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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1938

Page

6

Broadcasting Treason Turns on May Radio Propaganda

A Daily Worker outlet announces that on May 25 and 26 the National Broadcasting Company and Columbia Broadcasting System will air Communist Party propaganda to millions of American homes. The plan aims to herald the party’s tenth national convention at Madison Square Garden on May 26, with an audience of about 25 million, portraying the party as democratic and patriotic.

Communist Party National Broadcasting Company Columbia Broadcasting System Daily Worker Communist Party of the United States Comintern Moscow Soviet Russia America

Communist broadcasts called opening guns in new campaign

The text denounces Communist broadcasts as deceptive, claiming they are the opening moves of a broader effort to mainstream communism in the United States. It cites a convention draft proposing integrating propaganda with American democratic rhetoric, and asserts the party’s claimed democracy mirrors its existing constitution.

Communist Party Earl Browder Communist Party of the United States Communist Party of the United States Communist International Simon W. Ger Ulo New York Comintern JC Minauer Pa Calan Rata Ayhe

Decision of 12 Men Shapes Baby Belaine’s Fate

An American reflection on the Chicago couple Dr. Herman Colan and Mrs. Colan and their infant Belaine. After weeks of grief and debate over life or death during surgery, the parents entrusted 12 men to decide their baby’s fate. The act is praised as a selfless restraint and mercy guiding humanity toward a higher plane.

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Thy Will Be Done in the Hour of Grief and Crisis

By Elsie Robinson reflects on bearing grief and choosing a higher conduct in emotional crises. The piece likens the struggle to a biblical moment, urging reverence for wisdom in life and death choices across medicine law and religion.

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Dermatitis Explained The Skin Ailment Across Forms

Dermatitis is not a disease but a symptom with many forms and causes. Some arise from infection others from sensitivity or digestive or glandular disturbances. Most attacks stem from exposure to irritating substances or pollen triggering varied eruptions.

Silk allergy and dermatitis caused by textiles

The text notes people suffer rashes from contact with silk and textiles, woods, paints, cloth, liquids and some foods, causing chronic skin irritation. It mentions a friend recently discovering that a powder used to kill insects led to persistent dermatitis.

Dermatitis Causes and Skin Tests Advised by Dr Copeland

Royal S. Copeland advises allergic sufferers to identify dermatitis causes through doctor guided skin tests. He cautions against self-prescribing and suggests consulting a physician to determine the exact cause, noting linked conditions like hay fever asthma eczema and psoriasis.

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Texas Labor Convention Debates Pension Bill and Immigration

May 24 1928 report recalls Street Commissioner Stefler proposing an old age pension plan funded by county authorities at the Texas State Federation of Labor convention. Speakers favor restricting Mexican immigration to ease a looming labor crisis amid the Box bill debate. Also noted are plans for a dramatic Red Cross benefit aerial show at Kelly Field with Edwards Stinson Rodman Law Johnny Reynolds and a public candidate entry by John F Fendaman for fire and police commissioner following Capt James Stevens’s refusal to run.

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Questions and biblical queries from a curious reader

A jumble of religious questions and phrases asking about Esther Gaspar Melchior Belshazzar Moses the Ark of the Covenant and other biblical topics with scattered misspellings and odd citations.

Esther Gaspar Melchior Samson Belshazzar Marta England Ieguiho Christ Dedrin Kopyright

Scramble for Isles and Pacific Power Shifts 1930s

A retrospective essay traces Pacific island scrambling by powers, noting a 3000 mile U S line across the mid Pacific for air routes from Unalaska to Pago Pago, and the shift from isolation to patrol and defense. It recalls the 1936 Franco-British actions, Baker Island moves, and the broader imperial scramble, alongside cultural reflections on rural America and the era’s chautauqua trend. It references Japan, Britain, and Nazi Germany, with mentions of the Itasca, Howland, Baker islands, and Polynesian legends, ending with notes on Wall Street’s awakening to cosmic interests and the 1945 peak remark.

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Communist Party Ideology and Affiliation Critique

The piece denounces the Communist Party of the U.S.A. as an arm of Moscow through its aff initialization with the Communist International and its funding of propaganda abroad. It argues the party preserves Marxist Leninist Stalinist doctrine, supports dictatorship of the proletariat, and threatens democracy, labeling Soviet-aligned activity as treason and predicting crackdown on networks like NBC and CBS.

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