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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1956
Page
4
The nation mourns 700 plus holiday traffic deaths and seeks a bold solution. Gov. Ribicoff urges tougher law enforcement to remove drunken and reckless drivers, arguing 10,000 lives could be saved annually with stringent rules and enforcement nationwide.
Reconstruction and repair of all city streets and bridges. Completion of the modern street lighting program. A new name signal system. New city hall, police headquarters and health building. Construction of an adequate storm sewer system. Commerce Buena Vista overpass. Extension of sanitary sewer and water systems to serve the entire city. Full participation in the flood control project. Adequate hospital facilities.
A produced word game teaches a daily fortune method. It asks counting letters in a name to derive a key number, then scanning a rectangle to read a hidden message. The garbled text also notes substitutions and dates from an uncertain source.
The article discusses the hidden stress on busy executives and the need for early responsibility and training to cope with job pressure. Thomas H. Coulter of the Cage Association of Commerce and Industry urges giving young managers real responsibilities early to build experience for handling people and stress-induced risks.
Billy Graham counsels a pastor troubled by an avowed unbeliever who attends worship and enjoys direct preaching. He warns against misjudging motives, urges clear distinction between believer and unbeliever, and stresses loving outreach while maintaining uncompromising gospel preaching.
Poem fragments reflect on love and sacrifice as a year ends. The speaker asks how happiness was shared and wonders if past tensions mattered, questioning whether their bond endures the passing year and if love remains in spite of trials.
Tyancis DeWendt seeks homes for four of seven puppies abandoned in a field near his home. A Swedish couple touring the municipal auditorium befriended local Rosenberg and enlisted him for a city tour. Items mention a spinning piano stool for sale, musical family notes from Hawaii, and thanks for finding a Persian cat a home.
A fragmented text discusses self confidence linked to dress, emotional distress tied to infertility, and driving danger from tranquilizers. It cites Betty Graver Eisner and a University of Michigan study comparing alcohol and sedatives on driving performance.
A nostalgic slice of party culture with tales from Bankhead to Hollywood. Anecdotes include Miss Whirlwind, Ethel Merritan on chairs, and a psychiatric guest probing troubles, plus jokes from Robert Benchley about bungalow life and a doctor’s blunt bedside manner.
Daily horoscope style text lists birth sign periods with advice on study, work, harmony, and restraint. It covers Aries and multiple signs with guidance on analysis, patience, and prudent actions, urging self restraint, teamwork, and steady effort.
In a clipped, anecdotal note attributed to James Farber, the text references a quip about speaking up and standing firm against two others. The fragment hints at a skeptical tone toward statements ascribed to Ratger Bill McLonaks and mentions McDonath and his intrepid peers. The piece carries a 1956 copyright claim by Taree Forher.
Earl L. Douglass laments modern grind from shop to kitchen and warns that atomic war could destroy civilization within ten weeks or render Earth uninhabitable for centuries. He stresses humanity’s fragile progress and the need for trust and hope amid advancing medical science and world peril.
The text argues fears are unfounded as God controls the world and will end human affairs in a final windup. It describes a future where the earth is destroyed not by humans but by God, who will make all things new and grant eternal life to the faithful, despite present despair.
The Odessa Brones defeated Antonio's Jetforgoh 21 to 15 at Memorial Stadium in Austin to claim the state high school football championship. Also noted are local incidents on the town’s outskirts, prohibition enforcement actions, and cultural events including Peart White’s theater engagement, with historical notes on San Antonio’s growing population and early chess club discussions.
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