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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1936
Page
8
The Works Progress Administration chief Hopkins warns against excluding workers after age 45. He argues that experience and training make middle age workers highly productive, and ending employment at 45 wastes manpower and risks permanent unemployment, echoing President Roosevelt’s concerns about hiring age policy.
FBI director J Edgar Hoover says give finger print and iferescope sets to boys as Christmas gifts instead of toy guns. He notes 1950s crime films glamorize criminals while portraying G men as heroes and urges toys that emphasize law enforcement over crime.
The article surveys wartime gas drills in Tokyo and Paris, notes civilian defense programs in England, and quotes U S Army officers Colonel Gibson and Major White defending chemical weapons. It argues gas effects are overstated, compares gas to rifles and explosives, and cautions against condemning all chemical use in warfare.
By Edwin C. Hill Europe today argues that another world war could end European civilization unless science saves mankind. The piece contemplates outlawing destructive tech and contends future warfare may rely on chemicals while urging vigilance against self-destruction.
In this 1920s style exhortation the author argues that fear of danger stifles growth. Growth and progress come from facing peril, taking risks, and living boldly. Across examples from history and famous figures, the piece urges the reader to become an adventurer, inventor, or poet by embracing discomfort and uncertainty.
Ten and twenty years ago reports note two seaplane fighters arriving in San Antonio for a South American tent show in January. They are being assembled at Pearson Field, with Commander A. Dargus soon expected bringing equipment from Washington. Plans show a new city hall funded by 820,000 bond money, under architects Allee and Robert M. Ayres. The exhibit includes Lady Godiva painting by Robert Jenkins Onderdonk at the Gunter hotel. The Bria Zion association plans a carnival on Bowen’s Island December 4 for Jewish relief, with Miss Hattie Grace Rabe as chair.
The article describes floating or dropped kidneys, its causes including congenital factors and occupational strain, common in thin tall individuals. Symptoms feature dull abdominal flank pain aggravated by upright posture, occasional sharp pain, and digestive upset. Diagnosis relies on physical exam, with treatment ranging from abdominal belt to surgical anchoring if urine flow is impeded. surgery is not always required.
A fragmented passage notes a man at a counter buying paper for his wife. He considers a gift and mentions a postcard shower linked to a birthday anniversary and a gathering of women at a local establishment. The text hints at a name for the place.
Powell Thomas remains New York's top media figure, a versatile horseman and boxer trained by Shab, with a career spanning radio news reels and lectures. The Denver-born journalist, active from afternoons into dawn, broadcasts from Pawling in summer and pens two travel books annually. He has produced about 40 volumes over his career, earning an estimated weekly income of $7,000 and moving among publishers, spectators, and high-society patrons in a bustling New York scene.
In a dated voice from 1038, King Pee warns that television will replace movies, keep families home, distort romance, and steal private time. He foresees endless broadcasting and loss of personal moments as the public adapts to this electric medium. He imagines stage doors, altered fashion, and TV dinners replacing cinema outings.
Fragmentary OCR text discusses American strikes and large marches, referencing 500,000 participants in a 24 hour period. Phrases appear garbled, mentioning fatigue and reluctance to praise or critique the efforts, set in a wartime or protest context. The readable content is inconsistent and lacks clear events or dates.
The senior senator from Oko, Robert Johns Bulkley, chairs the Manufactures Committee while also serving on Banking and Currency, Foreign Relations, Pensions and Privileges and Elections. He is not facing a coalition reorganization as Congress shifts.
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