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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 18, 1939

Page

6

Gov O Daniel and the Press Inaugural address rebuke

Gov O Daniel denounces the press in his Austin inaugural address. He calls for an end to what he calls venomous pens and asks the press to refrain from embarrassing the administration. He outlines plans to untangle past legislative mistakes and ease hunger while pursuing industrial and agricultural growth for Texas citizens.

Austin W. Lee O'Daniel O'Daniel Covernan O’daniel Texas

Barkis Is Willin Third Term Debate Rages Among Bureaucrats

The piece argues a Roosevelt third term is being pressed by insiders led by Harold L. Ickes, who says the president could be forced to run despite opposition. It mocks cabinet members and bureaucrats eager for life jobs, noting a system of boons feeding perpetual power and ending with a metaphor about horses sharing hay.

Roosevelt Harold L. Ickes Ickes Interior Associated Press George Washington Thomas Jefferson Calvin Coolidge General Grant Theodore Roosevelt Messrs Hopkins Wallace Aubrey Williams Morgenthau Madame Perkins Mr. Roosevelt

Luring the Moths- Hotels and the rise of the social register

A reflective piece traces how top American hotels and night clubs shifted from discretion to gilded publicity. It notes press agents, social climbers, and famed clients shaping the era, with Pete as a emblem of rise and fall in the celebrity circle.

America Social Register

Comeback wine agent turns race track tour of NY social world

By Edwin C. Hill recounts a man once failing then returning as a wine agent and later a race track insider. He describes Pete, now well heeled, grooming a social circuit, training Ivy League youths as connoisseurs, and linking clubs in a new lucrative enterprise amid glitzy Mayfair circles.

Sebafe Insurance Goblim Pate Bond Street Harvard Pete New York Mayfair West Forties King Feas

Pneumonia Serum and the Pneumococcus Types

A historical overview describes pneumonia caused by various germs, noting pneumococcus as common but others like streptococcus also cause disease. It explains identifying pneumonia type by sputum typing, then using specific serum injections which work for certain types but not all, with high mortality for type II pneumonia and caution about horse serum reactions and prior allergies before treatment.

Senusitivity Test and Serum Treatment in Disease

Dr Herman N Bundesen describes tests for sensitivity in horse serum by eye or skin injection and notes serum best affects within three days of disease though later use may help. Injected serum can reduce fever and normalize heart rate and breathing within 24 hours, potentially saving lives when pneumococcus serum is given early and correctly.

King Fead Syd Ine

Great Men and Their Lands Nationality Challenge

A trivia puzzle presents a list of notable figures with blanks after each name. Players must supply the correct country corresponding to the land that produced each person, ranging from Ignace Paderewski to Lee De Forest. The puzzle invites readers to turn to the game page for the answers.

Ignace Paderewski Heald Amunelsen James Joyce Adrian LV Victoriano Huerta Johann Bath John Andres E. Ou Burak Bernharst Maxim Gorkt Stephen Decatur Benjamin Cardozo Johanon Gadeki

Red Heaven utopia falters under Stalinist policy

A critical overview argues that Soviet state control has worsened living standards. It cites milk prices, rye, tea, and bread as examples of government profits harming consumers. The piece notes high wages superficially rising but prices climbing faster, leaving workers with little. It contrasts Russia with democracy and fascism, highlighting widespread poverty, rationing, and limited private car ownership.

Washington, Inn Btalin Marr Etalin Russia United States Germany Jer Utopia Stalin King Featuren Syndicate

Quiet corners of Hornitos reveal a vanished gold rush life

The narrator recalls Hornitos California a remote former camp twenty five miles from town. He paints a crumbling Mexican era street with adobe brick walls bars gambling dens and peppers and garlic drying in doorways. Behind the bustling surface lie hidden patios offering rare moments of peace amid despair.

Far West Nxt Hornitan Hornitos Mother Lode Bierra California Central Valley Dry Creek Madrid

Dark alcoved cellar and family life in old world

A vivid 1930 excerpt depicts Elsie Robinson describing a family living in a deep, sunlit cellar space. The scene blends scents of cooking oil and wine with glee and simple routines, children nursing, a hen nearby, and a piglet. It conveys resilience and peaceful daily life amid upheaval, reflecting longing for small, sustaining havens.

Debating club treasure hunt at Brackenridge Park

Ten and two decades back in Los Angeles light files recount Brackenridge High School Reagan Debating Club planning annual treasure hunt at Brackenridge Park with Frank Knapp chairing and an appointed committee. Also listed are 1910 notes on memorial discussions for San Antonio soldiers and a three day Armistice film showing at Grand Opera House.

Reagan Debating Club Brackenridge Senior High School Brackenridge Park Frank Knapp Charles Brewster Emory Cox Jack Gillar Ernest Feille Grand Opera House Firth of Forth

Marry Go Round The marrying age and courting in peace times

A fragmentary discussion on marriage age from sixteen to sixty, noting romance as a gradual process and that men often dodge proposals. It highlights that women may feel traditional pressure while humorous lines reference make up removal and the idea of being asked to marry as a common event.

Positively heroic by Helen Rowland

The text extols a woman's bravado and glamour as she defies norms. It laments men passing safe choices, noting her step to the alter and a first husband’s bric a brac disruption. The fragment mentions a bottle of arica and hints at sensational gossip.

Kink Fees

New Texas field welcomed superintendent Stutsman

Editor notes the new school superintendent I Stutsman brings broad experience from Iowa Colorado Nebraska Missouri and Texas. The writer suggests a practical welcome with a symbolic switch to show readiness for his new role and invites letters signed for publication.

the Light I. & Stutsman Iowa Colorado Nebraska Missouri Texas Namea Apoe Friends of Education Stulsman Hin Drewenta Fia Mie

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