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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1938
Page
8
An editorial marks the 100th anniversary of Texas independence and warns Texans that the second century faces hard choices. It criticizes leadership, fiscal policy, and citizen apathy, urging a renewed declaration of independence at the ballot box to curb government excess and revive self rule.
The piece argues that every person is a businessman and depends on production, distribution, and selling. It warns that tax burdens on big business harm the economy and hurt workers, leading to job losses, reduced purchases, higher relief costs, and higher taxes.
The speaker urges listening to protests of small and little business people and demands relief that will matter, arguing both small and big businesses deserve hope for lower taxes and better conditions.
The text notes a 4 2,000,000 appropriation for grasshopper and other pests by the house appropriations committee. It questions who the other pests might be and ponders if a congressional grant could "control" figures labeled as motor road hogs killers tax-eaters crooners and visionaries. The piece uses satire to critique wasteful spending and speculate on who may be targeted by the funds.
The piece answers common questions about infant growth and milestones. It notes that by four to five months, a normal baby measures 23 to 27 inches, weighs about 16 pounds, and can pick up objects and attempt vocal sounds like gurgles. It mentions crawling around seven to ten months and that walking and talking progress vary, with boys often slower to walk than girls. It emphasizes parental observation and early signs of progress for physicians and mothers.
The text addresses parental misperceptions about infant development including mild delays not indicating illness, and that periodic checkups may reveal issues. It cautions against alarm, notes doctors can identify true problems, and emphasizes the role of medical assessment to correct troubles.
By Royal 5 Copeland M D urges mothers to seek medical guidance for child development. If private doctors are unaffordable, visit a nearby baby health center or contact the health officer for advice. He argues today’s children are healthier and brighter thanks to medical science if these resources are utilized.
Ten and twenty years ago from the LA Light files recount events in San Antonio and Texas. William Jennings Bryan ancestor William Jennings Bryan is slated to speak at three churches under the Ante Balaon Teague of Texas. Edgar B. Davis of Luling and New York announced awards totaling 41500 for heat paintings by Texas widows, cotton file, fed sand Boones. Patriotic Independence Day events at the Alamo featured Rev. Hugh McLellan and Mrs. Bleming C. Robertson of Daughters of the American Revolution. Dr J Frank Smith of Cairo to speak on a sermon about “What is Christianity?” Tomorrow night at Madison Square Presbyterian church. Sunday mourners hear about “Big Business.”
The writer recalls visiting multiple homes where grace is said before meals and New Year’s day calls persist. He notes Frank Growninshield in muffed attire and a social scene with candlelit dinners in Murray Hill, where hosts seek sentimental warmth from past customs rather than grandiosity.
By C O Melntyre notes criminals seldom come from vaudeville but a few exceptions like Dapper Dan Col Ung exist. The piece laments stage life, drug issues, and crime, then shifts to New York tax talk and Jimmy Walker rumors, plus Betty Compton’s flower shop and public adulation.
Elsie Robinson reflects on the paradox that real success comes from persistence and discipline, not luck. She argues editors favor seasoned writers who endure rejection, accumulate experience, and prove resilience, while amateur stories are often dismissed. The piece condemns the maxim nothing succeeds like success as fundamentally true when earned through effort.
A discussion of a possible new American anthem titled The Slay Sparkled Banner and America born of foreign derivation unfolds. Prominent figures including Lawrence Tithhett, Dr Henry Goddard Leach, Jascha Heifetz, and Parrate Gohim back a simple inspiring song. The piece notes historical examples from La Marseillaise to wartime songs and cites a new book From Jenewal to Jazz by Nejo L. Koulmenn as context.
Edwin C. Hill writes to urge a inclusive cultural space uniting symphony choir dance and varied races. He calls for common ground bridging foreign and native elements and for support to artists so writers composers can work. He envisions angelic support and broad reader and writer participation.
The fragmentary OCR text presents odd, pseudo aphorisms about marriage, wealth, and social behavior. It mentions wise aces, Tate atives, and comments on speaking, feet size, traffic rules, and how a wife affects a husband. The passage resembles garbled adage style with scattered phrases.
A playful puzzle examines correct spellings among mispelled words across eight items. Readers are asked to underline the correctly applied word and spot misspellings in sample sentences, with several lines noting errors in names and places.
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