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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1936
Page
14
A fragment from a cartoon poem references the Walrus and the Carpenter by a sea weeping over their failed projects. They lament lacking funds and wonder if Congress will provide more money, while a sobbing Carpenter doubts a favorable outcome.
The passage cites Governor Landon at Buffalo arguing taxes burden every citizen. It claims Roosevelt's administration wastes money, raises costs on bread, clothing, food, tobacco, and entertainment, and that the public will vote Roosevelt out next November. It portrays Landon as exposing the Raw Deal’s bills paid by all Americans.
An uncensored Madrid dispatch labels Spain s government militia as harboring powerful Communist elements and warns that France and Russia are aligning ideologically. A Paris report notes mutual defense talks and shifting warfare ideas, urging Americans to vote American and resist Bolshevik influence.
deelousy slows down industrial production. Harvard professors report that under socially ideal conditions five Western Electric factory workers raised output by thirty percent while maintaining well being. They conclude true efficiency requires proper social relations between workers and bosses.
In a crowded afternoon scene, workers operate machines as music guides the rhythm with singing and clattering. A supervisor notes output, while a later inspection reveals the incident to be a job better loan in the state factory investigation.
Edwin C. Hill notes Max’s plant earned top marks for efficiency and fair pay after testimony to the Illinois labor commission. Max argued workers perform better with occasional lime and beer breaks. The piece weaves historical asides on Stiegel glass, Harvard professors, and Tarpon Springs Greek sponge fishermen with a concluding nod to 1936 satirical verse.
A 1936 letter from Winston Norman of Coat, Louisiana, to Mr Wallace complains of rising food prices, scarce butter and eggs, and federal policies. The writer cites the New Deal era WPA job, asks why government plans to help the poor aren’t revealed, and notes wives’ voting influence. The missive laments price hikes by 40 percent in three years and calls for relief.
The New York Sun notes the WPA plans to spend 24730 dollars at Pueblo city Park to provide evening entertainment for the public after animal shows end. The project includes landscaping beautification and some croisior prevention, aiming to preserve a so called quarter milla dollar monument of governmental follies for future taxpayers.
Ten and twenty years ago notes from San Antonio dated September 3 1926 report Dr Paul Kern newly arriving to lead Travis Park Melin Church succeeding Rev Arthur Moore. Also 100 plus high school cadets to take drill courses in ROTC units in San Antonio public schools with 425 cadets in Black Corde Heights and 275 on Main Avenue. In 1916 relief spread as the 8 hour bill appeared to pass Congress averting a railroad strike on Labor Day. Postal savings at the San Antonio post office have doubled from 72104 12 months ago to 14706 now.
Jotted notes reveal New York society at the St Regis where Astor lounges between Bermuda and hotel social rounds. The piece recalls London literary figures and distant harbor wonders, with portraits of hotel life, window shopping, and the allure of master bedrooms amid a blend of personal musings and city scenes.
Public essay argues against the idea of a flawless marriage. It contends that constant harmony suppresses growth, urges conflict and private lives, and warns such unions produce conceit, busyness, and social detestability. It emphasizes individual independence and mutual challenge for mental hygiene.
A report praises advances in mastoiditis care for children, highlighting perfected X ray techniques to image the mastoid bone. Early diagnosis and timely surgery improve outcomes, reducing prior deaths and widespread operations. Mothers are urged to seek evaluation for earache, as X rays can confirm or rule out mastoiditis.
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