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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 05, 1942

Page

11

Old Age Reserve Fund Should Be Held Sacred

Editorial argues the social security trust fund should be kept sacred and not used as a political tool or source of current revenue. It criticizes Secretary Morgenthau for pressuring the Senate Finance Committee and urges direct, candid funding through taxation or borrowing to control inflation.

Morgenthau Congress Senate Finance Committee Whienheerp Senate Board of Trustees Vandenberg Mr. Morgenthau Social Security

New York Soliloquies The Long Dragger on Broadway

Walter Winchell style fragment recounts Broadway life in New York with vivid vignettes of clubs hotels and street scenes. The narrator muses on show business pressures debts connections and personal observations of performers managers and patrons across midtown venues.

The Plot Makers and Restrictions on World Film Representation

The Brighter Side notes filmmakers and officials shaping movie content to avoid upsetting neighbors and allies. It argues stereotypes and depictions of nationalities are constrained, with Americans shown less exposed to bias, while other groups face scrutiny. The piece mocks hypocrisy in cinema censors and cites lynching and horror themes as areas avoided or relocated to English productions.

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Runyon on Cinema Propaganda and Government Films

Damon Runyon critiques how the net cinema coordinators regulate propaganda in film. He argues screen media shape political messaging and questions the necessity of many government funded shorts. He compares current efforts to past printed propaganda and predicts decisive government control may rise.

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Farm Price Legislation Faces Farm Labor Strain

Washington debate on the administration farm program shows a political compromise aimed at quieting critics while economists doubt its power to curb rising costs. The farm labor shortage grows as workers accept defense jobs, with reports from Minnesota and North Dakota highlighting desperate conditions. The Senate compromise, shaped by Reed Aiken and Tydings, weights farm labor costs into pricing while signaling further tax fights next year.

Washington Roosevelt Minnesota Hartford “Courant North Dakota Paul Mallon Queema National Youth Administration School Kansas Itill Senate Clyde Reed George Aiken Vermont Maryland Millard Tydings Reed FDR Tydings

Larynx and airway infection described in detail

An article explains laryngotracheobronchitis as a serious infection of the larynx trachea and bronchi common in children. It notes symptoms such as croupy cough hoarseness breathing difficulty wheezing and bluish skin and describes treatment with fluids steam and oxygen while warning of possible need for surgical airway if breathing remains obstructed.

Home Hospital Care For Airway Blockage In Children

Dr H N Bundesen outlines a post operative care plan to keep the windpipe moist and prevent crusts to aid breathing. It suggests humidification with steam or Valatar like solutions, saline drops to loosen secretions, suctioning with a rubber tube, and specific drugs for various infections. Parents are advised to avoid suppressing coughing as it may hinder clearing thick secretions.

Valatar Gra Witaon J King Synditale, Inc

Veterans of Foreign Wars elect Maury Maverick commander

Ten and twenty years ago items note Maury Maverick elected commander of Sam Houston Post No 76 VFW with officers listed including M. Wats F. Mooly and J. Brad ley. Also Brig Gen William Mitchell delayed an air service inspection trip to Kelly Field until December, per a source dated October 3 1922.

Maury Maverick Sam Houston William Mitchell Ohlet Air Service Washington Kellyeld

Convicted Men Send Comfort From San Quentin

A Sunday broadcast from the San Quentin inmates under Warden Clinton T. Duffy brings a surprising message of hope. The convicts, once deemed beyond reform, are praised for humanity and the chance at self respect, as the world faces fear and war. Ted P. Staneh leads the effort, while others toil in defense work along the bay.

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Rescue the Crops and Save a Soldier’s Life

Elsie Robinson laments farm labor shortages forcing men to seek army service and vows to honor their sacrifice. She urges readers to write to Warden Clinton T. Duffy to support restoring dignity for prisoners of war and the nation’s honor, highlighting the need for labor and reform.

Army Navy Lee San Quentin Ulrir Steve Elsie Robson Clinton TL Duffy Gopy Feas

Legendary Texas exploits of Desf Smith and Cos misadventure

Historian Dr. Pleasant Rose notes Dent Smith captured Mexican general Cos after the San Jacinto battle, while Santa Anna attempted disguise as a civilian. A wandering Mexican soldier betrayed Cos by shouting Vive el Presidente as Santa Anna was escorted through a Texan camp for questioning.

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