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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1945
Page
10
Walter Winchell notes recall Talleyrand quips and wartime diplomacy. He cites Jan Marsaryk Home longing and Clemenceau barbs, then praises Lieber and Balfour and calls for a world federation. The piece critiques Allied criticism, urges unity, cites Roosevelt on democracy and peace, and notes Argentina’s UN entry divides American advisers.
President Truman urges continued war mobilization and production until Japan is defeated. He cautions that demobilization will occur gradually but stresses keeping key industries and personnel on duty to solve postwar reconversion challenges. The Office of War Mobilization will secure pledges from business leaders to stay on the job until victory and peace are achieved.
The text reflects on Benito Mussolini after his capture and execution by Italian partisans. It notes his rise to power, the trust and affection once held by the Italian people, and his turn to destructive governance that led Italy toward ruin. It condemns his crimes against Italy and states that neither Italy nor the civilized world weeps for him.
The writer argues Americans should uphold Geneva convention treatment of war prisoners and suggests international inspection of all war and political camps. He cites German brutality, notes many captives are political prisoners, and urges a committee with small nations to ensure truth in prisoner handling. He calls for Russia to support humane treatment and transparency.
By George E. Sokoloky argues that writers from Romania Bulgaria and Yugoslavia who resisted Nazi influence deserve recognition. He calls for an impartial commission to verify claims, condemns Soviet accusations, and emphasizes political prisoners and civilians as essential war participants. San Francisco should push for a just, humane world.
A medical note discusses brachial radiculitis, or neuritis of the shoulder and arm nerves. It cites Dr John W Aldren Turner’s description of sudden severe shoulder pain, later weakness and numbness, followed by throbbing pain as muscles weaken. Cases span ages 16 to 64, with links to surgery infections and cold exposure, though exact cause remains uncertain.
A group led by Col. Charles Goodnight and W T Munson traversed Congress Avenue in Austin carrying about $100,000 in cash to the state land office. They offered four cents an acre for school lands, but the offer was rejected. a written acknowledgment followed. The scene reflected a longer dispute over rent set by the legislature at four cents versus the land office eight cents. The money was returned to the vehicle after the episode.
Dr H N Bundesen notes absence of fever or illness in a brachial radiculitis case. The cause remains uncertain and no virus-based infection is likely. Early treatment focuses on pain relief and supporting affected muscles, with later massage and exercises to regain use. Immediate investigation advised for any shoulder pain attack.
Ten and twenty years ago notes reveal Bele of the $400000 Morgan home at 700 Alameda Circle sold for valuable consideration. Frank Brady appears in warranty deed records. Oil magnate William F Mor Enter built the mansion in 1830 and spent over $50,000 on seven surrounding acres. In May 1925 a gold medal honors Thomas Edison Mahavier for saving brothers James Ma avier and Richard Burnstom in the San Antonio River, awarded by the San Antonio Child Protective and Humane Society.
A 1948 article decries campus secret societies as engines of privilege and discrimination undermining democracy. It cites Glen Frank and the Women's Home Companion discussing heartbreak, exclusion, and even suicides tied to Greek life, urging abolition to defend liberty and equality.
A travel through a smoker’s effect on home life arguing tobacco soothes nerves and averts quarrels and even divorces. It notes men seek escape valves for tension and claim smoking calms tempers, with golf and tobacco cited as solace.
A fragmented excerpt from the San Antonio Light features Helen Rowland’s voice amid garbled lines about a world where Hitler won and a devotee of weed and empire might shape history. The piece appears within a rights and publication notices block from the San Antonio Daily paper.
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