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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1937
Page
12
A 1920s view celebrates Charles Lindbergh and Professor Robert Goddard, detailing early rocket theory and experiments. It notes Goddard proving rockets can overcome earth gravity, describes test flights, gyroscopic control, and parachute recovery, and discusses potential military uses and future lunar travel.
O G New York muses on memoirs Broadway stars and radio revues. He recalls Burton Roscoe’s proposed titles, Al Smith and Purvis, Paris plans, Marlene Dietrich as a siren, and the Frank V. Storrs car. He praises Gus Edwards and classic school days tunes, notes old vaudeville acts, and wistfully recalls riverfront entertainments and Keystone comedies.
The passage argues that the Asiatic Exclusion Act must remain in force to protect America from unassimilable immigration. It claims the law is not hostile to Japan but a national safeguard, aligning with policies used by Australia and other dominions for over 80 years. American opinion supports the act. any contrary claim is deemed erroneous.
The piece argues Stalin’s purge of eight Soviet generals including Marshal Tukhachevsky signals growing unrest in Russia. It contends trials lack defense, Pravda spouts fear, and the nation’s masses may soon demand liberty as revolts quietly rise within the army and society.
A fragmentary review of The Green Light contrasts the doomed surgeon and the innocent junior doctor. It notes the emotional toll of failure, a path into personal wilderness, and a plea that “to us all there comes a time when something forces us to slow up.” The piece frames the film as a poignant mirror of shared human struggle and resilience.
A fragmented narration describes shifting signals from hed light to green and red. The text depicts characters reacting to a green light with optimism and a red light signaling STOP. A tense, dramatic moment reveals fear, weakness, and despair as the group faces an approaching danger.
By Elsie Robinson, the excerpt hints at unseen dangers tied to a Green Light at MU. The narrator notes a promised payoff and warns that stopping could cost willingness to “GO.” The prose suggests a cautionary, psychological thread about luck and discovery.
The quotation notes that friendship of wit is dangerous to invention and that comparison more than reality shapes happiness or misery. It reflects how nature creates merit and fortune affects outcomes, shaping both joy and woe.
A jumble quiz page lists questions on architecture music and ancient terms. Topics include a church body, basilica forms, sarcophagus stone container, Eras and myths, dolce and verdeal terms, Byzantine style, crypts, and a comic page answer reveal.
A historical health piece explains nasal polyps cause mouth breathing and chronic nasal inflammation. It describes gradual, sometimes complete obstruction of nasal passages, loss of smell, and frequent colds. Surgery under local anesthesia is presented as the only cure with rapid, lasting improvement in health and appetite.
The Brownsville area reports various incidents including an intensive automobile thief hunt and a deputy sheriff’s car theft at the courthouse. Alamo Heights High seeks Frazier as athletic director. A resident narrowly escaped a fire at 219 Ninth Street, suffering burns to the arm. San Antonio committees appoint Hodgen as chair and Bohanon as vice chair.
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