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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1932
Page
11
The Coast Guard annual report highlights 5627 people rescued from death or peril in the last fiscal year. The piece argues this record is overshadowed by enforcement publicity and calls for repealing an unenforceable law to focus on lifesaving duties.
Samuel Kubitsky, a house painter, Americanized his name and found himself listed above Samuel Cabot in Boston’s phone directory. The Cabots sued to stop him from using the Cabot name, and the Massachusetts court ruled he is no longer Cabot. Kubitsky’s family preserves education and opportunity, while the Cabots’ exclusive status is restored.
A Brooklyn speakeasy proprietor hired three men to remove his partner for four dollars. They took him to a basement, a shot rang out, and the partner was killed. The proprietor claimed he only wanted him out, not killed, while police investigated the grisly bargain.
An old Mississippi moonshiner tells Harris Dickson how a county sheriff tried to shake him down for protection payments. The moonshiner Simon refuses, insisting he will not bribe anyone to break the law, and vows to face the consequences if caught.
A reader questions if the United States spent vast sums on Europe from 1917 to 1919 and cites estimates compiled by Dr. Leonard Ayres. The analysis breaks costs by 25 months of mobilization, demobilization, and support, noting hourly and daily expenditures and loans to Allied powers during World War I.
The Maname Gandhi, under arrest, asks for eight minutes to prepare. He washes, dresses, collects his belongings including sandals, loin cloth, shawls, bedding, books, spinning wheel, and a sheet of dates, and faces fate with a smile. Strikingly, he has earned world respect.
A defiant critique argues that a modern painting titled Administration Crossing the Atlantic should be relegated to the cellar, contrasting it with the historic Washington Crossing the Delaware. It mocks bureaucrats and portrays a weary taxpayer as ridden by policy, urging obscurity.
The piece presents readers’ letters and reactions on women voting and political independence. It includes voices from Shreveport and other readers debating whether wives should vote as they wish or defer to husbands, with strong calls for female agency.
A collage of archival items recounts 19th and early 20th century events tied to San Antonio. Mentions include Terry Allen's pacing win, court appointments, suffrage discussions, and local financial reports. Names such as Judge Cobbb and Governor Colquitt appear among unclear fragments.
Névillle doctor ROYAL 8. COPELAND outlines neuritis as inflammation of peripheral nerves affecting movement and sensation. He notes causes include injuries and infections, varied symptoms by nerve type, slow recovery even with treatment, and mentions neuralgia with facial nerve pain and possible dental or sinus links.
A satirical piece by Helen Rowland examines dating myths, female manipulation, and male deception. The prose critiques the belief that women control courtship by intuition and charm, portraying relationships as theatre where both genders misunderstand each other. It mocks the notion that romance hinges on gestures and appearances.
A fragmentary column recalls letters from readers including a threat from Mark Twain and light anecdotes about performers and critics. It notes Damon Runyon, Gene Fowler, and Lucius Boomer among others, with musings on fame, stage life, and the impact of bands on Tammany politics.
A dramatic account describes driver ants as vast mile long regiments that devastate the forest with carnivorous cleaning behavior. Elephants and humans tremble before their hordes as sunlight kills ants in minutes, leaving only bones in rare encounters. The piece links these ants to human worries, suggesting we cannot flee our own small fears.
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