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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1935
Page
6
The piece argues taxation cripples the U S economy and harms employment as profligate federal spending under the New Deal is praised by supporters of socialism. It criticizes deliberate spending as wasteful and economically ruinous, urging resistance to planned collectivism.
San Antonio faces a $1,350,000 public works building program funded mainly by labor through the Works Progress Administration. City must raise about $700,000 for materials unless bonds pass. Mayor Quin steps aside, urging citizens to vote and inform the commission. If approved, plans include 12 bridges, sewers, stadium, and sewage plant upgrades to curb flood damage.
A fragmentary report claims fifteen Americans with leftist ties were detained in Cuba after attempting to influence Cuban affairs. The tone compares U S reactions to Cuba’s handling with Moscow support and urges readers to consider foreign interference perspectives.
After years of delays and broken promises, construction on San Antonio's new federal building and post office will start once a Washington work order is issued. Workers will raze the old 1886 structure at East Houston and North Alamo, signaling a new era and renewed city construction activity.
An advice piece urges brides to endure domestic drills and subtle annoyances of marriage. It extols a well seasoned wife’s calm, patient mastery of routines and the home, noting how steady demeanor preserves harmony amid small irritations. It contrasts fragile early marriages with the steadier path of practiced wifely patience.
Hiram Percy Maxim envisions the 200 inch telescope at Mount Wilson transforming astronomy. The new instrument will reveal far more stars and structures, resolving nebulae and galaxies better than before. The eye may glimpse individual stars in nearby nebulae and settle debates about Martian canals and Venusian days. The Mount Palomar telescope will markedly increase light gathering and resolving power for unprecedented views of the cosmos.
The piece discusses the Channel Islands as tax havens with no income tax, contrasting British and French influence. It notes high incomes of Canadian mine executives, their possible relocation, island autonomy, feudal land tenure, and a reputation for minimal red tape. A 1987 American millionaire tale is cited as a cautionary example.
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The piece portrays Oliver Herford, famed for wit and drawings, and Dorothea Lee a chatty hostess amid Manhattan literary circles. It recalls Gulfanti’s restaurant scene, the Claremont vista on Riverside Drive, and past Isilon tavern traditions, with anecdotes about Kaufman and other greats, ending with jewelry and copy notices.
A health note urges gradual sun exposure and warns of sunburn risks. It discusses Vitamin D from sunlight and cod liver oil as a supplement, the need for vitamin intake in winter, and the dangers of overexposure including sunstroke. Special caution is advised for children and those with delicate skin, with guidance to follow physician supervision for sunlight therapy.
Ten and twenty years ago notes from July include Col William Mitchell speaking at the Rotary club in St Anthony hotel, and air construction contracts for Aver theater at Commerce and St Marys streets valued at 640,207 dollars. Miguel McCloskey, city attorney, to prosecute police court cases. a West Commerce street saloon robbery involved a transom break and cash register and slot machine taken.
A garbled mid century discourse reflects on aging future memory and comfort. It cites lines about bread cast upon waters and the idea that others will remember what we say. The piece mentions happiness, modest purchasing power, and critiques of idleness versus bustle.
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