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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1951
Page
4
A solemn wartime Christmas tribute honors troops from Frederickstown to Bastogne and Hale-Krosen. The piece pledges to carry the colors, greet the missing, and sound a reverent requiem for those who gave their lives, with reverence for those absent at the festive board.
The Taxpayers Federation of Titingis calls on Congress to refuse raising the debt limit beyond 310 billion and to cut nondefense spending. They warn continued borrowing fuels inflation and higher living costs, urging citizens to lobby senators and representatives to keep the debt steady and avoid new taxes.
The piece urges every reader to see themselves as essential to America’s strength. It frames individuals as integral links in a chain of human energy and spirit, stressing responsibility, work ethic, and community impact.
By Elsie Robinson urges readers to stop selling themselves short and recognize their positive value. She says individuals shape the next generation and hand on the torch, starting with belief in themselves, lifting horizons, and taking chances for a better life.
The item snarls through a holiday message about subpoenas and investigations. It hints at a return to old style elimination talk and references a dead boss and a mysterious broom closet.
Psalm verse on blessing and chosenness presents a moral frame for a nation. The text emphasizes divine guidance and inheritance through faith, urging reverence and trust in Lordship as a national standard. It reads as a devotional note stressing covenantal loyalty.
At Notre Dame a historic conference of the Natural Law Institute gathered Catholic and Protestant leaders, Muslims, Jews, Buddhists, and Confucianists in open debate. Dr Hu Shih and others argued diverse views of morality while affirming a shared search for a universal natural law guiding justice across cultures. The event fostered intellectual freedom and mutual respect amid deep doctrinal differences.
William Randolph Hearst states that democracy embodies concrete goals aimed at the greatest good for the greatest number, reflecting a pragmatic view of democratic ideals.
London columnist Pegler reports two weeks of silence after nominating for membership in a plush Soho cabaret club. He recalls initiation paid and alleges social prejudice linked to a sponsor’s dispute, extra charges for powdered eggs, a costly dinner, and voyeuristic entertainment, with remarks on monetary values and social pretensions.
A 1951 King Features column surveys Soho's club scene describing a private meat-show cabaret with a restrictive club discipline, the curious stage design, and the exclusive atmosphere. It contrasts English prudery and imported flair, notes cost concerns, and comments on the area’s seamy reputation and resident temptations.
The text argues that most dwarfing in children stems from malnutrition rather than gland deficiencies. It notes diet deficiencies affect the poor and underprivileged, and that some cases arise from psychological distress and unhappy home life, even when food is available.
Dr HN Bundezen links malnutrition in children to home harmony and parental relations. He recommends diagnosing psychological issues at home, then high protein and calorie diets, plus vitamins and hormones like testosterone to restart growth in dwarfed children. Copyright 1951 King Features Syndicate.
A collage of December and historical notes from Texas papers mentions New Yorker readers in Bandera County dude ranches, sculptor Gutvon Bocgium receiving the Polish cross, army and civilian teams preparing for Christmas Day games, library slide projects by Carnegie directors, park torching incidents on Main Avenue, and a Comanche Indian depredations claim for $5805.
Welter Winchell reviews Hollywood chatter from London to Broadway as Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh turn down a $60,000 one-hour Jeopardy appearance while swapping quips with Phil Silvers. Patti Page, Julie Harris shine, and Audrey Hepburn rising amid critics while Mario Lanza tops box offices.
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