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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 10, 1944

Page

8

Roosevelt to Address Congress and Broadcast State of Union

Roosevelt plans to send the annual message to Congress at noon and broadcast a radio version to the nation tonight. He met with press leaders and postponed in-person delivery, weighing political timing as deadlines loom for social security tax, war contracts, and budget measures.

Ashington Dent Roosevelt Congress Vice Press- Wallace Rayburn Ich Waiteist Secre Ross Persary State of the Union Noom Harald Smith Get Rch Senate George D.ga Capitol Hi

Senators Seek Short Cut In Federal Ballot System

Senate moves on a states rights ballot plan while House committees review Lucas substitute and related voting bills. Veterans pay reform edges ahead with lump sum disbursements and credits for service. Postwar planning and anti strike legislation loom as Congress nears new session actions.

Gucag Green D.R Worley D. jTex House Elections Committee Senate House Committee Lucas House Leager Marlin Massachusetts Russell Georgia House Military Affairs Committee George Prdiced Congress

Poland in the European chessboard muddle

A wry column notes Poland is squeezed between great powers and repeatedly saved or blamed. It compares rulers like Catherine and Louis the Great to Poland’s nerves, arguing its location makes it a pivot in wider European events amid shifting alliances and wartime pressures.

Poland

Congress Gets Plan for Veterans Pay

The American Legion backs a bipartisan bill to aid veterans after discharge. Proposed demobilization pay ranges from 100 to 590 dollars based on service length, with unemployment credits, education allowances, and low-interest home-building funds. The plan creates a veterans bureau focus, rehab, and faster aid, aiming to remove bureaucratic red tape for thousands of postwar veterans.

Washington Jan American Legion Congress Senate Veterans Teau Navy Veterans' Bureau Veterans Administration Rankin D.-Miss Com- Miller Legion Clark Dmo

Cramp Shipworkers End Four Day Strike to Return

Thousands of Cramp Shipbuilding workers trooped back to their jobs after a four day stoppage that halted production. Navy officials and the War Labor Board urged a settlement, with 42 printer discharges and spray paint pay disputes at the top of grievances. Navy Secretary Knox instructed civilian authorities to aid and ensure unmolested access to the plant for returning workers.

Philadelphis Cramp Shipbuilding Company Navy War Labor Board Wilon J. M. J. Joslin Cramps Knox

Funeral Held For C. R. Basse

Chester Robert Basse, 64, of 2131 Gramercy Place, died Friday at a local hospital from a heart attack. An insurance man, he had lived in San Antonio 40 years after being born in Fredericksburg. He belonged to Highland Park Lutheran, Werner Lodge No. 70 Hermann Sons. Survived by two daughters, Mrs. Arthur Schneider and Miss Florin Basse, a son Chester Rowland Basse, brothers E. A. Basse, L. W. Basse and G. A. Basse, all of San Antonio, and three grandchildren.

Chester Robert Basse Gramercy Place San Antonio Fredericksburg Highland Park Lutheran Entireh Werner Lodge No Hermann Sons Arthur Schneider Florin, Basse Chester Rowland Basse E. A. Basse L. W. Basse G. A. Basse

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