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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1946
Page
3
Congress passing a bill to remove the pauper clause restores full pensions for disabled veterans. The measure ends a policy that left many sick and maimed servicemen with as little as twenty six cents daily after hospital admissions. Public outrage followed Hearst exposure of wartime hospital rules.
Report by Jack Lair covers a Federal Judge Moore decree in the U S Virgin Islands simplifying residency rules for divorces and noting the territory as a virtually unknown paradise with low prices and limited tourism Two American hotels on St Thomas offer a 60 person capacity The article mentions celebrities, flights, and social scenes from Philadelphia to New York and Mexico City plus a mix of local color and political cartoons and references to various figures and events of the era
Lawrence Gould discusses how parental disapproval can push someone to love across lines of race religion or class. He notes adults should keep learning, and fiction can ease serious reading. Deaf people may face mood challenges and social isolation after wartime deafness.
Medical note on prostate issues in men over 50 outlines three types infection enlargement and cancer. Infections often persist beyond age 50 with colon bacillus and staphylococcus as common causes. Treatments include gland massage and limited success from penicillin or sulfonamide drugs. Benign enlargement affects about one in four men past 50, with about half needing surgery eventually. Cancer risk prompts early investigation. delaying surgery can reduce life expectancy if cancer is present.
A reflective column cites Grove Patterson and Tolstoi to warn that humanity faces no hopeless situations, only people who give up. The piece contrasts past and present crises from famine to street violence, urging steadier resolve amid fear and unrest without sensationalizing events.
Elsie Robinson urges readers to resist despair during hardship and crime era. She emphasizes courage, unity, and personal responsibility, asserting each citizen has a powerful role in shaping public opinion and democracy through vote and attitude. Copyright 1945.
County Clerk George Surkey announced a ban on issuing marriage licenses after 5 p m on weekdays Sundays and holidays due to concerns about late night drunkenness. Police chased youthful hoodlums after a weekend crime wave as of August 10 1936. The oysters’ arrival from the gulf coast and hospital diploma news were also noted along with civic debates on Houston Street directional signs.
A 19 year old woman asks about a 48 year old service member who dates her yet avoids commitment. She fears his indifference and suspects jealousy. The adviser notes his possible desire to return to service with a clear conscience and suggests ending the pursuit rather than chasing a passing flirtation.
A reader defends printers citing family ties to a weekly newspaper. The writer, Mrs A. Bml Hardie, recalls her father as owner editor and says printers in her family were not drinkers and had good character, opposing the judge's remark.
Washington report outlines how the Mead investigating committee pursued bookkeeping concerns at Garsson companies linked to May. The inquiry touched party splits as May faced questions over possible payments while Coffee received from a war contractor. Republicans benefited from the disclosures amid broader wartime contracts scrutiny.
Dorothy Manners reviews current film life noting Dick Haymes in Mine on Sunday and Carnival in Costa Rica, Bob Hope as My Favorite Brunette boss, George Sanders as the era’s Charles in Forever Amber, Ann Sheridan’s weight shifts during Nora Frentiss filming, Loretta Young’s wardrobe and South American holiday plans, and a twilight gallery of industry gossip from a party hosted by J. S. Mayer with Nancy Sinatra and Jane Powell among the attendees.
Quick sewing with Pattern S898 and S939 providing Jr Miss sizes 11 to 17. Size 13 requires three yards of 35 inch fabric. Send 25 cents to The San Antonio Light Pattern Dept for details and add 15 cents for Marian Martin summer 1946 pattern book. Includes free ballet slipper pattern in the book.
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