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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1938
Page
7
A San Antonio editorial laments a decisive vote against a proposed public school bond and tax increase. It notes rising city expenditures, past tax cuts, reduced valuations, and sinking funds. The piece urges stricter tax collection and warns of growing arrears and a looming financial reckoning.
Dr Joseph K Van Denberg chair of the city board of examiners notes New Yorkers’ slang shifts from city to ciddy them to jern for jein and predicts English steadily becomes a new language as knowledge expands. Dr Janet Aitken agrees the trend may improve language while stressing ongoing change and vigor in American English.
The article stresses the impact of defective vision on children, urging expert eye attention for suspicions of weakness or deformity. It notes early signs like difficulty reading, squinting, and strain, and explains glasses or surgery can correct many cases. It claims about one in eight schoolchildren have defective eyes.
By Royal S. Copeland M D explains that proper eye muscle balance corrects the wandering eye. Early attention before age six improves long term vision and reduces adult eye disorders. Copyt 958 by King Feas Synd Inc.
A garbled listing asks to name each character in column one and the book title in column two from many classics. It mentions Dickens, Copperfield, Wakefield, Rip Van Winkle, and others, with unclear prompts about matching characters to works and retrieving page answers.
Astringent sketches recall George Horace Lartmey and Karl Bickle, ex United Press president, now in Baracota Iowa building a hacienda with dogs. Invinc Cobb, once tied to local stages, heads for Hollywood with a six year contract in hand. Mason Peters, Broadway wit, quits the city and joins the Shanghai Refugee Club. Several hundred Chinese war refugees seek fresh starts in New York, amid a forthright ban on dogs and animals at the club.
Descriptions of a Broadway area cinema scene show a diverse crowd of largely quiet, unfamiliar patrons. The piece notes a mix of Russian news motion pictures and dialogue, with women described in shawls and a maritime staffer who oversees an elegant, multilingual crew aboard a Havre liner.
O C Mcintyre recounts seafarer experiences with mal de mer and appetite at sea. He notes a New York woman who eats voraciously offshore, a sailor’s fluctuating hunger, and rapid recoveries after landfall. A humorous aside mentions family slang about hoe cake and pot likker.
The piece recalls James Braddock ahead of Tom Moffatt with aging fighters like Bob Fitzsimmons and John L. Sullivan. It notes age, memory, and tales from Irish and New York reporters about past boxing glory, hammer throwing feats by Jim Mitchel, and Eastman gang yarns from the Morning Sun era.
Jim, a tall amiable columnist, defends himself when Monk Easttian gangsters threaten Meg. He confronts greasy, menacing intruders in a building entrance, delivering swift blows as the assailants flee. The tale recalls another reporter, BIN Loughrey, famed Morning World figure, noted for danger and flair.
The piece recalls Edwin C. Hill and a conflicted newsroom incident where a writer defends his two column story while the city editor rebukes him for bending propriety. A violent altercation in Manhattan is noted much later with Bill Loughrey involved as an innocent bystander.
A reflective piece argues that men misjudge women not from lack of intelligence but from undervaluing women. It asserts no real difference between male and female intelligence, notes training and environment as factors, and contends women possess intuition that men often overlook.
A fragmented 1948 essay argues that Elsie Robin embodies only a perceived feminine mystery, claiming women share the same moral and emotional qualities as men. The piece satirically critiques gender stereotypes, noting how clichés flatter both sexes while masking equal capabilities and temptations.
From February 2, 1928, Patrolmen at all downtown corners will instruct pedestrians to observe new traffic lights. Violators face whistles to the north during the educational campaign, with arrests possible afterward. Also listed are 1918 film showings in San Antonio and Darwin topics at a Unitarian service.
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