Chiang Kai-Shek Defies State Department On China Policy
Chiang Kai-Shek declares unwavering commitment to Chinese independence and anti communist unity. He recounts his long struggle against communism, vowing to rally forces to fight abroad and at home as U.S. policy faces criticism for backing Mao and misreading Beijing. He warns only a competent department will aid China and curb Soviet influence.
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State Department
China
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Tehran
John Hay
Cairo
Vinegar Joe’t Stilwell
George Marshall
Soviet Russia
Mao Tze-Tung
Tito
Mao
Chiang Kai-Shek
Howard Handleman
War Eastern
International News Service
Chiang
Sun Yat-Sen
Kuomintang
Formosa
America
A Valiant Fight Fails to Secure San Antonio Medical School
A. J. "Jack" Lewis and the San Antonio Medical Foundation campaigned for a UT branch medical school in San Antonio, losing to Dallas this week. The group formed three years ago, secured funding twice, and pledged to press the UT board until San Antonio gains its own medical training facility. Their work earned thanks from local citizens and statewide gratitude for expanding Dallas medical facilities.
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San Antonio
A. J
Jack” Lewis
San Antonio Medical Foundation
University of Texas
Dallas
Lewis
Texas University Regents
Did You Know on Early persecutions and living costs
Fragmentary text notes early persecutions in Rome under Nero and martyrdom claims. Includes garbled population density figures for various countries and a claim about wages and salaries accounting for half of total retail costs per a 20th Century Fund report.
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Enatstiens
Rome
Nero
Privy
Pal
Baruch on Mobilization and Cold War Strategy
Bernard Baruch, nearing 80, remains active and insightful on mobilization, warning that the Cold War demands a broad, all fronts strategy beyond military readiness. He recalls Truman’s friction over campaign financing and praises Baruch’s long influence on U.S. policy and inflation debates.
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Bernard M. Barucha
Vichy
France
Berle
Europe
Truman
Baruch
Woodrow Wilson
Harry Truman
Bernard Baruch
Leon Keyserling
Wondrow Wilson
United States
Baruchapaly
Congress
Dolng
Rumen
Mts
White House
King Pearteen Syndicate, Inc
Odd Facts Utah Explored First in Gold Gain
Odd facts describe Utah as the first gold mining area and possibly the last continental US region to be explored while noting flag display on government buildings. Mentions of the American flag placement on election days and references to Nevada's size and population are included in fragmented text.
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Utah
United States
Pegler Critiques Union Racket Hearings and Lawyer Fees
Washington columnist Pegler denounces House subcommittee hearings as a public expense showcase for a union lawsuits lawyer. He cites Andrew Jacobs earning up to 85 000 and claims locals paid 244 000 with a third to Jacobs. He argues international unions fund lawyers preying on workers and count on exhausted internal remedies to deny court access.
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Sy Wes
Vsl Pegler
Washington
Aarlonepena
Subcommittee On Labor
House of Representatives
Andrew Jacobs
Carpenters’ Unison
Baltimore
International
Jacobs
Ralph M. Cline
International Union
Dan Tobin
The
Teamsters
Billy
New York
Hearing Exposes Carpenters Union Racket Claims
A 1940 account recalls a House hearing where critics lampoon union lawyers and lobbyists. The piece centers on a Baltimore carpenter local fee and a subpoena dispute involving Judge Howard Smith, portraying hostility to “witch-burning” anti red rhetoric and defense of labor rackets.
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United States
Stoner
Jacobs
Reds
Herald Sbane
New York
Whittaker Chambera
Smith Committee
Nob
Lotttte
Aureamycin Trials Against Q Fever Show Promise
Bio chemists seek new antibiotics as penicillin fails against certain germs. Aureamycin is among the latest additions, tested for Q fever where appetite loss and fever occur. Most patients were over 25, treated 4 days or more, with some given injections showing quick temperature normalization.
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United States
Three-Day Treatments Show Mixed Results In Drug Trial
Three days of auteromycin trials yielded three improved patients but one with no benefit. Oral administration proved more effective than via mouth. Most patients gained appetite within 48 hours and temperature fell, with several stopping the drug after fever normalization. two cases saw fever recur after cessation.
Treatment of Q fever with aureomycin shows promise
Dr H N Bundesen summarizes five Q fever cases treated with aureomycin across 23 to 77 days. Four patients improved promptly, one showed no benefit. minor gastric upset and itching occasionally occurred. The findings suggest aureomycin effectiveness as Q fever incidence rises.
From Files of L A Light Ten and Twenty Years Ago
A garbled pastiche recounts events from July and August across years, noting Eskimo missionary work, a San Antonio priest transfer, prohibition padlocks on resorts, garbage disposal warnings, Socialist finances in 1930s, probates of Davy Crockett era, and Quaker council addresses, with scattered dates and names.
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Robert Biassoll
OMI
San Antonio Prient
Hudson Hay Territory
Broadway Hearts and Broadwayites in a Whirl of Names
A collage of celebrity sighting notes from Broadway and New York clubs. Walter Winchell items list Mrs L Durocher booing an umpire at Ebbets Field, Benny Goodman preparing for London, Russell Janney on a Communist trial jury, Glenn Martin’s 14 hour flight plan, and other roving curios about showfolk, editors, and social scene figures.
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Ly Walter Winchell
Broadway Heartseat Winchellevisioni -Larainn
Kate
Ben Bernie
Wesley
Martin Cole
Benny Goodman
London
the Palladiin
Russell Janney
Glenn Matlin
N. Y
Honolulu
Rubber Band Economics Daring Reform Echoed
A garbled editorial echoes demand for drastic fiscal shifts. It attacks public servants and administration for chasing deficits, claiming bureaucrats overpromise while exploiting resources. The piece mocks inflated claims and parodies fiscal policy rhetoric with satirical bite.
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