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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1940
Page
14
The article traces President Roosevelt’s budget messages from 1934 to 1939, noting repeated defenses for deficits and delayed balance. It argues persistent reliance on defense spending, taxes, and forecasts of eventual balance failed to materialize, warning that continued deficits threaten citizens through government funding and taxation.
Ruby Lindquist voices a bold critique on material excess and American values in Troy Idaho. She argues spiritual wealth matters more than financial abundance, warning that youth seek luxury while traditional crafts and hard work shaped a stronger nation.
By Elsie Robinson argues that healthy kids prosper on simple foods and sunshine not material excess. She praises Mrs. Lindquist for a frugal, homey lifestyle and urges Americans to celebrate simplicity and noble youth rather than chasing luxury.
The National Geographic Society launches a new expedition to the Vera Cruz region of Mexico known as the Egypt of the Americas to study the ancient Mayan civilization. It seeks to uncover sacred temples, palaces, and cities that flourished long before the pyramids of Egypt, detailing their calendar, crafts, and social structure while acknowledging the jungle’s eventual engulfing of their sites.
Edwin C. Hill of the National Geographic Society recalls bespectacled researchers documenting a jungle’s ancient, secret gods. White men question with blank stares as idols lurk unseen, and the living memory of a vanished culture remains unknowable to outsiders.
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Washington reports detail a sharp intra party clash over a purge against dissenting lawmakers linked to the third term issue. Johnson’s Atlanta dinner remarks spark tensions with Southern governors seeking to mold state delegations for the national convention. International notes describe Allied air deliveries to Britain, limited submarine sabotage, and strategic moves on the Hotrade treaty while Washington debates pace and scope of legislation amid rising health related congressional deaths.
A study of 1000 diabetics showed nearly one in ten were overweight, underscoring that keeping weight down reduces diabetes risk. The piece explains diabetes causes, insulin, and the role of pancreas secretion, with notes on heredity, diet, gallstones, and family history, urging proactive management and medical care.
Proper treatment advice explains testing urine for sugar and insulin injections or dietary changes. It notes infections worsen diabetes by impairing sugar use, risking ketosis and diabetic coma due to acids like acetone and diacetic acid. An interview with Mrs J O Answer discusses whether stomach burning after fruit juice indicates excess acid or other issues.
A reader asks Dr Herman N Bundesen about numb toes and tingling. The reply warns numbness could stem from circulation, frostbite history, or nerve issues and urges a full medical exam to identify the cause before treatment.
Fragmentary quote about teaching girls to sit on shoes after marriage and a political jab about proving a public official's honesty by election. Source text is incomplete and lacks clear factual context.
SANTIARY 17 1830 Bexar county leads Dallas in poll tax payments with 25 885 cast versus 18 060 in Dallas figures by Tax Collector H Neil Campbell. Fire and Police Commissioner Wright and Judge Watson clash over slap sign enforcement with mayor Chambers to remit fines on Wright recommendation. JANUARY 17 140 N BH King predicts an important year for San Antonio as chamber president amid banquet at the Gunther hotel. Motion pictures showings include Douglas Fairbanks in His Majesty the American at Empire theater and Dorothy Ditton in A Rabaché at the Royal with Jack Pickford in In Wrong as the Princess Vaeaster.
A provocative column by Dr. Paul Popenor in Your Life rails against romantic excess while tracing love’s pull through history. The piece argues romance fascinates both men and women, notes women seek special affection beyond sex, and laments society’s appetite for sweeping romanticism.
Helen Rowland discusses how women cling to romantic myths about Tomance and love. She argues that mistaking control for affection leads to enduring deception. The piece critiques energetic young love and warns of becoming an addled, credulous reader of romance narratives.
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