Firemen and Police Go Unrewarded in San Antonio
The Texas Fire Insurance Commission grants a further 16 percent premium reduction for San Antonio, bringing total discounts to 24 percent and saving property owners about 322,918 dollars annually. The piece urges fair rewards for fire and police staff who work seven days a week, despite a state law mandating six-day weeks and two weeks’ vacation. Public officials are urged to address working hours and compensation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Astonia
Texas Fire Insurance Commission
San Antonio
Texas
Tire and Police
Phil Wright
Fire
Dlive
Hyde Park Budget Debate Echoes Roosevelts Waste Charge
The article notes President Roosevelt at Hyde Park denouncing local government waste as Guy Helvering reports fiscal year tax gains. Federal collections totaled 3.299 billion, up 23 percent, with processing and income taxes driving the rise. The piece contrasts Hyde Park warnings with Washington budget pressures and recalls 1952 campaign rhetoric.
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Hyde Park
Calvin Coolidge
Mr. Roosevelt
Guy T. Helvering
Internal Revenue
Helvering
Slvde Park
Washington
Roosevelt
Butte
Mograna
Listen World by Elsie Robinson Wontter
An essay fragment contrasts forgotten workers with Amelia Earhart like figures, praising perseverance amid poverty and illness. It argues life’s worth depends on the struggler and champions everyday plodders whose courage and self respect shape meaning despite odds.
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America
Alwys
Ley
Sams
Ring Fear
Syn
San Antonio marks Independence Day in 1925 at San Pedro Park
Ten and twenty years ago notes recall Mexican Independence Day celebrations at San Pedro Park. Mayor Vobin reports rapid progress on the 21 million Municipal Auditorium for Fiesta de San Jacinto. Musicians take part in Muske Day observances. merchants cautioned against trade premiums. leadership elections held among local groups.
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San Antonios
San Pedro Park
Jann W. Vobin
Tadas
San Jacinto
Wee
San Antonio
Alice Mayfield
Ong Uhr
Hal Antonio
Aseocasion
Cavalry's decline and motorized future in world warfare
A long, reflective piece traces cavalry's rise and fall from Civil War era roles to modern motorized warfare. It notes cavalry downsizing from 20,000 in 1820 to 174 in 1930, motorization trends in Britain and France, and British tank use at Cambrai. An embedded account from a Scottish private recalls cavalry as a nuisance, highlighting emphasis on speed, stealth, and mechanized firepower over traditional horse-mounted forces.
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St. Loui
Alberta
Gran Chaco
Great Britain
India
America
Niagara Falls
Twenty-Eighth Infantry
Kate
Tuscaloosa
Ark
Mysla
Cappadocia
Sam Clings
Douglas MacArthur
Warford
Tae Deshing
J. E. B. Stuart
Dash
Pennsylvania
Bob
Stuart
Hugland
France
Germany
Italy
Cambrai
Mons
Marne
Aisne
Walter
Fort Bliss
Dock
Pyal
King Fens
Fragmented diary notes on literary figures and places in 1935 Europe
A researcher narrator recalls encounters with authors and publishers, cites a bustling London, Haunch of Venison Mews, and Claridge's near Soho, and remarks on figures like Somerset Maugham and William Makepeace Thackeray era memories. The piece threads through travel, icons, and a fleeting look at society and culture.
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New York
Arnold Bennett
Second Avenue
Joose
London
Tom Geraghty
Ives
Claridge’s
Soho
Burton
Paul Muni
Ader
Don Marquis
Robert Cortes
Bartle
Milne
Marquis
Old Herald
Hardls Merton Lyon
Howard Acton
Ohio
Big Ben
Shim
Waterloo Bridge
Sam Goldwyn
Marry Go Round Satire on the Best and Worst People
A humorous essay argues that even notorious figures have good points. It parodies historical and literary figures Cleopatra Henry VII Samson Delilah Sappho and Don Juan while noting flaws. The piece concludes that the worst people do have their good points and the author signs off with playful certainty.
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Helen
Scarlet Fever Immunization and the Dick Test
Historical overview of scarlet fever dangers and prevention. Describes the Dick test to identify susceptibility and immunity, compares to the Schick test for diphtheria, and explains immunization via toxin-antitoxin injections. Notes that immunity depends on exposure and that vaccination reduces mortality, with cautions on testing and interpretation.
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Royal S. Copeland
M. D
George
Gladys Dick
Wiphtheria
Fyria
Kine Kean
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Sruck
Hyde Park Vs
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Los Angeles
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la Menten Cine
Turner
Benjamin Howard
Amelia
Hart
Reece
Atic
Hie
San Antonio Retail Merchants’ Association
Adolph Grasse
Willant King
Wayne Parks
Chow Chews
Carrail Todd
Main Avenue
W. J. Lylin
Soledad Theater
San Antonia Child Protection and
Hue Mane Society
By Edwin C. Hill
O. McIntyre
Clare Dwiggins
Caroga Lake
Opie Reed
Ozark
New Deal
Montana
Abbie McCrammy
B. L
Narghile
Will Hoge
Gazettes
Times
Old Town
Tampa
McIntyre
Heath
Henry
Mackntyre
Somerset Maugham
Cap Ferrat
Monte Garloward
Villlefranche
Leopold
Maugham
Riviera
Willie Maugheaun
Palm Besch
Stotesbury
Oklahoma Pavemer
Claremera
Will Rogers
Samia Fo
Dobson
McNaught Syne
Cleopatry
Henry VII
Bitebeard
Delilah
Samson
Ninoy de 1Anteles
Rowland
Don Juan
Ciree
Sappho
Mundateen
Mms
Klug Fess
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