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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1936
Page
7
The nation faces a major flood disaster with up to 500 million dollars in property losses and 250000 homeless. Citizens are urged to donate at the Bexar county Red Cross chapter and support permanent nationwide flood control via science, enterprise, and constructive federal investment.
Roger Knapp, 17, a Boston senior, set top weight marks in tests lifting 1165 pounds in leg lift 765 on shoulders 159 with left hand 155 with right and is an honor student in mathematics. The piece contrasts him with John L. Sullivan noting brains may outshine brawn.
The letter brands Earl Browder, head of the Communist Party, as praising the Soviet order on a Columbia network. It quotes a Russian decree drafting peasants and women for road building to serve Stalin's army aiming at new conquests in Europe or China, urging Browder to relocate to Russia and work with a pickaxe.
A writer reflects on 1914 tensions and near-war fever among European powers. He compares nations to bullets and notes Russia Italy Germany France and England by army sizes and mobilization. The piece muses on potential wartime forms and cites Pershing and trench warfare lessons.
Opinion piece notes Europe trains civilians in gas mask use and underground havens as a decisive factor in war. It cites Paris plans for 100000 gas-proof shelters and Japan's school programs plus city-wide air raid drills. The writer argues the United States risks paying the bill.
A 1926 article explains hives as an allergic reaction to foods or contact substances. Eggs and milk are common protein sources triggering hives, but other items like silk or animal dandruff can cause attacks. Skin tests identify offending substances to eliminate them from the diet or environment.
From the San Antonio Light files March 25 1926 Walter Hancock elected president of the Brackenridge High School student orchestra Mildred Rossman vice president and Irene Jones secretary treasurer Also March 25 1918 resolutions urging Texas lawmakers to protect the horned toad were discussed at the scientific society of San Antonio meeting
A reflective monologue on pride as the divine spark in humanity. It argues pride defines the self beyond outward deeds, linking self-respect to resilience or collapse under adversity. The text invokes God breathed into man and contrasts hidden inner strength with public failure.
A column recounts Jules Glaenzer and Tippy Grey as globe trotting promoters and entertainers in postwar show business. It notes Glaenzer as a standout jewelry salesman and party host while Grey is praised for revues, bob sledding feats, and world travel. Also mentions George White, Tat Holt, Richard Bennett kinship notes, and assorted circus personalities shaping theater lore.
George Rothwell Brown reports the Republican drive to elect an anti-New Deal House, with TadWway seen as promising. He notes expected seat overturns, field-worker reports across districts, and leadership hopes centered on Snell and Martin, aiming to regain GOP control in a presidential year.
Max Berns explains that colonial charters taught legislatures can impose laws and taxes without consent. The constitution grants Congress authority over national and international matters such as trade, money, post offices, war, and defense while withholding powers over state and local affairs to prevent central autocracy and protect home rule.
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