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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1950
Page
6
The piece argues that socialism cannot function without enforcement and heavy regulation. It claims Australians and New Zealanders rejected controls, not socialism, and warns that Truman era socialism would bring endless rules, oppression, and loss of personal autonomy beyond wartime emergencies.
This piece argues dispositions are learned, not fixed at birth. It contrasts cheerful individuals like Johnny Janes and Rosalie Horden with those who gloomily witness life. It links a hopeful environment to lasting, positive attitudes and traces formation of disposition from early childhood through age six.
By Elsie Robinson urges parents to examine how handling stress, refusals, promises, and irritations shapes a child in their first plastic years. She asks parents to consider if personal whims or work worries drive breakable moods toward offspring.
A columnist likens Harry S Truman's budget to utopian schemes of Hitler and Stalin, arguing his plan promises cash now with vague future gains. He cites per cent costs of defense and debt, noting over 70 percent of expenditures fund wars, while peace-year spending was far lower in 1938.
The text notes Spanish population estimates dropping from about 40 million in early Christian centuries to 20 million at the time of Americas discovery. It also compares turkey maturation times, from nine months in the past to seven months now, and cites about 41 million turkeys raised in the United States in 1949.
William Randolph Hearst warns that threats from Communism must not erase human progress or rights. He calls on all enlightened nations to unite to defend Western civilization and uphold civil liberties worldwide.
Pegler recounts a backhanded math of mink farming, noting a coat priced at 34200 hides steep costs. Segel calculates deductions for designers, furriers, breeding stock, feeding, and shipping, leaving a net loss of 740 dollars. The piece uses humor to critique luxury markets and government meddling.
A satirical reminiscence voice recalls bizarre schemes from a Park Avenue worm rancher to mink breeding. It weaves in odd anecdotes about angleworms, culls, and urban quirks, ending with a push for personal security and disdain for pensions.
The esophagus can be affected by several disorders causing pain and swallowing difficulties. X rays and the esophagoscope aid diagnosis, with treatment including suction removal of blocked material and antibiotics when infections arise. In babies, birth defects may create fistulas between the esophagus and windpipe requiring surgery. Varicose veins in the esophagus can cause vomiting in some cases.
Dr H N Bundesen notes that dilated esophageal veins arise from cirrhosis or liver hardening which blocks blood flow and causes swelling. Treatment may involve surgery and injections to scar large veins through the esophagus. Seek careful evaluation for swallowing difficulty and chest pain or vomiting of blood.
Ten and twenty years ago notes recall an Army air field launch from Langley to the west. a 800 pound “human cork” at Brackenridge park pool. Rotary club talk by Dyer Barker on a father’s responsibility. a Flores Street newspaper fight over a paper share. half mast flags for Capt. Sam C. Kennett. and Travis Park being plowed in a Johnson grass bout.
Walter Winchell style column offers a verse filled lament "On Broadway" with life and youth themes, plus a parade of society figures and entertainers in New York gossip. References include Pandit Nehru's daughter, Lily Pong, Morton Downey, Milton Berle, Mimi Ben Zell, Tex McCrary, and Julie Oskins, with scene notes around Rockefeller Plaza and Miami entertainment chatter.
Arthur Baer comments on American diplomacy in China and Madame Chiang Kai Shek, mocking prewar strain and the press play. He uses sharp satire to accuse officials of mishandling forms and money while lampooning Washington and Formosa events.
Disjointed archival text from early San Antonio publications notes the Independent Daily Light and Gazette and associated papers. Mentions AP dispatches, subscription rates, and advertising notes framed in a historic newspaper format.
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