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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1936
Page
4
A rambling 19th century column extols sleep as vital to youth and success. It likens sleep to battery power, cites ancient and literary praise, warns against overwork and late rising, and urges regular living through eating, working, and sleeping. The piece ends with a stark tombstone quip about failures from irregular sleep.
The excerpt suggests forming a branch of the "Heaven" movement led by Father Divine to address war debt defaults. It humorously imagines sending Father Divine to lecture nations on debt, stating all that would be lost is Father Divine himself.
The score stands twenty five billion dollars spent. Thirteen billion dollars added to the public debt. Plevna million unemployed left.
Alfred J Johannsen, new president of the Quartered Life Underwriters of America and Stanford alumnus, speaks on social security economics at Northwestern University. He warns against partisan theory and urges exact knowledge, noting young insurance men study economics and finance to better understand the subject while highlighting the broader impact of social security on inflation and insurance stability.
A fragmented discussion argues that financial policy should fund security for holders and big beneficiaries with working dollars rather than symbolic sums. It claims national plans ignore party lines, focuses on currency intricacies, and urges keeping new money at work to meet obligations.
Edwin C Hill critiques classical wealth measures and argues for light on modern economic exchanges. He praises Progressive Insurance Management as a scientific, social security focused field shaping health, credit, land, currency, race, business, and politics. He notes young men coached in this endeavour and urges measured optimism about public problems and offstage solid work.
The writer recalls youth’s idealism and the belief loyalty is foundational, then argues loyalty is not natural but an acquired habit formed through effort. He reflects on mood swings, self-critique, and the need to detach during conflicts to preserve relationships and endure shared life.
In Stevens County WPA officials defend a new lake project costing 263,718 funded by treasury borrowings to create 40 acres of shallow water for recreation and municipal needs. County residents contributed nothing financially, though local officials praise the project as essential for water conservation and emergency supply.
A long, fragmented narrative recounts a sea voyage on the New York-I 95 route with passing remarks on guests and notable figures. It touches on conversations about wireless technology, a coronation, encounters with actors and public figures, and humorous asides about fashion, dogs, and medical anecdotes.
Fragmentary item mentions Richard Ganfield and Whistler with a saucer placed beside food to induce drinking, a personal note about dental work and molary replacement, plus an eclipsed social item involving George Gershwin and a band at an unveiling event.
Ten and twenty years ago items recount land purchase south of Incar nate Word college with a sanatorium planned at 2 to 3 million dollars. Also note Youngs C Crook named Southwest national junior chamber chair, and Alzafar temple donated a camel to the city zoo.
The article extols El Tule in California and big trees in Mexico. It notes Cortes possibly rested beneath a giant tree on his journey and estimates the tree’s age between five and ten thousand years. It emphasizes the tree’s long life and the irony of its stillness versus human activity.
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