cod
Bernadine
Josey
Dernardine
N.Y. Ly
Goopey Union Night Art Schionl
Open season archer movement stirs Morris County New Jersey
The piece notes George Jacobs and Franklin Davis leading a push for a state open season for archers only. It highlights archery’s rising popularity nationwide, the American Archery Association’s 400 clubs and 22 state groups, bow costs,ず crafts, and a satirical tone about the sport and its devotees, including regional interest from Long Island and Philadelphia suburbs. It references historical figures and quips about Indians and bow makers.
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Morris County
New Jersey
George Jacobs
Franklin Davis
Jacobs
Cave
Mountain Lakes
Gentral
Hub
Roblin
Tani
National Archery Assialation
International Archery Federation
Europe
Bear Parade Fails Dressing Room Fight Ends in Custody
In a chaotic scene during a circus pageant, Joe and a bear fought after Joe found his clothes stolen and fled the arena with the animal. The brawl drew Irish police to the scene, ending with Joe and the bear jailed briefly in adjoining cells. Copel, 1937, by King Pens. Syndy Ing.
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Joe
Tris Bear Yere
Joe Save & Boy
Bear
Middle
Howe
Portrero Hills
Berry
Jerry Deoling
Copel
King Pens
Syndy Ing
Prohibition Warnings and Weather Outlook on New Year’s Eve
Prohibition officers warned that New Year’s Eve celebrations must be dry with agents at key gathering spots in San Antonio. The US Weather Bureau forecast the coldest New Year’s Eve in nine years, with a drop of about 14 degrees. Deputy prohibition administrator J C Reeder noted increased enforcement.
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Prohibition
J. C. Reeder
Gil Antonio
United States Weather Bureau
US 8
J. H. Jarboz
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