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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1938
Page
8
A San Francisco Rotary International convention urged using business and face to face contact to foster international goodwill. It argues that private commerce between nations builds real, human connections, reducing misunderstandings and making peace through mutual prosperity.
The piece reflects on Barbara Hutton, dubbed the poor little rich girl, who renounced American citizenship to marry abroad and now seeks to regain it. It argues that while American life has duties and taxes, it offers more hope than Europe’s turmoil, and fleeing is a worse remedy than enduring injustice at home.
The Travis Park Methodist church community gathered Sunday to hear of the death of Rev. J. Grady Timmons, its pastor since 1925 after moving from Nashville. A heart attack cut short his career at age 44, ending a notable period of service in San Antonio's religious and civic life.
The piece argues the president endorses urgent federal tax revision and urges a coordinated national plan. It contends state and local taxes are harsher and illogical, with politicians using taxes to confiscate wealth. A unified approach would eliminate duplicating taxes and reduce political greed benefiting government and citizens.
Common back pain sources include sacroiliac sprains and fibrositis with inflammation that stiffens the lower back. Women are more prone to sacroiliac sprains, often from sudden movement, while fibrositis worsens after rest followed by activity. X rays help diagnose joint changes and dislocations. Treatment ranges from rest and supportive belts or corsets to possible surgery for chronic sprains, plus dental or infection checks and electrical therapies as indicated.
Medical Q and A discusses back pain from sacroiliac and spine inflammation to kidney disorders and constipation. It notes that a complete exam finds the source, then appropriate treatment. sleepiness may stem from constipation or brain conditions, with age and heredity affecting weight guidance.
Dr Bundesert explains our reader's child's jerky movements and walking difficulty as cerebral spastic palsy arising from birth injury or brain fiber defects. He notes brain tissue damage does not regrow and outcomes vary. surgery is serious but mental status may stay intact. He also identifies a male hereditary bleeding disease hemophilia, detailing its inheritance, bleeding risk, and treatment with blood serum and calcium supplementation.
San Antonio Rotary members welcomed delegates Paul Scholz Arthur Hillratt Frank Winerich and Walter Walthall from the Rotary International gathering in Minneapolis. The meeting was chaired by Vice President Wallace Rogers at the St Anthony hotel.
A reflective piece arguing Gene Tunney would outbox a gorilla in a hypothetical clash, praising his skill and wit while contrasting past fighters like Jeffries Dempsey and Corbett. It traces boxing’s long tradition, cites Homer and Virgil, and links Tunney’s era to John Gully who bridged sport and politics.
A heated debate on whether age or youth should lead government and business. The writer argues age brings wisdom and loyalty, while critics say youth deserve chance. counterpoints cite the value of experience and the danger of discarding older workers. The letter asserts respect for age and questions the premise that younger generations alone should lead.
The fragment describes a list of biblical figures and actions linked to their famed deeds or fates. Items mention garments rent, ascended from the dead, chieftaincy, dancing for leaders, mourning prophets, kings, hunting, purchases, ark building, expulsion of Hagar, honey and locusts, baptism of Saul, and a dumb simick.
In a flirtatious tug of old and new, the column muses on romance, presenting witty lines about love and marriage. It warns of viewers’ expectations and the wary nature of men and women navigating love’s delicate balance.
A humorous essay by Helen Rowland mocks women’s strive for reform, balance, and religion while noting how wisdom from experience rarely helps once a double chin or 34 inch waist arrives. It lampoons the idea of feminine intuition as a static sense predicting husbands’ choices.
The writer criticizes political solicitations claiming veterans lists and letter campaigns are exploited for office campaigns in Bexar County. JACK DONAGHUT denounces using veteran organizations such as Disabled American Veterans and American Legion in political acts.
Irregular OCR fragment cites anonymous reflections on memory and the past. It mentions Trust a future and a present act, with scattered names like Bishop Thomes Wilson and Russell Lowell. The garbled lines hint at philosophy, emotion, and poetic ideas without coherent context.
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