Army review showcases 2nd Infantry division strength at Fort Sam Houston
San Antonians observed the bronzed soldiers of the 2nd Infantry division in a Fort Sam Houston review highlighting their modern weapons and transport. Maj. Gen. John C. H. Lee led the troops while Lt. Gen. Walter Kreuger and Army officials reviewed the display amid open field days at Randolph, Kelly, and Brooks fields with tours of barracks, messes, and vehicle exhibits.
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San Antonians
2Nd Infantry Division
Fort Sam Houston
Aeason 19
United States Army
San Antono
Lionsfield
John C. H. Lee
Walter Kreuger
Third Army
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Army Day Observance ‘On Day. For the First Time Afnre Pearl Borber
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Brooks Fields
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Walter C. White
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Havey W. Prosser
Navigation School
Elder Replacement Center
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Ex-Cabbie Wins Guggenberry Fellowship Prize
Caldwell W. Zabriskie a year-old poet and former taxi driver who worked 80 hours a week, has won a John Simon Guggenberry memorial fellowship. He studied at Duke and Seton Hall, applied while working at Essex Falls iron works, and plans to complete a long poem titled Involving the dualistic aspect of the private and social man.
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John Simon Guggenberry
Zabriskie
Duke University
Seton Halt Callere
Caldwell
Fssex Falls Iron Works
Statement Brings Murder Charge in Quincy Slaying
In Quincy Massachusetts 21 year old Joan J Grassell a welder at a shipyard was formally charged with murdering 45 year old Helen Cullen whose battered body was found Friday wedged in hedge rows. Police Captain George J Fullon said the complaint followed a voluntary statement by the sisters.
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Fullon
J Frank Davis Dies Here Author with Texas Ties
J Frank Davis long time author and Masonry figure died in San Antonio. He wrote Old Vita Uta and contributed to Texas literature. He served as honorary captain of the Texas Rangers, was a Shriner, and Thirty second degree Mason. Funeral Wednesday at Porter Laverne chapel at 4 pm with Rev Everett E Jones officiating. Pallbearers named including Hal Browne Robert G Coulter and others.
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Texas
New York Times
Evan~ Tritulion
Davis
Texas Rangers
San Antonio
Tavis
Clara Franklin Davis
Porter Laving Chapel
Everett E. Jones
Hal Browne
Robert G. Qouller
William M.atcintosh GL
Kyougt
H. PB Drought
Wilisin A. Turner
Hensry W. Newhall
FL Dolnid
Weather Be Happier in Rome of Your Own Thvest
A fragmented weather brief mentions happier conditions in Rome and a personal investment theme. Readable bits reference property ownership and a 18 to 25 age range, with unclear context about light demand and mood improvements.
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Rome
Normal Loan Bases Urged By South Texas Farmers
South Texas farmers and credit association representatives met at the Gunther hotel to push use of yearly averages for loan values, urging normal trends over inflationary levels. Sam N. Hardy of Prospect Credit Corp said sensible credit practices serve stockmen and farmers amid drought and high operating costs. A regional round-up notes farmers are in good shape, though dry weather brings some anxiety.
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Gunter Hotel
Sam N. Hardy
Prospection Crudlt Corporation of Houston
Pre- Sideé
Coastal Bend
Gonzales
Laredo
Valleyane
Wildler Garden
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Hardy
Bridge Builder for the Youth Beyond the Dark
A historical reflection recalls the poem of the old man who builds a bridge across a chasm. The speaker notes the light of liberty from forebears and urges perseverance as a youth will cross the same road, with the elder’s bridge enabling future steps. The tale emphasizes duty, sacrifice, and hope amid gloom.
Litigated Taxes Still Unpaid In Houston Street Dispute
Six property owners in a Houston street tax dispute have not paid their 1941 taxes per a recent court percept, with $13 3,07.14 owed. Eleven others paid a total of $148,701.48 by the April deadline. Ongoing unpaid totals include the Kress Company, 420 East Houston Street, and several estates and corporations as listed by the city tax collector.
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Houston Street
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Kress Company
State OCD Officers Confer With Quin City Leaders
Lon Marti of Austin conferred with Mayor GK Quin on OCHO activities in Suntantic. Martins, former line chief of the San Antonio police department, attended the meeting between federal and state civilian defense offices on Monday.
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Austin
Wation
GK. Quin
Suntantic
Martins
Hie
San Antonio
Four Gypsies Jailed For Drunkenness In City Jail
Four men jailed after arrest by deputy shritts on Sunday near the Salada site along the Austin highway for causing a disturbance and drunken behavior. They were taken to the city jail and processed for public drunkenness.
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Salada
Austin Highway
Fire Bombs In Theater Miss U S Soldiers
Belfast scene as three German type incendiary bombs explode harmlessly in Easter Sunday theater crowded with United States and British troops. Police and gunfire erupt in running clash during Easter rebellion anniversary. one policeman killed, several arrests, some wounded.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Dublin
Irish Republican Army
Texans and Pioneers Ingenuity Preserve a Rough Homestead
A historical piece recalls early Texas settlers adapting to warlike hardship. It highlights rugged cabins, improvised furniture, and the ingenuity that kept families fed warm and clothed with scarce goods. Transportation, housing, and stores tested daily life while pioneers built toward better homes.
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Ghia
Stanford
Meade
Houston Telegraph
Alford Granted Reprieve for Sanity Hearing
Report notes Alford, facing possible execution, granted a reprieve two hours before his electric chair date. The hearing will probe his current mental state and ability to distinguish right from wrong. Listed witnesses include his mother, Texas Ranger Klovenhagen, Jailer Wald, sheriffs deputies, doctors, and various family members and officials.
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Theo Golla
Patel
Alford
Houston
John J. Klovenhagen
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W. W. Wald
James Alton Horton
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Huntaville
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Ben Cordell
Hix
Naval ship sit down at Corpus ruled illegal
President Roosevelt nominated Captain Alva Douglas Bernard for promotion to rear admiral at the naval air station in Corpus Christi. The Supreme Court upheld the labor board order directing the Southern Bloomshine Co to reinstate seamen who went on strike aboard the City of Ord Worth, Houston, and invalidated the boards broad statutory interpretation. Justice Reed dissented with Justices Black, Dodge, and Murphy.
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Eno Pagy
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Labor Board
Wagner Internet
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Reed
Justite Black, Dotging
Murphy
Flying Tiger Kin Christens New Ship at Pensacola Yard
Beaumont reports the ceremony as the motor vessel Capel Bahle, a 7700 ton Capel Bahle class ship, christened by Mrs. A. Robert Lee, daughter of Brig. Gen. Claire L. Chennault. Navy officials announced the keel laying of a second vessel in the same program amid wartime production signals.
Lamar P.T.A. Sets Father's Night
Lamar P.T.A. schedules a Father's Night on Friday with an open house from 7 to 8 p.m. Children will display work including Clive 2A pieces and a musical program led by Miss Margaret Prehianan.
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