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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1941
Page
6
A San Antonio plea urges residents to donate to the Community Chest funding 30 plus faith groups and welfare bodies. It emphasizes aiding the sick, old, widowed mothers, and poor children, arguing giving early eases burdens and opens chances for youngsters. Volunteers plan a large fundraising effort to collect needed funds.
A Pasadena justice of the peace offered to reduce burglary charges on condition that the defendant join the army. Col John A Robeson criticized this, arguing convicts should not be admitted. The judge countered that the colonel is not pious and that there are two sides to the question. Parents fear their sons aligning with wrongdoers, while some argue for leniency toward youth who have gone astray.
Scientists led by Dr. Dinsmore Alter report a 125000 mile Sun spot group and another just forming about 200000 miles away on the Sun’s surface. Alter notes the sun spot cycle is past its maximum by four years and that weather effects from spots are negligible, though aurora and radio disturbances may occur.
A critical note on slogans and the phrase production for use not for profit. The writer argues slogans mask aims and urges education to expose propaganda from socialism and Nazism, claiming American production historically benefited individuals and society, while condemning state profit under NEP. The piece contrasts personal labor rewards with collective state gains.
The article explains leg circulation issues from arterial hardening to venous problems. It notes symptoms like red or bluish skin, leg pain on exertion, and possible walking difficulty. Treatments mentioned include warmth with woolen stockings, moderate exercise, avoiding tobacco, careful skin and infection prevention, rest with elevation, and a suction device called an Auction Desire boot. It also mentions thromboangiitis and its effects on men aged 20 to 40, with leg discoloration and feet swelling.
By Benjamin DeCasserea a searing critique of profit driven capitalism and imperialistic state power. It argues that democracy thrives on individual profit yet warns against a bureaucratic state like Russia and Germany. It holds that the American system rests on profit instinct as the bedrock of national wealth and happiness.
The text describes leg circulatory diseases in elderly patients including gangrene from progression, possible amputation, and severe pain. It notes ringworm infections under toenails, arteriosclerosis, and possible co occurrence of chilblain and arterial hardening, stressing prompt detection and treatment.
A fragmented local note recalls past Los Angeles items with names like Travis Mundell Otton Aorller and John Wilvam Cifey as 1981 context shows exam of horse drawn vehicles and city bids awaiting study by the commission.
A column cites rising costs and new tax burdens as a warning to citizens. It compares U S and British tax loads, notes reduced personal exemptions and a looming income tax bite. The piece urges readers to prepare for Uncle Sam’s tightening grip and possible financial shock next year.
In the lead up to a two day holiday Japan braces for outside reaction as Tokyo presses hard on the Russia front. Analysts debate Japan’s aims around Vladivostok and the risks of a broader war while China’s resistance stiffens with gains near Chungking and Ichang.
A 1944 column by an anonymous writer argues against male domination and gender warfare. It satirically surveys views on women and men, noting changing social roles, and urges readers to participate in a newspaper discussion, with the author claiming human nature transcends gender.
The memoir sketches William Alexander Wallace known as Big Foot Wallace, a frontier soldier and Texas figure, recounting his escape from death between Mexico City and an American port in 1848. It portrays his stoic, square character and a pivotal moment when he prepared to fight following Am era hostilities as Brigad es ushered in the Mexican War.
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