Police Firemen Get Raises in San Antonio
Police and firemen in San Antonio are set for salary restorations by the next fiscal year. Commissioner Phil Wright announced base pay rising to 125 dollars and maximum to 300 dollars monthly, matching 1929 levels, funded by downtown parking meters. He expects pension fund payments to stay current, with meter proceeds supporting benefits and potential future six day weeks and paid vacations.
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San Antonio
Wright
Slang Advocated by Professor Barnes for American English
New York University professor Walter Barnes urges teaching slang to foster a vivid lively vernacular in American youth. He argues teachers should cultivate a pleasant conversational American speech full of vigor and folksy rhythm starting in the classroom.
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Walter Barnes
New York University
Barnes
Bridge Credo for Couples Sparks Quiet Debate
A Chicago bridge tournament prompts a reporter to test marital harmony rules. Options include playing together, talking afterward, or staying silent. The joke suggests endless expert oneupsmanship may erode partnership, ending with a quip that the advice may not ease home tensions.
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Chicago
Cupid Off Relief Promises Spring Home Boom
The Leap Year ends and prosperity rises as real estate brokers note increased demand for new homes while department stores report a surge in orders for furniture and household goods. The piece jokes that Cupid will be busy again, as relief ends and young couples rush to settle domestic plans.
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Dan Cupid
Finland Debt and Finns Shine in War-Era Viewpoint
A weathered Finnish man stands before magistrates on charges of vagrancy. The judge and a visiting speaker discuss Finland’s wartime debts, its athletes Paavo Nurmi and Hans Kohlemainen, and Finland’s resolve to repay loans. The piece contends Finland’s debt conduct reflects national pride and independence from Sweden to Russia, with thanks to Germany.
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Karl Ko~lander
Finland
Russie
Hans Kohlemainen
Ronner Giesser
Kohiemainen
Paavo Nurmi
England
France
Ireland
Sweden
Russia
Germany
Baltic
Helsinki
King Feas Synd, Inc
Essentials for a healthy pregnancy diet in old advice
A reminiscence of mid-century guidance urged expectant mothers to eat a balanced diet rich in vitamins and minerals, especially calcium from dairy products. It warned against overeating and emphasized daily milk intake to support bones, teeth, and mother’s strength.
Diet rules for minerals and iron during pregnancy
Medical guidance from 1946 notes lime and other minerals should be included in the daily diet unless a doctor orders omittance. Iron is essential for red blood cell manufacture, with foods like liver, meats, eggs, dried fruits, leafy greens, and whole wheat bread highlighted. Individual needs vary by height, weight, and overall health, per the attending physician.
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Copse
McNaught Spud
Tor
San Antonio and Bexar hold funds for 1928 growth
Ten and twenty years ago from the files of the L A Light report San Antonio and Bexar County begin 1927 with substantial treasuries after spending 5 061 570 on permanent improvements in 1928 The city has voted a 3 000 000 bond issue for improvements while the county has hundreds of thousands left from previous bond issues The piece notes military assignments at Fort Sam Houston with Maj Frank L Mattocksill taking surgeon duties of the Second Division in February and Colonel Rufner succeeding Lieut Col Ruffner
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L. A. Light
San Antonio
Bexar County
Frank L. Mattocksil
Fort Sam Houston
Ruffner
Rufner
Fort Sam Station Hospital Commander and San Antonio Building Gains 1916
Waliere Dewitt served as commander of Fort Sam Station hospital. In San Antonio 1916 building activity rose by 521,778 over 1915 despite 270 fewer permits. Last 12 months improvements reached 2,223,538 with 1928 permits issued.
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Waliere Dewitt
Fort Sam Station
San Antonis
Moments in New York Fashion and Opinion Columns
A vivid collage of New York cultural musings and celebrity mentions. The piece surveys fashion notes like bushy eyebrows and chinchilla furs, jokes about Will Rogers and John Golden, and sketches of shops along midtown avenues. It weaves in anecdotes about readers, a Boston philosopher, a jelly shop owner, and social vistas, ending with a dated signature and year 1937.
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New York
Royal Copeland
W. F. Bigelow
Good House
Charlie Butterworth
Lecoming Radio
Johnny Horgan
Otto Motto
Otto Soglow
Mar
Whiteman
Paul
Pisa
Noel Coward
Will Rogers
Herbert Hoover
Warden Lawes
Lawes
Jim Dandy
Lincoln Schuster
Hope ‘Willams
Frank Fay
John Golden
King Lardner
Heywood
Broun
Claude P.greneker
Walter Huston
Cecil
TeMille’s
Charlie Towne
St. Regis
Billy House
Gentry
Chinchilla
Gaby Deslys
Bae Doris Duke
New Year Resolve Versus Past Mistakes in Elsie Robinson Essay
An Elsie Robinson essay urges readers to drop New Year nostalgia and avoid dwelling on past regrets. It contrasts Lot's wife with Lot and stresses action over looking back, noting personal growth depends on seizing today’s opportunities and starting fresh despite lingering memories.
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Elsie Robinson
Lot
Freel
God
Lori
Chu
King Fess Synd
Successor for Tugwell Named as Resettlement Administrator
Malone notes Dr Tugwell’s successor as resettlement administrator is W W Alexander. Alexander takes over as Tugwell steps aside amid discussion in Congress, with an overhead figure of 13 cents per tax dollar cited and several debates expected in the bureau’s future.
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RERE
Tugwell
W. W. Alexander
Alexander
Congress
Alexanders
Malone
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