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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1948
Page
8
Critics accuse President Truman of offering the same old New Deal strait jacket of rationing and price controls to fight inflation. They warn such policies fail to curb prices, harm production, and strengthen federal control while packing the budget with wasteful spends.
The piece argues happiness is not inherent but earned through effort and attitude. It notes most feel restless and discontent, yet with deliberate practice and persistence one can cultivate rivetization, serenity, and a sense of purpose, despite innate gloom.
Elsie Robinson argues happiness comes from within not luck or outward change. Our life is shaped by our reactions to events rather than the events themselves, prompting a call to cultivate buoyant, dignified cheer rather than irritability.
A dated religious quotation cites Jesus as the Light of the world promising guidance and illumination to those who follow him. The fragment emphasizes faith as a path out of darkness and toward spiritual guidance.
Washington sees Felix Frankfurter wield covert leverage over Roosevelt era policy. Harold Ickes details in the Saturday Evening Post how Frankfurter pressed for influence, maneuvering to place allies across government, including the interior and OSS. The piece argues this secrecy shaped wartime strategy and cabinet decisions.
Eye operations using corneal transplants have progressed since 1932 when Ramon Castroviejos pioneered the method. Suitable for those with corneal scarring from disease or injury, the procedure depends on normal intraocular pressure and a nondense scar, with best results in cases not damaged by chemical injury.
Dr H N Bundezen explains corneal transplants require fresh tissue from donors or the patient. Eye banks link donors and recipients, boosting public interest in eye donation for vision restoration. A Q and A covers enlarged heart causes including rheumatic fever thyroid issues arterial hardening obstructions and lung conditions.
A collage of show business chatter traces romances and divorces, talent moves, and industry shifts. Horace Schudlapp, Carole Landis’s estranged husband, wanders with Carol Lynne while Ken MacLarin boasts a Harvard-accented dental makeover. John Wildberg teams with Raven McBride at Le Ruban Bic, and Lou Walters with E. M. Loew head toward Hollywood as Florentine Gardins faces insolvency. Sport and media figures appear, including Len Durocher’s Dodgers debut, Washington Times-Herald whispers, and Elinor Patterson’s will divesting stock to veteran staff. Tales span mob laundry interests, Adele Jergens dating, Eleanor Roosevelt quotes, and Ken Kling’s press-hungry betting book on a chaotic year in show business. Echoes travel from Glasgow to New York, mixing city lights with faded clubs, property swaps, and a vanity-soaked press cycle.
A jumble of theater chatter and social notices runs through the item. Starlet C2ushan shines at Fordham while Jack Lau ght performs with a mounted horse in Moscow retreat lore. Absorbed gossip touches Ann Durham, ex Senator Radcliffe kin, and a gown bet leading to mourning. The piece blends stage buzz, literary verse, and barroom slang across a restless society snapshot.
A satirical piece critiques Hank Wallace and his selling points as vague and overstated. The author accuses Wallace of evasive rhetoric, cites paying farmers for inaction, and mocks his public persona. Pegler’s work is praised for exposing Wallace while noting the misleading smile.
A compendium of past notes from The Light includes David Lee Hill son of Rev and Mrs P B Hill of First Presbyterian Church entering aviation cadet training with the Navy. Items from 1928 mention Mrs J M Glass aiding anti Smith movement in San Antonio and Bexar County. Other notes discuss prohibition politics, infant mortality in August, street weed growth in 1898, and 1888 brewery-free beer debates amid saloon concerns.
The writer defends truth over popular gossip about the guru letters attributed to Vance Wallace and links the affair to a broader critique of the Progressive movement. He compares Wallace to a manipulated figure and warns of a dangerous, organized faction led by figures like Lee Pressman and Vito Marcantonio, amid Berlin tensions and Roosevelt era politics.
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