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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1940
Page
8
The piece traces historic assaults on England from 1066 to 1917 and warns of modern air power. It notes London’s strategic vulnerability, citing bombers' speed and reach and quoting Air Commodore Charlton on London as a prime objective.
The United States reached a new peak in automobile registration with 31,009,870 vehicles in 1939, per the Federal Public Roads administration. Gasoline consumption hit 20.638 billion gallons, over a billion more than 1938, while state taxes averaged 3.96 cents per gallon. Total 1939 vehicle registration fees stood at 353.533 million dollars and state gasoline taxes and related receipts totaled 822.013 million dollars, underscoring rising motor traffic and accident numbers.
Letters to the editor urge America to stay neutral and focus on right over wrong. Louis Wahl argues for Christian democracy and no soldiers died defending foreign lands. Simon W OConnell contends unity and material defense are essential against propaganda and attackers.
Puzzle style list with corrupted OCR shows us a quiz prompt mixing capitalized clues and garbled words. It mentions substitutions for terms like ALLEGATIONS DUTCH BURGHERS TACIT RETALIATE STRAFING REPRISALS MOBILE defense CURTAILED INITIAL, AFFIRMING ADVOCATE FAGIWITTES UNTRAMMELED PRECEDENT PLENARY under engine AEGTS JUGGERNAUT and references to a game page with an answer key.
The writer praises WPA and CCC workers for a long stone wall along the Hudson west bank, arguing productive public labor boosts national unity. He denounces contempt for workers, urges channeling effort to defend the nation, cites Nazism as a cautionary example, and stresses belief in constructive work.
An article notes the annual U.S. cosmetic bill around 250 million dollars and explains contact dermatitis from cosmetics. It highlights hair dyes as a leading cause, urges patch testing, and describes how tests are performed using dye on cloth against the skin. It distinguishes vegetable, mineral, and synthetic dyes and mentions oils in perfumes.
Dr Herman N Bundesen discusses contact dermatitis causes including bergamot and cosmetic irritants. He notes hair removal products aluminum compounds and other cosmetics can inflame sensitive skin and advises medical evaluation to confirm cosmetic links. The piece also answers questions on knock knees treatment with exercise braces or surgery depending on cause, mentioning rickets neck or flat feet as possible factors.
The narrator reflects on aging, rejecting youthful vanity, and discovers a new world outside self preoccupations. As light fades, life reveals strong masses of beauty and truth, with Whistler cited on painting in dusk and a call to view life without personal bias. The essay urges acknowledging intermediate years as a time of deeper perspective.
The long view by Elsie Robinson suggests serenity beyond petty feuds if one embraces growth. It claims aging can offer grand vistas and peace, though immortality of calm is rare and effort is required to rise above childish impulses.
Brig Gen Charles H Danforth will assume command of the air corps training center as Brig Gen Frank P Lahm completes his four year tour on July 16 under an agreement by Maj Gen James E Fechet. Adolph Grasso of San Antonio named director of the National Retail Credit Association at the eighteenth annual Toronto convention where Grasso and Paul Watt-Mark represented local merchants. City health officials announce a rat extermination campaign starting tomorrow with $1500 in cash prizes and bounties. More than a score of men and boys have visited city hall for igninctions. San Antonio theaters show Passion’s Playground at the Empire Wanted a Husband at the Royal and The Molly Madhie at the Majestic.
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