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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1936

Page

4

Townsend Critique of Congress and Promises

A critical column denounces Dr Townsend and Congress for deceit and broken promises. It accuses Congress of cowardice, misused funds, and aiding parasitic political machines while urging leaders to heal themselves and halt public misleadings. The piece frames Townsend as a mirror for congressional hypocrisy and calls for accountability.

Dr. Townsend Congress Congressional Committee Townsend Democratic Organization UAELF

A Small Niagara in Every Mind

A TIS cartoon argues that Niagara’s wasted power mirrors undeveloped intellects. It urges harnessing inner willpower to spark practical progress, noting historic shifts from Indians to white nations and predicting future energy from science and imagination.

Niagara Mr. Packer

Listen World Listen World By ELSE ROBINSON

A narrator lies among tall grass and imagines a vast, perilous microcosm beneath it. He then climbs a mountain at dusk, sensing beauty and ugliness, fear and freedom, and concludes that perspective shapes life, moving from fear to a broader sense of belonging in space.

Niagara Blake England Else Robinson Wenountain Kinsea Send, Inc Park Avenue Sealyham Boss Clarke Blast Stump Mr. Blast Col Jed Rossiter Irata Reader Herbert Leitman Bellevue McNought Sead Iia

Diphtheria protection urged for every child

A public health advocate praises protection against diphtheria using diphtheria toxoid like that given to the Dionne quintuplets. The piece urges weekly injections over three weeks to build immunity, notes the disease remains a deadly threat to children and some adults, and mentions the Schick test as a way to verify protection.

Thomases

Kings and Their Vehicles Through Lionized Transport Tales

The piece contrasts royal figures and their travel by fast transport, comparing fat rulers and the agile Edward the Eighth. It notes the king’s love of quick steeds and the level of speed then considered extreme, with hints that modern royals would astonish past expectations.

Real estate sale anchors 1938 Houston Street deal

A 92 foot parcel on East Houston Street near City National Bank was sold for 500000 to Nikis Seligmann Joseph Freeman Nat Goldsmith and Sylvan Lang from T B Baker. Los Angeles Heights district approved a 75000 school bond issue amid prior defeats and year noted history. Also dated June 20 1916 families plan summer at Morgan's Port and Madison Square Presbyterian church adds a 20000 Sunday school wing led by Rev J M Torc and J G Kinney.

East Houston Street City National Bank Mes Nee] Jewelry Company T. B. Baker Jnikis Seligmann Joseph, Freeman Nat Goldsmith Sylvan Lang Los Angeles Heights Madison Square Presbyterian Church J. M. Torc J. G. Kinney

Wise Words Earnest Reflection On Systems and Time

A compact proverb-like remark attributes a sense of transience to small human systems. It notes that each system has its era before fading, echoing Tennyson's meditation on progress and decline with measured, timeless diction.

Odd Names And Photos Of A Jackknife World

The piece reflects on peculiar names and personal anecdotes from editorials and encounters. It names Billy Hays and Bill Rogers alongside an Oscar Odd and a Cuthbert figure, with observations on nickname burdens and social quirks.

D. C. McIntyre New York Bill Hays Bi Hogs Bill Hays Bill Rogers Mest Cuth Bert Cuthhberts Tom Harry Day Oscar Bob Gouverneur Morris Darling Deerest

Townsend Letter to Congress Attacks Officials as Hypocrites

A private citizen denounces Congress and public officials as hypocritical cowards who betray the people, defend private rackets, and fear exposure of their own records, asserting moral backing and backbone despite alleged offenses.

Dr. Townsend Congress

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Dr.Townsend Niapara Royal Copeland M.D Europe Edward the Eighth Richard Hurd George the Fourth Edward — the Eighth George the France John M. Steinfeldt Revert John Pull Morgan's Port Tennyson Abercrombie Arthur McKeogh Jason Strauss Toy Shop Oxford E. Housman
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