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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1944
Page
9
A wrongful boric acid mix in feeding formulas at Lawrence Memorial Hospital New London left four newborns dead and nine others ill. Coroner McKay urged full accountability, urging prosecutions for careless neglect and demanding systemic checks to prevent such hospital accidents in the future.
Historic LA light files outline upcoming livestock ride from Parl Mo, to La Antonin, with four riders and four horses ready. It also details San Antonio police badge design featuring the word detective on a curbside memorial, including a nickel plated bridge motif and Alamo references.
On the eve of April 20, 1887, veterans of the Sandacknto battle prepare for a reunion in Touslin. Young ladies and bachelors anticipate a lively ball, but initial turnout was sparse until a late influx of hopeful guests arrives by horseback, mule, and wagon, forming an expansive caravan from Oyster Creek, Caney Creek, Brazos, Montgom ery, and Washington. The event opens with a cannon and a spirited dance, confirming the long-awaited celebration.
A short fragment notes Phitette 4 Tame in relation to the continent Tarape. The readable text is sparse with unclear context or verified details about people, places, or events.
Notes of an Innocent Bystander surveys 1944 Broadway fare and radio talent. It praises Lilian Hellman’s The Searching Wind, the musical Follow the Girls with Gertrude Niesen and Jackie Gleason, and The Memphis Belle as a stirring four reeler. Also covers The Yellow Canary mystery thriller and radio programs with Helen Hayes and Barbara Nix among others, praising performances and the era’s entertainment landscape.
Senator Taft is urged to finalize a long term draft plan based on age groups, with clear classifications and duties. The piece critiques political manipulation of policy timing, compares wartime administration leaks, and argues that family roles sustain the nation more than uniforms. It stresses stability, predictable policy, and honoring civilian contributions.
The article explains alopecia areata a hair loss disease affecting scalp eyebrows and sometimes the entire body. It notes unknown causes with possible links to nervous tension shock fatigue and infections and describes treatments including rest scalp care ultraviolet therapy massage sedatives scalp lotions and addressing underlying infections or glandular issues.
A 1891 San Antonio Light column laments social shifts as predatory women target married men. The piece contrasts bachelor flings with married men’s allure, mocks wedding rings, and argues sympathy for the wives left behind while noting the era’s “wolves” of romance and shifting norms.
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