Unified Defense for a Postwar United States
The United States should not wage future wars under divided commands and a secretary of armed forces may unite the army navy and air force. Civilian leadership, economy through reduced duplications, and a single unified staff are urged as essential for a postwar defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Senator Hill
Alabama
Secretary of Armed Forces
War Department
Navy Department
Hill
Department of Armed Forces
Senate
Army
Navy
Air
United States Chiefs of Staff
William B. Leahy
Air Forces
Veterans Back To Work After Pearl Harbor Policy
After Pearl Harbor and enlistments, the article argues workers must reclaim their jobs upon return. Seniority should honor military service, with no strikes or schemes to undermine veterans. Doctors and professionals who served deserve protection and dedicated rehabilitation, while refugees aid civilian medical services abroad. The piece urges clear policy now to support those who served.
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Pearl Harbor
Army
Navy
Unio
Lhely
Europe
Hues
Thar Reeder
Pro-Defense Labor Policy Call to Unions in War Time
By George E. Sokolsky argues unions should openly declare support for a policy backing fighting men and war effort. He criticizes strikes by civilian workers while troops fight in Europe and urges that those in uniform deserve guarantees first. He mentions Brewster plant strikers and calls for resolute union positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
New Acne Treatment Shows Promise From Liver Extracts
Dr. Wallace Marshall of Alabama tested liver extract injections on acne patients after dietary restrictions. Results varied but many reported fewer pimples and easier removal of blackheads, with reduced facial redness and scarring. Some patients received oral doses. injections appeared more effective, though full conclusions remain uncertain.
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Wallace Marshall
Alabama
Liver extract shows slight skin temperature drop after administration
Dr H N Bundesen notes flow of blood through the face altered and skin temperature fell by tenths of a degree within fifteen minutes after liver extract was given. The extract also seemed to regularize menstrual periods in several treated women, though more trials are needed to confirm usefulness for pimples.
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King
Feqtures Syndicaln
These Texans in 1878 San Antonio Streets and Saloons
A vivid 1878 San Antonio stroll through busy streets and taverns. The piece name checks Rafael Ding's cigars, Baer and Daer-Jei's, Grand Paula Sartor’s shop, Bowie knives at Menger Wheel, Cap Tobin's Hotel, and lively saloons on Houston Street. It notes cobbled sidewalks, cavalry stables, and crowds passing “Twenty’s mud hole” ambling past Mexican railroad trivia carts.
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James
San Antonio
Aman
Rafael Ding
Commerce Street
Baers
Daer- Jei's
Samuel Belly
Tore Menger
Odds and Ends Pandelons Lead A and B in Yiaming
A garbled note repeats that Odds and Ends Pandelons are a valiatic aouree of yiaming A and B. California reportedly produces no percent of the apricot crop, with unclear figures and phrases. The fragmentary text blends nonsensical terms with a weathered claim about crop production.
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Yiaming
Former Jap Captive Raps Leagy Over Prisoner Aid
Former prisoners of war recount dire conditions in Japanese camps across the Far East. They cite starvation, scarce medicines, and rising malnutrition, urging urgent action and a relief drive led by Ambassador Grew to aid Americans and other prisoners in the Philippines, Shanghai, and Hong Kong.
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Far East
Manila
Gripsholm
Philippines
Shanghai
Stanley Camp
Hong Kong
Stanley
Pootung
Chapei
Shangha
Tomas
Los
Grew
East
Santayana in Rome Says Life Is Eternal and Tragic
The article notes philosopher George Santayana living in Rome for 20 years near the Celian hill. In an interview after the Allied capture of the city he states that eternal life means seeing all things as tragic and unchanging, reflecting on universal suffering and violence throughout history.
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Clanton
Utne
George Santayana
George Santayang
New York Times
Santayana
Spinoza
Bantayana
Enis
Spinoza Room Echoes in a Convent Corner
Benjamin DeCasseres details a quiet workspace resembling Spinoza’s cell as he writes on Santayana. A confrontation with a correspondent questions whether Russians have become nationalist while Allies march through Rome amid Italian crowds. He notes new movements claim to be for the people but serve those who run the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spinoza
Santayana
Rome
Russia
Belog
Therr
Modern demands women place on men in dating norms
A skeptical observer notes changing expectations for men to be both “strong and intelligent” yet emotionally pliant. Women seek frank honesty, exclusive devotion, financial steadiness, and social polish, while demanding admiration and independence. The piece portrays a clash between romance ideals and practical judgment in contemporary courtship.
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Bf Hie
Hals
Hese
Hal
Cenger
Willy
Ambiguous 1944 note on Helen Rowland and suitors
Fragmentary OCR mentions Helen Rowland and a man, referencing holding 8 Joh with one hand and home fires. Lyrics-like line suggests a female seeking a superior or companion while not born yesterday. Text unclear and likely damaged.
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Gitia
Tas Dry
King Feat
Gyn
Messages Across The Sea By Flags And Heighs
Historical note on long exchange of signals between ships and shore via flags and semaphore. Mentions ancient Carthaginian fortune soldiers and cites San Antonio newspaper publish details with postal and rates information from Associated Press style.
Robbery Probe at Park Hill Drive Home
An investigation continued into a burglary at 381 Park Hill Drive East where $107,000 in cash and jewelry were stolen. Crippled Children's aid group announced a plan to fund a hospital for crippled children in San Antonio.
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Bolting
Park Hill Drive
Jewelz
Bowdy
Atolen
Thomas FP
Lagan
Vick and
San Antonio
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