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Maury Maverick Will AidGINCommunists With GuardsSANANTONIO- of* Mayor Maury Maverick, never without acontroversy, definitely stood Saturday night in the midst of a ahowcr of protests and said the Communist patty positively could speak its piece in a municipal auditorium rally next Friday night.The squat former congressman and New Deal disciple visited the public auditorium, laid careful plans for its policing and said anyone who wished to attend the Communist rally in the east wingof the building, could pass quietly into the wing Not so quiet, however, * as public reaction to his issuance of the permit to Amma Tennayuca Brooks, secretary of the local CommunistVailCpartyThe mayor's own post of veteransthe citv council and then called a Tuesday meeting to discuss!HAR1its closlt; slowed week ; the selt; Saturdsof foreign war* filed a protestwiththe membership in their group of a*were g the welt; the welt; Hidalhis honor.Legionnaires and war veterans from surrounding towns showered the city hall with protests. Clem J Smith, commander of Alamo post No 2. American Legion, spoke before the Floresville legion post and reported the body pledged themselves. as a unit, to come to San Antonio If called upon to do soto prevent the meeting--in whateverform it is decidedSLOVAK ARMYIS MOBILIZEDDivisions Are Placedover otl737 bal 3.143 toty, stilltotal of ure of Willa 1 929 baAlonjr BorderMSaid Maverick:I expect an orderly meeting-but if there is any attempt to cause a disturbance, it can certainly be prevented BRATISLAVA P* -Gradual mobilization of Slovakia's army, pledged cooperation with Nazi Germany s forces, was under wav Saturday night throughout the littleHe issued order to police to park cars in front of the big downtown auditorium and route traffic in one direction around the building.Former district commander of the American Legion Herman Nami. saving he was speaking for the veterans. announced:We have come to the conclusion we cannot move the mayor. Our hope lies in prevailing on the city commissioners. Under the charter, the park commissioner is given control of all public buildings Henry F Hem ipark commissioner» who is vice-commander of the Alamo post. No. 2. American Legion, might assert himself Saturday the United Veterans'Organization laid a wreath at the municipal auditorium with comment it “was a sentimental gesture, decided upon since it has been a little known fact for so many years that the auditorium is dedicated to the World War dead We thought this a rip* time to stress that fact.Charles J. Lieck. one of six San Antonio attorneys who received telegram* from Arthur Garfield Hays, counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union urging them to support Maverick's stand, said he wanted it understood he was opposed tothe granting of the permit to theCommunists.nation.season Starr c figure t Valle: countedley tots algo. 3,( in Canrv TheTwo divisions of Slovakia's army of 30.000 and 300 000 reservists were reported authoritatively to have been dispatched to the high Tatra mountains which constitute Slovakia's frontier with Poland.These Slovak measures were described as “necessary for the defense of th? country.pany p ceived 1of whic and 11.2*tI* •Investigator Says,They were reported a few hours after Germany took military possession* of her protectorate. Nearly 100.000 German troops were strungalon^ the Slovak-Polish frontier with ihreir headquarters at the railway junction of ZilinaNazi military possession was accompanied by renewed expressions by Slovak leaders of territorial demands for their little country on Poland.Premier Josef Tiso, Propaganda Minister Sano Mach. anad Dr MosesKirschbaum. general secretary of the Hlmka party, alleged in speeches at Tmava that Poland had stolen ’ the Javonna region fromSlovakia last September.General Ferdinand Csatlo*. Slovak minister of war. was still in office Saturday, having withdrawn his resignation offered last week in protest against ordering tw» divisions to the Polish frontier. The divisions went Saturday.Traielers returning from northern Slovakia said that Zilina’s citizens were instructed to be ready toproximo ed SaltFrisb: ed to 1 Valley by Pro with 2.1 couch iSan 1Resacaamongbales. I 8.269 ba with 6.1Hidaiitals wei2.363; E Pharr 2 806; Edlt;Me A HerJuan. 5 HargiU CamCombes Santa F San Be 010; Brr and Loj Willat bastian. 1.344; S 1 901; Ia 597.Starr:City 291
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Valley Sunday Star-Monitor-Herald
Brownsville, Texas, US
Sun, Aug 20, 1939
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