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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1938
Page
8
By T E Powers, the piece argues that many children born into American families are increasingly saddled with debt and taxes rather than wealth. It cites Women Investors in America warning that a newborn could inherit a tax debt of 533.60 under Roosevelt era deficit spending.
Senator Gillette defeats the purge effort in Iowa with broad voter support. The piece lauds the sovereignty of the American voter and denounces the New Deal purge tactics led by Corcoran Cohen and Frankfurter, noting Hopkins and Jimmy Roosevelt also meddled. It credits Iowa with repudiating the test of political loyalty to the New Deal.
In closing hours of Congress, a bill to establish a governing authority for civil aeronautics advances after conference compromises. A five member board with quasi judicial powers and a safety board aims to study causes before they happen, reducing accidents and promoting safe, confident air travel.
A summary of a Preventive Medicine article from the New York Academy of Medicine tracing progress in TB control and underscoring persistent danger to infants under one year. It notes declines in general mortality, the role of public health clinics, and ongoing risk from contact with infectious adults and contaminated milk.
Royal S. Copeland urges keeping an infant away from the mother and father if illness is present. Fathers with repeated colds or pleurisy should be examined and possibly barred from contact until controlled. Grandparents with chronic bronchitis or asthma may harbor tuberculosis. avoid contact to prevent infection.
A fragment quotes Elwin Markhali asserting the Golden Rule as a guiding principle memorized and urged in life. The remark reflects a concise moral stance on conduct and empathy.
In 1932 the shipbuilding industry shows a comeback with cargo and passenger vessels under construction. Newport News builds a 24,800 ton passenger ship to replace the Leviathan, while total ship output reaches about 400,000 tons. Aviation and autos also gain pace as rail drag declines and foreign competition wanes, signaling a broader economic upturn amid cautious optimism.
A reflective, hard edged meditation on human nature and endurance. The author argues life is inherently unfair, driven by primal instincts, fear, hunger, and power struggles. Yet within the darkness lies a contest between darkness and light, where nobler aims can prevail through resilience and pursuit of profit from virtue.
The text urges a reader to drop childish dreams of happiness on a silver platter. It stresses resilience, facing reality, and stopping whining as life will never be fair. It warns against waiting for others to make things easy and encourages taking action now.
A 1938 knowledge test quiz asks about borders of the St Lawrence, historic figures like Caesar and Moses, Pocahontas correct name, whether Central America is one country, origins of Casaba melon, Irish flag colors, cinema abbreviation, archetype versus prototype, acl test meaning, phobias, word accent in addict and adult, founding of the American Legion, and plural forms stadia axes monsignare, with answers promised in the magazine page.
Richard Butler confirms in the commons that Japanese forces massacred Chinese civilians in Amoy, defying international law. The column then praises Warner Brothers’ technicolor epic The Adventures of Robin Hood, lauding its heroism and action while contrasting it with debates on Darwin and human origins.
A writer rails against Darwinian objections to human descent from simians. He cites a chapter line about Simiadae branching into old and new world monkeys and man, then asserts a preference for an honest gorilla ancestor over modern rulers.
Ten and twenty years ago notes from L A Light files describe a button sale in San Antonio to raise a $100000 fund for hosting the national convention of the American Legion. Tickets cost $1 each and proceeds go toward the event, with regional Girl Scout director Pauline Wherry among attendees.
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