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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1936
Page
7
Editorial urges national unity for defense during National Defense Week. Calls for stronger navy army and air force funding, notes army bill passed 204 to 36 totaling 545 million, but says this falls short of needs and urges Senate to raise authorized totals. Emphasizes duty to defend homeland and reject disarmament.
Critics claim the New Jersey governor’s delay in releasing reasons for Bruno Hauptmann’s reprieve harms justice. The attack ties politics to crime and accuses Hoffman of appeasing criminals as his party rebukes him for leniency.
Audience reacts as the Bad Deal hypes another promising performance with the same old theme song. Nervous demeanor and gloom among supporters hint at fear if the Raw Deal is defeated in the Supreme Court decision.
Winston Norman recounts a dialogue about using Tugwell as a substitute for the AAA. A traveling salesman and a farmer discuss a plan where the government finances farms, Tugwell buys farms, and profits flow to farmers who then vote for Roosevelt.
Feb 14 1526 Antonia omen sold capital stock valued at 200000 dollars in the Maverick Clarke Litho firm on St. Marys Street San Antonio. Harry Rogers heads a San Antonio syndicate bidding for the stock. Feb 18 916 Eugene Beitelid owner of Hotel Sherman Chicago visits San Antonio to buy polo ponies for the Chicago Speedway Polo Club being organized there.
The 1920s wild life conference in Washington celebrates conservation as Uncle Sam deploys fast motorboats and marsh fleets to protect ducks and geese from market hunters. Dutch designer M Biersteker builds silent patrol craft, while attendees from anglers to ranchers debate habitat protection and wildlife stewardship.
Fragmented column notes recount a wine author’s fame, editor pressure, and relocation to the Arizona desert. Anecdotes touch on toy soldiers, fashion anecdotes, and public curiosity about celebrities such as Kip Rhinglander and Philip Rhine Jander. Includes stray quips on practical jokes and cultural tidbits from 1920s-30s society.
Ele Faith argues that faith is a universal, gratis force surpassing intelligence beauty or power. It is a natural law like gravity, available to rich or poor, and essential to daily achievement. By belief and action, one can access courage, charm, confidence, and influence, transforming desire into reality.
The piece notes a popular belief in circulatory causes of body ailments and urges early preventive steps. It defines Raynaud's disease as a disturbance of the blood vessels, usually in extremities, often worse in winter and more common in women, with symptoms triggered by cold and sometimes misinterpreted as a general illness.
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