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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1941

Page

8

Penal Isle Would Solve Departeée Problem

A columnist calls for drastic action against 1254 deported Russians and other alleged fifth column figures in the United States. They urge confiscation of assets, harsher deportations, and propose a Pacific Dry Tortugas style penal island for those refused reentry by their home governments, to force concessions and curb communist influence.

United States Department of Justice Earl Browder Washington Talin Mrs. Browder Congress Pacific

The Brighter Side on War Tactics and Troop Deployment

The piece argues that the United States cannot win a war by coastal or naval action alone and must deploy ground forces. It contends troops will be sent wherever action demands, including Europe, Asia, and the Orient, to defeat enemy armies with infantry, artillery, and tanks. It warns against relying on air or sea power alone and urges decisive land warfare.

Reg. U Western Hemisphere United States Navy Europe Africa Orient Gans Union Army China

War plans and troop mobilization in 1941 statement by King Fess

In a 1941 syndicated piece Ramon Runyon outlines a full U S wartime mobilization strategy to defeat Japan and support Britain. He asserts initial troops from camps, potential 10 million under arms, base networks across Hawaii Puerto Rico the Philippines and Caribbean outposts, plus possible captures like Martinique and Teeland. He argues war requires total commitment and that the United States will join fully if drawn in.

Hawaii Puerto Rico Philippines Martinique Britain Cua Mexico United States of America King Fess Ins

Painful Feet From Ill-Fitting Shoes And Corns

The article explains that painful feet stem from ill fitting shoes and pressure forming corns and calluses. It notes flat feet, weak muscles, and overgrowth near the big toe as other causes. Treatments include removing tight footwear, using corn paint, orthotics, casts, braces, and exercises.

National Defense

Treatment for painful heels and bunions proposed

By Dr H N Bundesen a discussion on bunions notes that heel pain stems from a spur and callus and can be relieved by a sparse rubber heel pad. more severe cases may require removal of excess bone and the bursa. An orthopedic surgeon should be consulted to diagnose the cause and determine the best treatment.

Cecil Fross London Ontario Canada King Beas Ryd. Tre

What Do You Know The Knowledge Test Review

A mixed set of trivia prompts covers Crimean War participants art terms and authors. It includes questions on Orpheus and Atalanta, Italian phrases, and wordplay about dice and horse gait, with misprints and attribution notes.

Orpheus Atalanta Pendone Piekla Malta Finkstt Iti

News Behind the News Washington Hitler's latest propaganda ride

Washington discusses Nazi radio campaigns targeting U S political figures and families as part of an ongoing propaganda effort. FBI and Justice Department units monitor broadcasts and mail, while pundits weigh peace proposals and Hess's role, amid international war dynamics.

Washington Hitler Roosevelt

Darkness in the Mine Echoes in a Silent Testimony

A first person reminiscence recalls a mine blackout years ago with flickering cap lights, creeping fear, and the desperate wish for a single pinpoint of light. The narrator reflects on courage, faith, and the weight of waiting to be saved amid collapsing shafts while pondering human resilience and divine intervention.

Finland Greece Poland France America Mary Jones Gill Staith Mickers Valee

There’ll Always Be an England Onward Faith in People

A reflective verse by Elsie Robinson extols the enduring English spirit and faith. It emphasizes simple decency, beauty, and truth prevailing, urging not preaching or show but steady belief carried like a torch through hardship.

King Peas, Synd., Inc

Spider Webs as Hairlines Featured in Odd Facts

An English page discusses unusual uses for spider webs in hairlines and hair growth. It notes a US budget figure of 141 to 142 and mentions a WOIL-page book weighing 1 to 2 pounds.

England United States

Townsend plan booster urges chambers to back recovery effort

Thomas Abbott of Columbus Ohio writes that local business groups and newspapers should study and support the Townsend plan proposed in 1934. He argues the plan could create purchasing power and sustained prosperity and questions why critics dismiss it without study.

Townsend Colcumbus Ohio Thomas Abbott

March of Events on Russia and War Threats

The article frets over U S policy toward the Soviet Union, accusing Roosevelt of recognizing Russia despite debts and plots against U S institutions. It cites Secretary Hull and Comintern concerns, then laments a shift toward appeasement of Red Russia as Hitler danger grows. It notes Ernst Berlin behind vegetable to fuel tech and mentions a French claim of an incinerating gas bomb, highlighting wartime anxieties.

Roosevelt Russia Ruse Sit Hull Comintern Vitvinoff Sam Fmd Ant Hitler Ernst, Berl Researc Carnegie Institute of Technology Natona France

Fragmented 1920s Rhetoric on Society and Progress

The text presents a tangled critique by Benjamin DeCasseres about civilization, progress, and character labels A B C D, contrasting imagined reforms with a “planted economy.” It hints at a debate over modernization, incompetence and competence, and public policy within a shifting urban order.

Ten and Twenty Years Ago May 17 1921

May 17 1921 marks notable items including Ming Elen Louie Brient named super intendent of Nix Hospital 11 Sat Antonia elected president of Grufliat Nurses association of Texan Wilmer Patterson noted, and Roy Campbell nominated collector of customs for District No. 23 by President Harding. Also a senior at the University of Texas earned $500 prize for Danka And Nanking article in the Texas Law Review.

Ming Elen Louie Brient Nix Hospital Antonia Grufliat Nurses Association of Texan Oy Wilmer Piasterson W. Masterson Hulsache Avenue University At Texas Pexan Law Review Roy Campuell Gammpuell Harding Myr. Campbell Loreda San Antonio Voy

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