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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1949
Page
6
Boyle writes of Ernie Pyle, dying on a Pacific battlefield four years earlier, and of the photographer's unpublished image showing him dead. The veteran journalist reflects on Rest and the dignity of a life spent writing about soldiers, his own fatigue, and the weight of war.
Colgate University researchers record lectures to test listening comprehension versus reading material. Dr Strang Lawson leads the project as schools explore why students misunderstand professors and how audio playback may aid learning. The effort surveys student reactions to professor recordings amid campus debates.
E V Darling recalls a San Francisco scene with a blue serge suit rental shop for five dollars a day and vessels of daily wear such as shoes and overcoats. He mentions a wedding ring worn on the right hand, a shop named Nothing But Ties on O Farrell street, and a 1870 nationwide telegraphers strike. The column muses on fashion shifts and street vignettes while noting figures like Morse and Kyne and recalling public milestones such as the 1887 eight hour day and Amelia Earhart’s 1935 Oakland landing after a Honolulu to Oakland flight.
Mrs. Sallie Blackaller, 82, formerly of Pearsall, died Monday while living with her niece Mrs. H. Ireland at 606 McCullough Ave. Funeral services are set for 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Pearsall Methodist church where she previously resided.
An advocacy piece in The American Weekly argues that a 20 percent luxury tax unfairly harms women, outlining differing financial burdens and urging awareness of gendered economic impacts. The magazine promotes the story as a compelling read for readers seeking social critique.
William H. Wilson, leader of the Wilt County Laymen's Law Enforcement League, criticized Joliet officials and consulted Gov. Stevenson about recall plans. His parked car rolled into a truck. police huddled then cited him for failure to set the handbrake.
In England and Wales farmers are about 442,000 acres behind the 2,340,000 acre wheat target for 1949. Latest returns show 740,000 acres of spring wheat to be planted in the next three months to reach the goal, a 2300 percent rise over normal spring planting in East Anglia. Bayon razors Sydney ad notes firms eyeing Australia.
In Fort Worth on April 18 an Associated Plumbing Contractors of Texas meeting featured Norman J. Radder of Chicago proposing bath tubs as a tool against communism. He suggested sending fine American bathtubs to Europe and lending 25 experienced plumbers to begin apprentice training, asserting daily baths would foster cleaner thoughts and reduce filth and poverty.
In Edinburg Texas April an ins says hat that old saying about the next fellow s pasture being green. Charles Fitzpatrick sells 4,000,000 or more cactus plants every year to out of state people. He admits Texans won t buy them and usually don t keep them in their homes if the plants are given to them.
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