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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1945
Page
13
Exclusive excerpt from Benito Mussolini’s intended notes written before his execution era details the Sicily landings and strategic anxieties. The document questions Italian defenses and Allied advance, flagging high-level doubts as Rome monitors shifting fronts.
A ministerial memoir describes panic and destruction during the Sicily invasion. The account recalls air attacks, stalled civil life, blocked transports, and the fall of Messina with civilians and soldiers scrambling for trains and shelter. It notes Mussolini era politics, Geneva exposure, and Fascist leadership tensions.
Washington officials deny reports of a large munitions depot under construction on the West Coast to prepare for a future war. Engineers and lawmakers questioned the project while a Department spokesman said the Paradise Cove facility in Mcarty County is being built for this war, not another conflict.
Brooke General Hospital at Fort Sam Houston plans a stock market morale service through the hospital information section. Sgt. Olver R. Osborn has mastered market techniques and records, with prices and exchanges noted as the Brooke unit returns from overseas duty.
In Albuquerque on July 21, bus service faced breakdowns with about 200 travelers stranded daily. Officials tested numbered slips to organize boarding while merchant marines on orders received priority. Travelers waited in hotel lobbies and waiting rooms as hotels reported limited rooms.
Renate Chindler proposes Congress recognize Maj. Gen. Claire Chennault’s service by retiring him at his highest rank. Chennault resigned after Lieut. Gen. George Stratemeyer was promoted over him to overall air commander in China and is expected to return to the United States. Chandler calls the decision a strategic mistake citing past supply missions to China.
State employees will get a raise of 25 cents per month totaling about $3.60 per year. The increase will barely offset higher federal withholding taxes, costing roughly $8.60 annually and about $180 more per year overall.
Funeral services were held Saturday at the serial-Kearns home for Walter Reinhardt Kidwell 20 of Boerne who died Friday. Burial was at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. Survivors include his parents Mr and Mrs Joseph Kidwell Sr and brother Ensign Joseph C Kidwell Jr US Navy.
An advertisement-like piece claims a simple home fat loss method using four ounces of Uguid Darcol Concentrate and grape fruit juice. It promises rapid weight loss affecting neck, arms, abdomen, hips, legs and calves, with quick visible results and improved vigor and youthfulness.
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