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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1938

Page

4

Kidnap Profits Must Go

A Florida kidnapping and murder spark calls for urgent federal action. The editorial argues hostage ransoms drive kidnapings and urges passing the Ashurst anti ransom bill to criminalize ransom payments, warning that profits fuel crimes and public safety depends on preventive laws.

San Antonio River Canal Project Moves Forward

A Senate passed amendment to the omnibus rivers and harbors bill virtually assures a preliminary survey for the San Antonio river canal project. Local business leaders see a water rate as key to competing with Gulf coast cities while engineers from the U.S. Army will conduct the initial feasibility study before any federal construction.

Senate San Antonio River San Antonio Here Gulf U.S. Army Engineers

March of Events and Papen in a Turbulent Era

The item surveys sensational detective lore and a Dorothy Thompson critique of Von Papen, linking his briefcases to political deaths and revolutions. It notes Maxine Davis’s May issue essay on birth control and Pope Pius XII, then shifts to a critique of U.S. policy, the New Deal’s direction, and fears of fascist-socialist tendencies.

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Alliance shifts and historic power blocs teased by commentator

A dense, self described analysis traces the web of 20th century power blocs. It imagines Britain choosing sides between Rome Berlin and Franco Russian alignments while detailing German ties with Russia and Japan. The piece hints at German training of Chinese troops and the broader chessboard of allied and rival blocs.

Britain Germany Russia Red Russia

Posture and Scoliosis Highlight Child Health

A medical note explains scoliosis as spinal curvature with various forms from mild to humpback. Early preventive measures and careful posture examination are crucial as poor posture can cause curvature and contribute to constipation, indigestion, headaches, and nervousness in children, underscoring posture's role in overall health and development.

Posture Education Starts Early In School Settings

Early instruction on good posture covers both standing and sitting. Faulty sitting can cause eyestrain, round shoulders, digestive issues, and hindered mental growth. Modern classrooms use adjustable desks to promote proper alignment and upright posture for students.

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Posture Classes Help Children With Speech Ailments

By Royal S Copeland M D results suggest avoiding acoli te tendencies and correcting cod with flutty pobtars. Special exercises and posture classes are recommended for these children. Copy't 1338 by King Ven Synd Ine ameilogrian.

King Ven. Synd

Fragmentary prose on gender roles and engagement rings

The text presents disjointed remarks about femininity and masculinity, noting how men are perceived as unfeeling and how women react to engagement rings. It reads as a collection of provocative lines rather than a cohesive news item.

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Letters to the Editor on morality and education debates

The writer laments rising crime and divorce rates while condemning censorship. He argues education and abstinence, not prohibition, are needed to curb immorality. He condemns jazz and gin as symptoms and urges sex education to reduce demand for explicit literature. LESLIE peor

San Antonio Leslie Peor

Public street widening pledge in city improves South Fiores

City commission adopted a resolution declaring a public necessity to widen and pave South Fiores Street from Nueva Street to the Pleasanton sound a distance of 212 miles. The action marks a major street improvement plan and signals forthcoming construction and funding steps.

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Fugitives From Devil's Island Reach Trinidad Ocean Port

Eleven emaciated fugitives in a crowded rowboat reach Port of Spain Trinidad, seeking Mexico and refusing repatriation to Devil's Island. Officials provide food and water as police monitor, while questions rise about their fate and possible escape.

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Mothers, Unincorporated, Win, Agree with Ler

A reader letter argues that motherhood is a noble, joyous, demanding role requiring active effort and current knowledge. It contends that a mother should be a happy, working, informed partner in her child’s life, not merely titled by birth, and stresses that motherhood is a privilege with responsibilities rather than a sacrifical claim.

Wilma Miss Robinson

Alphabetical cities by country or state list

Cities listed with varied regions require order by country or state. Sort by geopolitical grouping: Adelaide Australia, Akashi Japan, Budapest Hungary, Chester England, Damascus Syria, Halifax Canada, Jalpur India, Krakau Poland, Larissa Greece, Limerick Ireland, Montpelier France, Zanzibar Tanzania, Zamara Mexico, Sarajevo Yugoslavia, Columbia USA South Carolina, Rodrigo Cuba, Zaire/Zambia ambiguous. Reorder to a consistent nation/region sequence.

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Fragmented Wisdom Quotes and Misplaced Attributions

A garbled OCR montage presents partial quotes from Cicero Mary Baker Eddy and Wordsworth with broken phrases and misspellings. The legible bits mention inspiration, action, love and design, but lack coherent context or attribution, yielding a damaged composite passage.

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