Square Deal for Our Fighters: Letters from War Echo a Legion Call
Ensign William R. Evans Jr. wrote from Midway in 1942 urging a square deal for veterans via the American Legion's Bill of Rights. The piece stresses postwar care, rehabilitation, and employment as Congress weighs urgent action to honor the sacrifices of those in Torpedo Squadron 8 and other fighters.
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William R. Evans Jr
Torpedo Squadron 8
United States
Battle of Midway
Industrial Incentive Division
Navy Department
Congress
American Legion
Ensign Evans
Midway
Legion
Lemke
North Dakota
House
Understanding Weight Gain in Children and Diets
The article explains that child weight varies widely and weight tables are averages. Doctors assess overall growth, infections, organ issues, sleep, activity, home conditions, and glands before prescribing a balanced weight gaining diet rich in vitamins minerals fats starches sugars and proteins.
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Wileh
Child Growth and Diet Guidance by Dr Bundesen
Dr Bundesen cautions that foods interfering with a child's meals should be discontinued. With good physical condition ample rest sleep fresh air and sunshine a child can progress properly using an ordinary well balanced diet. Tongs 1944 King Feas Synd Inc.
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Tong
King Feas, Synd
MARRY Go Round By Helen Rowland
Poem notes that spring sparks love for both genders with playful verse about a young man declaring goodbye forever and a girl facing evolving affections as Valentine season arrives. It reflects social norms and witty humor from 1944 syndicated work.
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Helen Rowland
Ferguson signs law to curb endurance contests in Austin
Governor Miriam A. Ferguson signed a bill prohibiting walkathons and similar endurance tests. The law limits contests to 24 hours and mandates a 168 hour rest before another event. In 1924, a Roosevelt bust by Henry Wedemeyer from San Antonio was presented to the Rooseveltist Debating Society at Nathaniel Hawthorne Junior High School.
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Austin
Miriam A. Ferguson
Theodore Roosevelt
Henry Wedemeyer
San Antonio
Summit Avenue
Rooseveltist
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Santa Anna Reaches for Cash in Treasury Loot Dispute
The account recalls Santa Anna’s struggle with treasury funds during San Jacinto aftermath. An American merchant Hargous pressed for repayment after toadies looted and held public funds. Santa Anna initially refused payments until the army was paid, then ordered full debt settlement.
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Santa Anna
Alamo
Mexico
San Jacinto
Hargous
Mexico City
Hergens
Treasury
Santa
Anna
War Prisoner Aid Lauded by Washington Bataan Mothers and Wives Club
The Washington Bataan Mothers and Wives Club formed in Seattle on March 9, 1944, to support nearly 250 prisoners held by Japan. They commend Hearst newspapers including the Seattle Post-Intelligencer for pushing a POW commission headed by Ambassador Grew and urge immediate action, praising local papers for organizing their group.
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Washington
Bataan Mothers and Wives Club
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Hearst
Ambassador Grew
Washington power cliques target REA control in 1940s plans
Jonathan Daniels testified amid a Senate probe into the Rural Electrification Administration. A clique led by Barry Slattery details a scheme to profit from local cooperatives and influence Congress, envisioning REA as an independent agency while wiring politics to aid a fourth term bid. Eugen Casey and others trample farmers' fields for support.
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Washington
Jonathan Daniels
REA
Senate
Cotton Ed‘ Smith
Agriculture
Cartels Atld
Congress
Roosevelt
Mr. Danisis
Rural Electrification Administration
Barry Slattery
Cannel
St. Slattery
Slattery
Becker
Robert B. Craig
Iite
Craig
Graig
Clique
Nso
King Features Syashnin, Inc
Notes of an Innocent with Broadway Glamor Mashup
A fragmented 1944 Daily Mirror column mixes film gossip and radio chatter. Walter Winehell, Danny Kaye, Constance Dowling, and Michael O’Shea appear amid reviews of The Bridge of San Luis Rey and The Curse of the Cal. People, plus a Wireless roundup by Harriet Van Horne.
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Walter Winehell
Mack Hox
Daily Mirror
Anc
Danny Kaye
Hollywood
Constance Dowling
Dingh Ghote
Jack Londall
Michael O'Shea
Bridge of
San Luis Rey
Thornton Wilder
Peru
Soldiers and Sailors Prayer Book spotlight in 1945 edition
The San Antonio Light highlights a new Soldiers and Sailors Prayer Book by Gerald Mygatt and Chaplain Henry Darlington. It gathers Jewish, Catholic and Protestant prayers including Roosevelt's, composed by Stephen Vincent Benet, praising unity, freedom, and faith amid war. It notes front-line brotherhood, universal prayers, and calls for inclusion of Francis of Assisi’s benevolent prayer in future editions.
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Gerald Mygatt
Henry Darlington
Aod
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Stephen Vincent Benet
God of the
Jesus
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