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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1946
Page
8
A moral warning against indecent literature in postwar America denounces obscene language and pornographic writing as harmful to the public and immoral. It argues clean, wholesome literature sells best and calls for higher moral and literary standards by authors and publishers.
Writer recalls old Chicago vaudeville nights on E Madison Street with two to three houses lighting the lurid show. Bedelia, a middling singer with a gold tooth, rises from amateur nights to a midnight concert at a grind house, drawing limousines and socialites before a temperamental fall.
Westbrook Pegler discusses Elinore Herrick as defender of General Donovan for Senate. He critiques her defense of anti union actions and questions Wagner Act implications, linking past labor battles to current Republican stance and Roosevelt era policies.
LAWRENCE GOULD discusses why romantic rebuffs happen, listing possible unconscious filters and maturity signs in adults. He relates child versus adult outlook, noting how long range perspective signals emotional growth and how readiness for affection marks maturity. A Midwest study links social class to higher aptitude in some areas, hinting at disparities in opportunity.
The piece argues that child care authority figures and efficiency gurus drain joy from parenting and housekeeping. It laments rigid schedules and planning, noting housewives cannot predict daily mouths to feed. It concludes if one cannot work leisurely, better to take a factory job.
A reader asks how to handle two boys who pressure them for dates in a close knit town. The columnist notes teens should consider why the boys lack a good reputation before getting involved and suggests learning the underlying reasons, rather than rushing into dates.
A jumble of historical notes reports Bexar County tax protests in 1846 with board of equalization trimming assessed values since 1931, a 1926 Ed Auge Packing fire causing $25,000 in damages, and various theater notices including upcoming showings and a prophecy of 1950.
A Portland doctor outlines six arthritis types rheumatoid osteo traumatic infectious acute rheumatic and gouty. Early diagnosis guides treatment as each form demands different care including fluid intake rest diet and specific drugs like colchicine for gouty arthritis and vitamin D and heat for rheumatoid arthritis.
Pattern designed to make you look slim Pattern 221 features Bishop Sleeves bloused look and un pressed pleats sized 24 36 98 40 42 44 46 48 includes complete illustrated Sew Chart. Pattern 9221 with size 36 requires 2 1 2 yards 54 inch or 3 8 yard contrast. Send 25 cents to The San Antonio Light Pattern Dept. Also Marian Martin Simmer 1646 book offers new easy fashions and a free belt slippers pattern.
Louella O Parsons reports Clark Gable will headline The Hucksters at MGM with Luther Davis writing the script for Artie Hornblow. Jack Conway may direct, Lorenz Young is linked to a possible Kay role, and Norma Shearer plans agency moves while Marty Arrouge reels in Art Devlin for a movie try.
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