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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1944
Page
12
A brief item notes Stettinius anticipated to receive swift consent. In a separate snippet, Harold Raymond, a French star, faces personal distraction amid discussing marriage involving Miss Velez and others.
Washington reports rapid senate confirmation expected for Edward R. Stettinius Jr. as secretary of state, succeeding Hull. The 44 year old acting secretary faces global security work, including Dumbarton Oaks plans and a United Nations conference.
In Burton on Trent England an underground explosion at a Midlands RAF works plant killed and injured workers. Rescue teams tunneled through rubble to reach some forty people buried in the wreckage as the blast sent debris high into the sky and disrupted the area. Local officials and the British Press Association reported the incident with varying casualty estimates.
In forceful words Hull expresses bitter regret for relinquishing foreign policy control before postwar world organizations are complete. He offers to serve the president, with Roosevelt assigning him to lead on foreign policy and to preside at the first United Nations assembly, hoping to be father of the UN in its early sessions.
Dr. Gregory testified that the medical faculty reluctantly entered the controversy but voted unanimously in the November 20 resolution. Witnesses described attempts to suppress speech, debates over disciplinary authority, and questioned changes to bills. The hearings touched on Dr. Rainey’s charge of educational failings and the board’s role in Dobie’s accountability.
Swiss/U.S. radio reported that Hans Thomsen, formerly in Berlin, has returned to Stockholm and will report on tensions between Sweden and Germany. The note mentions Thomsen traveled to Berlin to relay concerns about growing strains between the two nations.
The report lists soldiers and sailors from San Antonio and nearby areas receiving promotions, wings, or awards at various bases. Names include Edward Jones, Rudy Ortiz, Eddie Krause, John Pena Jr, Lea Carait, Paunt Silber Jr, Elmer Lothringer Jr, Curtis Curtus, Woodrow Vanell, Harald Quinlg, Kaiser Yamin, Pablo Esquivel, Ignacio Hernandez, Paul Salish, Antonio Edwards, Martin Wells, Claude Hooker, Joseph Ledbetter, Robert Grivart, Martin Gomez, and others. Many entries note assignments in Europe, the Pacific, or domestic posts, with ranks from corporal to captain and mentions of combat missions and medical care linked to wartime service.
A San Antonio Light item dated Tuesday November 28 1744 details local events and notices of interest to readers, including civic matters and community updates from the era.
In Florence on November 28 a mother cat woke Mrs. Raymond McFall, her five children and a brother when flames broke out at their home. The cat’s cries alerted them to escape, but the kittens perished in the blaze. The mother cat and two other animals survived.
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