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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1946
Page
8
A critique arguing that American teachers are underpaid relative to the demanding standards of the profession. It notes average salaries around $1,500 annually, with New York and California near $3,000, and warns pay neglect drives capable educators to other fields, risking declining teaching quality unless pay improves.
A scathing critique catalogs Walter Winchell's biases against John L. Lewis and the Mine Workers Journal, alleging anti-America rhetoric, censorship clashes, and crude party lines. The piece parodies Churchill and Barrymore quips while lampooning press sensationalism and political spin during wartime memory.
Hollywood reports bubble with deals and party notes. Clack Gable stalls over The Hucksters while Das Before Yesterday bids for approval. Janet Blair eyed as possible Life lead for The Fabulous Dorseys. Lee Bowman tipped to star opposite Blair as romance rises. Dorothy McGuire resting as Veronica Lake moves to a new Beverly home. Frank Leesser set to film Mule Todd party weather dampens the outdoor gala. John Steinbeck talks Wizard of Maine with dialogue focus. Ben Blue cancels tour for family illness. Paul Hennings welcomes a son. See you tomorrow.
Lawrence Gould comments on alcoholism and public perception, citing Dr. Bacon's view that alcoholism is mischaracterized as moral weakness. He notes the role of love as an escape, suggests marriage or family dynamics affect coping, and observes college women' problem solving linked to education and upbringing. Gould invites readers to submit questions for discussion.
The article notes high shortlapse rates among Women’s Army Corps, with many marriages among WAC personnel at Brooke General Hospital and nearby detachments. Of 240 WACs present, ten are married, with nearly half engaged. about 125 still waiting. June is expected to reduce that number. Hope Skillman designs cotton fabrics for Southern women, challenging Northern and Eastern designers.
A St. Louis girl learns humor from a fond uncle who gifts a Good Housekeeping subscription. He finds her amid dirty dishes and untended chores and asks if the magazine teaches housekeeping. She replies she knows the rules but will start with the dishes before instructing what comes next.
The article explains conjunctivitis causes and the value of eye swabs to identify the infectious germ. Pneumococcus responds to quinine hydrochloride and antiseptics, Morax-Axenfeld bacillus to zinc sulfate, and severe gonococcus cases may use sulfadiazine oral therapy. Keratoconjunctivitis epidemics lack a definite treatment and may be virus driven. eye irritation can also arise from foreign material in the eye.
Dr H N Bundesen explains eye examination for suspected dirt or foreign matter. The material is removed with care, anesthesia if needed, then sulfathiazole ointment is applied and the eye bandaged for a short period. Most conditions are not serious but require proper treatment to prevent lasting damage.
A compact portrait of Mikhailovich, a Yugoslavian figure who embodies American courage during World War II. The narrative contrasts Yugoslav factionalism under Tito with Allied aid, highlighting his acts of rescue for American aviators at great personal risk as he defies local brutality and political intrigue.
Elsie Robinson decries the capture of Mikhailovich and his treason allegations. She laments Yugoslavia's refusal to use the rescued flyers as trial proof and questions American resolve against Russian political pressure and potential execution.
May 29, 1936 report notes free samples for the fiesta trades display parade will be discontinued. Five women were held at police headquarters on assault charges tied to a shipping dispute involving an employee of the Dorothy Frocks company on Navarre and Market streets where a strike continues. plus a 1926 item reports 19 horses oil bottles tequila and 79 Mexicans captured after a tanning gun battle near Falfurtas.
The San Antonio Light advertises Pattern 8104 a single piece blouse with no side seams and Pattern 9104 skirt in sizes 12 through 20. Size 16 requires 284 yards of 39 inch material. Send 20 cents to Pattern Dept San Antonio Texas for ordering. A 15 cent book add offers new easy fashions and a free ballet slip pattern printed in the book.
A syndicated feature questions popular narratives on the Spanish Civil War. It argues leftist factions seized land and killed landlords, prompting a military counterrevolution led by rightist forces. The piece notes foreign influence from Russia and France and critiques misread history while urging cautious analysis of Spain’s future.
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