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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1946
Page
14
The nation’s postal workers, essential to daily life, still earn too little despite a July raise. The four hundred dollar annual increase is largely erased by taxes and deductions, with overtime their only real gain. A permanent, adequate raise—ideally five hundred dollars annually—was urged by lawmakers, criticizing a temporary measure.
A detailed critique argues the Truman Bowles economic control program goes beyond wage and price controls. It envisions government intervention to raise profits, regulate wages, and set a profit ceiling tied to prewar purchasing power, effectively restructuring capitalist economics beyond wartime measures.
The piece urges persistence in trying to do the decent thing despite frustration. It argues that people lie not for dollars or praise but because effort fulfills deeper needs in our nature, finding courage and honesty as essential human traits.
A motivational essay by Elsie Robinson urges readers to strive for their best despite failures and ingratitude. It argues the deepest drive is to lift oneself from lowliness, to earn respect and admiration through personal effort here and now, not for rewards but for self worth.
A dog believed rabid attacked the grounds of Edgar Allan Poe Junior High today. Names and addresses of local residents appear in the clipped clipping alongside social notices and a political speaker schedule for the Alamo City Women's Democratic elite.
Westbrook Pegler criticizes the American Veterans' Committee and its ties to communists and PACs. He notes AVC leadership, funded campaigns, and attempts to recruit civilians at five dollars, while warning veterans and civilians to seek full background before joining.
A jumble of gossip notes and quick counts hits Broadway and Washington. Stories touch De Gaulle rumors in Paris, Hollywood committee rewrites, advertising ties, fashion prices, and rising costs from nylons to cinema and real estate.
The article notes high incidence of prostate infections and benign hypertrophy in older men. It discusses causes including dental and sinus infections, kidney or gall bladder issues, and post influenza. Treatments include gland massage via the rectum, cystoscope surgery to remove blocking tissue, and cautions about antibiotics.
A historical medical snippet cites Dr. H N Bundesen noting estrogenic substances given by mouth and castration as valuable for prostate cancer. The gland shrinks while the patient gains weight and appetite. the text references publication context and old postal rates from the San Antonio Light.
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