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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1940
Page
13
The article argues Americans need morale-building recreation to cope with a world at war. It cites Howard Braucher of the National Recreation Association, urging vacations and leisure as spiritual and physical renewal to preserve resolve and keep the nation out of foreign conflicts.
The theater manager in Ontario California was acquitted of showing an indecent film about child delivery. The jury found the charges hinged on a legal misdemeanor definition, but the writer argues the exhibit demonstrated bad judgment favoring private educational use. The piece urges penalties on other exhibitors to protect community standards.
Statement highlights that real wealth lies in farms mines industries and commerce. Note cites ten million unemployed yet forty million working, sustaining the economy and paying large government taxes. Emphasizes resilience of labor and production.
The article explains bursitis as inflammation of the shoulder bursa causing pain and limited movement. It notes causes such as injury and overuse, possible fluid buildup, mineral deposits, and acute versus chronic forms. Treatments include rest, removal of deposits, injections, diathermy, casting, and surgical release of adhesions if needed.
Dr Herman Bundesen outlines X ray therapy as a quick relief method for bursitis pain. Examining arm pain is essential to identify causes such as bursitis, tumors, or osteomyelitis. Early X ray use yields better results, though chronic cases may require surgery or additional measures.
A column argues the fair now reflects a sophisticated nation rather than farmers. It notes that autos, radio, and cinema have homogenized tastes, dissolving old hayseed stereotypes. The piece pokes fun at rural clichés while praising the fair’s friendly atmosphere and low prices.
Helen Rowland notes New York as a big hick town and reports surprising polish in afternoon crowds of smartly dressed women at the fall gates. Ostributed by Kine Feature Sens.
A trivia page lists questions about a rodent with a divided upper lip the coutime of Highland Scots the god of war the fleah of swine the principal garment of a Hindu woman an authoritative endorsement and passport the face of a clock the pitcher with a wide spout a receptacle for holy water used in baptism the Roman goddess of marriage the name of a Buddhist priest in Tibet the south of France the ancient Celtic singer a long cape worn by ecclesiastics the 40 days before Easter a hosting device to indicate rock position in water a stairway leading to a river and directs to turn to the comic page for the answers.
Defense officials concede delays in the plan to produce aircraft and engines. The National Defense Advisory Commission criticized speed while noting contracts and production limits. Ford and Packard contracts face delays, with tooling and plant readiness stretching to months or years.
The piece muses on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and his widow Lady Conan Doyle and the enduring mythos of Sherlock Holmes. It notes Doyle's death in 1930 and claims his occult beliefs influenced posthumous tales hinted in his works. It mentions Charles Fort and Wild Talents, suggesting minds with extraordinary powers behind odd events in crime and accident.
Edwin C Hill recounts how John Lee faced execution by trapdoor in Exeter. Four attempts failed as the trapdoor refused to fall, leaving Lee unharmed. The case drew debate in Parliament and his sentence was commuted to life imprisonment, later ending with his release.
A reflective piece questions what is truly private thought versus borrowed feeling amid war era weariness. It ponders how much of identity is forged by personal choice and how much copied from others.
A fragmentary 1940 verse by Elsie Robinson explores leaving borrowed clothes behind and questioning personal identity. The speaker imagines shedding pretenses and wonders if a genuine self exists beyond appearances, with playful references to wartime topics and self examination.
July 8 1930 Captain William C Ocker air corps pioneer of blind flying moved from Brooks to Kelly field likely to join the blind typing course at the Advanced Flying school He is on a cross country flight with Lieutenant Carl J Crewe leaving Brooks blind and continuing to Baet for the journey The Exchange club of San Antonio elects officers with W Re Kaya as president and other officers named plus P D Mathis as past president of the Texas affiliated Exchange clubs Dog owners face a 1 to 5 tax payment window or fines for nonpayment per William Souter Kiwanis speakers and Remington ribbon talk planned at Gimlor hotel for the club dinner test drive
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