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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1945
Page
6
End The War VICTORIOUSLY message urges immediate tuberculosis control in San Antonio. It cites the city’s record, votes for a hospital, and the need to shift from talk to action, arguing for a practical, funded program and new beds at Southton colony to reduce cases and absenteeism.
Walter Winchell notes from Paris and Hollywood as William Saroyan fiction faces army censorship and publishers debate publication. Reports cover Silver Screen figures in exile, wartime cultural moves, revival of black market themes, and a mix of gossip on stars, prizes, and public debates.
The article outlines prewar labor force estimates at about ten million in France and a claim of missing French workers in Germany totaling around a million. It also notes bets on peacetime battles over Bas de Calais and Nord and predicts a postwar US entry with a surplus of merchant tonnage near ten million tons.
The speaker argues that isolation rest and surgery are inadequate and urges radical hospital system changes. Without state facilities the local system must maximize existing beds and capacity to reveal true needs and push a broader reform program.
Diabetes requires insulin to use sugars and although no cure exists, control is possible with proper care. Diabetic mothers face pregnancy risks including toxemia, vomiting, weight changes, and higher infant mortality, but with specialist monitoring and hospital support many can have healthy babies.
A fragmented note recalls 10 and 20 years ago events from Los Angeles and San Antonio. It mentions subfreezing temperatures in San Antonio, a 20 degree low, and a bank burglary at The Comfort State Bank, looted of $10,000 before dawn with burglars using equipment to break in.
A Savannah correspondent captures widespread gloom as war fatigue and economic strain dampen hopes across classes. The piece contrasts wage demands, shifting riches, and rising taxes with a search for a sustainable postwar future amid disillusionment among workers and elites alike.
Letter to Hearst urges a national physical fitness program starting ages six to eighteen. Advocate Fred Tohbyneer argues for integrated living history, school facilities, and community support, tying physical fitness to public good, war readiness, and job creation. He cites schools, Kiwanis, and Baltimore examples, and offers to help promote rifle training and boy scouts efforts through Hearst papers.
A reflective account notes Texans and their firearms as partners in life and danger. It cites gun abuse as a code among gunmen, recounting legends like Bil Palmer and Mann Palmer, and famous incidents of shooting and riding. The piece highlights mistreatment of weapons, deadly accidents, and the era’s rough code of personal artillery.
A collage of personal wartime notes and jokes about daily life on U rations as soldiers endure months of monotonous meals. Corrupting humor from Helen Rowland style pieces and letters from service members describe ambrosia versus hardtack, with General Hardigg and Major General May referenced. The piece reflects hard times and morale amid rationing and distant frontlines.
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