Memorial Day Remembrance and the Peace of Memory
Memorial Day is celebrated as a gentle annual tribute to those who sleep in honored ground. The essay frames remembrance as a healing, generous force preserving happiness, guiding courage for tomorrow, and linking the living with loved ones through memory.
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Svat
Mary Frances Mears
War Department
Washington
Hans Honhostel
Carville
Louisiana
Eiphiem
Carville Jeper Hospital
Walter Whinchell and the town’s gossip column splash
A jumble of social rumors and celebrity notes from Hollywood and beyond. Marian Whincell seeks divorce in Mexico while Marian’s circle teases future alliances, wagers, and showbiz moves. Mentions of Jack Dempsey, Johnny Weissmuller, Miriam Hopkins, Kay Aldridge, and Walter Whinchull showbiz chatter, with Italy and Shanghai tangents and industry hints.
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Olio
Marian
Mim
Mexico
Alex
Wennem Gren
Jack Dempsey
Alartha Scott
Johnny Weissmuller
Brenda Helser
Lana Turner
Pete Jaeger
Whitney
Johnston
Clare Luce
Henry Hull, Jr
Henry Here
Morgan
Isabelle Gibbs
Don Ameche
Mirror of Your Mind by Lawrence Gould column snippet
A condensed panel of quotes on fatigue mental strain and anger from Dr A Abrahams, Dr Karl Bowman, Amram Scheinfeld and others. It notes the idea that feeling worked to death may reflect conscience and fear of failure, with cautions about anger and dangerous driving, plus a remark on male weakness. Copyright 1946 King Features Syndicate.
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Lawrence Gould
A. Abrahams
London Lancet
San Francisco
Karl M. Bowman
American Psychiatric Association
Gould
Teader
King Feat. Sym, Inc
We Women By Lars Johnson A glimpse into island life and civic awakening
The piece maps how polio crisis prompts women to engage with city government and study ordinances, transforming from observers to active participants. It notes their newfound interest in the city charter, council meetings, and public health issues, amid playful reflections on summer and bananas.
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Sith
Sur Toodem Chy
Teilets
Cty
Vasoconstrictor use in colds may worsen sinus infections
Medical note cites Dr. Barney W. Kully warning that nasal vasoconstrictors can prolong congestion and inflammation in acute colds. Increased blood supply fights infection, but artificial narrowing of vessels may delay recovery and risk sinus complications beyond day three. Treating one symptom may backfire.
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Comefort
Ay Justist
Barney W. Kully
Los Angeles
Calif
Ater
Proper use of nasal decongestants warned by Dr Bundesen
Dr Bundesen cautions that vasoconstrictor nasal drugs relieve congestion temporarily but can worsen blockage and sinus drainage with ongoing use. He advises consulting a physician rather than self treating, noting benefits only with proper, limited use under advice.
Roosevelt and Mrs Roosevelt in miners plight critique
The piece argues Eleanor Roosevelt and Franklin Delano Roosevelt faced scrutiny over their ties to mining properties and company towns. It cites Delano family holdings, wartime profits, and store practices, alleging practical yet self serving behavior toward the common man amid union battles and mine closures.
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Eleanor Roosevelt
Democratic Party
Roosevelt
CLO
Lewis
Pennsylvania
Delanos and Hoosevelts
Wintondale
John
Letter to Editor on neighborhood garbage and stray animals
William Stiles Williams writes to complain about neighbor dogs and cats scattering garbage on his San Antonio lawn. He questions city governance and cites New Braunfels as better managed, asking who is a friend of animals. He argues pets should be kept at home to avoid nuisance.
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San Antonio
New Braunfels
Summer 1946 Pattern Book Ad From San Antonio Light
Pattern details for sunning outfits and dress-up sets with numbers 8237 9937 and sizes 10 through 44 plus bra shorts two yards. Send twenty cents pattern department San Antonio Texas to receive the Marian Marlin summer 1946 pattern book. Fifteen cents more adds a book with breezy fashion patterns for home and beach wear.
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San Antonio Light Pattern Department
San Antonio
Texas
Marian Marlin
Thieves Break into Texas Relief Warehouse Again
The Texas relief commission warehouse at San Fernando and Comal streets was broken into for the eighth time this year. A 60-year-old Mexican man, nude, entered Lambert Beach, swam amid bathers, grabbed a bar of soap and a bottle of spirits before being arrested.
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Alay
Texas Relief Commission
San Fernando
Comal Streets
Brackenridge Park
San Antonio
Lambert Heach
Interrupted Melody rise to screen life of Marjorie Law rence
Hollywood notes and gossip recount Marjorie Lawrence a famed opera singer who overcame infantile paralysis to return to stage and tour the USO. Biographer Delmas Brent links her life to a forthcoming film while other items cover comebacks by Joan Woodbury and Margaret Roach, Dinah Shore’s mink purchase, and rumors surrounding Huntz Hall and Sonja Henie.
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Hollywood
INS
Marjorie Lawrence
Delmas
Brandie” Brent
Brent
Preston Sturges
Sturges
Hal Roach
Margaret Roach
Hal
Joan Woodbury
Henry Wilcoxon
Margaret
Joan
New York
Dinah Shore
George Montgomery
Paramount
Sawtelli
Florace Heidts
Nancy Marlowe
RKO
Roger Kelly
Joan Bennett
Gregory Peck
Francis Macambec
Maria Joan Bennet Flores Santana
Jung
David Street
Donna Anvond
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Walter Whinchell
Irls Wong
China
Dhisty
Shanghai
Yang Huo Yu
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Peter Stackpoles
Luce Tens Brigade
Maryann (Schipa) Hoy
Maurice Kelly
Kay Aldridge
Arthur Cameron
M. Emery Wattresses
Las Vegonners
Gazettes
Miriam
Laura) Hopkins
Boston
Arthur Blake
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Clara Bow
Jane
Outlaw
Russell Har
Kay Winsor
Dcgs
Chick Chasen
Japdlord
OPA
Blair
Vivian Bubois
Billy Wilkerson
Brownie Stewart
U. S
Mike Todd
Sam Goldwyn
W. Y. Yankees’ Board of Directors
Confab
Dan Topping
Ted Collins Phewad
Edgar L. Marston
Feeithy Reed Clan
Wkead
Mary Louise Wright Ther Pappy
James T. Campbell, Jr
John Watson, Jr
W. D. Styer
Katherine Rutherford
Lee Oma
Chums
Amram Scheinfeld
By Lars Johnson
Sam
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Tam
Department of Agriculture
Sigatoka
Dr. H. N
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King Fear
Synd
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Pegler
United Mine Workers
Lae
Delano. Roosevelt
Franklin DB. Roosevelt
White House
Delanos
Frederic Delano
State Department
National Resources Planning Board
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Blessed Sacrament Academy
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San Antonio Gazette
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