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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1933
Page
10
A call to face the railroad crisis boldly with public funds and ownership. The speaker argues railroads are undercapitalized and mismanaged, predicting private bailouts drain taxpayers while public acquisition offers efficient service at fair rates. Recommends government purchase and operation to serve the public interest.
Albert J Beveridge cites Washingtons Farewell Address noting the warning against foreign influence. The text argues for minimal political bonds with Europe and avoiding entangling alliances to protect republican government and national peace and prosperity.
A portrait of New Yorks moneyed class and cultural figures, noting Lindbergh and other famous names. It sketches their luxuries from limousines and private amusements to theater culture, public spaces, and the dazzling but fragile glamour of the era. The piece mixes observations of art, theater, and high society with sharp, ironic vignettes.
The committee on foreign relations led by Senator Borah urges the Senate to join the House in providing immediate relief to the families of two Mexican college boys slain at Ardmore Oklahoma by two deputy sheriffs nearly two years ago. President Hoover Secretary Stimson and ambassador J Reuben Clark Jr. supported relief to the families.
The article argues Japan will withdraw from the League of Nations due to opposition from small states over Manchuria and China land grabs. It suggests major powers avoid action, foisting the burden onto the United States and Soviet Russia, while noting George Washington warned the nation to stay out of foreign entanglements.
Elsie Robinson argues pride is a fundamental, non negotiable aspect of every person. She notes all men, regardless of merit, possess a dignity others should respect, and demeaning a man’s pride is the cruelest wrong, especially visible in bread lines and beggars.
A San Antonio publication notes gasoline falling to 18 cents a gallon, with several large stations cutting prices. Reports say Summers drug stores owner Carter Sommers in hospital after an operation, while a golf exhibition between Garaven and Hutchinson is postponed. Footby Jones opens at 617 East Manhattan Street, Camp Fire Girls head to Slade Creek for an all day outing, and police address property risks along Ira Avenue amid betting activity.
Royal Copeland M D explains diphtheria is preventable by immunization. New York City health department reports improvements in diphtheria toxoid, offering less pain and fewer injections than toxin antitoxin. Parents urged to immunize children promptly to guard against carriers and the disease.
Oral reminiscence by Pat McCloskey recalling San Antonio’s first fire engine, scarce water mains, and a riverbank alarm near St Mary’s College. He describes a narrow Toot Bridge, river flooding tipping the structure, and a tense rescue as workers steadied the span during a demon alarm day.
A fragment of etiquette guidance discusses serving baked potatoes in skins and writing friendly letters. It suggests breaking, scraping, buttering, and shaping the closing to fit friendship levels, noting closings are sometimes optional and vary by familiarity.
The piece recalls a London fog that turned noon to near midnight as lamps lit themselves and Big Ben remained unlit. An aviator notes the fog resembled a mushroom over the city, while the narrator ridicules war darkness and praises American sunshine and liberty.
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