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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1936
Page
9
The Supreme Court rules Agricultural Adjustment Act unconstitutional, rejecting federal overreach and taxation as an invasion of states powers. It condemns New Deal expansion as centralizing, argues only enumerated powers exist, and lauds Roberts for lucid, principled ruling reflecting public sentiment.
Winston Churchill argues in a current magazine that the printed word remains unrivaled by radio or talking pictures. He warns that freedom is essential, noting that honest news and opinion secure lasting circulation and influence, while censorship in dictatorships kills readership.
At Teachers College Columbia University in New York an exhibit displays dice made of knuckle bones used by ancient Greeks and Persians. The piece warns gambling is inherently risky and urges individuals to rely on own judgment rather than luck, echoing a long standing rule: don’t gamble.
An exhausted mother narrates poverty and hunger driving a family to seek relief. She describes dwindling money and scarce food, the strain of daily wait and fear, and a moment of restraint amid a drug store scene that reveals societal indifference to poor families. The piece condemns wasteful spending on trivial items while millions starve, urging recognition of the harsh reality behind a nation’s luxury.
ROYAL S. COPELAND M D explains empyema a pus buildup in the pleural cavity as a complication of chest infections. Symptoms include chest pain fever chills and difficulty breathing with a septic curve in temperature. Diagnosis may use X rays or chest tapping and treatment often requires hospital care and possible surgical removal of pus.
A collage of celebrity reminiscences and social lore covers William Rhine lander Stewart Peggy Fears Stella Adler Helen Hayes and George Jessel, Elsa Maxwell, Rube Goldberg, Charles Schwab, and Frank Vance Storrs. It recalls theater, vaudeville, and fashionable dinners, with brief sketches of industry legends and pigment of midcentury New York culture.
A January 17 1926 record lists Atlee B Ayres elected president of the West Texas AIA chapter with officers Ralph N Cameron Harvey P Smith Raymond Phelps and Carl V Sculler. A mass picture of 1200 officers Students and enlisted men at Kelly Field will form a shield with wings. An earlier January 17 1918 note reports Governor James E Ferguson to join the San Antonio delegation for the Blamond Loop highway conference in Corpus Christi with mayors from 23 towns. jitney operations in San Antonio fall from 147 to 97 as city inspectors report transport changes.
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