Roosevelt Gift Controversy in Hyde Park Tax Debate
Westbrook Pegler critiques Eleanor Roosevelt over the Hyde Park gift to the U.S. government, arguing questions in her Q and A reveal bias. The piece analyzes occupancy rights, estate taxes, and the financial burden on the nation, noting real estate and inheritance tax implications for the Roosevelt ancestral home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willeh
Eleanor Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Dushaud
Hyde Park
Lagappe
Ickes
Harold Ickes
Department of the Interior
Baime
Westchester County
Dutchess Emmy
Park Board
Warren Delano
Out-of-Town Rites San Antonians Wed Two
San Antonians Earl Stafford and family announce the marriage of their daughter Geraldine to Donald Clinton Titsworth, a seaman first class U S N. The ceremony took place February 3 in San Francisco. The couple will reside in San Francisco. Geraldine Stafford attended Thomas Jefferson High School and Sullins College. Titsworth is a Jefferson graduate and U S Navy entrant. The note lists local attendees and plans after a New Orleans stop en route to their Dallas Webb Chapel home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonians
Earl Stafford
Geraldine
Donald Clinton ‘Titsworth
Seaman
U. & N. Ryan
First Presbyterian Church
San Francisco
Cniit
Tilsworth
Robert Clinton ‘Tilsworth
San Antonio
Stafford
Thomas Jefferson High School
Sullins College
Ulsworth
Complex critiques of Roosevelt era policies and figures
The text argues the treasury wields undue power, cites a costly postwar House torn down to dodge taxes, and criticizes Roosevelt generosity. It contrasts figures like Oliver Wendell Holmes and Ickes with claims about Mrs Roosevelt and campaign finances, weaving a skeptical view of the New Deal era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Herbert Woaver
Wille House
Oliver Wendell Holmes
al Smith
John Raskob
Raskoh
Antea
Warn Springs
Smith
Welfare Group To Hold Meets
The Texas Local Welfare association plans a series of local meetings across the state to comply with a ruling from ODT and reduce travel for conference members. Executive committee decisions in Austin led to moving speeches to local venues with officers and speakers appearing at each meeting. Attendees include Miss Ata Fleming director of the graduate school of social service at One Lady of the Lake college and other San Antonio figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Local Welfare Association
ODT
Austin
Misa Ata M. Fleming
Graduate School of Social Sevice
Springfield guest Mrs. Quinn visits local hosts in March
A Springfield Missouri visitor, Mrs. John Quins, arrived last week to stay with Mr and Mrs Locke until March 20. The Lockes hosted a cocktail dinner Sunday night with about 45 guests. On Monday Mrs Locke hosted a 4 o'clock luncheon at the Country Club for Mrs Quinn with 27 covers. Mrs Rupert Gresham gave a luncheon at the Bright Shawl on Monday to compliment the guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S.A
John Quins
Springfield
Myra
Lockes
Thesday
Locke
Country Club
Quinn
Rupert Gresham
Woodlawn Hilla BT A Witt Meeting Slated at School
A notice indicates a 3 p.m. Wednesday meeting in the School auditorium presided by Mrs Georges McDougall. Readable fragments show local group activity with a formal call to attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodlawn Hilla BT
A. Witt
Meeb
Georges [McDougall
Red Cross Drive Seeks 200 Women as Zone Chairs
The Bexar County Red Cross chapter issues an appeal led by Mrs. H. R. F. Helland for 200 district chairmen and 3000 women block workers for the 1945 war fund campaign. Fifty area chairs were named to operate under Helland with several zone chairs listed, including Mesdames Knolk Crockett Drought Champson Knight Grimm Reynolds Casa and Miss Aden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bexar County
Red Cross
H.R. F. Helland
Ark
Helland
Knolk
R. H. Crockett
Frank Drought
A. N. Champson
R. B. Knight
M. Grimm
A. B.reynolds
Ed Casa
J. Hung
Fowler
Miss Aunice Aden
Community group events and pageant plans noted
A list of local meetings includes a Oaks Parley on a pastel discussion led by Mrs. George Smith, a Young Business Women's Club dinner, and USO scrapbook material talk. The Alamo auxiliary gears up for sewing for Red Cross, and Pageant of Nations by Christ Episcopal Sunday school children is planned with a May England setting.
.Committees chairmen include Mesdames Jack Foster, Cole Kelley, Jack White, Ernest Noy, Lewis Turner, Fred Roy and HG Davisson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Wyatt
Christ Episcopal Church
England
Cormattes
Mesdames Dack Foster
Cole Kelley
Jack White
Ernest Noy
Lewis Turner
Pred Roy
Hg, Davisson
Eleanor Endorses Big Families
Washington says Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt supports encouraging “really good families” to have children while opposing indiscriminately large families. She warns that a childless birth rate decline harms national welfare and recalls Pioneer times when large families persisted but many children went hungry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Marion Martin Spring Pattern Bank Advert
Pattern mail order notice offers redingate coat and dress styles in sizes 12 to 46 with various fabric options. Includes pattern A411 and personal decoration patterns, price six cents and twenty cents for pattern bank, requests 2 cent coin stamp and mail to The San Antonio Light Pattern Dept. in Texas with name and address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio Light Pattern Dept
San Antonio
Texas
Marian Martin Spring Pattern Bank
Sandway
New York
Bride Elect Miriam Rosberg to Wed Lieut Ernest Soble
Bride elect Miriam Rosberg to marry Lieut Ernest Soble in a Tuesday ceremony at the Rosenbergs home. Attending out of town guests include Mrs A Soble of Philadelphia and Mrs Stein of Philadelphia, plus Mrs Ben Pearl of Ottawa. A rehearsal dinner and a luncheon were held in their honor. club members and Brooke General Hospital medical staff planned a meeting on wounded soldiers care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Goldberg
B. M. Jacobs
Peraux
Miriam Rosberg
Ernest Soble
A. Rosanberg
A. Soble
Philadelphia
5. Stein
Ben Pearl
Ottawa
Ontario
Canada
Frank
Fenwick Tuncean Club
Wilhear Treyl
Henry M. Winans
Chick
Brooke General Hospital
Carrie Lewis James
A. W. Seeligson
Katherine Belle Stone Weds Sgt. Joseph Desrosiers in Denver Ceremony
Katherine Belle Stone, daughter of Mr and Mrs Wilter R Stone of Danver Colorado, married Sgt Joseph Desrosiers in a double ring ceremony January 24 at the groom's parents home. Rev Paul Terry officiated. Cecile Desrosiers was maid of honor. Pvt Albert McNay was best man. Albert Desrosiers Jr and Emmett Morgan Jr served as attendants. The couple, now in Hot Springs Arkansas, plan future residence after Desrosiers awaiting reassignment with the WS Medical Corps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Murphree Clark
Wride
Lose ‘Deicstone
Gordon Leland
Rosemary Thornton
Dallas
Robert Deering
Iagton
Lorence Hutson
Betty Jane Stantforth
Wichita Falls
John J. MccNelly
Myra
Norvel Chittim
Joseph Bright Farber
Richard J.|. Roche
Patricia Roche
Dorothea Chittin
New Orleans
Webb
Knapel Road
Wilter R. Stone
Danver
Colo
Katherine Belle
Joseph Desrosiers
Albert Desrosiers
San Antonio
Paul Terry
Cecile Desrosiers
Best Iman Wat Pvt
Alsert McNay
Albert Desrosiers Jr
Emmett Morgan Jr
Desrosiers
Fast Denver High School
Moray Hospital
Denver
Goveernment Engineers
Canada
Alaska
Sergeant Desrosiers
WS. Medical Corps
Inez 30
Northwest Sereice Command
J. O. Golfer
Hot Springs
Ark
Bellyls Elevation Figures Reported in 1945 Note
A tampered San Antonio Light item notes a bel ly s event stating zero percent of people in Bellyls reside at elevations above ten thousand feet. The reference appears in the February 20 1945 edition with limited readable context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Also Mentioned on This Page
Westbrook Pegler
Eleanor
U.S
Brook Pegler
Dsy
Sumate
Highland Park Methodist Chrch
Charlotte Rosemary Hume
Dinsmore White Hume
Arlington
Dinter
Gilbert Greer Wright Tr
Mal
Gilbert Greer Wright Jr
Thomas J. Shipp
Vincent Rohloff
Eugene Hunter
George Broughton
Treasury
Boston
Boston Irish
Corelfgiantst
Hugh MacAuley
Waitingheon
Montag
Mesdamon Robert Mitchell
Zrinund
McAlect
M. Or. McGrackin
B. ¥. Graham
K. Smith
Cheater Rohde
Marjorie Knapp
A. Seat
Rob. Suggs
Mrs. la Rue Dre
Robert É. LaRue
Bright Shaw Monany
Red Cross Drive
Alamo
Nae Hona! Association of Letter Garders
George M. Rance
Hammond Avenue
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Ventce
Orient
Jessica Dragonette
Thar
Theartath Reid
Agel
oMoshdel
Icate Fabric
Thal
Uecoap Arrid Begmning
Phons
Miss Stone
Walen
Burges
Gunteek
Eecmactn
Sunshine
Laundry & Dry Cleaning Corr, Inc
N. Flores St
Moember
Amexicad Institute
Launiering
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!