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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1944
Page
3
A wartime column condemns the suppression of news about the Sicily loss of twenty three American transport planes and four hundred ten lives. It condemns masking facts, urges prompt truthful reporting, and questions discipline for negligence. It argues the public has a right to timely information and accountability.
A group of thirty six eminent Americans from education religion science and public affairs petition Russia and Britain for a just Polish frontiers and sovereign government. They argue Poland’s fate rests with Russia and warn against imposing an unjust frontier or puppet state. They call for broad American backing to influence foreign policy and aid Poland.
Walter Winchell surveys New York society and show business chatter. Lovely Ann Mace, Lieut. Al Downs, the 9 Stooges, Kath Cornell, George Raft, Ruth Webb, and many others fill the page with social maneuvers, stage gossip, and fashion glimpses from Lindy’s to El Morocco, plus Mid-Town vignettes and poetic reveries from Don W.
A jumbled collage notes stage numbers and performers including Benny Godmen, Carol Lynne, Robert Merrill, Woody Herman and Virginia Prewett with Dutton offerings on the 16th. It recounts a theater district gossip tale of a wealthy patron’s public breakdown, diamond theft in a gift box, and a Roslyn couple falsely arrested by a hotel guard, prompting a defamation suit for 6100 000.
In early 1881 Rangers led by George Baylor and J. Reyll pursued Indian raiders to the Davis Mountains and clashed atop El Diablo. The era of frontier raids waned as railroads united Texas by 1882, signaling a transition to civilization and the end of large scale Indian conflict in the state.
Ten and twenty years ago a county home rule convention elected fifteen prominent men to write a charter for Bexar County. The goal: a more efficient, economical government. The tumultuous convention followed by March 48, 1924 actions in San Antonio. Preliminary steps for a new city court were taken as the city commissioners repealed an ordinance, signaling shifts in urban governance.
The piece offers a cynical taxonomy of marital roles with caricatures. It describes the Bird-of-Paradise as glamorous but costly, the Span ted as obedient and quiet, and the Mngress as volatile, all framed as a humorous dig at gender stereotypes in urban elite circles.
The article analyzes German and Soviet positions along the Carpathians and Dniester as winter battles unfold. It notes Soviet breakthroughs near the Polish border and potential Russian advances toward Odessa and Germany via southern Poland. It credits German endurance, describes heavy bombardment limits, and highlights strategic bottlenecks and fortified mountain defenses.
Undulant fever affects animals and can spread to humans through raw milk and dairy products from unpasteurized milk. It arises worldwide under various names and presents with fever, weakness, aches, and weight loss. recurrence is common, and infection can occur via contaminated materials, foods, or contact with infected animals.
Dr H N Bundesen outlines diagnostic tests for undulant fever including white cell counts, culture of blood urine and feces, agglutination tests, and animal inoculation. He notes lymphocytes rise in infection and discusses treatments such as bed rest nourishment blood transfusions and gul antamide, plus prevention through milk pasteurization and careful handling of contaminated material.
The 1944 column analyzes why a forty something wife rebels as marriage norms fail. It argues women seek power, romance, and validation beyond domestic duties, urging fuller roles in industry and civic life to curb tantrums and crises. The piece reflects syndicated commentary on gender and society.
An essay argues neutrality risks and proposes a democratic plebiscite for Northern Ireland’s future, possibly overseen by the U S Supreme Court. It contends Ireland seeks a choice between staying British or joining Ireland, urging honest, noncoercive processes and cautioning against wartime coercion.
The notice lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions across regions including Mexico, Texas, and extended areas. Rates vary by day and plan, with weekly and Sunday-only options and different prices for each location. The document references Aliance and San Antonio routing with a note on monthly entry under federal act provisions.
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