Polio Fly Carriers Warn of Household Threat
A 1918 era warning links houseflies to poliomyelitis via experiments by Yale researchers Drs John R. Paul and James D. Trask. The article urges avoiding crowds, screening homes, spraying around cribs, using citronella, and boiling water, with contact numbers for medical exchanges. It cites outbreaks in Alabama and Cleveland and advises protective steps to prevent infection.
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Chicago Herald-American
Chicago
Hearst
John R. Paul
James D. Trask
Yale University
Trask
Chanutefield
Lil
Alabama
Paul
Facilities Provided for Infants Paralysis Victims in San Antonio
San Antonio authorities report preparedness for infantile paralysis with Kenny method treatment at Robert B. Green hospital and local foundations. The plan emphasizes isolation and care, noting ongoing vigilance against outbreaks and flies alongside summer heat. The program involves the state education crippled children division and national foundations supporting the effort.
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San Antonio
Robert B. Green Hospital
Treatment Hopefuls Fight Infantile Paralysis In Texas
Mrs Ima Graber trained in a new disease method and sent to Warm Springs for courses. Since returning she has instructed others. A tour of the Robert B Green hospital polio ward shows urgent need to prevent any child or adult from contracting infantile paralysis.
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Sant Antonio
Ima Graber
Warm Springs
Robert B. Green Hospital
Council Gets 2 Views on Transit Tax
City council weighs a street rental tax and a 12 year transit franchise for San Antonio Transit. Transit president Gordon Rupe and vice president Sylvan Lang seek swift passage while City Attorney Tommy Cobbs upholds a 4 percent comparable tax as legal. Street Commissioner Paul Stefflect urges further study before action.
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San Antonio Transit Company
Mattermann
Gordon Rupe
Sylvan Lang
Transportajet System
Tommy Cobbs
Cobbs
Texas Supreme Court
San Antonio
Ety Council
Paul Stefflect
Council
War Bond Drive Near Nine Million Mark Reaches Record Sales
War bond drive pushes toward the nine million dollar milestone as penny banks are used to purchase bonds. Officials report strong activity across counties with notable totals from Maj Jowers and Maj Peters and crews, while Road reports indicate rapid sales across multiple districts.
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Sau
Gehling Mag
That
John D.J
Salerno
Williamson
R. Ortiz
A. G. Garza
R. H. Gastro
F. Escobeda
P. Banks
Gilbert Marbach
Ben A. Wiedermann
War Lonn
Com- Wing 1
Mander Tom
Frost Jr
Bexall
Caucasus
J. G. Russell
Moscow
Afmark
TG. ‘Arin
George Jowers
Peters
Maj
Ratply
Rusbottom
Page & Gol
City Abolishes Board of Health and Dismisses Chief
City council abolished the city health board and Mayor Gus B. Mauermann took over the health department. Dr W A King remains in post for now while Chief Clerk Dilld Coy is discharged. O'Brien named to replace Coy, with King not immediately discharged. Controversy centered on operation of the venereal disease clinic and pressure from the federal health service.
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W. A. King
Ctty
City Health Board
Gus B. Mauermmann
Health Department
Dillard Coy
Mauermann
King
Don Politico
Coy
George W. Gox
Brand
U.S. Public Health Service
Camp
Normoyle
Jdack O'Brien
Fire and Police Civil Service Board
O'Brien
Anderson
Forts Bomb Nantes as Allied Raiders Strike France
Allied air power hit Nantes and Paris region targets in a night raid wave. American Flying Fortresses Liberators and Marauders, joined by RAF Mosquito bombers, attacked naval installations at Nantes and key plants in the Paris area while Berlin faced RAF and US daylight strikes.
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London
Hitler
Europe
Nantes
France
Loire
Berlin
Mont- Jucon
R.A. Fis
Germany
Air Ministry
Montlicon
Vichy
Chartress
Tipo
Nazis Driven Back Into Hills In Salerno Breakthrough
Allied forces led by General Clark reported driving German troops from the Salerno bridgehead and securing a foothold in Italy. The Fifth Army, with British and American units, pressed the offensive along the Sele and Calore rivers, while reinforcements flooded in. Clark declared the bridgehead secure as Montgomery’s Eighth Army loomed further north, and Allied air and sea power dominated the battle.
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North Africa
Fifth Army
Salerno
Italy
Mark W. Clark
Clark
Medifers
Raneat
Sele
Calore
Altavilla
Montgomery
Eighth Army
Saprl
Sa Jerno
Mark W. Clarks
Valiant
Warspite
Tommies
Mediterranean
Weather forecast for San Antonio and East Texas
Forecast shows little temperature change in East Texas with rain across the south central portions. Rain expected Thursday afternoon and night and Friday forenoon near the upper coast with frail heavy showers, fresh winds on the coast increasing Thursday afternoon and night, and similar conditions in the central and upper coast areas.
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San Antonio
Texas
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Office of Civilian Defense
Dallas
Miller
Cal
Dillard Coy Health
Rommel
Africa
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