Army Construction At Fort Sam Houston Near 7 Million
The National Defense building program at Fort Sam Houston has produced emergency and standard projects totaling over 7.3 million dollars. Major efforts include ten San Antonio Depot warehouses and extensive water and utility works. Local firms secured most major contracts, with timely completion and careful scheduling amid rising costs. Colonel Dunson and Major Hazeltine led the supervision of the Eighth Construction Zone projects.
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Fort Sam Houston
Normoyle Quartermaster Depot
Brooks, Kelly and Randolph Flying Fields
Corps of Engineers
Fort Sil
Fort Bliss
Brooks Field
San Antonio General Depot
Fort Sam Houson
San Anoonio
San Antonio
Col
Edwin V. Dunson
Vicinity
Eighth Construction Zone
C. R. Hazeltine
Dunstan
Eighth Construction
Johnson presses Texas unity for Roosevelt victory
Johnson toured Texas rallying support for Roosevelt in 1941. He spoke in San Marcos noting his humble college days, urging no strikes by capital or labor during the crisis, and demanding full farm parity, one three percent farmer rate, and wide defense employment. He pledged anti repression of religion, veteran support, and spread of defense work nationwide.
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Taft
Vandenberg
Morris Sheppard
Roosevelt
Texas
Johnson
Union
Natin
L.C.R
Senate
Pres. Rooosevelt
Home Nursing Classes Forming At Doss Community
Miss Ruth Kline public health nurse announces two home nursing classes in the Doss area with sessions scheduled for Tuesday May 13 at 2 30 p m for Doss and Friday May 9 at 2 30 p m for Stonewall Petersburg Palo Alto Klein Frankreich Meusebach Neb gen Bear Creek Cave Creek Rocky Hill and Cherry Mountain. Over 660 women have requested instruction though only two classes can be offered now with plans to form two more after completion of the current courses.
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Doss
Ruth Kline
Doss School
Stonewall
Petersburg
Palo Alto
Klein Frankreich
Meusebach
Nebgen
Bear Creek
Cave Creek
Rocky Hill
Cherry Mountain
Travel light for Army induction advises by General Page
General Page urges selectees to travel with one suitcase containing essentials only and to discard extra items. He notes unnecessary articles must be returned at the recruit’s expense or disposed of, and warns about enforcing military regulations at induction centers.
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J. Watt Page
State Selective Service
Pave
General Page
Genral Page
Ten Days Allowed To Adjust Business Affairs
General J Watt Page state selective service director announced amendments to selective service rules granting inductees ten days to adjust personal affairs before reporting for induction and allowing boards to extend to sixty days for hardship cases. Local boards may postpone induction up to 60 days when justified to accommodate examinations and private life arrangements. Bryan Birt of the Merchant Marines visited Port Arthur from his parents this week.
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J. Watt Page
State Headquarters Bulletin
General Page
Bryan Birt
Merchant Marines
Port Arthur
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Magnolia Petroleum Co
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Joe A. Weidenfeller
Johnny Weidenfeller
Market Square
Henry Blum
Standard Motor Co
Hohenberger Bros
Austin Highway
Gellermann & Eckert
Edgar Tatsch
Cain City
Alfred Davis
Johnson City
Chas. Althaus
John F. Kasper
Bankersmith
Eddie Herbert
Comfort Highway
Reuben Leyendecker
Kerrville
Alfons Klaerner
Harper Highway
Floyd Bode
Harper
Willie Baethge
Keller & Klingelhoefer
Cherry Springs
Sen
Sheppard
Congress
Pres
Mehair
Lochte Storage & Commission Os
Texaco
Bill’s Lunch Room
Woerner
Home Nursing News
Douglas Price
Ound
Kelly Field
H. R. Harmon
Douglas T. Price
L. F. Price
Price
Air Corps
Gillespie County Mutual Insurance Assn
White Oak
Pete Baethge
Dass
Bryan Fairchild
London
Harper Sunday
Army
Allen Fowler
Small Son
San Antono
Fred Gamimenthaler
Fred
Whiewood
Chester Brown
Buchannan Dam
R. B. Rothman
Kellum
Judge Hodges
Junction
Mrs
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Hunt
Floyd Casper
Charlie Coffee
White Bluff
U. S
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Fredericksburg Hospital
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