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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1938
Page
5
The speaker attacks Japan as a favored nation, arguing tariff concessions should not boost Japanese goods. With 11 million Americans unemployed, he urges laws to require patriotic purchases of American products and warns against funding foreign production and weaponry that could threaten U.S. defense.
The article notes 29,000 deaths in 1936 despite the saying safe at home. It cites the kitchen as the riskiest room with 86 percent of fatal burns, bedrooms for fatal falls, and bathrooms for bathtub injuries and electrical shocks. It urges greater caution to prevent home fatalities.
A paperwide debate voices the old fashioned virtues versus modern equality. Queens Village teen Gerien cites a social drift while readers, including Sally and Ginger Rogers, discuss courtship manners and the cost of emulating celebrity style. The tone is opinionated and colloquial.
A page by Elsie Robinson outlines a youth letter contest for under thirty writers with prizes of ten and twenty dollars. It includes sample letters from Jane Meredith and Eleen Davies, notes on topics for letters about individuality and manners, and rules on submission postmark deadlines, word limits, and publication rights.
A brief, imperfect note contrasts fashion items with appeal to different audiences. The text hints at adult interest and hints at a forthcoming pattern or event in May, though specifics are unclear. It remains a fragment discussing attire and social attention.
An eccentric collage recalls Arnold Bermeth style gossip about Zanuck dining at Union Club with Aldrich, Irving Thalberg’s quiet influence, a Minneapolis man losing his sense of smell at 54 yet praising cabbage, Isaac Marcossen defending Lyot’s Russia book, Blanche Bates enjoying a rocking chair, and a distant relative wounded in Santiano era gunfire, all in a loose, reflective social sketch.
A fragmentary column riffs on radio stars Stoopingie and Budd, their sponsor, and quirky side notes. It mentions Colonel Stoapingie, Rube Goldberg ties, sheriff Atoopnagla of Wilson's Point, conn, and jokes about Mrs. Wilson’s ribs. Gene Tunney, Shaw, and Cromin referenced amid lively banter.
The column surveys cultural figures like O C McIntyre, Homer Cray, George Ade, Lindbergh, James Barrie, and Daniel Frohman. It reflects on soft ball, athletic clean living, and a disdain for showy behavior, praising New York’s understated artistry and self-effacing style.
Vienna observers note renewed talk of a Hapsburg restoration as Archduke Otto nears his 25th birthday amid tales of a centuries old curse. The piece recalls Crown Prince Rudolph, Archduke Ferdinand, and Maximilian’s downfall, linking them to a treasure expedition off Virginia Capes seeking Emperor Maximilian’s jewels.
Edwin C. Hill narrates a saga of Aztec and Burmese legends, a stolen jewel curse, and the doomed fate of Carrotta. Emperor Franz Joseph and a haunted house face the specter of Countess Karolyi as young Otto confront the century old malediction. Case 4995 by Hing Fees Syad Inc.
The will of Blanche Joske, widow of Alexander Joske, leaves over 2.5 million dollars to her daughter Mrs. F Go Oppenhelmer with 222000 to other relatives. A preliminary inheritance tax is filed with the county clerk as probate looms. In San Antonio F S Vilimore discusses Reed campaign plans with supporters at a luncheon, while Texas Shoe Retailers announce a February convention with fifty manufacturers seeking exhibit space. Armistice humorist James W. Falry entertains soldiers at the YMCA venue.
The article argues that during a stressed period the nervous system of citizens is strained but mental illness rates have not risen significantly. It notes a shift from hopeless labeling to better, science based treatment and prevention, stressing early care, environment, and nutrition as factors in reducing nervous disorders.
By Royal S Copeland MD the text argues that better dating of infants and children and adolescents, early child guidance and education, and improved medical care during early life are definite preventives of mental disorders. The piece stresses government responsibility to ensure these advantages are available to all citizens.
A fragment reflecting on desire for pie and control, citing Lord Gacon and a Carlyle quip about impossibility tied to perpetual dreaming of past possibilities. The text reads as a reflective aphorism on self mastery and ambition.
A fragmented OCR style quiz asks readers to choose correct spellings such as aging vs ageing and truly vs troaly, plus questions on prefixes like hyper and circum, antonyms and synonyms, and word pair matches. It ends with a note to turn to the comic page for answers and credits King Features Syndicate.
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