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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 02, 1939

Page

4

Young Americans Fight Slavery at Catholic Action Summer School

In Chicago the ninth annual summer school of Catholic Action trains about 1 500 students and 500 clergy to combat foreignisms and totalitarianism. Organizers urge young Americans to defend religious liberty and individual freedom, seeing communism and Nazism as enslaving doctrines. The aim is to mobilize leaders from 27 states to safeguard American ideas and conscience.

Chicago Pius XI Catholic Action America Daniel A. Lord St. Louis United States Father Lord Russia Nazi Germany

Finer Steel 18 Announced By Chemical Foundation

The Chemical Foundation announces a potential breakthrough in steel by adding small amounts of silver to resist salt water corrosion. Silver forms a protective film of silver chloride on the surface, replenished as it is worn away by dissolution from the alloy. Further tests on vessels are planned to assess its practical corrosion resistance.

The Chemical Foundation

Modern Heroes And The Myth Of The Committed Age

A column decries snobbery about modern heroism citing navy divers from the Squalus rescue, sandlot ball players, and courier youths as true to a heroic ideal. It argues democracy breeds new forms of courage beyond knights and traditional triumphs.

Modern Heroes of Tech and Medicine Faith in Courage

By Edwin C. Hill. The piece lauds valor amid the machine age, praising sandhogs and sky-birds high on steel beams, and salutes medical pioneers who risk their lives to advance science. It argues courage and sacrifice rise with technology, countering Burke’s claim that the mass lacks intelligence or spirit.

Heigh Hudson Knights of the Round Table Waller Reed Semmelwolf Pasteur Dr. W. Park New York City Montans Legion Edmund Burke King Feas

Wisdom Teeth Impaction Linked to Neuralgia Cases

Dr. WW A LeClair of the Dental Corps reports two Navy patients with impacted wisdom teeth causing neuralgia and facial paralysis symptoms. In one case removal of the upper right wisdom tooth led to rapid improvement within a week. in another, pain behind the jaw subsided after extraction. The cause is unclear but may involve over-supply of blood vessels and nerves.

WW. A. LeClair Dental Corps United States Navy Sewarts Pers Pat Alseur LeGlair

Tooth Development and Wisdom Teeth Extraction Suggestion

Dr Herman N Bundesen notes that developing teeth interact with bone and blood vessels. Headache symptoms in temple neck or eyes may warrant careful dental exam. Impacted wisdom teeth should be considered for removal even if no infection is present.

Capy't Wy Kote Frag, Synd., Inc

What Do You Know Quiz Names For Ordinary Things

Puzzle prompts list quirky clues asking for names of common items and terms. It appears to be a comic page teaser from a features syndicate, inviting readers to turn to the comic page for the solutions.

Econora Archer Jace

Behind the News on Europe and Hitler's Plans

Washington reports on speculative dialogue about how Britain France and Poland might respond to a developing European crisis. The piece imagines Mussolini Hitler and Stalin reacting to German aggression with shifting peace talks and strategic moves in Poland Italy and beyond, reflecting on radio commentary and Roosevelt's public remarks.

Bonito Berlin Hitler Adolf Danzig Poland Britain France

We Don’t Make Sense A Blunt Call To Selfhood

A sprawling monologue argues modern life dulls individuality. It rails against conformity, urging readers to think and act differently rather than echoing others. It ends with a call to take decisive personal action.

ACTLY WHAT YOU DO IF YOUR PANTRY WAS EMPTY OR YOUR BUSINESS GOING INTO THE BED

By Elsie Robinson this piece urges readers to inventory their habits ideals and attitudes. make a note of when thoughts mirror others and tally what remains then adds that total revealing personal traits and ways to gain spunk and get busy to make sense.

10 and 20 Years Ago SEPTEMBER 2 129

Dr. Raleigh Schorling of the University of Michigan criticizes school superintendents for focusing on buildings rather than students. Mexico will cooperate with the US on pest control. San Antonio plans book distribution under new laws, with 140,000 volumes readied for schools. Pawley urges a constitutional amendment to fund roads with 75.09 million in bonds, noting Texas lacks initial funds or a highway commission.

Raleigh Schorling University of Michigan Southwest Teachers’ Institute Bracken- Tidge San Antonio Jine C. &. Powler

Letters to the Editor Centrisulians Defense of Public Meeting

A reader letter denounces violence at an open Communist meeting in San Antonio arguing Citizens must defend free speech and public forums while criticizing police and mayor for actions against Communists. The writer questions safety at auditoria and defends honoring veterans and wartime memory. A second letter urges only citizens who uphold American ideals deserve free speech rights and calls for removing troublemakers from public life.

Ltussia New York San Antonio Theuditorium Pinga Tim AL Ute Texin Boynton Brooks Miem America

Thanksgiving date change urged by Rictor the Right

A snippet notes a proposal to shift the Thanksgiving date if the president wants to, with a call to Congress and a reference to President Roosevelt’s stance on neutrality and payment plans. The fragment mentions Peter A Koenig in connection with the discussion.

Rictor Roorevelt Ixpayasa Peter A Koenig

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