New Legion Chief Backs Universal Military Training
Warren Atherton of San Francisco, elected national commander of the American Legion, endorses universal military training in peace time as an early act of his administration. He argues the U S must be prepared to deter war, citing Switzerland as a model and urging postwar effort to prevent future conflicts. The piece praises the Legion's history of strong leadership and stresses the need for national defense readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Warren Atherton
San Francisco
Legion
Atherton
United States
Switzerland
Munich
Warsaw
Coventry
Pearl Harbor
Dorothy R
Jack Marshall
Louise Atwill
MacArthur
Harper's Bazaar
Robb Up
the Blue
Dewey
Manila
J.P. L
Dept. of Justice
Rogge
Walter Winchell Memos for a Colyumer Secy
A stream of notes recounts press denials, editorials, and gossip about media figures and publications. Mentioned are Bricker, American Mercury, Mencken, Nathan, Johns Hopkins, and Johns Hopkins. Chief Ryan. Maple Leaf and Mirror references. and various editors and correspondents across multiple cities. The memo lampoons defamation suits, hay fever remedies, and literary gossip, with cautions about sources and a recurring theme of media intrigue and misattribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colyumer
Bricker
American Mercury Magazine
Winchell
Bronchiectasis Causes and Treatments Outlined by Dr Aven
Dr. Carl D Aven of Atlanta explains bronchiectasis arises when bronchi dilate and infections from sinus or chest diseases worsen the lung condition. Diagnosis relies on physical exam and chest X rays with bronchoscopy. treatment includes rest, postural drainage, iodized oil or iodinetasy, good nutrition, and possible lung resection for severe cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl D. Aven
Atlanta
Nuid
Aven
King Features Syn, Inc
Texans Take Maritime Supremacy From Galveston
Those Texans, long coastal dwellers building ports and rail links, spurned seafaring life in favor of agriculture and cattle. Galveston failed to dredge harbors or support deep draft ships, allowing Indianola to seize maritime supremacy until devastating storms erased Galveston’s rival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth
Galveston
Brazoria
Pass Ad
Indianola
Texas
Drinking Women and the War Time Challenge in America
Kathleen Norris argues that drinking women threaten homes and children, detailing how alcohol harms women physically and morally. The piece reflects wartime anxieties, cites nurse testimonies about rising female alcoholism, and asks what society and law can do to curb the problem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Jess
Pete’s
Prophecy on Marshall Rise to Lead Allied Forces Sparks Debate
Washington notes the Army and Navy Journal sparked speculation that General Marshall might be promoted to head Allied commands. Officials and press later weighed McNarney McNair and Somervell as possible successors, while Roosevelt faced mixed congressional reactions and cautious public expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Army and Navy Journal
Marshall
War Department
Maly
South
Pacific
Alaska
Sehiom
McNarney
McNair
Bomervell
Services of Supply
Pr Gent
Slong
House
Senate
Brillant
Atlantic
Mediterranean
Tunisia
Sicily
Italy
Quebec
Somervell
New York
Harry Hopkins
Mr. Roosevelt
Congress
Hopkins
Eing Features Syndicate
Toe
San Antonio Public Service Co Reports Six Month Revenue
A September 1933 earnings statement signed by W B Tuttle shows net operating revenue for the first half of the year at 939 40745 dollars and gross operating revenue at 3 412 52287 dollars with deductions for operating expenses taxes and retirement. In a separate item from September 28 1923 the Girls Friendly Society lists participants for a Golden Days comedy benefit at Main Avenue High School Auditorium to raise funds for a scholarship.
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San Antonio Public Service Company
W. B. Tuttle
Groes
Main Avenue High School
Girls' Friendly Society For
Scholarship Fund
Ewing Gills
Clay McFarland
Catherine Clarke
Laura Thornhill
Marie Watking
Edward Harker
Alice George
Mar~garot Dillon
Grace Newnan
Bordén Wedemeyer
Dorothy Wedermeyer
Glenn Cater
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Walter Winchell
Broadway
Yank-Stars and Stripes
Middle East
Pone
Chief Ryan
Ryan
H. L. Mencken
Mr. Mencken
Cnte
Baltimore Sun
George Jean Nathan
Monck
Johns Hopkins
Hartimanne
Flannery
John Knight
Cleveland
High Point
N. C
Reynolds
Raleigh
Senator Reynolds
City Desk
Marvel
Orson Welles
Bille Hayworth Fore
Columbia
Rita
Mrs. Welles
Dutton's
Dutton
Coumbus
Forum
Rocheater
Bank
Cominy
H. N. Bundesen
Kathleen Norris
L.A
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