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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1944
Page
7
A wartime editorial urges June 15 as Infantry Day to honor American infantrymen. It cites The Infantry Journal and notes doughboys fight across Europe and Asia in World War II, stressing the infantry’s crucial role and the need to recognize their sacrifices.
Walter Winchell on Broadway critiques in wartime. John L. Lewis is lampooned amid public opinion shifts as antiwar sentiment and partisan battles surge. The piece defends soldiers, condemns subversive rhetoric, and notes Argentina's Nazi ties and U.S. diplomatic pressure.
The article traces the Bowie knife's origin with the Bowie brothers James and John, noting Jim Bowie likely steered its commercial spread after a 1827 Mississippi duel on a sandbar near Natchez. The melee ended with multiple deaths, including Major Norris Wright, and the weapon's crude rasp-inspired design emerged from blacksmith work and Philadelphia craftsmanship.
At the Buffalo Polish American Congress, Charles Rozmarek warns against American aid aiding Soviet aims to dismember Poland and Baltic democracies. He argues U.S. policy must defend Poland’s independence, oppose bolstering dictatorship, and seek guarantors for freer European nations.
Washington dispatch notes first week of France invasion sees heavier German defense, fewer air forces, and slower progress than expected. Italyn_campaign morale collapses as Nazi retreat appears likely. Apennine defenses hold but retreat risks complete withdrawal if reinforced.
A reflective piece on domestic labor norms in the United States, focusing on women managing households and employing servants in postwar New York. It critiques the burden of supervision and the effects on children, notes servant shortages, and cites anecdotes about maids, households, and social tensions in parks, homes, and public spaces.
The columnist reflects on traditional roles for women and mothers, contrasting modern expectations with past norms. He questions reliance on servants and argues for women embracing wife and mother duties, citing self-reliance, virtue, and family stability. The piece critiques shifts in morals and parenting expectations.
The article discusses chickenpox as a distinct disease from smallpox, noting childhood infection, seasonal epidemics, and life immunity. It mentions rare severe cases, the role of immunity transfer from parents, and the use of convalescent chickenpox serum as a preventative measure within five days of exposure, though effect lasts about two weeks.
Dr H N Bundesen notes early vaccination prevents smallpox and describes chickenpox onset with mild fever, possible vomiting or convulsions, and rash progression from pimples to blisters. Adults may have chills and fever before rash. Some diarrhea may precede rash, but others doubt this. Treatment: rest and calamine or baking soda soaks to ease itching. complications are rare.
The column lampoons modern courtship and marriage with wit about June moon romance, saying men pretend not to love before proposing, while women face home life and practicalities. It notes the gamble of marriage, hawking satire on romance and long-term commitment.
Capt W A Fitch reports a 1 year old former costume collector at Bogle Pass died last night in a San Antonio hospital. Funeral services were to be held this afternoon from the home of W E Filch at 314 West Summit Avenue. More than 240 members of the 522th Field Signal Battalion are expected in San Antonio July 1 to 5 for their annual reunion hosted by Mat Wallan D Hood vice president of Texas State Bank and True Company who will pay expenses.
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