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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1940
Page
13
A columnist argues the United States funds aid to Finland while selling war materials to Soviet Russia, warning the policy strengthens America’s only sworn enemy. The piece cites a United Press report showing Russia receiving copper and machinery exports and worries over war material aiding enemies.
Observers note the extreme youth of soldiers in European fronts and warn that draft ages 18 to 22 pour children into battle. The author argues wars should be led by older leaders and diplomats, not young men, and urges keeping under forty at home to preserve progress and civilization.
A fragmentary overview links the 1900s Kellogg pact to ancient power politics. It notes Hittite Egypt peace efforts around 1200 BCE, citing Rameses and Hattushilish, and mentions scholarly sources in Schuman and Gardiner. The piece reflects on enduring patterns of conflict, alliance, and diplomatic restraint across millennia.
By Edwin C Hill, the piece surveys ancient and modern empires from Hittite wreckage to Libyan and Asiatic powers, contrasting imperial strategies with the rise of military state dominance. It notes curiosity about Syria and the University of Chicago's readings, while mockingly predicting small states’ fate and today's spring training.
A motivational piece urges readers to stop fearing errors and instead celebrate the drive behind them. It cites Darwin and Life as guides, praising bold trial, humble risk taking, and learning from failure to fuel personal growth and curiosity.
By Elsie Robinson, a 1940 essay urging resilience through adversity. It insists action over remorse, valuing self knowledge gained from struggles, and warns against self pity and ego in pursuit of growth and neighborly understanding.
Washington columns allege Henry Wallace used sugar politics to influence Hulls plan and sway western beet sugar senators. The piece notes altered sugar import quota estimates, unseen banker talks, FHA foreclosures rising, and clerical shifts in navy and government admin.
Doctors at Mayo Clinic led by Dr. Walter M. Boothby explored pure oxygen use in treating illnesses with poor circulation, shock, abdominal distension, and infections from anaerobic germs. They found 10 to 100 percent oxygen could aid tissue oxygenation, wound healing, and recovery after surgery or injury.
Dr Herman N Bundesen explains how lack of oxygen can quickly arise after thyroid removal because the body uses oxygen rapidly. He notes 140 percent oxygen as a vital saving measure, especially when heart damage is present. A new oxygen mask by Dostor Boothby replaces tents, fitting over the mouth.
Ten and twenty years back James Suupovu, assistant city clerk from 1908 to 1923 and later city purchasing agent, was named city clerk by Mayor C M Chambers after Fred Fries’s death. Russell R Jennett became purchasing agent. A Better Schools ticket filed for the March 1 San Antonio board of education race with Jim Perry, Mrs G P Tuttle and Mr R J Holmgreen leading. two incumbents seek re election. The 1919 20 city tax rate is 2.24 per 100 with 50 cents for bonds, up 25 cents for funds. The Gas price protest by the San Antonio Automobile Trades Association names a committee to investigate prices.
In a jumbled reminiscence from a San Francisco Italian restaurant, Tony the proprietor serves his beans cocktail called The First Kiss. The piece muses on how kissing expectations have shifted from bold pursuit to casual audacity, contrasting past ardor with modern romantic behavior.
The piece contrasts how women and men approach the first kiss, noting women may wait for understanding patience while men rush or misdirect. It describes stages from shy attempts to affectionate choices like kissing the nose or ear lobe, and ends with a playful warning about consequences of a bold kiss.
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