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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1939
Page
4
A movement gathers 30 groups in as many cities to aid men over 40 in returning to suitable work. Experienced workers are viewed as assets, with employers urged to hire them to restore productivity and support dependents. The effort seeks self sufficiency and workplace opportunity through coordinated placement and policy support.
The article compares 1937 military outlays, noting Germany spends up to 28 dollars per hundred earned on arms, with Germany’s last year armament spending at 7 billion and total arms budget rising as taxes doubled to seven billion annually. It cites a soaring national debt from 9.58 billion in 1933 to about 24 billion today, and argues war spending strains the economy and citizen welfare.
The industry marks fifty years in operation while new releases show improved subjects and treatment. The National League of Decency condemns only five of 135 reviewed films, signaling growing public preference for clean pictures and reflecting lessons learned over the industry’s half century.
Edwin C Hill reviews Odelie Keun’s I Think Aloud in Alieries praising her lively, candid European critique of American sports and culture. He notes her sharp, provocative observations of football training, stadium mayhem, and American vitality tempered by a broad admiration for democratic ideals and civilizational potential.
A fragmented catalog lists works and authors across eras from the Ancient World to the 19th century. It mentions Lewis Carroll, Vicki Baum, Thomas Paine, Omar Khayyam, and others, with garbled titles and nonsensical spellings.
Washington dispatch notes puzzled analysis of Hitler’s decisions in Czechoslovakia and hints at motives beyond ideology. Reports suggest strategic fear of Czech forces, possible pressure against France, and shifts in German diplomacy with Britain, Poland, and Romania amid uneasy European tensions.
The piece cites Stefan Zweig as asking how writers can create amid crises and rumors, noting Goethe Beethoven Voltaire Montaigne and others wrote through turmoil. It ponders political questions on taxation privacy liberty and state excess, labeling readers as old fogy if holding pro‑liberty views.
Benjamin DeCasseres surveys prewar European sweets and savory dishes with vivid descriptions. He praises Viennese pastries, Sancy cakes, peppery Spanish fare, and Danish cheeses, while noting diverse national attitudes toward food and tradition. The piece includes musings on culture and heritage alongside culinary detail.
Discussion of pyorrhea describes tissue wasting around teeth creating pockets that trap food and bacteria. It notes uncertain causes, partial cures via reforming health and hygiene, and mentions Dr William B Tagerroll citing no complete cure. It stresses varying treatments aim to improve general wellbeing more than guaranteed cures.
Dr Ingersoll outlines four general approaches to Pyorrhea treatment including surgical intervention to remove tartar and decayed teeth, cleaning and preserving mouth hygiene, cautery to harden tissues, and the use of vaccines or chemical agents to combat germs, noting chemical agents like sulfuric acid among options.
Dr Herman N Bundesen discusses a controversial method involving electric currents and chemicals to alter anatomy and reduce pocket size. The piece critiques the legality and safety of these procedures and references public policy and personal ethics.
Fragmentary text mentions highways and a church dinner with fried chicken, plus unclear references to people and a stormy event. The readable parts hint at a local event and a weather or traffic disruption, but details are garbled and names or dates are not recoverable.
A fragmentary recap of March entries from 1919 and earlier notes, mentioning Art Goebel and a flying school plan in Kansas City, theater manager Praxax in Texas, and local political figures amid film and theater references with dated captions and reprinted opinions.
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