Showing the Way To Economy
The piece praises new state administrations in Oklahoma Ohio Rhode Island and Wisconsin for cutting expenditures and saving millions, arguing federal deficits threaten prosperity while urging Washington to adopt the same self supporting approach. It emphasizes public demand for economy and contrasts state gains with federal debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Phillips
Ohio
Bricker
Rhode Island
Vanderbilt
Wisconsin
la Follettes
Washington
Our Best Allies and the Oceanic Shield
The piece notes Alexander Kerensky’s claim that the Atlantic and Pacific once aided U S security but now face challenges from faster transatlantic bombers and distant carriers. It argues that future peace depends on thousands of fighting planes a powerful navy and robust defense measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexander Kerensky
United States
Atlantic
Pacific
Queen of Trays Contest Shifts Waitress Image in Hotels
Commentary on hotel waitress standards and a shift in society as college women enter service roles. The piece contrasts past simple service with a modern emphasis on wholesomeness intelligence and people handling, noting changes in tea rooms, restaurants, and department stores dominated by young women from Bryn Mawr Wellsley and Sweet Briar, and concerns about coeducation and social rigidity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yort
Oldster Writes on Joints and Sales Women
By Edwin C Hill reflects on dining in stylish joints with college dames and nervous tension over forks and forks. He recalls a past scene with a teacup joke and notes a trade paper story about New York stores rehiring middle aged and elderly saleswomen for better tact with older customers, which boosted sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oldster
New York
Coleges
Trade Journal
King Beas. Synd., Inc
Columnist For A Day Prompts Youth Debate On Safety
A plea to publish a column from Elsie Robins on the youth of America questions whether modern safety and comfort justify lax effort. Sybil Cohen of Chicago argues children deserve health and security only after earning it, urging parents to balance ease with resilience amid changing times.
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America
Sybil Cohen
Chicago
Sybil
Ives
The Modern World and Young People in Robinson’s View
Elsie Robinson argues that true manhood for youths rests on courage imagination initiative honesty and self-respect. She warns the modern world is more dangerous than wilderness and urges youths to keep their spine when facing peril.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Tn St
King Fons
Sypd., Inc
Fragments Reflect Oddities in Town News Snippets
Miscellaneous clipped lines hint at quirky topics from fashion to finance. References include debts, high interest tales, advertising, health pressure, and a harsh critique of appearances. A trolley transfer is noted as a cold gesture beyond the award of a city key.
European doctor claims odd facets lift cough cure hopes
An European doctor, cited in a European report, claims airplane flights to a high altitude briefly relieve or cure whooping cough as a rapid deacilitated method. The note adds Holland led Europe in granting religious toleration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eee
Garner for president is being discussed in Washington
In Washington on January 30, discussions over a Garner for president organization surface amid Texas interest and $200,000 fundraising. The piece weighs Roosevelt’s hold on Democratic prospects for 1940, with Garner Hull and other insiders cited as having clearer chances, while broader reforms like price fixing or subsidies face doubt under current farm policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rowevelt'n
Roosevelt
Garner
Hull
aler-Lemke
Copgreas
Wallace
Marry Go Round Miss Solomon Describes The Model Wife
A satirical sketch praises the ideal 1930s wife, detailing her domestic and social virtues. It lauds punctuality, motherhood, cooking, driving, frugality, cheerful support for her husband, and restraint from nagging while balancing work and home life with grace.
The Perfect Wife of 1949 as a Witty Ideal
A satirical portrait in Helen Rowland style lampoons the modern wife. It mocks the myth of saintly domestic perfection, arguing the ideal is a lively companion and trusted partner rather than a rigid reformer or guardian angel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selah
Uy King Fees
Syod., Inc
Sciatica Causes and Symptoms in Harvest Farmers
A historical note describes sciatic pain from a farmer who linked it to lifting crates during potato harvests. It discusses typical pain patterns from buttocks to calf, possible links to flat feet, the varied onset, and the unknowns about exact causes. It mentions possible infection, nerve pressure, spinal issues, and other theories.
Sciatic Nerve Pain Linked to Tumor or Constipation
Medical note mentions pressure from an ectatic nerve in the abdomen due to tumor or constipation, with sciatica warranting investigation for underlying diseases. Coughing sneezing or straining worsens the pain when a spinal cord tumor is involved. X ray helps locate such tumor growth.
Mechanical disturbance of muscles causes sciatic pain
Dr. George A Duncan of Norfolk, Va, explains that flat feet and muscular disturbances pull on nerves such as the peroneal and sciatic nerves. Pain may travel along these nerves, with some patients reporting relief after new shoe supports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A Duncan
Norfolk
King Four
Geographic quiz blanks reveal world facts and landmarks
A garbled geography quiz asks about the United States center, Atlantic Ocean area, equator and meridians, depths and depths near the Atlantic, Lake Superior distance, Europe’s lowest point, and the Great Lakes waterway. It notes time zones and references King Features Syndicate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Atlantic Ocean
Victora Pallas
Lake Superior
Europe
Miles
Lake Sh
Lake Huron
Lake Erie
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Transfers to detective force cited by city officials
L.A. light files note that City Fireman G W Lee and Policeman G B Cantu were moved from their departments to the detective bureau. Fire and Police Commissioner Phil Wright announced the transfers, noting both men previously served as plainclothes officers. Also mentioned are election results at San Antonio Junior College and a recap of 1915 price declines for foodstuffs in San Antonio markets.
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Rosevelt
Tipfeather Amnie
ICC
Hugo Black
Federal Communications Commission
Stalin
Earl Browder
G. W. Lee
G. B. Cantu
Phil Wright
Lee
Cantu
Plain Clothesen
San Antonio
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Paul Mallon
Texas
John Gemner
Ue Otner
Ceme
Tommy Corcoran
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Amile
Federel Communications ‘Commission
Congress
PCC
Wheeler
White House
Fra
Cornell University
Star Ventures Syndicate
Ginger Rogers
Tan
By Helen Rowland
Herman N
Tniles
L.A. Light Files
Benate
Ehib
San Antonio Junior College
Dack Alter
Walter Pelgenbaum
Willan Hickey
Ralph Milan
Teasurer
Jay Bam Levey
Von»able Fitzhugh
Crite
Thomas May
Mark Richarda
Dorothy Dalton
France
Thie Royalty
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