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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1930
Page
13
A 1920s editorial argues Congress must press ahead in a short session to balance the budget without raising taxes. It urges extending the 1 percent income tax cut to spur business, curb unemployment, and permit treasury debt retirement, cautioning against tax increases that could disrupt price stability and recovery.
Fragmentary notes recount a 70 year old Walter from Spicewood sending a message repudiating a state idea. The text mentions Gun Schreiner and Tom Smith, Kerrville, and a tale of riding down a hill with a critter and a fateful encounter, captured in a blurred historical snippet.
By Harry Williams recounts a rural episode where two Kerrville youths Gus Lehreiner and Tor Palmer pursue a fox chased by a boy Tim, who joins their ride and earns trust. The piece wanders through local digressions on truth, fruit borers, and a Texas poultry viewer mockery, ending with a playful jab at a Connecticut poultry writer.
The fragmentary diary style piece surveys New York social clubs, parties, and urban color. It mentions a mentor figure, shopping on Allen Street, theater goings, a clever host, Chinese generosity, a Canada mouse, a theater night, and a kleptomaniac suspicion. Copyright 1910 observer notes social hierarchies and celebrity chatter.
A collection of proposed measures includes president and Congress seating on January 1 after November elections, proportional U S Senate representation, separate national defense departments under a single secretary, universal literacy drive, a federal sales tax to cut other taxes, a thirteen month year with Saturday holidays, the Nicaragua Canal, debt settlements via West Indies cession, selective immigration, deportation of undesirable aliens, and full publicity for income taxes.
President Ronald Hutchins advocates replacing the credit hour with comprehensive tests to speed up college reorganization and allow students to progress by ability rather than time. The plan targets workers and nontraditional learners, arguing a universal test system would accelerate academic recognition and adapt to individual pace.
Gutzon Borglum estimates Mount Rushmore will endure the effects of the elements for 300000 years. He doubts if he can anticipate all eventualities for that span. The project may include a statement of independence and inscriptions from nations and historic figures to mark the monument’s lasting legacy.
A personal reflection on prayer as a practical daily act not limited to church. The speaker asserts belief in a higher force beyond human understanding, usable at any moment for anyone from drivers to clerks, emphasizing universal need for peace and guidance in ordinary tasks.
A 1916 King Features Syndicate piece expresses faith through personal prayer. The author describes feeling exhausted and disconnected yet finds renewal when praying sincerely, restoring eagerness, courage, and tenderness in life.
Do You Know reveals Jon Antocio associated with a large wool aviation center in the United Bales. The brief notes his prominence in this niche, suggesting a regional hub or specialty facility with notable scale.
An editorial urges readers to embrace charity, offer jobs, and spend wisely this Christmas. It argues that shared giving, temporary work, and prudent purchases can ensure an old-fashioned, hopeful holiday for all, depending on the public’s character and actions.
The fragment hints at a campaign era scene in New England with a couple named Shineboney and Penneylvania tone. It mentions a wedding, a chorus of bright language, and political overtones about overbooking a chamber in Washington. Names and details appear garbled.
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