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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1939
Page
6
The President advocates abolishing tax exemptions for government salaries and securities. He argues income tax burdens should not fall on private workers and urges reducing overall tax loads while curbing government spending and borrowing to keep capital in productive fields. The piece supports tax equalization and lower government expenditures.
Senator J Hamilton Lewis argues the Anglo American trade pact ignores Britain's obligation to repay debts totaling five billion dollars. He notes Britain funds Turkey Portugal Greece Romania and aid to Czechoslovakia, while Americans see the debt as theirs to claim. The piece frames the dispute as a failure of fair play and national finance.
A subway encounter with an elegant passerby prompts reflections on evolving hat fashions for men and women. The piece muses on Napoleonic, Robin Hood, and Cleopatra inspirations, noting a growing craze for flamboyant headpieces among women and its impact on male hat choices.
Historical medical note reports Morning sickness may stem from a gallbladder related intestinal spasm. J M McGowan and J C Baker of Quincy linked vomiting to gallbladder duct closure and found nitroglycerin under the tongue relieved two days of symptoms in a patient, with more cases showing relief after similar treatment.
Dr Bundesen outlines dietary guidance and drug use for vomiting and pregnancy. He warns nitroglycerin can cause headaches and that the drug may not help all cases, urging careful dosage and blood pressure monitoring under physician directions. The piece references wall-balanced diets and cautions against amyl nitrite and nitroglycerin without medical supervision.
A scanned item presents definitions with nine word choices. Topics span geology biology law medicine geography and more. Answers reveal terms like exodus nostalgia and pericardium while noting misprints and era slang within a 1938 syndicate puzzle column.
Washington dispatch lampoons the neutrality act debate as a football play. It suggests Roosevelt gains leverage if a crisis forms, while Senate foreign relations balks at the administration’s program. It notes Hopkins influence, TVA, Willkie, and a rotating door of advisers amid political intrigue and rumor.
A driver writes a late night note about adolescence while rain drums on the car. The narrative follows a troubled youth, the writer’s reflections, and a New Year’s moment where a life ends and insight lingers, suggesting salvation through understanding beyond the act.
A fragment reflecting Elsie Robinson on life’s fear of growing up and risking growth. It ponders questions of purpose, the cost of maturity, and the belief that life fails not by trickery but by self-imposed fear, ending with a note about growing up as a crucial, lost lesson.
Ten and twenty years ago from L A Light files January 24 1929 notes married men in the San Antonio Public School system to join Entre Nous a teachers wives club at Mrs J E Nelson’s residence with Mrs R V Rust as president. Mayor C M Chambers announces steps to secure a Texas centennial celebration for San Antonio in 1936. January 24 1918 reports a $20000 automobile factory project by Lond Star Motor Trick and Tractor Co site near Roosevelt Ave and Goncepeton Rd with Rotary on Americanism a sermon by Dr Bertrand Stevens urging crystallization of civic sacrifice.
The Borla Post reprints Leon Blum calling for an understanding among the United States Great Britain France and the Soviet Union to present a united front against Germany and Italy. He warns against Soviet inclusion and notes Russia and Germany have had covert cooperation in the past.
A Kansas City girl added a finishing touch to her shop by christening it Hatle Dogge Bhoppe. The quirky piece references a modern will and free road maps as part of a broader, poorly legible text.
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