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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1936
Page
5
A 1920s style cautionary column urges girls to avoid men who gamble on horses and sweepstakes. It contrasts two young men, praising the dependable planner who bets on himself and warning that party lifers often fail when duties arise. It stresses choosing a husband, secretary, or salesman who values self-reliance over luck.
Senator Davis of Pennsylvania declares that the WPA uses taxpayer funds for partisan political purposes and pressures workers on public payrolls to vote accordingly. He cites complaints from states like West Virginia New York Missouri and Arkansas as the anti-Farley campaign using the same charge. The speech accuses the administration of coercive politics tying employment to political fidelity.
A frank monologue reveals a narrator driven by a restless hunger and distorted body image. He describes emotional storms, a mounting fear of thinness, and a surreal craving for food as crowds pass by. He recalls meals, gluttony, and the irony of bowing to appetite while feeling increasingly hollow.
The fragment presents a playful scene of a person nicknamed Walle the holti tally wave and O. O. McIntyre style satire. Jepson and a Sowingg piece appear as references while a grocery delivery joke runs through the indecisive police mood.
A 1936 column by King Fearn criticizes Mrs. Beryl Markham for flying solo across the Atlantic while defending motherhood. The writer questions women’s rights to careers, mocks public opinion, and argues that maternal duties outweigh thrill seeking.
The New York Sun reports a 77 county Oklahoma water project under WPA aid. Each county receives a fixed 633 dollars while the federal government pays over 97 percent of costs. Variations across counties show unequal distribution with many arid and populous areas affected.
From the files of the L A Lighty dated October 3 1926 A H Hopkins was elected general Sunday school superintendent and J G Moore associate superintendent at Highland Park Baptist Church Harry Beavers was chosen B P A director. Four railroads are advertised by all steel trains from Chicago to San Antonio drawing hundreds of tourists to Florida this season.
The text describes pressure effects on workers in compressed air environments. It explains how high altitude and underwater pressure cause bodily disturbances, naming the disease as Ca```lsuon``` disease or "the bends." It notes symptoms arise from abnormal atmospheric pressure at depth below sea level and the unnaturally rapid pressure changes workers endure.
Royal S Copeland notes bubbles in the veins and severe pain from Carsson’s disease during rapid pressure changes. Modern decompression chambers regulate atmospheric pressure allowing safe work, with periodic health examinations and precautions to protect heart and lungs.
An essay-like piece contrasts Zane Grey's world record shark with mankind's wielding of weapons from stone to guns. It notes scientists at Blackpool urging ethical use of knowledge to spare humanity, urging chemists to unite against science misused for destruction and to heed the true voice of intelligence.
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