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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1937
Page
11
A writer argues foreign actors flood U S stages and screens while American talent is underprotected. They urge Congress to pass laws to balance opportunities, noting other nations regulate imports and praising national artists. The piece calls for recognizing and fostering domestic talent.
Fort Worth and San Antonio race to lead Texas livestock trade as daily figures show 1227 hogs at Fort Worth market versus 1210 in San Antonio. Analysts note rising activity at Fort Worth with a trend toward greater packing capacity and expanded agricultural interests in Southwest Texas.
The city commission approved an $11,444 contract to recondition and renail all surfaces with acoustical velotex in the municipal auditorium. The venue has long hosted large conventions and operas, and the project aims to preserve its quality for future events.
The article outlines three invalid diets red soft and light and explains the liquid diet using milk malted milk cocoa cream soup and broth. It discusses when soft diets are used and how feeding should be gradually increased as a patient improves with guidance from doctors and trained dietitians.
Royal S. Copeland M D outlines a gradual nourishment plan for invalids. The diet moves from cereals and dairy to moderate solids like lean fish chicken and lamb, with vegetables and starches, soups and desserts. Emphasizes thoroughly cooked, well presented meals to boost energy and tissue building while monitoring progress.
A garbled list of trivia asks about explorers ships and colonies, river valley Egypt, Shakespeare lines, opera pronunciation, measurement units like peck and bushel, fencing equipment, and old authors. It mixes questions on books, names, dates, and royalty with a hint of copyright notice.
A brisk New York column satirizes society figures and press agents, naming Duke of Windsor publicity ties, Vanderbilts and publicists like Nellie Revell. It recalls Simeon Strupsky and figures such as Katharine Cornell, Harold Rosy, and Eddie Wasserman while critiquing limericks crowds and the craft of gossip writing.
A nostalgic meditation on the value of preserving speech through graphophones. The author weighs historic orations like Gettysburg against modern political addresses, noting figures such as Lincoln Roosevelt and Burke, while pondering what voice deserves immortality and how recordings shape memory. The piece blends speculation, history, and the evolving role of sound archives.
A reflective piece by Edwin C. Hill discusses radio as a dramatic conduit across cultures. It muses on the enduring pull of human emotion over science, citing Jung and Shakespeare while imagining a future where minds are archived on phonographic records for posterity.
A spirited column praises Young America writers for bold, lively letters while criticizing their failure to follow submission rules. It notes the ease of publishing with ample cash prizes yet laments ignoring word limits and proper formatting, risking disqualification. The piece highlights the editors’ frustration and supporters’ optimism about youth leadership.
Elsie Robinson critiques a generation of eager workers who rely on frills and machines, while bosses demand precision. The piece laments lack of attention to detail and the erosion of patience and reliability in emerging talent. It contrasts old fashioned diligence with today’s fast but careless expectations.
A 1927 Armistice Day street sale by the American Legion raised nearly 3400 for rehabilitation work for disabled veterans. The Legion auxiliary, led by Mrs. W C Cunningham, won the largest share with about 400. San Antonio landscape work draws attention as terraces and flowering gardens convert a property on Glutos Drive into a showpiece. A call goes out for sweaters for San Antonio troops at Camp Bowie, with Col Oldude Virkhead noting urgent needs for the 131st Field Artillery battalion.
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