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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1944
Page
16
The Attorney General refuses to prosecute federal employees for Hatch Act violations, claiming such acts are not criminal. The text argues this stance amounts to bypassing law, granting immunity to supporters of the New Deal, and exceeding executive authority.
Walter Winchell on Broadway reports Victor C. Hesse, medical consultant, argues postwar industrial strength hinges on worker health and preventive medicine. A National Association of Manufacturers survey shows health programs cut accidents, disease, absenteeism, and premiums, boosting productivity and morale across plants in 47 states.
The Quebec election swung to Union Nationale under Maurice Duplessis, surprising analysts who expected Socialists to gain. Liberal Premier Godbout lost ground as rural voters backed decentralization, while Alberta and western provinces shifted toward conservatives and rejected socialist gains. The piece notes farmers’ indifference, strikes in taxi and road sectors, and Ottawa’s ongoing power struggle over language and regional autonomy.
The article traces Tom Curran’s rise from Greenwhich Village roots to Fordham law and WWI service, his ascent in New York Republican circles, and his later role as secretary of state under Governor Dewey. It notes Curran’s Catholic background, anti Communist stance, and opposition to the endorsement system, while hinting at clashes with Vito Marcantonio and Senator Robert Wagner in a polarized New York political scene.
A report by George E. Sobotsky analyzes shifts in party and labor loyalties as figures like Bob Wayne, Sidney Hillman, and Town Curran loom in New York politics. It notes possible cross party tickets to curb Communist influence and canvasses Democratic and Republican tensions affecting Mayor LaGuardia and city control.
Historical medical note explains pernicious anemia results from lack of substances for red blood cell production. It details liver extract injections as a primary treatment, mentions vitamins B and C roles, and notes possible relapses and sensitivities to liver extract with symptoms including weight loss, breathlessness, and a yellow skin tint.
Dr H N Bundesen describes desensitizing patients to liver extract by injecting successive small doses into muscle, noting no sensation with oral administration. In pernicious anemia, oral liver extract may be preferable to injections, and the process includes careful examination of the magnasig and bed cell counts.
Lattin, president of the Texts Site Teachers association, was elected president of the Texas College of Arts and Industries at Kingsville. He has two years of teaching experience and came to San Antonio from Corpus Christi, where he served as high school principal.
Nightmarish decade unfolds as Mac Stewart, a Texan, is dragged into Mexico to manage wine property near Parral. After exposing a foreman, he is wounded, opens fire, and a clash ensues with workers and police. Held without hearing, he writes to Texas for aid while smuggled letters reach officials. Diaz later rules that a foreigner killing a policeman is no matter, and after ten brutal years he is released to friends who bring him home to San Antonio, where he dies weakened by prison life.
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