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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 10, 1944
Page
11
The returning soldiers and veterans, many disabled, are the first business of Congress. They require full pay and adequate government care for at least a year after discharge to restore health and reestablish civil life. The Lemke bill or similar legislation should receive immediate consideration to prevent continued neglect and hardship.
Elsie Robinson argues happiness demands effort and choice. The piece cites Sinclair Lewis and Paul Riesling to urge dropping sadness, shedding martyrdom, and actively making life brighter rather than accepting misery. It challenges readers to roll up sleeves, confront detractors, and seek lively, engaging existence.
The writer blasts Wendel Willkie’s One World proposals as empty rhetoric about peace on a world basis and “telescoped” space. He argues such ideas ignore real tensions between Norway and Germany and Britain and Germany, warning they risk nourishing Nazism, fascism, and communism while demanding strong, concrete leadership. He cites Winston Churchill’s Brown University address urging a tougher creed of security and risk.
Benjamin DeCasseres argues that opportunity rises from imagination courage and industry. He contends security as a political and social program enslaves a people, warns that fear of risk undermines peace, and urges Americans to reject security as poplar bait and seek achievement instead.
The article notes Texas as a wartime supply hub due to widespread farming and cotton cultivation begun a decade before the Civil War. It cites 1850 census figures of farmers, corn as a dominant crop for people and animals, and extensive sweet potatoes. Postwar cattle runs are described as limited, with most Texas ranching remaining sparse west of San Antonio.
Ten and twenty years ago an in strict attorney Waller Tynall delayed today. He will appeal to Henry Owsley to prevent the construction of a dog racing track near Seguin highway. An organization led by Dr Ida Q Lloyd formed Winte roxa. The San Antonio chapter of the Mos Doc, a lumbermen group, formed last night with L W Petrich as president and W H Hearne as vice president. Directors named include J T Wilson, Gorge C Vaughn, Ralph Davis, Hausy Maverick and Alber L Stever mn.
Washington reports Angio danervican armies landed September ninth and advanced slowly. German forces equaled Allied troop numbers while terrain and weather hindered large amphibious operations. The piece discusses defences, logistics, and potential attacks toward Rome with limited maneuver by both sides.
A survey notes Pantelleria’s capitulation after extended air bombardment and credits air power with Mussolini’s downfall. It discusses Rome’s threat, Salerno operations, Churchill’s speech, Schweinfurt raids, German air defenses, and the Gilbert Islands invasion, highlighting the high costs of amphibious campaigns and the shifting focus to eroding German air power.
A Tucson physician reports a new method for delivering sulfa drugs to bronchiectasis patients. Using a sprayer nebulizer connected to an oxygen tank, patients inhale a fine spray through a mouthpiece. Early trials show the approach effective without increasing coughing or irritation.
A dated column argues the shift from male dominance to women’s rising presence in all work and social roles. It claims men must learn diplomacy and finesse to achieve comfort and happiness as women increasingly fill offices factories and public life.
A 1944 San Antonio Light report reviews bronchiectasis treatment by H N Bundesen noting sulfa drugs administered once to three times daily over weeks. Blood tests showed minimal systemic absorption yet improved cough, thinner secretions, and patient relief. The作者 suggests potential value of this approach despite severe disease.
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