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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1943
Page
4
Philadelphia dispatch reports the Congressional Limited wreck near Frankford Junction, eight cars derailed after the Seventh car’s wheel separated. Many bodies were recovered as rescue teams worked through debris and officials warned the toll could rise while relatives awaited news.
A garbled note mentions itching and an eczema rash, referencing URIS and a first application. It appears chaotic with fragmented phrases like blue fta and mature trust jars. The readable parts imply a medical product or treatment context but lack clear actions or outcomes.
A two-vehicle crash left several people injured including Eleazar Lozano 17 and Reyes 105 Bosan Street. Paramedics treated victims at the scene and hospital after the wreck. One woman identified as Mrs C S, 28, died later in a hospital from injuries. A doctor amputated her leg to free her from the wreckage, and another victim remained trapped for hours before rescue.
Funeral services for Storey Turner 34 will be held at 2 p.m. at the Charles Hanavar chapel with burial at Sunset Memorial Park. Turner a native Caldwell County Texas lived in San Antonio and was in the mercantile and real estate business. Survivors include his widow Myrtle Turner mother Mrs M A Turner a brother H J Turner and sister Mrs W D Moore with other relatives in San Antonio Austin and Los Angeles. Pallbearers named H A Ptan suiel B L Sengelee Army Wis kowski BG Mangum Wilmer Laidwig and Dr W G Moises.
In Philadelphia a train disaster drew 27 Undertakers Association men to help, with police and service crews recovering bodies and assisting the injured. Coast guardsman saved a wallet with $800. Hospitals filled, doctors amputated, and volunteers from all ranks joined firemen, sailors, and Red Cross in rapid response. Spectators were moved back by armed forces and blood donations poured in.
Washington report details Italy alone and Allied strains as railways and industry rely on coal. It notes Italy's rail network damage and heavy dependence on coal for transport and power, with Allied advance threatening further disruption. Coal production gaps and manpower losses in the United States and Italy hinder war needs.
In a two day session of the Republican post war advisory council a tentative foreign policy accord was reported with emphasis on cooperation with other nations to preserve peace within constitutional bounds. Vandenberg led a six member committee and pushed sovereignty protections amid reservations from other council members. Meanwhile in upstate New York a wreck of the Twentieth Century Limited near Canastota killed three aboard and injured seven, as nine cars derailed and the main line was blocked.
A mixed express passenger milk train derailed eight miles east of Port Jervis at 4: a.m. injuring engineer William T. Fopi 55 and fireman A. Massaro 43 both of Jersey City. None of the passengers reported hurt. Train No. 10 was en route from Buffalo to New York City.
In Bexar county the week ending September 4 shows 16 new cases of communicable disease. Leading the tally are 12 pneumonia cases, two measles, one typhus fever, and one mumps. The prior week recorded 23 pneumonia cases, two typhus fever, and one poliomyelitis.
A short advisory promotes using lemon juice in water as a gentle remedy for constipation. It claims lemon and water boost vitamin C and energy, aid digestion, and freshen the mouth. The note endorses California Sunkist Lemons and suggests trying this for 40 mornings.
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