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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1936

Page

9

Enviable Record The Retirement of Tilman Parks in Congress

The retirement of Representative Tilman B. Parks ends a 15 year term in Arkansas seventh district. As military subcommittee chair he pushed a robust army modernization and defense program and organized a Pacific coast defense briefing with John Dockweiler. His departure leaves the nation without a strong defender of national defense and Arkansas without a faithful public servant.

Congress Tilman B. Parks Washington Arkansas House Committee On Appropriations Parks House United States Army Pacific John F. Dockweiler California West Coast Seattle San Diego Panama Canal Hawaiian Islands Panama Pacific Coast Hawaii Army Nation

What's This Handies and the summer season game

The piece discusses a playful fad called handies as summer amusement breaking political mood. It highlights Mr. Jordan's drawing showing a handie that can be played year round and cautions readers to teach children now for future generations, while mentioning the Raw Dealers and a large national debt in a satirical tone.

The Light Mr. Jordan

Wanderlust: World Travel Shifts From Ancient Wonders

An extended travel feature cites veterans and new voyagers finding the Taj Mahal and Bali’s dances mesmerizing, with Honolulus beloved yet disappointing upon return. South Africa’s Johannesburg impresses for wealth and mines, while readers note personal favorites like an Indiana farm and a Manhattan penthouse. reflections on changing horizons as travel broadens beyond classic sites.

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Fragmented Quotes on Virtue and Fate in Old Texts

A garbled OCR collection presents aphorisms from Sophocles Pope Lyte Shakespeare Lowell and Byron. The lines mix praise of talent and wisdom with reflections on virtue, friendship, courage, and human fallibility, rendered in a jumbled mash of phrases and mispunctuated names.

Listen World By Elsie Robinson on faith and prayer

A personal essay argues for belief in a personal God and the power of prayer without doctrinal constraint. The author rejects religious ritual, insisting God is near and active in daily life, urging practical faith and self reliance. From 1936 by King Foas Syn.

Iba King Foas

Guitars on the Open Air and Artsy Oddities of New York

A lively reminiscence blends music trends from Carnegie Hall to street guitarists in New York as upstate shops, moonlit parks, and Bay Area clubs celebrate guitar culture. The piece notes Disney’s cartoon ambitions, stamp collecting displays, the French dog Trooper buried at Liberty Island, Paris dining hideaways, and journalism anecdotes from Karl Kitchen to George Buchanan Fife.

O. O. McIntyre New York Carnegie Firlt Lexington Avenue Ong Island France Hedlce’s Island U. S. Department of the Interior George Buchanan Fife Buddy

Cleanliness and Hygiene Emphasized by Royal S. C

Public health advocate urges personal hygiene and regular hand washing to prevent typhoid, diphtheria, and other infections. Soap with warm water, used freely, is essential. teaching children hygiene at an early age reduces disease spread and promotes overall health.

Childen Ty King Weas

Declaration of Independence rights in the Constitution

The piece asserts the inalienable rights of all men as declared in 1776 and echoed in the U S Constitution and the Bill of Rights. It credits Jefferson and the framers, noting that rights come from the Creator and are not granted or taken by government.

Johannesburg Jefferson Washington Madison Franklin Feas. Synd Indy

W. G. Higgins Re-elected Leader At San Antonio Lions Club

Ten and twenty years ago records note W G Higgins winning a eighth consecutive Lions Club presidency in San Antonio with L N Walthall and A L Moon as vice presidents and Rev Brand as chaplain. The Aviation School of Medicine plans move to Brooks Field from Mitchell Field New York. Maj Francs Poole commands L A Light Shine theater history mentions Triangle Pictures and a $10,000 organ at the Strand under Grand Opera House management. Beacon Hill residents seek Carnegie Library branch led by Mrs J E Sosle and Beacon Hill School Mothers Club president.

W. G. Higgins San Antonio Lions Club L. N. Walthall A. L. Moon Brand Aviation School of Medicine Hax Mitchell Find Nuy Brooksfield Maj Poole Torrmand L. A Strand Theater Grand Opera House Triangle Pictures Patis Streets Mie Marsh Beacon Hill Carnegie Hbrary Beacon Hill School J. E. Sosle Chub

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