American air raids press Japanese bases in Truk and Madang
Liberators of the Seventh Air Force struck Dublin on Truk atoll before dawn for a fourth time in as many days, facing only light anti aircraft fire. Amy Mitchell bombers and Fourth Marine Aircraft Wing Corsairs attacked Ponape, with ineffective ack-ack fire. MacArthur reports U S forces advancing on Bogadjim near Madang and Bougainville, with renewed bombing of Rabaul and Woleai. About 31 enemy fighters shot down in the Truk raid. 20 Americans killed and 10 wounded.
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Poe
Truk
Fonape
Central Pacific
United States
Seventh Air Force
Dublin
Central Island
Truk Atoll
Ponape
Navy
Marshalls
Madang
Southwest Pacific
New Guinea
Bohealhville
MacArthur
Empress Augusta Bay
Bougainville
Oscar Griswold
Bogaddim
Austraban
Pines Terre Nile
Bogadjim
Packing Company Truck Stolen From Loading Platform
A Packing company truck belonging to Ed Auge was stolen from in front of the loading platform at 1403 South Brazos Street early Monday morning. Harry Hassman, who had parked the truck there, left it briefly in the office and returned to find the vehicle gone.
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South Brazos Sireet
Sheriff's Office
Harry Hassman
Two Doctors Who Welcomed Death
Two doctors named Rosh the surgeon and Tod the psychiatrist are described as seeking death as they prepared for it. The piece claims they believed death was inevitable and discusses alleged self-curing efforts that supposedly backfired, with an aside about a Reader's Digest feature and other magazine blurbs.
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Rosh
Tod
Kennon Suit To Hold Board Job Opens In San Antonio
In 1945 San Antonio Housing Authority case Kennon seeks to retain executive secretary post as five current board members observe. Attorneys for Kennon argue old board contract extends to 1946 and a new board cannot oust him. defense cites precedent allowing public bodies to retain appointees beyond previous terms.
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Wdye
Cener
Austin
Mondey
37Th District Court
King Kennon
San Antonio Housing, Authority
George Conger
Pheonard Brown
W. H. Kennon
Keron
Housing Board
Iiveveral Weeks Arso
Carl Wright Johnson
Woodville Rogers
George Thomson
Woard
Gonger
Kennan
Tanuary
Travis County
Fudge
Archer
Conger Hen
Nueces County Commissioners Court
Old Housing Board
Tech Student Wins in Motion Picture Jingle Contest
Margit Giutsm, a senior at San Antonio Tech High, won second prize of $2000 in war bonds in a Modern Scream magazine jingle contest. She resides at 522 Maverick Street.
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Margit Giutsm
San Antonio Tech
Modern Scream Magazine
lShe
Maverick Street
Recess Signals Battles Over Veterans and Subsidies in Congress
Washington April 3 Congress returns April 12 to review key home front issues that could affect re election bids. Veterans benefits under the GI Bill are likely early, with unemployment support education and loans. Subsidy fights resume as price control policy renewal looms, along with budget bills for Army Navy and other agencies and measures to keep potential draftees in essential civilian roles.
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Washington
Congress
Senaate
Asp
House
Ways and Means
Army
Navy
OFA
OWI
WRB
Coat and lighter theft from San Antonio car
San Antonio detectives recovered a stolen leather coat valued and a $20 lighter plus several boxes of ammunition from the car of R. D. Brownshadle at 1822 North New Braunfels Avenue. An automatic rifle was left by the thieves.
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R. D. Brownshadle
New Braunfels Avenue
San Antonio
Hailstorm Toll and Storm Damage Across Texas
Massive hail and rain devastate Fort Sam Houston area and Galveston coast. Insurance adjusters estimate widespread property losses with heavy damage to roofs and windows, recalls past storms in 1942 and 1885. One drowning reported near Galveston, several missing at sea, Dallas and Houston hit by rain and hail.
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Fort Sam Houston
Nex
Nix Hospital
Vlalm
San Antonio
Galveston
Texas
J ON
Collier
Silsver
Coast Guard
Lee Perryman
Beaumont, & Companion
Houston
Galveston Causeway
Virginia Point
Dallas
Clay County
Henrietta
Mercury Dawn
Tain
Beaumont
Supreme Court Rules Negroes May Vote in Texas Primary
Texas officials awaited the Supreme Court ruling affirming Negroes’ right to vote in a Democratic primary to nominate candidates. Governor Stevenson and Attorney General Sellers planned study of the opinion while awaiting a copy. The case involved an exclusion argued as a matter of party policy rather than constitutional right. Justice Roberts dissented, warning the decision could overrule prior rulings and likening it to restricted railroad tickets.
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Swatin
Supreme Court
Texas
Democratic Party of Texas
Lousiana
United States
State Democratic Party
Justice Roberts
Austin
Supreme Court of the United States
Coke R. Stevenson
Grover Sellers
Charles EB. Simona
Democratic
Wisconsin primary looms in GOP presidential race
The Associated Press rounds up political action as Republicans and Democrats eye Wisconsin and other states for hints on the 1940s national contest. Willkie leads in delegate talk while Dewey supporters claim early momentum. Woodring resigns hints at internal Democratic strain as primaries shape convention timing and platform focus.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
Maine
California
Wendell L. Willkie
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Harold B. Stassen
Minnesota
Douglas MacArthur
Willkie
Froderick E. Schluter
Trenton
N. J
Dewey
North Caroline
Woodring
Mittee
Roosevelt
Texas
House
Bam Reyburn
Dallas
Robert E. Hannegan
Bombers Hit Axis Targets as Swiss Bombing Sparks Diplomacy
U S bombers attacked targets across the Adriatic while British Mosquito raids hit German industry. Swiss reports say 35 died and 55 wounded in Schaffhausen after a weekend bombing by a small Liberator force. Switzerland appealed for U S steps and German air space violations were noted.
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Schaffhausen
U. S
Washington
Ab Bern
Hospital Clears San Antonio State of Mistrust Report
AUSTIN April 3 The board of control reported to the governor that no employee at the San Antonio State Hospital was responsible for the condition of Eugene F Harrison a former inmate removed by his daughter A lengthy evidence file from the board investigators and a legislative investigating committee accompanied the report amid charges in a lower Valley newspaper that the elderly man had been mistreated
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Austin
CINI
Board of Control Today
San Antonio State Hospital
Eugene F. Harrison
Invest Rators
Legislative Elect
Farm Lands To Escape Annexation
Fire and Police Commissioner P L Anderson and Park Commissioner Henry Heinsteod agreed they would not vote for annexation of farms dairies or isolated neighborhoods. Anderson said ID Youngblood would not interfere if no farm land was included. Hein opposed annexation of sparsely settled areas saying it would cost a fortune to provide garbage service. Mayor Mauerman noted Hot Wells Harlandale and South San Antonio had not asked for a hearing and the annexation ordinance would proceed.
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P. L. Anderson
Henry Heinsteod
Anderson
ID. F. Youngblood
Hotl ‘Wells
Harlandale
Weather decision delays second reading on boundaries
Weather is not ready for a second reading until next week as officials have not finalized where to run the boundary lines. The delay stems from pending decisions on boundary placements and related planning.
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Atly
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