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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1942
Page
8
S A s interest in hemispheric solidarity urges San Antonio to lead in promoting Pan American ties with Mexico and other nations. Delegates discuss a Pan American highway and a postwar commerce surge, calling for civic, commercial, and cultural groups to unite for a bold, proactive program.
A critical look at President Roosevelts push to end the fiscal year and align with the calendar year. The piece cites confusion over timing, adds quotes about taxation and spending cycles, and discusses Joseph E Davies views on Soviet policy and leadership.
By Benjamin DeCasseres in a 1938 letter, Davies laments world politics and praises peaceful government power, recalling meetings with Stalin and other leaders. The piece contrasts cautious diplomacy with harsher views on Lenin’s experiment and ends with a sharp, sardonic personal closing about wanting a bath with medicated soap.
The article reviews ulcerative colitis, noting uncertain causes and debates over diet versus infection. It cites liver extract injections as a potential remedy with mixed results, mentions vaccines from eggplant extracts, and highlights vitamin therapy as possibly beneficial. Dietary changes and rest are recommended to support general health.
Dr H N Bundesen notes that colitis can become severe enough to require partial bowel removal. He stresses that early definite diagnosis and prompt treatment yield better results with no delay in care. Distributed by King Feat Sym Ine.
A reflective piece notes how a wife often bears the burden of a man’s worries, claiming a woman’s influence helps keep him mentally young. It argues men stay youthful when a partner handles much of their concerns and stresses the mutual dynamic in marriage.
In a January 24 1032 report architect Carleton Ade said the Thomas Jefferson Benlor school will open February 3 to serve more than 4500 students and be among the finest high school plants in the United States. A January 24 1922 note recalls a murder conviction with a 25 year penitentiary term and poll tax payment request. The piece also includes a dated reflection on men, women, courage, and youth.
Washington analysis traces Knox’s trimmed navy stance and Roosevelt’s tougher Far East stance while Congress debates the pork laden rivers and harbors bill. Labor leaders’ power plays, AFL CIO reckonings, and the fate of the daylight savings plan color a tense political web.
Sid Grauman, famed as Sun shines, built Los Angeles landmark houses including the Million-Dollar and Metropolitan theaters and Grauman's Chinese and Egyptian in Hollywood. He popularized atmospheric prologues, drawn stars like Fairbanks Chaplin Arbuckle, and ran silent-era hits on tight, high-turnover schedules. He lived largely at the Ambassador, once amused by a Schenck wager that moved his furnished apartment overnight.
Damon Runyon era figures including Tom Mix Sam Goldwyn Lew Cody and others built their HQs around Hollywood. Grauman emerges as a playful impresario who sent Gloria Swanson to Jesse Lasky for 125 a week as a bold joke while Lasky paid her far more. He later bought a Tollywood theater to preserve plays and nostalgia for the old cinema days amid a restless career.
A fragmentary 1920s style pep talk urges readers that you can be what you want but cautions against overglorified ambition. It argues many never act until truly excited, comparing adults to babies and monkeys who only work with genuine interest and effort.
A fragmented verse by Elsie Robinson explores motivation and emotion. It suggests perseverance despite frustration and urges decisive action to express desires and act on inner impulses. The text reads as a personal reflection on feeling, wanting, and moving forward.
A quirky essay traces Texas counties to historic figures. It notes Dawson County honors Nicholas Dawson from San Jacinto battles. Eastland and Deaf Smith counties memorialize veterans. Hirdeman honors Ensley and Hirde man. Roberts and Wharton name founders and revolutionaries. Reagan, Potter, and Palmer counties remember Confederate and Declaration signers. Sharman, Somervell, Terry, and Lubbock counties commemorate generals and Terry’s Rangers founders.
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