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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1944
Page
3
Star de Bagilland, arriving Friday, stayed at Brooke General Hospital to entertain wounded soldiers. Brig. Gen. Beach praised her hospital tour as she shared New Year’s dinner and toured wards cheering patients before continuing to Dallas on her return to Hollywood.
Captain Langford arrives from Alaska at week’s end with Mrs Langford and their son David Beith. Mrs Lingard has been living with her parents Mr and Mrs Adolph Beckmann while awaiting his homecoming.
Miss Emylou Spears plans to return to Hollins College Virginia after holidays with her parents Mr and Mrs Noa Spears The San Antonio General Relief committee Eastern Star will meet at 7 90 p m Wednesday at the Masonic temple The Smith P T A executive meeting is at 2 p m Wednesday followed by the regular meeting at 2 27 p m The Sigma Tau Lambda sorority meets Wednesday at Miss Nora Gills home 635 Lamont There will be a board meeting of the Optimiss club at 11 am Wednesday in the Army room of the Gunter hotel
A New Year remark, described by the AP as influential in many nations, accuses Axis propagandists of exploiting US labor unrest to prolong the war. The claim targets defense of state rights and lend lease criticisms as tools to smear dissent, amid odd framing of recent rail and steel labor troubles as largely self-made by the administration.
Mrs Alfred Maury has left for Schenectady New York to visit her son and daughter Mr and Mrs Aaron Howend.
An opinion piece argues that American labor tensions are misused by Axis propagandists. It cautions against sensational talk that could prolong the war by inspiring the German public, urging restraint and focus on wartime unity. The author dismisses the notion that domestic disputes have significant propaganda value for enemies.
A column argues against provocative moves toward German surrender terms and condemns pro Roosevelt provocations. It cites a fanatical proposal to draft German workers at starvation wages and warns such rhetoric would extend the war, raising American casualties and costs of victory.
A vintage ad invites readers to order Pattern 757 with transfer patterns for embroidery. It promises a child friendly, simple stitchery design and includes color suggestions and two additional embroidery motifs. Order details specify 15 cents per pattern plus 16 cents for postage, plus 15 extra cents for a 22 page catalog.
William Jesse Edmonston, 85, longtime resident of Dallas and post laureate of the Order of the Eastern Star of Texas since 1913, died yesterday. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. T. L. Elson of Lockhart. A second incident describes an unidentified woman crawling across an ice coated street in Topeka and being struck by two cars. she was not badly hurt and walked away.
Tillman Smith nephew of Chief Justice Edward W. Smith was elected special judge of the One Hundred Seventeenth District Court in Corpus Christi. Briggs will replace him after accepting an army commission in the Allied military government branch.
New York Mayor LaGuardia urged residents not to buy eggs priced above 10 to 15 cents below ceilings, calling such purchases a generous margin. He said if cheaper eggs are unavailable, do not buy.
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