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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1933
Page
11
An American mother faces a harrowing moral test over her only son who, after two petty crimes including forgery, begs forgiveness and restitution. The piece frames a harsh, emotive dilemma about parental duty, forgiveness, and justice as she paces in distress.
A fragmented plea from a mother and public letters discuss whether a 19 year old should face penitentiary or a harsher punishment. The exchange shows strong debate about his fate and the role of mercy versus punishment in juvenile cases.
A fragmented New York diary notes celebrities drifting toward lavender shadows, bars, and Broadway creatures. It reflects on fashion, judges, and icons like Irene Castle and Rita Welman, with vivid asides on theatres, mushrooms after rain, and a fading lecture circuit in 1938 Manhattan.
The article recalls Ferdinand of Bulgaria once ruler of Bulgaria attending the Coburg wedding where German and British royalty met for the first time since the war. It notes his age and frailty despite wearing many orders and medals, remarking that earthly honors cannot stave off old age.
President Roosevelt has mobilized a disciplined attack on national issues with a supportive new Congress. They purge banking, push toward a balanced budget, modify the Volstead Act, and urge repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment, claiming no dictatorship, just constitutional leadership in a national emergency.
Roosevelt urges swift action to legalize beer and other beverages to raise revenue via excise taxes. He praises a general sales tax model used in Canada, arguing it stabilizes revenue, avoids bias against efficiency, and aids balancing the federal budget during economic transition.
The piece argues for future government action to ease depressions by declaring moratoriums on taxes and foreclosures. It cites Nebraska’s two star moratorium on real estate foreclosures as a model to protect debtors from losing equity, urging emergency legislation to prevent deficiency judgments and preserve solvency.
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