Quirky 1920s Radio and Literary Echoes in a London Lunch
A column reminisces about public figures and cultural tastes, naming Kaiser Wilhelm, J. P. Morgan, Marie Dressler, Ed D. Hit, and many others. It weaves humorous sketches of personalities, fashion, cuisine, and flirtations with art and literature, reflecting a scattershot, gossipy tone of the era.
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New York
Kaiser Wilhelm
Bert
Roxy
Boswell
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Marie Antoinette
HY. Morton
England
Marie Dressler
Ed D
Blumenthal
London
George Wernerd Ghaw
General Sales Tax to Back Reemployment Efforts
President Roosevelt urges Congress to consider a general sales tax as the best new federal revenue source to finance re employment programs. He argues a broad tax on business transactions is more stable and less harmful to recovery than taxes on profits, with implications for future income tax reductions.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Nation Assigns Big Task to Army
The army’s cooperation has sped Roosevelt’s forestry relief program for unemployment. It moved from civilian control to Army handling most work, proving the force’s efficiency in mobilization, training, welfare and disaster response during peace and emergencies. The Army’s role aids rapid, orderly mobilization and protection of life and property in crises. San Antonio authorities note the army’s broader manpower guidance and its readiness to address civil needs quickly.
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Roosevelt
Department Af
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Jnklegs Vong
Warnling Liege
United States
Amy
Phaos
Sain Antonio
Ten Commandments pin sparks memory and faith renewed
Elsie Robinson reflects on a small pin engraved with the Ten Commandments, once learned in a shabby schoolroom and now seen as a moral charter guiding obedience. The piece recalls childhood questions, wartime memories, and a renewed belief in law, decency, and inner struggle across decades.
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Earth
Bundey
Jimmy
Dreas
Lim
Turandy
Gord
Profs Shine On Diamond In Season Ending Game
A local school baseball clash ends in a 5-5 tie at Tech field as professors and students mix in a fatigue themed game. Key players include Coach Wright and Gonzales with notable hits, while the Teachers push for a dramatic finish in a spirited finale.
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Loum
Trehnicians
Tech Field
Wrightley
Hou
Kathryn Cone
Abt Ven Dare
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Vokk
Taner Schol
Gonzales
Homer Herrera
Minses Clark
Helena
Oquinn Cannot Defend Kerrville Golf Title This Year
Edgar OQuinn champion of Kerrville's annual invitation golf tournament will miss a chance to repeat as the event begins June 14. He is home from dental college in Houston and planned a two month summer course, delaying return until June 1. Local action at Brackenridge Park weekend includes pending rounds and finals, with city champion Schriever and others contesting across multiple flights as Brackenridge hosts Sunday and Saturday play.
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Ead
Ernie Tripleth
Los Angeles
Frank Brisko
Milwaukee
Triplett
Pacific Coast
Briske
Edgar O'Quinn
Kerrville
Edgar
Dental College
Houston
Brackenridge Park
City
Hurbert Grumbles
Bernard Schriever
Brackenridge
Schriever
Grombles
Marry Go Round by Helen Rowland in old column style
A fragmented column satire on marriage paths and social expectations. It cites names and places in a breezy portrait of romance woes, with references to cities and professions, lampooning the idea of marriage as economic and social strategy in a bygone era.
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Helen Rowland
From the Files of The San Antonio Light May 20 1923
San Antonio to Chicago air record set by Capt Paul T Bock and Lieut C W Woolsey from Brooks field. They left at daybreak and landed in Chicago about 14 hours later, route about 1200 miles with two landings for fuel.
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Chicago
Paul T. Bock
Brooks Field
C. W. Woolsey
Brook
San Antonié
Brooks Roid Articinln
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