Treasury taxes as inflation weapon deemed misleading
The piece argues the Treasury proposal to raise taxes to curb inflation is propaganda, not sound policy. It contends higher taxes would hit workers and middle class, reduce living standards, harm consumption, and shrink revenue as business stagnates, labeling the idea another New Deal chimera.
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OPA
Treasury Department
Treasury
Edward Smail
Ceaf
Eddie
Fae
Valentine
Whinchell and Hollywood Gossip Feed Divorce and Reunions
The column lists Walter Whincell remarks on Joseph Davies rights and a groom, rumors of a separation for 13 years of a marriage, and various showbiz and political tidbits. It notes Dizzy Dorsey era rhythm changes, divorce actions, a possible Avenue of the Americas naming, and several celebrity scatterings amid Washington tax, crime, and labor talk.
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Joseph F. Davies
Tani Habe
Charles Spivaks
Batoreer
Will Suek
Fred Stone
Candy Juatua
Jerry Cooper
The
Brush
Martha
Geluthwaite
Lee Trent
Jacqueline Fontaine
la Corsa
Plymouth
Ernan Roosevelt
A&p
Mr. Hartford
Fielding
Érlers
Helt Iigcuses
Coney Island
O'Dwyer
Geraldine Brooks
Avenue of the Americas
Willie Francis death chair drama sparks capital punishment debate
Westbrook Pegler recounts Willie Francis's botched electric chair attempt in New Iberia Louisiana and contrasts it with other methods and the broader cruelty and futility of capital punishment. He notes Supreme Court review for double jeopardy and recalls personal observations from prison death houses and public reactions. The piece questions deterrence and humanity in state executions.
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New York
Willie Francis
New Iberia
Willie
Francis
Supreme Court of the United States
Lew
Louisiana
Jong
Hitler
Idhal
Willie Pranels
Hved
Carson
Nev
Mirror of Your Mind by Lawrence Gould
A psychologist explains how grudges influence mate choices and how memory and hypnosis relate to self. He discusses divorce fantasies, recalling past offenses, and how reading habits affect ideas on romance among teens and adults, citing Drs Honey C Link Harry A Hopi and Dr Benjamin Simon.
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Honey C. Link
Harry A. Hopi
Dolks
Iffy
Benjamin Simon
Connecticut State Hospital
Middletown
sCopyrh
Hing Fens. Aynd, Inc
Wonder Drug Streptomycin Shows Promise in Mayo Trials
Mayo Clinic researchers Dr. Wallace Herrell and Dr. Donald Nichols report on streptomycin treating 45 patients with infections including kidney, bladder, lung, and meningitis. Results: 26 good, 12 doubtful, 7 failed. few side effects, some rash when used long term. varied administration methods and doses, with alkaline urine aiding effectiveness.
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Wallace E. Herrell
Donald R. Nichols
Mayo Clinic
WG King
Syn
Advice on wearing a widow’s wedding ring
The columnist tells widows to decide for themselves when to resume or resume not wearing a wedding band. Some keep it on until they seek a future marriage, others wear it for life, and some remove it after about a year to avoid signaling current availability. The choice rests on personal feeling and circumstances.
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Miss Fairtex
Magnolia Filling Station Awarded for Attractiveness
Coffee manager at Magnolia Filling Station 5424 Broadway received a plaque for maintaining the most attractive service station in San Antonio. The ceremony took place Saturday and highlighted local business pride amid hot weather reports and regional travel chatter.
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S. FL
Magnolia
Broadway
Sex Antonio
Commemorations and community notes from San Antonio
Harriett Harris receives a meritorious service award as a Red Cross hostess in Guam Saipan and Iwo Jima presented on Guam by Brig Gen Frederick Hopkins Jr. Eva Scott adapts to restaurant life with husband Walter in San Antonio, their chicken specialty Wish House. Lions convention sendoffs feature several local women and students. new lipstick Atomic debuts. Monroe Everett named scholarship chair. Leys clock ads and wartime anecdotes fill local pages.
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Harriett Harris
San Antono
Red Cross
Guam
Saipan
Iwo Jima
San Antonio
Frederick M. Hopkins Jr
Twentieth Air Force
Eva Scott
Walter
Scotts
Austin
Eva
Small Son
Monroe G. Everett
City Federation
Frederick Steinbergs
New Orleans
Medical Corps
Pattern 9216 Dress Pattern for Hot Weather
Sewing pattern description for Pattern 9216 with three main parts and sleeves in one, sizes 28 to 40 with fabric yardage for size 16. Mail twenty cents to The San Antonio Light Pattern Department and add fifteen cents for the Marion Martin Summer 1946 Pattern Book. Orders billed in New York. delivery may take two weeks or longer.
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San Antonio Light Pattern Department
San Antonio
Texas
Marion Martin
New York
Hollywood chatter on early Gene Nelson discovery and party gossip
June Haver champions Gene Nelson as the new dancing star for 20th Century Fox amid industry buzz. The piece tracks Nelson’s ice revue background, contract talks with George Jessel and Eddie Smail, and the bustle of midcentury Hollywood life from Lana Turner to Gracie Allen and Bob Hope.
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ALNS
Juni Haver
20Th Century-Fox
Grables
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Astaim
Gene Kelly
George Murphy
June
Gene Nelson
George Jessel
Tave
Bloniva
Gene
Sonja Tivine
New York
Was Now
Army
20Th
Promply
Georgie Jessel
Gracie Aller
Louisville
Chicago
Ginny Simms
Beverly Hills Club
Bob Hope
Cleveland Indians
Bing Crosby
Jimmy M. Hugh
Los Angeles
Duke Elder
Jane Frussell
America
Cobina Wright
Babe Blum
N. T
Terry Richman
Florentine Gardens
Janis Paige
Don McGuire
Butch Jenkins
Reuben Mamurlian
Foreman
Bud Abbott
Lou Costello
Lamarr Trotti
Henry King
Coronado
Captain
Castille
Ty Power
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