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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1938

Page

9

Repel the Attack on Religion Principles of Brotherhood

A radio address by Mrs. Lehman on a Joint Distribution Committee program extols freedom of religious belief and tolerance. It urges united religion as the defense against onslaughts by communism and calls for American democracy to underpin religious liberty and brotherhood among Jews Catholics and Protestants.

Lehman American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee William Randolph Hearst Hearst Russia United Religion United States

Cotton Roads Forge Fiber Road To Boost Cotton Use

The U S Bureau of Public Roads tests a cotton fabric road layer beneath bitumen with crushed stone surface. A mile requires eight to ten bales of cotton. If successful the method could aid road builders and cotton producers alike.

United States Bureau of Public Roads

Listen World Is It Friend Or Foe To The Worker

A former technician from Hilsa, Pa employed by a major corporation pens a stark critique of the machine age. He describes 14 hour days, 24 hour on call demands, and a staff cut from 60 to 10 while new plants promise revolutionary output. He warns of mass-displacements as machines replace hundreds of workers and details the grim effects on those left behind.

Gales of Hilsa Heth Elgil

Progress and the price of machines in a mechanized era

Elsie Robinson argues that new production plants will dramatically boost output while displacing workers. She cites a fired man’s despair and a wife’s fear for feeding their child as symbols of broader hardship. The piece asks whether progress justifies mass unemployment and contrasts modern automation with hand labor.

Understanding childhood rheumatic fever and its impact

A reader reflects on childhood rheumatism as a term for rheumatic fever, noting its high mortality for girls and second to accidents for boys in New York City. The piece explains that about 1% of schoolchildren have thematic heart disease and 80% of adult heart disease under 40 stems from childhood rheumatic fever, while causes remain uncertain though linked to infectious germs. symptoms include fever weight loss fatigue abdominal pain and joint pains with skin swellings.

New York City Vietin

Early pains in children need medical care says Copeland

Royal 8. Copeland M D stresses that child pains are not mere growing pains. Mothers should determine causes and seek prompt medical care. Protective steps include avoiding cold and dampness, ensuring nourishment, and addressing enlarged tonsils adenoids diseased teeth. Medical care is essential to prevent complications. Copyright 1935 by King Fens Bind Inc.

King Fens Bynd,, Inc

United Satter Junior Chamber Elects Banty President

A. E. Banty of San Antonio was elected president of the United Sater Junior Chamber of Commerce with no opposing votes at the national convention. Richard F. Wood of Omaha was named executive vice president as Bob Ghiles and his gang were noted for old-time fiddle music broadcast over KTLA. A Henry Ford letter was received via radio. The wheatless days in Texas were to continue Mondays and Wednesdays. Maj. Arthur M. Shaw arrives to begin work on repair shop construction, with full load work planned for July 1.

A. E. Banty San Antonio United Sater Junior Chamber of Commerce Richard F. Wood Omaha Bob Ghiles KTLA Henry Ford Arthur M. Shaw Atlanta

Chinatown Saga of Chinese Guerrilla Defense in San Francisco

A historical tale portrays Chinese residents in old San Francisco forming a guerrilla defense against a Protero era mob from North Beach and the Presidio. Led by Sam Looey Hang and aided by a half-caste flower vendor, young Chinese fighters repelled assaults on Du Pont Street using improvised weapons and rooftop ambushes, while police power politics limited official action.

Obe Old San Prangiaco China Pertnent Japan San Francisco Sam Bam Barts du Pont Street Chinatown Seven Seas China Boys Nool Sam Looey-Hang Partrero Mmoy Hills Yell

Marry Go Round by Helen Rowland

A satirical look at stars and gossip columnists pressuring romance into marriage. It argues that admiration and love do not always imply lifelong domestic commitment and that men and women often confuse infatuation with wedlock.

Helen Rowland

What Do You Know Comic Quiz Answers

A quiz asks about gases used in warfare veateants blood weight about percent body weight proteins contain amino acids three kinds of bees in each colony pap er came to Europe water clock of Greeks paranoya rheumatism jaundice yellow four precious stones edited jewels rara metale palate location prehistoric animal three main groups of hummati family ventricles near ear ampule vs capsule three materials aspirin made of turn to Comic Page for Answers.

Briony Europe King Zeatures Syndicate, Inc

Palmistry and political parallels in March of Events

A Brattle reader asks about a parallel between Hitler's actions in Austria and the North in 1861 to 1864. The column argues that both cases used force to compel peoples to act against their wishes. It notes secession debates, predicts Austrian alignment, and questions who is right, acknowledging practical outcomes depend on force and policy.

South Caroling Lincoln Germany Bervschnigg Austra Austria Viennan Union Hitler

Franco holds Dahl wife as hostage in Spain

Benjamin de Coasseres reports on General Franco using a new version of a popular song to berate Mrs Harold E Dahl, wife of an American held as a prisoner. The note suggests Dahl’s husband remains imprisoned, with Franco exploiting the hostage for leverage as the civil war continues.

Franco Harold E” Dahl Dah London United Press Dahl

Wise Words Mover ascribr to An Opponent Mit

Fragmentary note references an adversarial exchange involving M. Boyrie. Names and context are unclear but imply a dispute or rebuke. No clear event, date, or organization is identifiable from the readable text. Further details are required for a precise card.

Mit Ives M. Boyrie

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