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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 31, 1947

Page

5

Taxation and Inflation Reform Urged in Treasury Report

The piece argues excessive taxes drive up prices and wages, urging drastic federal income tax reductions as part of defeating inflation. It critiques the treasury report for favoring exemptions over rate cuts, labeling such views as class legislation and urging simultaneous tax exemption and reduction to aid all earners and spur investment.

Treasury Congress Washington Department Disco The

World War II era column on hope and charity in a troubled world

Elsie Robinson urges readers to practice comfort and friendliness amid ongoing war and hunger. She contrasts personal goodwill with global suffering, invoking Christian truths from the crucifixion and the Bible to stress generosity, tolerance, and faith as America faces continued conflict. The column ends with a Bible verse from Matthew 16 24.

Nile America Mat Ming Far Galgoatha Avery Church

These Days by Georges E Sokols on homelessness and migration

The essay traces the history of immigration to America and other nations, argues against strict state control, and laments mass homelessness. It condemns readmission policies, cites Maurer, and warns of a slow death in concentration camps for displaced people. Copyright 1947, Bigg Feat. Bynd., Inc.

Europe Herryman Maurer Forstune Alaska Canada Australia Guianas Brazil Soviet Union Unite States Resice Maurer United States Conyright Bigg Feat. Bynd., Inc

Barnegat Crabbing Analogy Sheds Light On GOP Gains

Columnist Arthur Baer uses a Barnegat crab basket metaphor to depict Republican unity and strength, noting Truman’s rising standing among GOP supporters. He envisions an eighty-piece orchestra of prominent Republicans as a theme theft joke, critiquing party organization and leadership.

Taft Dewey Stassen Bricker Wari Diet Ritewtet

Soviet Strategy is a World War II By E.F.1

A Hearst republished analysis claims Soviet Russia has a comprehensive military plan for world conquest and world communism. It describes six armies to seize Western Europe, protect Arctic borders, and coordinate with Comintern, satellite states, and Com munist parties for a rapid three week to twenty one day conquest, with stages extending into Asia and the Near East.

E.F Soviet Russia Hearst Comintern Pol Europe Arctic Zone Leningrad Arctic Minek Odessa Black Sea Steppes Tiflis Near East Kree Tashkent Vladivostok China Tals Stalin Reich United Nations Austria Germany Pyrenees Poland Hungary Yugoslavia Czechoslovakia Rumania Bulgaria Dalmatia Italy France Wester Europe Politburo North Sea World Report London U.S United States Western Europe

Whooping Cough Dangers to Infants Under Two

A public health notice warns that whooping cough is more deadly to children under two than many realize. It stresses preventable harm, advocates hospital care, and notes that deaths often result from severe coughing spells and complications, comparing risk to other diseases.

Child With Whoop Like Sound Named Diphtheria

A fragment notes a doctor describing a child whooping and the source of the disease name. It mentions a tight breath, coughing sound, slight fever, and nasal discharge during epidemics. The legible portion credits Dr HN Bandesen and references a 1947 publication.

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Demands of Mayor Quin Stir City Health Dept in 1937

A retrospective look recalls Mayor C K Quin and the city health department pressing for action in December 1937. Writer Owen P White is noted for coverage of the events and public health demands. The article highlights the tension between municipal leadership and health officials over policy and enforcement.

C.K. Quin Owen P. White

San Antonio News Bits From Dec 31 19th Century

Fragmented items note grand jury actions in Bexar County, a US Public Health Service inquiry into the health department, and sugar sale limits. Obituary recalls Mrs Anson Jones at age 87 amid Alamo era gunfire memories. Prohibition talk and boy orator W F Bryan arrival plans also appear.

Bexar County Noustan Anson Jones Clear Creek Alamo

Christmas and acts of faith across communities

Walter Winchell notes Christmas spirit extends beyond cheer to acts of charity and solidarity. Stories of miners gifting bonuses despite striking, a town rallying funds for a child’s treatment, rent relief for veterans’ families, and a Georgia boys club funded by Albanians highlight communal kindness and interracial fellowship across America.

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