Still Padding the Payrolls and the New Deal Election Tactics
Congress faced a hard choice as a payroll reform planned to raise federal salaries while trimming unnecessary positions. Senator Byrd led a push claiming payrolls could fall by a quarter with efficiency gains, yet the move sparked debate over political manipulation during an election year and the risk of increasing government scope.
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Congress
Joint Committee
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
New Deal
Truman labor settlement details with John Lewis outlined
Washington reports a Truman Roosevelt style settlement on the coal miners strike. The plan establishes a welfare fund controlled by Lewis the Truman appointee and a third party, funded by a 5 cent tax on coal, with earnings projected at 25 to 30 million dollars annually. The agreement also provides for lump sum payouts to miners dependents, a new administration structure, and altered wage terms including a June 29 vacation with $100 prepaid.
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Washington
Truman
John Lewis
Roosevelt
Lewis
Union
Krug
UMW
Uns
Wesent
Mirror of Your Mind by Lawrence Gould column
A 1944 column explores politeness as a social buffer and contrasts parental impact on a child's self esteem. It questions how mothers and fathers affect feelings, then discusses readers' questions about meaning and opinion, noting Gould does not answer every inquiry but may discuss topics of broad interest.
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Lawrence Gould
Gould
King Peas
Letters to Editor on City Taxes and Welfare
A reader criticizes proposed tax increases from 75 to 95 percent of market value, arguing higher city and school taxes burden residents and questioning chamber of commerce motives. The letter urges government efficiency, fewer bureaus, and better sanitation, housing, and public services, noting housing shifts and blighted areas. A second letter asks the health department to enforce tenant repairs and cleanliness, urging OPA action and clearer responsibility for suburb annexation concerns.
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The
Light
Chamber of Commerce
New City Federation of Women’s Clubs Leader Named
Mrs Harold Gee becomes president of the City Federation of Women’s clubs in San Antonio delaying due to polio. A longtime civic worker, she will lead 61 affiliated clubs in wartime transition to peacetime projects. Her background includes lithography advertising and extensive club service.
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Harold Gee
City Federation of Women's Clubs
Albert W. Shaw
San Antonio
Gee
Usy
Summer pattern 9274 promises easy wear for summer
Pattern 9274 features port euls and downside buttons for easy ironing with a smart western hat option. Available in sizes 12 to 46, uses 238 yards of fabric and 14 yards contrast. Send twenty cents to San Antonio Light Pattern Department, include size name and address. Marian Martin Summer 1946 Pattern Book offers new fashion and a free bullet slipper pattern with orders filled in New York.
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San Antonio
Texas
Penicillin Saves Babies From Syphilis Before Birth
A health department report notes that modern medicine can avert congenital syphilis with proper treatment even late in pregnancy. Prior methods saved only some cases when started by the third or fourth month, but current treatment can yield healthy births. Drs Mary Stewart Goodwin and Joseph Earle Moore in Baltimore contributed to the findings, treating 57 cases.
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Chicago Health Department
Baltimore
Mary Stewart Goodwin
Joseph Earle Moore
St Anthonys rainbow rock reopens with Arnheim band
In San Antonio on June 6 1936 the St Anthonys rainbow rock reopened after a yearlong closure as Gus Arnheim and his band performed. Actress Tody Drought gains Broadway notice amid New York critics praise for To My Husband. A proposal to buy land near the Alamo for a memorial becomes a bond issue discussion. Reverend Melvin C Edison to illustrate a sermon with a 250 gallon still and report on liquor conditions.
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St. Anthony's Rainbow Rock
Gus Arnheim
Tody Drought
San Antonio
New York
Husband
Priscilla Lane returns to film in Strange Bed Fellows
Hollywood reports Priscilla Lane rejoins Eddie Bracken in United Artists comedy Strange Bed Fellows after three and a half years off screen due to marriage to Maj. Joseph Howard. Andrew Stone lured her back with a tale of a rags to riches plot, while casting shifts at Twentieth push other big projects like The Black Rose with Cornel Wilde and The Captain from Castile. The piece notes era trends, casting moves, and other studio chatter, including Norma Shearer’s possible arch of triumph role changes and Barbara Hale with Bill Williams planning a traditional wedding.
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Hollywood
INS
Maj
Joseph Howard
Priscila Lane
Eddie Bracken
United Artists
Warner
Pris
Howards
Andrew Stone
Priscilla
Cornel Wilde
Ty Power
Thomas Costain
Twentieth
Thilller
Captain
Castile
Tyrone
Wide
Black Rose
Katie
Norma Shearer
Ingrid Bergman
Charles Boyer
Norma
Kate
David Lewis
Shears
Walter Wainchell and high society in scattered plans
A gossip column notes Walter Wainchell and Margaret Truman discussing a possible radio career for Truman with a coast offer from millionaire George Vanderbilt. It also mentions Anita Howard, Diana Lymn, Henry Willson and various society figures, with hints of weddings, marriages, and social intrigues across Hollywood and New York.
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Margaret Truman
Geo. Vanderbilt
Wtness
Anita Howard
Diana Lymn
Henry Willson
George Schrafit
Susan Stephenson
Maldred Brown
Versailles
Penicillin Study Prevents Syphilis in Babies
Dr H N Buendesen reports treating pregnant women with early syphilis using penicillin. Sixty infants were born alive. only one showed possible disease, and even that case might have been prevented. No adverse outcomes in 55 others. recommends a total penicillin dose of at least 24 million units in injections over seven and a half days, with monthly mother blood tests until delivery and follow up baby examinations for three months.
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Soprrisht
King Fent. Sra. Pas
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