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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1950
Page
14
The piece denounces President Truman's State of the Union address as promoting a socialist program through high taxes and expansive spending. It argues such policies threaten democracy, free enterprise, and national prosperity, urging moderation and adherence to constitutional limits. It labels his plan dishonest and impractical.
Fragmented excerpt discusses vast suffering from crashes wars and disasters and argues God is not responsible but humans are to blame. It defends free will as essential to personhood, saying people choose paths rather than let fate dictate, and questions how to learn from mistakes.
By Elsie Robinson. There are those who don’t care to try, yet horrors signal not indifference but our ignorance in use of our will. We have the power to cure and to build a heaven or dig hell, and we need not keep digging.
A quotation from Peter 1 3 proclaims blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ who through His abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.
The piece traces 1900 to 1950 as a period of widening female influence. It cites Mary Wollstonecraft and early feminism, notes typewriter and telephone impacts, and highlights women entering professions, business, and politics. It credits suffrage, Eleanor Roosevelt, and shifts toward economic independence, rights to divorce, birth control, and reduced domestic drudgery.
Residents of Rodanthe on Hatteras Island North Carolina keep Christmas on January 6 the traditional Twelfth Night. A note estimates many cattlemen nationwide are small operators with under 200 head. A cow yields about 400 pounds of blended milk per pound produced.
A brief reflection notes miracles occur daily in ordinary life and people often overlook them, urging attention to small wonders and repeated blessings that shape everyday existence.
WESTERGOR PEGLER reports on a massive aquamarine of about 1840 carats given to Franklin D. Roosevelt by Brazil during a 1996 Latin American tour. An American official says Macedo Suárez handed the jewel to Roosevelt for Eleanor, with speculation it later reappeared in diplomatic chatter and a Brazilian payment of around 70,000.
A Fifth Avenue store case centers on Roosevelt and Eleanor the Great regarding a $40,000 aquamarine gift. The piece weighs legal duties, gift tax, and possible presidential privilege, noting no clear records of who paid any duty. The article hints at concealment by “The Family” and promises further exploration of Eleanor's explanations.
Migraine headaches cause severe one sided pain with vascular changes. Treatments include ergotamine tartrate by injection or sublingual tablets to relieve and prevent attacks, with rest in a dark room and possible sedatives. Some patients use drugs to calm the nervous system, and vascular dilators may aid symptom relief.
Dr H N Bundesen promotes a florch substance as nicotine avid, part of the vitamin K complex, to be taken by mouth. It addresses migraine sufferers, noting fatigue from overwork triggers headaches and advises better relaxation, rest, sleep, and moderate outdoor exercise to prevent attacks.
Archival notes show Dr William Lyon Phelps addressing a Town Hall on January 10 1940 lamenting people dying long before burial. Earlier entries mark a 1930 bathing revue decision by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. 1920 brings Brig Gen Charles G Traut arriving to command Ft Sam Houston. 1910 reports Texas inspectors overseeing wood products in San Antonio amid taft flavored tobacco seizure. 1900 describes a ferocious wild beast attack on Wander’s cow near Tealst, killing the cow and calf. 1890 Captain Hennessey purchases clothing for a prisoner in the IkeTu Wie battery.
A collage of Hollywood whimsy and society notes features critic G. J. Nathan bashing film stars, Alan Dale and others reacting to fame, plus vignettes of Ruth Dodd’s health scare and Jean Arthur’s reach for plays. Paris to New York chatter, signposts, and brief encounters fill the page.
Political column criticizes Republicans for limited progress on senate seating and ongoing debate over spending taxes and foreign aid. The piece warns of future deficits and warns that 1952 ambitions to spend saved funds would falter by 1956, referencing Ft. Knox and deficit financing. Dist. by International News Service.
An aged garbled notice lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions in San Antonio Texas. It mentions monthly fees and delivery options, reflecting an early 20th century press pricing structure and distribution details.
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