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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 06, 1934

Page

6

Buy American and Do Not Buy From Defaulters

Editorial calls for a nationwide pledge to buy only American goods and avoid products from France or any defaulter nation. It frames France as an unpaid creditor facing an honest debt repudiation and urges immediate public action to boycott imports until United States and French debt disputes are resolved. It stresses individual action without government leadership.

France United States Washington

Irish Dilemma of De Valera The Editor and the Court

A comic clash pits Eamon de Valera president of the Irish Free State against his own newspaper staff. Joseph Dennigan refuses to reveal sources after reporting on FE Cronin a Blue Shirt charged with sedition. The court imprisons Dennigan while Cronin advocates overthrow, creating a royal editor's dilemma. Humor shadows a serious constitutional clash.

Eamon DE Valera Irish Free State Mr. de Valera Irish Press Joseph Dennigan Dennigan de Valera de Vlera Cronin Politica

Little’s stance on beer shows true coaching character

New York writer Bill Corum praises Columbia coach Lou Little for refusing to pressure his players to drink. He notes Little’s belief that a father would object to his son being offered beer, even if it might help training. Little’s priorities extend beyond football to welfare and example.

Bill Corum New York Lou Little Columbia Little Corum Old Penn Columbia Squad

State shifts from property tax to sales tax in 1934

Governor Horner declares no state tax on property real or personal for 1934. Sales tax will fund all revenue, replacing the 50 cent per $100 assessment. Property taxes were hard to collect. sales tax payments will be universal and more equitable, aiding elementary and rural schools through a distributive fund.

Hearst Illinois Horner Mingis Chicago Schoma

Echoes of a Glimpse: Personal Scribbles on Writers and Life

A fragmented reminiscence surveys personalities from literature and stage, naming Hergesheimer Ferber Erskine Lewis, and others while recalling moments of theater, travel, and memory. It muses on writing ambitions, famed figures, and the quirks of public life through a stream of personal impressions.

Notable stage figures shine in McIntyre reminiscence

In a mosaic of names and reflections, O. O. McIntyre recalls Chic Sale’s sister Virginia, Bert Wheeler, Roy Atwell, and Joan Bennett, contrasting stage legends with contemporary taste. He notes impressions of Reno as a surprising city, West Side landmarks, and echoes of radio humor, while criticizing some writers and editors.

Chic Sale Virginia Reno America Fifty Seventh Street Chalif Winele Hamith McLauren Bert Wheeler Roy Atwell

10 and 20 Years Ago From the Files of The San Antonio Light

San Antonio Light archive recalls January 1924 reports from Fort Sam Houston about stray dogs and vermin in officers quarters, a local business group forming Ban Ane Sonia Land and Development Co to sell Teal ess, January weather noting a 31 degree low, and the death of Judge Damon H McLeary a Porto Rico Supreme Court justice with ties to San Antonio.

The San Antonio Military Police Fort Sam Houston Presa Damon H. McLoasy Annodate Uae Supreme Court of Porto Rico McLeary

Stray OCR Snippet Sparks Odd Claims About Twins and Theft

A garbled passage mashes unrelated ideas about twins with different fathers and mothers, a man sentenced for tombstone theft, and various stray phrases. It reads like an OCR fragment from a wartime or local page, with errant names and phrases scattered without clear context.

Listen World By Elsie Robinson Aims for Twentieth Century Change

A long excerpted column features Elsie Robinson observing a famed national leader, Katherine, returning home from six months of global work. The piece contrasts small town life with worldwide events, urging readers to shed provincial thinking and engage modern tools and responsibilities. It reflects on personal vs public life, technology’s impact, and the need for collective action in a changing era.

Elsie Robinson Katherine Congress Elsie Eve Betty Lfe

Hyperhidrosis and Its Role in Disease

An article discusses excessive perspiration or hyperhidrosis, its potential causes such as Grave's disease and thyroid issues, and its association with tuberculosis. It notes symptoms like heart palpitations tremors nervousness and weight loss, urges medical evaluation, urine and blood tests, and warns against unverified patent medicines.

Thia Cana Aiveape

Sunshine Shafts John Nance Garner In Tight Contest

The article riffs on political figures John Nance Garner and Thomas Riley Marshall in a sharp, humorous tone. It references presidential duties, a five cent cigar, Havana sights, and remarks about Balkan premiers, reflecting light commentary on American and international themes with period voice.

John Nance Garner Thomas Riley Marshall Counley

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