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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1927
Page
7
Government faces budget limits cutting military and citizenship training. In 1926 camps trained 34 194 youths. 96 000 could not enroll due to facilities. Advocates urge more camps for men and women to build fitness, morale, and civic responsibility.
After two years of intramural program trials Pomona College reports increased student involvement across athletics. More than 100 men played basketball 120 in track and 12 baseball teams, with varsity teams drawn from campus-wide participation and expanded offerings in archery volleyball golf swimming tennis and wrestling. The initiative improves morale and physical condition.
ARK MCOY, a former convict, was found guilty of robbery in Seattle and faces life imprisonment as an habitual criminal. He conducted a lawyerlike defense, drawing comment from the prosecutor, after many trials taught him the law.
An article reviews a Glasgow University professor who claims to calm a crying baby by placing it face downward on one arm and patting the back. It notes digestive causes for distress, emphasizes proper feeding, and praises mothers for their care. Copyright 1927 Newspaper Feature Service.
A profile of Jacob Pfeiffer of Akron tracing his work path from a drug store clerk in Wadsworth Ohio to real estate, then finance, and finally to leading Miller Rubber Company where he became president. The piece highlights how early drug trade experience aided later tire manufacturing success.
The piece reflects on aging, describing how winter years bring confusion and sadness. It urges personal responsibility to make aging tolerable and questions why youth clings to fear rather than preparation. The tone is reflective and admonitory about mental attitude.
Mr and Mrs John Swann hosted a casual gathering Monday night in Harrisonburg CY. Lumbury Carr reported about twelve guests attended a cheerful luncheon afterward in a friendly, informal setting.
A 1927 reprint discusses Nietzsche and famed lines on aging and wisdom. It notes each life stage shapes desire and understanding, with mind and body maturing together and old age bringing tempered longing as youth fades. Copyright 1927, Famous I A Int. Sy.
Dr. Frank Crane discusses the debate over calling parents mom and dad. He argues meaning matters more than form, citing a swimmer’s tribute to her mother and rejecting a crusade against casual terms as an overreaction to language.
A plant from the pea family called the Telegraph plant fascinates visitors at Sideshows of Science India. It has three leaflets with one much larger than the others. The small leaves move constantly without any breeze or air movement.
The London opinion piece argues women are capable drivers and drivers' role in family life, noting millions of American women safely operate cars and support the auto industry. It lauds women as 16,000,000 first class saleswomen and urges action to own an automobile for happiness and well being.
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