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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1936
Page
6
A French general arrives roaring about peace and a U S join in the League of Nations. The speaker, bedecked with medals likely funded from borrowed money, criticizes American policy while predicting further European influence on U S affairs.
The article features Lucille Patterson Marsh and Maud Tousey Fangel, mothers who paint babies as a way to support their families. It notes that women with children often start by painting their own infants and then extend to painting other babies for pay, as highlighted by a Pictorial Review piece.
The piece portraits Charles F. Kettering as a leading figure of the machine age, praising his GM research leadership. It links his work to American industry and progress, contrasts machinery with human talent, and cites railroads, the Diesel engine, and Henry Ford as context for industrial evolution.
The article recounts Rudolph Diesel’s ambition and trials with high pressure engines, his accident while testing a machine, and his vision of compact diesel energy for homes. It notes the allure of diesel power for driving cars and powering household appliances, mentioning Charles Franklin Kettering as a contemporary.
A medical note discusses circulation disorders linked to heredity, focusing on thromboangiitis obliterans also called Buerger disease. It notes occurrence in young to middle aged adults, more in men, with vein and artery involvement, clots, numbness, pain, infection, and risk of gangrene.
Pauline Wherry regional Girl Scouts rector will direct the summer camp for leaders at Medina Lake. The piece notes a 1916 social event in Bexar and a Mexico tour for teachers and students, plus Rotary Club leadership changes with George C. Holmgreen elected president and list of officers and directors.
A satirical unsigned broadside accuses supporters of Veterans of the Next Depression of steering the public toward Roosevelt and relief money. The text mocks Roosevelt’s policies, links depressoeconomic relief to political manipulation, and references a youth and old age pension program. It travels through hypothetical figures and insincere pledges, predicting a luxury-based social order.
Fragmentary OCR presents a collection of aphorisms and Latin attributions. It mentions Horace, Steele, and Publicius Syrus in a muddled quote about how mental influence and appearance affect judgment and actions.
The article describes Ernest Hemingway settling in Key West Florida through July or August, hosting daily visitors at his seaside home. It notes his Spanish colonial house, private studio once slave quarters, and a social routine featuring fishing trips aboard the Pilar, shared meals, and stories, with Hemingway’s popularity among locals and visitors.
Elsie Robinson urges readers to embrace authentic talent over imitation. She argues self belief, honest expression, and rejecting pretension lead to real worth, citing examples from artists to laborers who live true to themselves.
The article explains that the House has the sole power of impeachment and that impeachment does not remove officials. it accuses in writing and sends the case to the Senate for trial. It notes few impeachments in 150 years, including four judges and two presidents. It references President Andrew Johnson's acquittal and resignation by a cabinet member.
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