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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1932
Page
14
Old Unks Jimmy reports Hatlo's Paris column denouncing a publicized theatrical attraction Follies. The piece depicts intrusive ushers, brash attendants, heavy sexual innuendo, and a chaotic scene with French patronage, lounging patrons, and a mix of American and European behavior in a bawdy theater district.
The article argues Congress must pass an emergency general manufacturers sales tax to cover a predicted $900 million treasury deficit for 1933. Rep Rainey of Illinois champions the tax as fair, with New York Chamber of Commerce backing it, blaming past leadership for tax burdens and urging immediate action.
The piece accuses the Hawley Smoot tariff act, signed by Hoover in 1930, of halving U S foreign trade and harming workers. It cites figures on export declines, European retaliation, and a Newark speech from 1928, arguing for revived reciprocity and trade expansion under Roosevelt and Carson.
A high school athlete in Arizona was shot in the chest when a Japanese bystander tried to separate two fighting dogs by striking them with a rifle butt. The incident involved an accidental trigger pull and underscores rising concerns over animal violence and safety in public spaces.
A fragmentary literary column discusses D H Lawrence's The Lost Girl and a tale of Clariss and James. It probes marriage happiness, female expectations, and the self blamed for unhappiness, arguing many wives seek bliss yet cannot guarantee it. The piece notes Clariss dies of heart disease after long strain.
In a 1922 column the writer extols perfume’s power to shape desire from the orchestra to the gallery. It notes shops scenting clothing, lingerie, gowns, and hosiery to lure buyers, claiming fragrance stirs memory and imagination, rising above mascara and attire in male fantasy.
Dear Miss de Peyster advises on table manners placing salt and pepper to the side of the plate and using restraint when salting food. She also counsels on writing condolences to relatives of a friend, praising thoughtful words and sympathy as appropriate, and touches on naming a child after a grandfather.
Advocate outlines a five billion dollar loan to relieve unemployment and boost circulation, a 5 percent sales tax, income tax reductions to aid finance, and a Volstead act modification permitting light wines and beers to revive industry, fund government needs, curb racketeering, and expand personal liberty.
Ringworm, aka athletes foot, is a contagious parasitic skin infection. It forms red circular rings with pale centers and can spread if untreated. Prevent by hygiene, antiseptic baths, proper towels and bed sheets, and prompt medical treatment rather than home remedies.
The piece recalls historic storms near Port Aransas and a 1900 Galveston event. It mentions 1410 Corpus Christi, Gregory, and forces that toppled walls and roofs. The author T. D. Tores IR, City Mtorway, notes the era’s awe and damage.
A party of police and militia entered Crystal Cave seven miles north of San Antonio on the Wetmore road and found four youths from Kennedy Texas H G Winkle 25 and his two younger brothers John and Oliver and J Callaway. They denied being lost and had been upending sacks for food during their exploration.
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