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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1949

Page

9

Hearst papers push humane vivisection limits

The text notes four state legislatures Illinois among them rejecting bills to make city pounds procurement sites for vivisection. It highlights congressional bills limited to DC and cites Hearst editorials urging humane, licensed, restricted vivisection and condemning indiscriminate practice in the United States.

Illinois Pennsylvania Massachusetts Maryland Congress A. L. Miller Nebraska J. Howard McGrath Rhode Island District of Columbia Tre States Hearst Eee America United States

Listen World! By Elsie Robinson exhortation on seizing life

The piece urges bold action and self discipline to seize opportunities, urging readers to start now, shed distractions, and pursue growth. It emphasizes decisive living, not delaying and choosing a path that leads to personal strength and success, with a Bible verse and a call to heed inner vocation.

Kremlin Line on China Policy Reexamined by Sokolsky

Sokolsky argues Washington falsely claimed a 1997 China accord. He traces shifts from Chiang Kai-shek and Chinese Communists to anti Japanese and pro Nazi alignments, then critique of State Department. He notes deposits and distrust, Potsdam and Paris talks, and warns Anglo American talks with Mao risk entangling Hong Kong and Southeast Asia.

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Literacy and English Use in the United States in 1930

The Census Bureau data show illiteracy reduced to 43 percent nationwide. English is now spoken by over 270 million people, with more than half of them Americans.

Census Bureau United States

Free Soviet Press Day in 1949 Provokes US Debate

William Griffin writes from New York praising American press freedoms while denouncing Soviet state controlled journalism. He argues Pravda and the Soviet press distort truth, attack US papers, and reflect Moscow's propaganda, urging vigilance for liberty and democracy through free printing.

New York William Randolph Hearst LOS Angeles Examiner Soviet Russia Soviet Union Pravda Tye Lenin Pravda Russian Communist Party Bolshevist United States William Griffin New York Enquirer

Alarming Symptoms Blood in Urine Warns For Medical Check

Bleeding in urine is a serious sign that should not be ignored by anyone especially women who may mistake it for monthly periods. Causes include cariicle urethral growth ulcers tumors or stones with evaluation needed to detect bladder or kidney tumors early to enable effective removal.

Freedom of speech ruling stirs fiery court dissent

Arthur Baer reports on a Supreme Court decision affirming freedom of speech to cover provocative remarks while dissenters warn of license. The piece notes the 5-4 vote and echoes debate over protected rhetoric amid sports and public discourse.

Arthur “Bugs” Baer Supreme Court Jackson

Cystoscope Aids Diagnosis Of Bladder Inflammation

Medical note explains urine issues from bladder inflammation or bladder ulcers and mentions kidney stones. It describes using a cystoscope to inspect the bladder lining and determine cause for appropriate treatment. A patient question about appendix removal is answered: surgery not required unless symptomatic.

San Antonio History Highlights May 24 Years Ago

Ten and twenty years ago entries reference a May 24, 1939 hog market near 20 cents below open with a top price of 6.39, May 21, 1929 lantern slide show at Main Avenue High School, eight San Antonio laundries to start charging by the pound for flat work from June 2, 1939, Mayor Gallagher on job creation, Decoration Day plans by 1899 troops, and 1839 notes on Long Star and City Brewery workers avoiding water for five years.

San Antonio Main Avenue High School Albert Sieves Callagher Uncle Sam Long Star City

Did You Know About American Libraries and Public Education

The American Antiquarian Society Worcester houses a major American history library. The Library of Congress is now the largest library with 414 miles of shelves and nearly 36 acres of floor space across two buildings. The Pentagon occupies five rings of buildings, with a grassed floor area over six million square feet. Public libraries in 53 large U.S. cities hold over 41 million volumes. Uncle Sam has about 2 million youths aged 8 to 17, and over 23 million students aged five to seventeen attend U.S. public schools.

The American Antiquarian Society Worcester Mass Library of Congress Loor Pentagon United States Uncle Sam

Broadway Rebirth of Vaudeville Delivers Showman’s Legacy

A nostalgic look at vaudeville’s enduring influence as Broadway recovers its two day theatre spirit. The piece recalls stars like Ruth Draper Eva Gabor and George M. Cohan, citing vaudeville as a rigorous training ground that shaped showmanship, with anecdotes of backstage feeings, clashes, and pivot to film and television.

Broadway Avith

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