Watch Texas praised in The Economist study
A 1944 Economist piece titled Watch Texas argues Texas would reap postwar gains, becoming a top industrial center with rich resources like petroleum and natural gas. It notes Jesse Jones’s pivotal role and cautions the article may serve as subtle propaganda influencing the November election.
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Texas
The
Economist
London
England
California
West Coast
Hollywood
Inel
Mai
Northwest
Russa
Russia
Jesse Jones
Ustria
United States
Texan
U. S
Desse Jones
Austin
S A Nurse Tells of Heat in Persia
Lieut. Audrey B. Cochran army nurse visiting relatives recalls Persia’s heat and malaria. She served in Persia East Africa and Palestine since 1943 overseas on September 21. 1944. She praises comedian Joe E Brown for morale boosting rain visit and notes Jerusalem churches preserved from Christ’s time. Cochran to report to Samp Polk Louisiana on April 17.
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Persia
Audrey B. Cochran
William Carney
Alhambra Avenue
Lieutenant Cochran
Linton
M, and 5
Robert B. Green
East Africa
Palestine
Mercury
J. Gudhran
Joe E. Brown
Brown
Jerusalem
Turkey
Tel-Aviv
Tieutenant Cochran
Cochran
Samp Polk
Bacring Down On the News by Bugs Baer
Arthur Baer reports from Chicago conventions offering a broom closet and a seat in a door factory keyhole view. He predicts an exciting campaign with both parties poised to outmaneuver the other and notes the Republicans plan to starve Democratic delegates by raising frankfurter prices.
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Arthur
Bugs" Baer
1. N.S
Chicago
Repubicans
Army Posts Pass Quotas in Red Cross Drive at Fort Sam
Kelly Field and the San Antonio Army Service Forces depot at Fort Sam Houston surpassed their Red Cross quotas. The Kelly Field depot contributed 360,248, exceeding its $55,000 target by about 20 percent, with the overall depot totaling 12,438.59 from a Red Cross show. The Hondo air field plans a Wednesday dinner dance to add to its total. Officers at the field have achieved 100 percent participation.
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Kelly Field
San Antonio
Service Forces
Fort, Sam Houston
Red Cross
Hondo Army Air Field
Kellyfield
San Antonio Air Service
San Antonio Air Depot
Bexar County
Army Service Forces
S. A. Man Seriously Hurt By Auto
John J. Campbell aged 50 of 323 Goliad Street was hospitalized in serious condition after being struck by a car driven by Clem Bateman of Seguin at Water and Goliad streets early Tuesday. He suffered forehead lacerations and a possible skull fracture.
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John J. Campbell
Goliad Street
Robert B. Green Hospital
Campbell
Water
Goliad Streets
W. J. Robitsch
Clem Bateman
Seguin
School Taxes Paid in San Antonio I District Figures
Tax records show school taxes totaling 187 091 37 paid by end of the first week in April. The report notes last year’s taxes were 087 647 87 at that point, 4.6 percent of total taxes, with a levy of 7 cents last year and AO cents this year.
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San Antonio I
Distinguished Service Stars Honor Local Servicemen in England
Major William Waller III of North Olive Street earns the Distinguished Flying Cross in England while commanding a fighter squadron that escorts bombers. He also holds the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters. His wife Mary Ventiuini Waller and son William Waller IV remain in San Antonio as he serves overseas. Also cited are Maj. Richard H. Carnahan awarded the Legion of Merit as dental chief in the ETO, Capt Hal Waller Jr. with Air Medal and two Oak Leaf Clusters, and Marine Cpl Eugene St Ridgeway awarded the Silver Star for Tarawa heroism. County agent Doc MeeEver named Caldwell County agent succeeding L. E. Ellwood.
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William Waller III
North
Olive Street
Thunderbolt
Eighth Air Force
England
Waller
Mary Ventiuini
San Antonio
William Waller IV
Richard HW
Carnahan
West
Misiletos Avenue
Huroean Theater of
Hal Waller Jr
Europe
Nain Bent Waller
West Hursache Avenue
Carhepic
Cpl
Eugene St. Ridgeway
Winans Ridgeway
Chester W. Nimitz
Tarawa
Hoe
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Western Pacific
Southern Pacific
Pic
Alvin W. Johnson
San Francisco
Pfr
E. H. Graff
Hayward
Calif
Tucson
Ariz
Joseph Horan
Denver Boulevard
S. A
Audrey Cochran
MILAM
Eddie Cox
University of Texas War Training Office
Milam Building
Uater
U. S. Office of Education
University OF Texas
Auto
Ridgeway
Cpl, Elgene 8
Ridgeway Hero
Maj
William Waller
Jesse Auton Waller
General Motors
G.M
M Income
Remelindar
Chevrolet
Pontiac
Oldsmobile
BUICK
Cadillac
Fisher
Frigidaire
GMC Truck & Coach AG
Allison
Cleveland
Detco
Deleo
Deleo-Remy
Detroit Diesel
Electro-Motive
Hyatt
Brown-Lipe-Chapin
Delco Radio
Detroit
Mosel
Harrison
Inland
Meraine Producta
Packard Electric
Proving Ground
Reamrch Laboratories
Rochester Producta
Saginaw
Tennstedt
G.M. Overseas
General Motors Party
General Motors Institute
General Motors of Ganada, Ltd
McKinnon Industries, Ltd
Bar al Pafane
Wonder Pafane
Main Avenue
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