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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 14, 1949

Page

11

Federal rail control bills oppose private enterprise policy

A heated critique argues S238 in the Senate and A 878 in the House would grant near total federal management of railroad operations. The piece claims such controls threaten private enterprise, raise costs, reduce efficiency, and push toward nationalization, disguising socialist aims as safety measures. It warns of growing federal power and diminished American independence.

Congress Senate House of Representatives Federal Central

A Lesson on Charity From Vincent de Paul Amid Reading

The passage reflects on charity as a heavy burden and a pure gift to the poor. It invokes Vincent de Paul advising a young woman to serve the needy with selfless love, regardless of others' reactions or rewards. It contrasts worldly judgment with inner grace as true compensation.

Ediil Ellis Vincent de Paul Joanne Jim Monsieur Vincet Vincene Elsie Robinsonment Comford

Wisdom Is In Generosity Not Return

By Elsie Robinson, the piece argues wisdom lies in selfless giving rather than expecting praise or reciprocation. It emphasizes that true charity, kindness, and gifts must be given without seeking gratitude or social gain.

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Judges Must Endure Press Scrutiny and Public Dignity

Public officials, especially judges, should expect and accept criticism as a guardrail of liberty. The writer argues that the press must highlight perceived bias or conduct, while noting a judge's right to respond from the bench. The piece cites Judge Samuel Kaufman and references the Hiss case to illustrate how scrutiny tests judicial dignity and the need for accountability.

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Odd Facts About Aztec Cachuama and Ancient Medicine

The fragment describes the Aztecs using Cachuama for monetary tasks such as taxes debts and soldiers pay. It also notes a 6th century physician at Tralles who taught disease prevention as a key physician duty.

Mexico Slexander Tralles

Pegler Attacks Roosevelt Court Trust in Perjury Trial

Westbrook Pegler argues the Hiss Chambers perjury case educated the nation about a foreign influence infiltrating government. He denounces Roosevelt appointees led by Felix Frankfurter and Harry Hopkins, claiming attacks on federal courts degraded trust and revealed a conspiratorial anti democracy mindset.

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Hiss Trial Viewed as Public Lesson in Mistrust

A column argues the Hiss trial reveals dangers of biased judges and political manipulation by officials, calling Judge Kaufman’s rulings and the era’s legal figures under scrutiny. It contends innocence protections were eroded by party and federal agents, warning of treason-like perjury if proven.

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Hazards of Age and Cerebral Vascular Ailments

Elderly individuals face cerebral vascular disorders from aging changes in blood vessels and circulation. These include brain bleeding and embolism where a clot fragment travels through the bloodstream to lodge elsewhere, a risk highlighted by medical experts in discussing age related brain events.

Baering Down On the News By Arthur Baer

A garbled column cites political blame shifting on drought and farming policy. It mentions Democrats vs Republicans, with references to farm income and rhetoric, then abruptly shifts to medical guidance on first aid and stroke care, stressing quiet rooms, fluids, careful nursing, and cautious use of sedatives and injections.

After cerebral vascular accident recovery, therapies aid paralysis

Dr H N Bundesen notes that spinal fluid may help and that after acute stroke, efforts to restore function in paralyzed limbs are key. Massage and movement encourage use of muscles, with progressive activity and speech training if needed. Seek orthopedist for ankylosis.

Death row fears insane verdicts and printed IDs era

A collage of 10 to 20 year old clippings notes city employes facing fingerprinting mandates in 1930 Huntsville, references to insane condemned prisoners and death row guards, 1919 cameramen starting a scene, and 1908 business club pugilistic display.

Guntsville Jett Davis Huntsville Pete McKenzie San Antonio Pictures Corp

Broadway On Broadway Town Sees Stages Of Movieland Talk

The town reports a four week Philadelphia run of a hit musical with Joan Blondell and Sarah Churchill as standout performers. Industry figures, galas, and policy notes mix with gossip about Broadway producers Rodgers and Hammerstein and L B Mayer, while industry names like Mae West, Irene Mayer, and Kay Starr surface amid fiscal chatter and theater news.

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