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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1935
Page
8
Excerpted lines cite Lenin and a 1928 Kommintern program advocating proletarian dictatorship, destruction of bourgeois state machinery, and Bolshevikized leadership. The text frames the aim as violent abolition of the traditional social order and seizure of power by the proletariat.
The English author John Strachey, who arrived aboard the Aquitania, called President Roosevelt clever yet warned of disaster. He predicted either Communism or chaos, plans to lecture in major cities, and demanded deportation under the 1920 act. The writer urges immigration authorities to order his immediate expulsion.
Mayor Quin and the city council cut the city tax rate from 1.79 to 1.43 per 100 valuation for 1924, aided by back taxes collections and economies. The article praises the move as a bright example for other municipalities and urges deeds over words to ease taxpayer burdens.
A Brooklyn educator Dr. Joseph Dana Allen argues youth need discipline for development and a balanced home life. He cites Kentucky Paintsville authorities chaining three youths for drunkenness as a misguided but revealing example of enforcing discipline.
A 1935 New Year meditation urges readers to abandon yesterday and seize a fresh start. It laments lingering prejudices and fears, asks if readers will take a real break, and challenges to move beyond comfort or blame toward action and renewal. The piece emphasizes personal accountability and collective progress.
The report notes ongoing discussion on extending emergency federal taxes for another year. References to Sem Hill and Susr settlement hint at fiscal and international tensions. Secretary Roper favors slow recovery, while Japan and the United States clash over a naval treaty, signaling mutual misunderstanding.
Historic push for calendar changes gathers pace as religious and lay groups press for reform to stabilize Easter and regularize the year. 13 month proposals gain traction in US firms and magazines, while Germany backs 12 month plans. Hitler’s stance echoes superstition against 13 and prompts a broader rethink of month names.
In a 1935 McNaught syndicate piece the feud between H. L. Mencken and George Nathan is revealed as public estrangement after years of collaboration. Nathan jokes about Mencken’s dollar, Mencken cuts Nathan from his Who’s Who sketch, and both drift into separate writ ing paths, while Penrhyn Stanlaws returns to magazine covers and the era’s showbiz figures, including Mizner and Howard, loom in reminiscence of a bygone theatrical circle.
In this 1934 syndicated New Year message King Fens urges readers to avoid violent anger and temperance excesses, promote regular exercise, sunlight, and daily good deeds to improve heart health and longevity. He cautions against overindulgence, stressed hours, overwork, and worry, and hopes for a happier year through measured living.
Six new faces will appear in various offices at the Bexar county courthouse when they open for business tomorrow. New staff and appointments include D. A. McAskill as district attorney and R. Nell Campbell succeeding John A. Bitter as county tax collector. Louly F. Boltz to become justice of Precinct No. 2. George Clifton to succeed Judge Welgon Lytle in the county criminal court. Albert O. Van Riper to succeed Mrs. John S. Trainer as county constable and Robert Uhr to succeed Jock Horner as county treasurer. Also notes James Parker, general, discusses defense measures in Army and Navy Journal. Leon Moke, 90, San Antonio resident and merchant, dies at 328 South Presa Street.
A fragment reads General Johnson awaits reaction to the new NRA with speculation on his view. Uncle Sam is entering the electricity business, described as a bold move with mixed expectations.
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