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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1944
Page
3
Los Angeles is the setting as Rudy Vallee, Coast Guard lieutenant and former bandleader, is sued for divorce by Bettelane Groot, a 19 year old Movie Actress. Cruelty cited after a brief marriage beginning December 2 and a rapid separation, with a property agreement reportedly rejected. Groot vows to press the case.
United States and Britain clash over postwar money plans as Harry D White leads an IMF style fund commission and John Maynard Keynes fronts a rival bank reconstruction concept. Each argues for how to spread risk and fund postwar relief and rebuilding while shaping a future monetary order.
London reports indicate Nazi flying bomb attacks on southern England continued with reports of several interceptions and alleged village rescue by an American fighter pilot. Prime Minister Churchill and Foreign Secretary Eden commented as authorities coordinate responses to the so called secret weapon.
London reports from Reuters indicate central and southern Germany are stripped of troops with Italian forces now under German control. Italy is considered occupied, with Italian orders needing German countersignatures. Deserts from the Fascist militia contribute to the shift.
Wartime guidance urges careful dyeing and fabric care. To protect colors, wash and press clothing in shade with a warm iron, not hot. Dye materials are scarce as substitutes for civilian use require special handling.
Lieutenant Dennis McGee of the military police says authorities seek the cause of death of Lieut. John Carrieo 29 formerly El Campo school superintendent whose body was found near town. Military reports indicate a blow to the head and that death occurred about 30 hours earlier after the body was discovered yesterday. Carrieo had served as an auxiliary teacher in Texas.
The article notes changes in local school leadership with the superintendent acting as head while serving overseas. It highlights the late officer’s background as a North Texas State Teachers College graduate, UT master’s degree, and former president of the State Teachers association, plus prior teaching roles at Rane Golph and Berry Field preparatory. It also mentions John Edward Cartio’s presumed death in Nashville and his prior service in Randolph Field’s mathematics and physics departments.
A read text notes symptoms including fever chills rash headache cough and joint pain. It mentions occasional deafness drowsiness and appetite loss and warns of potential serious mental disturbances. The passage indicates the condition may persist for months.
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