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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1946
Page
3
Gold star wives of World War II totaling 73000 combat widows press Congress to grant the same benefits their husbands would have received if they had survived. They seek loan guarantees education unemployment support and access to medical care and hospital treatment for themselves and their children.
The speaker pleads that Congress act immediately to remedy neglect and indifference toward women and children whose husbands and fathers died serving the nation. Widows and orphans deserve special tenderness and support, not pleas for necessities.
Paul Mallon analyzes a covert Russo American propaganda effort aimed at shaping U S opinion. He cites a large Russian aligned group pressuring radio boards and sponsors, alleging covert campaigns to suppress adverse voices and sway public mood. He notes Izvestia and Pravda attack Byrnes and the American stance while warning the public to beware Moscow framing of the debate.
A reader question prompts Gould and psychiatrists to discuss child language growth and social adjustment. Experts warn against delaying development to keep children “baby” while noting family mental health and competition between ambition and security as central themes.
A reader praises a previous piece on police attire and criticizes fashion limits on officers in heat. Another letter argues against Mr Stiles on dogs and cats, praising a dog and urging city safety priorities. The note ends with a public safety call from Layton & Vann, Consulting Safety Engineer.
Ulcers in stomach and digestive tract afflict mainly young hard driving men under stress. Pain after meals, relief from milk, X ray helps diagnosis, recurrence common, rest and diet aid healing. If bleeding or rupture occurs, surgery may be required. King Features Syndicate.
San Antonio police announce a 3 to 8 pm parking ban on eight streets next Thursday for President Roosevelt's visit. Strawberries return to the growers market at 4500 dollars per crate as dogs guard the stall. A middle aged man found in the southwestern city area reportedly went insane in youth and was chained at home. The river downtown is slated for a Venice like conversion by June 8, outlined by Mayor Tobin.
Pattern 043 is a serene shirtwaist dress with slimming lines, cap sleeves, and bodice ease. Pattern 9043 lists sizes 34 to 50 and fabric yardage. Send 20 cents to Pattern Captain, San Antonio 6 Tax, for Marian Martin Summer 1946 Pattern Book with new fashions and a free ballet adapter pattern.
A collage of glitzy anecdotes from night clubs, radio halls, and stage shows. Walter Whincell and a former waiter turned star loom in a tale of ambition and disappointment, while Hollywood tales of divorce costs, radio doormen, and star marriages fill the page with vivid names and rapid vignettes.
A reader asks if a WAC wife may claim family allowance for her disabled husband. Guidance: submit WD AGO Form 625 with marriage cert, income and expense statement, and physician certificate. File through her commanding officer to the Office of Dependency Benefits, Newark. If accepted, $30 monthly from the month of claim.
Hollywood reports another six figure purchase for Night and the City, with Charles Feldman securing rights for a London Hollywood shoot. Gerald Kersh’s novel exposes cabaret racketeers, and Jacques Tourneur is set to direct with a British American cast. John Short on Keyes rights and Maureen O Hara color projects also feature in the chatter.
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