Shanghai air war warns of weaker U S defense
Editorials by General Fechet condemn administration neglect of national defense and liken U S unpreparedness to China. The pieces urge Congress to act with patriotic promptness to rescue the nation’s defense from torpor, warning of air power’s deadly reach and the peril of delaying action.
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James E. Fechet
China
Bryan
Loy
Fechet
United States Army Air Corps
Shanghai
League of Nations
General Fechet
United States
Hoover
Congress
America's Interest In Philippines
In view of Asia's grave developments Congress should postpone any change to American sovereignty over the Philippine islands. Abandoning the Philippines now would desert duty while urging stability for both nations. The Philippines need American sovereignty more than the United States, so maintain the current relationship for calmer times.
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Asia
Congress
Philippine Islands
Japan
China
United States
Asiatic
Manila
Philippines
Fashion edict defied by lean Rome and fat nobles
Mussolini orders doctors to curb fashion’s thin ideal but Julius Caesar’s era shows lean men and slim women defy mandates. The text contrasts old and modern Rome, implying fashion dictates persist despite imperial authority.
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Mussolini
Julius Caesar
Rome
Fulton Oursler A Shadowed Polymath of New York
A profile sketches Fulton Oursler, age 33, a versatile writer and stage figure in New York, noted for detective tales, translations, plays, and editorial work. It highlights his five pen names, collaborations, travels, and social circle, including Grace Perkins and connections to the Lambs Club, with vivid personal details and glimpses of his restless, energetic intellect.
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New York
Metropolis
Fulton Oursler
Wes Escan
M Baltimore
Anthony Abbott
Soriety of Magicians and Society of Psychic Research
India
Hduchini
Pauline L Ord
John Halliday
Glen Hunter
King’s Men
Grant Mitchell
Edmund Lowe
John Erskine
Author's Club
Mark Twain
Ourstee
Concentra
Quick
Ehira Noor
Rea Tsinder
Oursler
Grace Perkins
Frank Bacon
Marry Go Round by Helen Rowland excerpted prose
A Texas Trails style column reflects on love and courtship with wry observations about great lovers. It notes modern courting amid humor and music, voices opinions on marriage age, fidelity, and motives, and ends with playful lines about Reno and romance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Rowland
Whimsical South Texas Notes and Local Happenings
In a rambling column from Stars and Stripes a Welter oflocal color and oddities unfolds. From a veteran rancher turned gin operator near the Colorado to tales of a handsome club secretary, cabbage shipments, and a quirky eagle sighting, the piece threads playful anecdotes with brief crime news about a small-town burglary and a notable Willacy sheriff tax official long known to readers.
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South
Texas
Luther Snow
Willacy Eoor
Untangling Fables of Panthers and Tax Fights
A fragmentary reminiscence by Harry Williams recalls street lore about panthers and lions, noting why such big cats avoid humans. It mentions Luther’s long history with hunting dogs, claiming hounds force predators up trees and hints at a historical split in two offices over tax collection.
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Elaued
Luther
Listen World! By Elsie Robinson on economic inequality
A 1992 King Features column argues against harsh criticism of workers while condemning extreme wealth. It questions the moral gulf between millionaires and the poor, calling for broader reform of poverty rather than punishing the working class. The author cites wage disparities and public payrolls producing debate on responsibility and national loyalty.
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America
Miss Robinson
Moore
Hiis
Jim Mahoney
Jim
Murphy
Murphy's
Mr Millionaire
Americca
King Features Son., Inc
10 and 20 Years Ago San Antonio Light item(s) recall
Front the Files of The San Antonio Light the Feb 11 197% notes police and commissioner action over illegal machine feeding and a door incident in Dover Ohio. It also mentions Julia Grotheus named assistant Morarian at Albic Library, plus 1952 Medina dam concrete work and voter figures for San Antonio and county.
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The
San Antonio Light
Jay Raorming
Phil Wright
Julia Grotheus
Board of
San Antonin
School of Library Science
University of
Medina
Eeern
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