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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 08, 1944

Page

6

Immoral Green-Lucas bill aims to fix soldier votes

The so called Green-Lucas bill is condemned as unconstitutional and immoral. It purportedly expands federal control of ballots, threatening to subvert states' authority and the democracy by prolonging the New Deal. The piece warns soldiers deserve traditional state ballot oversight and urges faithful adherence to the Constitution.

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Our Girls Are Not Whores: Wartime Morale Protest

A spirited defense of American women during wartime counters sensational gossip spread by prominent citizens abroad. The piece rejects the idea that uniformed men will abandon fidelity for romance, arguing that young men and women work hard to save America and remain honorable despite distress. It denounces threats to national morale and asserts that women are not the problem.

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By Elsie Robinson on youthful liberty and marriage vows

The column argues that boys mature into steady partners, contrasting youthful liberty with older critics. It lauds their capacity for restraint in pursuit of liberty, love, and loyalty, calling elders who condemn them contemptible and highlighting the sacred nature of marriage vows.

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Texans and Unionists in Civil War Texas Exile Case

In Civil War Texas Unionists faced persecution as Confederate authorities moved to crush opposition. Dr Richard R Peebles and others were jailed on treason charges in 1883, jailed in San Antonio and Anderson, then exiled to Mexico after a partial trial. Typhus fever and mob threats intensified their confinement.

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What Did You Do Today Lieutenant Dean Shatlain

A first person war poem recounts Lieutenant Dean Shatl ain on an African battlefield. He amputated his own foot with a jackknife and wrote a line about dying as troops fought. The piece contrasts battlefield sacrifice with civilian questions about rationing and effort.

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Russia, Vatican stir fears of postwar Europe shifts

Washington observers relay a Beijing shaped view that Moscow plans to redraw Europe postwar, splitting Russia into 18 republics for influence while Britain and the Vatican worry over Italy and a communist influence. The piece cites tensions around Tehran and postwar diplomacy, noting Moscow’s push for empire and the risk to war bond support as the public eye stays fixed on political maneuvering.

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Broadway Ballad and Showbiz Gaffes compile vague reminiscences

A mosaic of clipped notes and comic quips from Broadway lore recounts encounters with vaudeville figures like Jim Corbett and Thornton, theater scuffles, editorial jabs, and a memory tour of showbiz personalities. The piece mingles song lyrics, gossip, and anecdotes into a weathered nostalgic collage.

Ear Infections and Sulfa Treatments Warned

Dr George Livingston of Chicago urges early use of sulfadiazine to treat otitis media driven by colds. He notes earlier ear drum surgeries were common before sulfa drugs, and cautions on possible kidney and blood reactions, advising timing with meals and monitoring for anemia and nephritis.

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Move to draft Quin for Congress gains petition backing

February 1934 notes a campaign push with Carl Wright Johnson and Frank Davis supporting Mayor C K Quin. Other active contenders include Maury Maverick tax collector Thurmal Barrett real estate man and John K Weber Belnt county Democratic executive committee chairman. Readers also see a railroad project status update from February 8 1924 detailing Rio Grande City Railway line between Sam Fordyce Hidalgo and Rio Grande City Starr County with $20000 budget and San Antonio headquarters awaiting Interstate Commerce Commission permit.

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Medical notes on ear infection and mastoiditis diagnosis

Dr HN Bundesen notes a developing mustarditis may lack fever. If ear discharge persists after other symptoms clear, daily study and cessation of sulfa drugs are advised. mastoiditis diagnosis may involve K rays. The San Antonio Light health column cites sulfa drugs as valuable for middle ear infections.

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