Aeromedical Center for Brooks AFB Nears Reality
Paul J. Kilday reports that design work is approved by the air force for an aeromedical center at Brooks AFB. With $8 million authorized and funded, no hitch is seen in the first allotment. Congress has passed the appropriation, and contracts and groundbreaking are expected soon. Kilday, a strong advocate for military plans in Bexar County, calls this the best thing for San Antonio since Randolph AFB.
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Air Force
Kilday
Bexar County
San Antonio
Randolph Afb
Winchell on Broadway picks up many star scraps
A East Coast gossip column catalogs a flood of celebrity fodder from Walter Winchell style notes. Francesca DeScafia, Elizabeth Taylor, Marilyn Monroe roles, Rex features, TV writers, and marriage shuffles populate the page alongside political buzz about Harry White and McCarthy era spillovers. light, rapid-fire itemization marks the newspaper’s social column.
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Marion Brando
Bruce Cabot
Francesca DeScafia
Susan Hayward
Novocaine
Ned Marin
David Waynes
Nicky Hilton
Andrea Petii
Jess Barker
Cherine Winchell
Gloria Quinn
Elizabeth Taylor
Groom M. Wilding
Richard Reynolds
Reynolds Metals
Miguel Aleman, Jr
Terry Moore
Connecticut
Chateau Madrid
Abbe Lane
Marilyn Monroe
Shelly Winters
Tony Franciosa
Mrs Hobby Resigns as Health Chief in Texas Tribute
The article honors Oveta Culp Hobby resigning as secretary of health, education and welfare. It lauds her public service, notes illness of her husband former Gov William P Hobby, and defends her against liberal attacks while praising her stance on social programs and Salk vaccine policy. It ends with well wishes for Hobby’s return home to Texas.
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Oveta
Culp Hobby
Hobby
Eisenhower
William P. Hobby
Americans For Democratic Action
Dixon- Yates
Texas
Health Talk on preventing athlete's foot by Dr H N Budensen
Dr H N Budensen advises proper foot drying after baths especially between toes and daily prophylactic use of antiseptic powders or iodine on feet. He notes toenail care, removal of dead skin, and consulting a doctor for excessive perspiration. Avoid walking barefoot in public baths and use recommended powders containing thymol or undecylenic acid in purified talc.
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A. R
News agency exhibit honors press freedom history
Washington viewers glimpse news history from Babylonian tablets to modern dailies in a Woodward & Lothrop exhibit. The 55 windows celebrate the press, highlight a 1750 hand press insured for 50090, and showcase how Washington’s papers and agencies fuel the news capital role. notran
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Washington
INS
EA Washingtonians
Woodward & Lothrop
Sai
Eerer
Bony
Express
Wiliamsburg
United Press
Truman Tours Berlin Ahead of Potsdam Conference
On July 16, 1945, President Truman became the first leader since Wilson to tour Berlin. He visited sights around the ruined city ahead of the Potsdam Conference, signaling a moment of wartime diplomacy and postwar planning.
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Truman
Wilson
Berlin
Pleasant Title Game Sparks Cryptic Letter Puzzle
A newspaper puzzle column describes a daily numeric key game to spell a hidden message. It mentions July 18 1935 Gov Allred oppose repeal stance, July 16 1925 cyclone near Bianco Beacon Elsmerests, July 16 1915 Independence Day planning, July 36 1905 Warriors beat Marvels in Texas league, July 16 1895 city council garbage contract repeal, 1885 letter carrier and a galloping horse in ladies parlors.
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Phen
Allred
Bianco
Beacon
Elsmerests
San Antonio Warriors
Houston
Portraits of Children and the Call to Guidance
The poem recalls our forgotten youth and the weight of growing up. It urges adults to remember the heavy pages of life and to aid children with understanding and courage, stressing that every problem has meaning and deserves support.
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Field Enterprises, Inc
Mirror of Your Mind: Notes on temperament and discipline
A 1935 New York Mirror piece by Joseph Whitney discusses how mood affects recovery, aggression stems from frustrated urges, and parenting rules should adapt per child while maintaining core love. Ashley Montagu is cited on patient cheerfulness and recovery.
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Gina Lulu
E. Seventieth
H. Salmon Realty Co
J. Parnell Thomas
Jack Raymond
Imogene Coca
Barbara Rush
Ross Hunter
Jeff Hunter
New York Mirror
Joseph Whitney
Ashley Montagu
Your Daily Horoscope for July 17 195
Frances Drake offers a Sunday horoscope covering zodiac signs from Aries to Pisces with celestial influences. It advises focus on religion, charity, domestic duties, and wholesome activities, noting Venus and Moon favor many areas including family, church, learning, and social engagements for various signs. Birthdate snippet mentions Elbridge Gerry and John J. Astor as historical figures.
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Frances Drake
Mercury
Moon
Venus
Taurus
Gemini
Maeda
Tibra
Suly
Elbridge Gerry
John J. Astor
King Fea, Syn., Inc
Billy Graham Advice on Overcoming Social Fear After Facial Scar
The columnist urges facing fear after an appearance altering accident. He counsels going out, seeking God as ally, and focusing on others to transform suffering into empathy. He notes most people have some handicap and stresses listening, encouragement, and joy as sources of beauty beyond the scar.
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Chicago Tribune- New York News Syn. Inc
Rags to riches still possible seen in Garfinkle rise
George E. Sokolsky recalls Henry Garfinkle, who rose from Staten Island newsboy to head of American News Co. at 21, funded by Sam Newhouse. He cites enduring American capitalism driven by hard work, thrift, and self-made ascent, contrasted with college job security fantasies. The piece notes Garfinkle’s poverty-born origins, long hours, and father’s death at 37, plus a portrait of the customer peddler father who extended credit and aided family life.
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American News Co
United States
Garfinkle
Staten Island
Samuel T. Newhouse
Bayonne
N. J
Sam
Henry
Sam Newhouse
Newhouse
Henry Garfinkle
Newhouses
Horatio ‘Alger
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Financing the Texas War for Independence
Tex quiz by James Farber notes that revolutionaries received broad funding from U S donors. Personal solicitations by Texas leaders raised tens of thousands in outright gifts and a $150,000 note issue. Patriots on the run supplied support, with repayment noted for gifts not repaid.
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Texas
U. S
Jaustin
Archer
Wharton
Ali
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