Push for Compulsory Military Training Faces Strong Backing
Washington reports a major push for compulsory military training for youths as the postwar era nears. President Roosevelt backs it, while business groups show overwhelming support in polls. Debate centers on whether to draft all youths or focus on alternative national defense methods, with figures suggesting costs from 1 to 1.8 billion dollars yearly.
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Washington
Roosevelt
WA & Chamber of Commerce
Congress
Wie Ord
Ope
R Judge
Tndead
France
Germany
Hitler
Ckill
Congress Report Warns Executive Overreach Threatens Democracy
The House special committee led by Rep. Howard W. Smith warns that Congress has ceded legislative powers to executive agencies, turning government into a vast bureaucracy. It urges a congressional staff for independent analysis to curb agency overreach and restore democracy by reasserting legislative authority.
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House of Representatives
Congress
House
Howard W. Smith
Virginia
Notes of a Newspaperman On Broadway and Palaver
Walter Winchell reports quirky overseas tour chatter with Mary Landa in Cairo meeting Prince Peter of Greece. Anecdotes span Boswell salon humor, a San Francisco banner scare, and a digressive riff on gambling tricks and Hollywood gossip.
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Sheridan
Mary Landa
Ropps
Prince Peter
Greece
Cairo
Mary
Shepherd
Miss Landa
His Highness
Annie
Pete
Marry or Not A Young Man Seeks Desirable Wife
A wartime reader questions what makes a wife desirable asking if she would share troubles, be a true friend, and inspire him. The piece lists qualities like empathy, companionship, shared interests, resilience, and support in and out of war abroad or at home.
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Dorothy Dearley
Mexico City
Joan Taiwards
Miss Dearing
Hole
John Edgar Hoover
Mary
H&e
Europe
Pacific
United States of Europe
Russia
Germany
United States
Great Britain
Stalin
Himmler
Lin
The Ideal Wife Says What Men Need to Hear
By Helen Rowland an exhortation on the traits that raise a man’s happiness. It argues a wife should boost self esteem, understand, inspire, brace, and stand by her husband, calling out the essential qualities of faith, sympathy, brains, and loyalty.
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Gil
Tim
C. Man
King Featires Syndicats, Inc
The Jash Chantings and Angelica Tickenson in Lone Star Lore
A fragmented reminiscence traces Angelica Tickenson known as Angellin amid Texas memory. It recalls the Alamo massacre and a 1856 railway celebration near Navasota hosted by Paul Bremond. A veteran recounts dances with Alamo legends, Tickenson’s public life, later obscurity, and a faded constitutional era.
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Angelica Tickenson
Bate
Alamo
Almaran Dickenson
Hnd
Nh Corner
Eamel
Widenky
Angellin
Alimo Messacre
Paul Bremond
Texas Central Allroad
Navasota
Robbery at 401 South Conml Street Warehouse
November 1914 report of a safe opened by intruders stealing cash estimated between 1000 and 4000 dollars. Watchman identified as Honey Tezel. A later note lists Margaret Angin and William Patersham appearing at the Rove Theater on November 27, 1924.
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Huvidlisch
Booml
Chait
Willy
Hetmning Corn
Pry
South Conml Street
Felice
Honey Tezel
Margaret Angin
William Patersham
Rove Theater
Europe Faces Postwar Peace Dilemmas and Rising Powers
A reader argues that long power holds in Europe have corrupted youth and that durable peace requires universal justice. He questions hard vs soft peace, cites postwar treaties and region-wide alignments, notes Germany’s uncertain leadership, and suggests a United States of Europe as a possible path.
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Germany
Rusia
Britain
Russia
Hitler
Europe
Gremany
Tvork
Stalin
Jess
Wrhane
Murope
Presidency Power and Washingtons Commander Role in History
A compact history note cites George Fort Milton in The Use of Presidential Power 1781 1943. It discusses Adams contemplating transferring power, Washington serving as commander in chief, Lincoln backing Grant, and the enduring image of Washington as permanent commander in chief from 1775 onward.
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George Fort Milton
Thttle-Brown
Boston
Adams
LSA
France
Washington
Hloy Commandereln
Washington as commander-in-chief and symbol of victory
A denouncement praising George Washington as the living symbol of American resolve and leadership. The author urges readers, including the aged and infirm, to study Washington’s example from Brandywine to Valley Forge and salute the chief who secured the nation’s liberties, with steadfast courage through hardship.
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Ington
Washington
Pion Piotithy
Brandywine
Valley
Understanding Heart Disease Symptoms and Misconceptions
The article explains that shortness of breath and chest pain do not always indicate heart disease. Breathing issues can stem from overweight, anemia, asthma, or lung conditions, while heart-related pain arises from oxygen deprivation or blocked arteries. Pain tends to radiate from the chest to the left shoulder or neck, often triggered by exertion and eased by rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorthy Willam J. Bruckner
New Haven
Conn
Rome
San Antonio Light Publication Info and Rates
The San Antonio Light details publication scope by Dr H N Bundesen and staff, notes copyright restrictions and local news republication rules, then lists monthly subscription rates for various editions and delivery options in San Antonio and nearby Texas regions.
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San Antonio
Texas
Man
Toxna
Mos
HBO
Dolly
Sunde Ag
Biuday
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