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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1952

Page

2

Century of Service Celebrates Typographical Union Centenary

The centennial year of the International Typographical Union, founded May 2, 1852 in Cincinnati, marks a historic observance of printers work nationwide. Hearst newspapers, the union’s Pacific coast pioneers, maintained a long productive relationship with management and labor, with William Randolph Hearst as an honorary member who valued skilled printing and loyal tradespeople.

International Typographical Union Cincinnati Hearst Pacific Coast William Randolph Hearst Interna Tional Typographical Union

Moscow Is Paradise Lies Behind Iron Curtain Propaganda

An Associated Press report quotes a Moscow observer who describes Russians as believing their living standards are the highest while American poverty and unemployment are exaggerated by Soviet propaganda. He notes crowded housing, long queues, and fashion reflecting the 1930s, yet the propaganda portrays Moscow as paradise enow.

America Associated Press Moscow

Forget the Past and Start Anew Say Goodbye to Regret

Elsie Robinson counsels adults to stop dwelling on past mistakes. Regret harms ambition and self respect, she says. After making amends, forget the errors and begin fresh, choosing kindness and tolerance to build a better life. The piece urges moving forward despite lingering sorrow.

Shining Path of the Just Referenced in Proverbs Verse

A quoted Bible verse from Proverbs 4 18 notes the path of the just as a shining light that grows brighter toward the perfect day, framing a message of increasing spiritual clarity.

Sokolsky on Russia's Growing Navy and Global Threat

George Fe. Sokolsky argues that postwar Soviet militarization, aided by lend lease, has produced a formidable force including 225 divisions and hundreds of submarines. He warns the USSR aims to project power, potentially challenging the United States, with submarines and naval buildup as key threats. Copyright 1952 King Features Syndicate.

George FE. Sokolsky Soviet Russia Stalingrad United States Russia Europe U.S. News and World Report Adm Togo Great Britain Germany Western Europe King Fea Ssn., Inc

Near Sokolsky Sunday S. m. at Sp. over KARO

A fragment notes an event near Sokolsky each Sunday in the afternoon at specific starting time over KARO. The readable text mentions a weekly occurrence possibly related to a venue or program, but details such as full name, location, purpose, or organizers remain unclear.

Sokolsky Sp. m Karo

Spelvin Encounters a Talking Jackass in Street Dialogue

A George Spelvin impersonation at Elm and Spruce leads to a surreal exchange with a talking jackass who boasts of radio fame and backstage influence. The creature mocks Spelvin’s politics, cites labor and civil rights themes, and recalls 1949 inauguration theatrics. The scene shifts from street banter to a broader satire of power and conformity.

Westbrook Pegler George Spelvin Elm and Spruce Jackass Mr. Spelvin Labor Ed Flynns Boyles Dave Dubinsky Kansas City Gorillas CIO South Carolina United States Fink Taft MacArthur Spelvin Kirg Features Syndicate, Inc

Right Diet and Nutritional Therapy in Disease

The article discusses the vital role of diet in health and illness, detailing how nourishment must adapt to diseases like severe diarrhea and kidney stones. It covers injections of vitamins A and D, carbohydrate-rich diets for liver cirrhosis, and the use of choline and methionine, with emphasis on individualized nourishment and alternative delivery when eating is inadequate.

Taft

Diet and hormone questions about cancer risk

Dr H N Bundesen discusses diet importance for patients and urine acidity. A reader asks if female hormones cause breast cancer. authorities dispute it but many believe menopause hormone doses used to treat symptoms do not cause cancer.

K. K King Fea, Syn., Inc

Bacring Down on the News by Bugs Baer

Arthur Bugs Baer recites a column riff about political gossip and whispered takes on Eisenhower Kefauver Tobey Warren and Stevenson. The piece details double hearsay from street corners and cigar stores about presidential contenders and rumors, presented in Baer’s light satirical voice.

Arthur Bugs” Baer

May 24 historical notes show city projects across decades

Ten and twenty year marks from May 24 1942 to May 24 1892 highlight San Antonio health drives X ray efforts for tuberculosis 30 000 west side residents, tree memorials to veterans along Highway 3 A, Better Business Bureau beginnings at the chamber of commerce, Social Purity League officers, City National Bank construction plans, and new business houses rising between San Pedro Creek and Laredo Street.

San Antonio West Side Better Business Bureau of Chamber of Commerce City National Bank Trust San Pedro Creek S. Laredo St

City Improvement Plan Announces Major Upgrades

For the Good of Our City The Light Urges reconstruction and repair of all city streets and bridges. Completion of the modern street lighting program and a new traffic signal light system. Proposes a new city hall police headquarters and health building. Commerce Buena Vista overpass and sewer water extensions citywide. Storm sewer construction and flood control project participation.

Commerce-Buena Vista St

Broadway Showbiz Roundup and Rumors in 1952

A 1952 New York Mirror column compiles showbiz chatter across radio TV and stage. Mentions Reneing contracts at Liggett Myers CBS schedules shifts for Hope Crosby and others. Notes Salient items include Samia Gamal Pat Neal Rose Mary Clooney Corkscrew career updates and backstage views of Broadway productions and theater personnel.

Walter Winchell Liggett & Myers Chesterfield Fatima Bob Hope Bing Crosby Perry Camp Storks Club Finace CBS Godfrey Jose Ferrer Phyllis Rosemary Clooney Eileen Peel Britain Wings London Equity Samia Gamal Pat Neal

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