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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1938
Page
6
Washington correspondent argues against debt cancellation and demands immediate repayment of war debts. Calls for vigilant Johnson Act enforcement and repudiation of debt repudiation by Europe. Emphasizes American sacrifice and obligation to creditors and urges Europe to settle in full.
Donald R. Richberg urged in Detroit that prosperity comes only if management labor and government lay down the weapons of warfare and sit at council tables of peace. He warned against fighting leaders and class warfare, noting hearings and fair tribunals can settle disputes without shutting down industries. The Hearst papers echo this approach, urging production and wages remain undisturbed as Americans seek peaceful solutions.
The article discusses whether to take an infant on summer trips and cautions that up to 18 months babies are safest at home. It notes risks at resorts, changes in water and milk, and advises using prepared milks and gradual feeding changes before travel.
By Royal Copeland M D advises smallpox vaccination for infants as early as six months, especially for rural travel. He stresses inoculation of older children against diphtheria and typhoid when travel to areas where these diseases are common is planned. The guidance appears from King Feasdrnd Inc. Copy’t 6.
The 1928 spring term enrollment in San Antonio schools reached 39 565, up 2938 from last year, per W J Knox assistant superintendent. Local system operating costs for the term totaled 1 057 62207. Also notes include plans for a political delegation and a Fort Sam Houston vacation.
Sir Edmund Davis awakens to a half million robbery at Chilton Castle near Canterbury. Thieves vanished five paintings including Rembrandt Saskin at Her Tallest, two Gainsboroughs, Reynolds and a Van Dyck, leaving a 12 inch gold idol. Scotland Yard treats it as a major art heist, likened to the Mona Lisa theft, with an expert gang requiring six men to remove a painting.
A playful ode to the coffee pot as the marital peacemaker. The piece extols a large, sturdy coffee pot that steadies early morning tensions, calms tempers, and preserves harmony between husband and wife, likening it to a faithful, benevolent sentinel in domestic life.
In a lighthearted excerpt attributed to Helen Rowland, the coffee pot is celebrated as a symbol of domestic harmony that sets the day on a smooth track for married life. The playful ode extols coffee as the “first cup of nectar” that oils the wheels of matrimony and brings good will to morning routines.
A fragmented puzzle lists composers and singers such as Bach Handel Mozart Stravinsky Saint-Saëns and Caruso with scattered country labels. The text hints at nationality by language and origin in a garbled old publication, asking readers to deduce nations for each name.
A long reader letter excerpt debates punishment methods and social reform. It discusses restoring brutal penalties and public shaming, then shifts to praise for modern education methods and a defense of current teaching approaches. The piece also includes contest rules and prize details for letters by American youth under 30.
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