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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1943
Page
2
Distorted notes from Washington indicate officials discuss delaying the fathers draft beyond October 1 1940. The plan would extend occupational deferment for work and navy deferments, with employers listing fathers only when seeking deferment to avoid early induction and disruption of production.
Kansas City doctor’s invention claims to reduce ruptures without belts or bands and offers a trial deal for $3.50. The ad touts leg straps, ease of wear, comfort, and high satisfaction, urging readers to request the “Trucy Free” trial and keep the truss if not fully satisfied. Facilities listed include Phifferene Appliance Co. and a Kansas City address.
The notice outlines schedules filed after July 2 allowing occupationally deferred men aged 16 to 25 to be released unless their work is crucial to the war effort. It details preliminary physical exams to determine eligibility, with exceptions for men running large enterprises or handling essential personal affairs.
Two men, Vidal Sanchez of Preston Street and Juan Gratt Faldez of Commerce Street, were fined in county court for assault. Sanchez faced unspecified costs while Faldez paid $25 plus court costs amid proceedings on March 28, noting discrepancies between preliminary and grand court assessments.
Mayor Gus B Mauermann and two city officials traveled to Washington to press for more federal aid for San Antonio. He urged designation as a stop on the New York Mexico City air line and proposed a $1,000,000 Fort Sam Houston sewer line to the city disposal plant. Also in the delegation were Thomas Coghill city engineer and Willam Steinhardt airport manager.
In a Army veteran style column the Home Front section urges San Antonio readers to guard military secrets. It warns not to reveal aircraft types, numbers, locations, or movements and to avoid discussing plane performance or changes. The piece stresses careful talk by military families to prevent aiding the enemy.
Brig. Gen. Mattei cites Mussolini approval for capitulation as Pavesi signs surrender documents at 6 pm. The island’s defenders, exhausted after days without food or water, lay down arms as British tanks patrol the coast. Allied troops escort Italian prisoners to a caverned airfield hangar amid ongoing explosions from unexploded devices.
Chronicle filed aboard a British convoy in the Mediterranean details prisoners being transported to Africa from Pantelleria. The piece notes the island's ruin, supply problems, and German raids, with praise for the flagship and its Warhawks, while dispatching vivid war-zone atmosphere and dispatch logistics.
About 1000 workers, families, and leaders gathered at a North Hackberry street roundhouse flagpole in San Antonio to pledge daily maximum effort, teamwork, aid to patrons, and support for veterans. The event, led by R. D. Simmons, marked a nationwide wave among 65,000 SP employees from San Francisco to New Orleans as 12,000 soldiers serve abroad.
Oliver Wellington, past president of the American Institute of Accountants, praised the war contracts program at the Texas Society of Certified Public Accountants meeting. He warned that without a workable system, U S companies face postwar reconstruction with insufficient working capital while some government reps push profits down. The Texas OPA exams awarded Stanley W. Braith top honors. Discussions on wage stabilization followed by J A Sellers, Q Kenneth Prior, and Leslie C Nye.
A brief notice notes a first application of Blue Star Ointment for itching and skin concerns including ringworm pimples scabies and toe irritation. The reader reports relief after use and plans to repeat application if symptoms persist.
District OPA enforcement attorney William Remy said charges will be filed against several hotels in the Sevenwest vexan region for excessive rates. The names of the hoteliers were not revealed, but some are believed to be located in Ban Antouia.
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