Bank of San Antonio financial statement aligns assets and liabilities
A clipped 1944 condition report for the Bank of San Antonio shows assets including U.S. government obligations, balances with other banks, loans and discounts totaling over 36 million, and a comprehensive list of liabilities and capital accounts. The document notes reserves, notes of obligation, and callout of government guarantees, with a notarized oath by cashier Henry Schiffers.
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Notary Public Cononer
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Ernest M. Ghoos
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Allies and Nazis clash around Cassino hotels in heavy fighting
In Cassino fighting intensified as Allied machine-guns targeted the Continental Hotel area and German positions near the southern town hotels. Allied air support suffered from poor weather while rail yards and bridges around Florence region faced medium bombers. RAF Wellington sorties hit Livorno Piombino and Livorno supply ports early today.
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Three Killed In Oklahoma Rain Storm
Lightning and severe weather swept Oklahoma causing three fatalities and extensive damage. In Tulsa two men died when a high test gasoline tank was struck at a refinery. victims include John T. Burton and Everett A. Tuslor. A $500000 blaze hit a storage warehouse in Oklahoma City. nine hundred people reportedly stored furniture there. An auto crash near Chickasha killed Ralph R. Ogden and injured others. A wind storm damaged a store in Warner and wrecked several homes and farms near Muskogee.
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Tulsa Sailor Home
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Ralph R. Ogden
Austin
Texas
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Draft threat loom for $136 a week worker in Chicago
In Chicago on April 19 a 21 year old war plant worker William Graff earning $136 a week faced a draft ultimatum. Assigned 8-D as the provider for his two sisters and brother, he was told by Probate Judge John F. O Connell he must support the children or face non support actions and a report to the draft board. The judge warned that a stint in the infantry could await.
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William Graft
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Graff
King Peter Pledges Slav Democracy
London dispatch reports King Peter pledging democracy for Yugoslavia and a federal state of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. He outlined a broad-minded platform to return as monarch, presenting details in a Paris speech to the Anglo American Press Club.
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London
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Slovenia
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Anglo-American Press Club
Paris
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Sports Board to Supervise Arena at Brackenridge Park
City council Thursday spf appointed a sports board on recommendation of Commissioner Hein to manage the sports arena beside Brackenridge Park. Members chosen from the Junior Chamber and the San Antonio Horse Show Association include John Bridges, Ted R. Wilson, Perry Shankle, Carl Stramberger, Jake Tiner, Irving Bernstein and Stewart E. King. The ordinance creating the board states the city expects it to provide maintenance and improvements and ensure sufficient profit.
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Brackenridge Park
Junior Chamber
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Ted R. Wilson
Perry Shankle
Carl Stramberger
Jake Tiner
Irving Bernstein
Stewart E. King
Finns Refuse Soviet Armistice Proposals
STOCKHOLM April 20. The Finnish government’s negative reply to the Russian armistice proposals has been delivered to Moscow through Stalin. The note states Finland still seeks a way to end the war.
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Dagens Nyheter
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Redlersted
Finland
Diversified Yank Bomber Groups in England Cited
Two United States Army Air Forces bombardment groups receive the Presidential citation for conspicuous battle action. The 390th dropped Schweinfurt targets, losing 60 planes over seven hours, while the 94th and 90th groups faced heavy anti aircraft and enemy fighters over Brunswick and Luxembourg, with several aircraft destroyed or damaged.
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United States
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War Department
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Gates
Lusembourg
90Th
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Wire Tapping Charged in Sedition Trial
In a sedition case in federal court, Ira Chase Koehn and four defendants claim their district office telephone lines were tapped. They allege persecution by the government as the trial proceeds with crowded courtroom and press access debates. Attorneys named include Howard Brockstrupp, Brian Flimhurt, Lois Washburn, and Frank Clark.
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Ira Chase Koehn
District Co Lodiy Us
Ley
Rowline
Howard Vv. Brockstrupp
Brien
F. Flmhurst
New York
Lois de Fafayette Washburn
Chicago
Frank W. Glark
Tacoma
Une Court
Atlee
U. S. Aarshal
Stimson Cites Air Progress In European War Effort
Secretary of War Stimson said the Allied air offensive in Europe is advancing, with German fighter production down sharply and heavy Allied bombing targeting Germany and Japan. He cited a 139 percent drop in German fighter aircraft output since January and noted Soviet raids near Ploesti.
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Penicillin Used in Dog Typhus Case
In Helena on April 20 a Great Dane named Crom dog with canine typhus received penicillin as an emergency measure. The drug came from Monta livestock lab experiments and helped the dog show initial improvement, though recovery remains uncertain.
Texas salesmen meet at Gunter Hotel previews discussed
City News List reports that Texas salesmen of the Business Men's Asehvance company met Thursday and discussed previews at the Gunter hotel. A. W. Mone of Dallas, state manager, presided.
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Dallas
Identical Bids Raise Suspicion In City Bid
Council members and Mayor A Sauermann questioned identical bids for five four way traffic lights. The lowest bid came from a local firm while the other bids were from distant firms.
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oteol-Lown Firme
End to Typewriter Rationing Slated
Washington reports that all used typewriters and dealer stock will lose rationing on Saturday. New machines in manufacturers' inventories stay under War Production Board control. OPA Administrator Bowles said the end of rationing, by freeing used machines, helped convert the industry to 100 percent production of bombsights plane parts and guns and aided the armed forces by freeing 300000 used units.
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OPA
War Production Board
Bowles
New Jungle Tactic Stops Japs At Arawe
Brigadier General Julian Cunningham of the Sixth Army task force in the Southwest Pacific unveils a jungle clearing tactic. Infantry assault followed by cavalry with machetes and rifles cuts through thick brush to breach an island neck as heavy opposition slows progress.
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Draft Plan on 4-Fs and noncombat duties for war work
A wartime draft committee advocates reorganizing 4-Fs into essential war work, delaying new legislation while leveraging existing authority to assign many 4-F men to noncombat duties. It urges immediate induction when essential work is unavailable and outlines procedures for reclassification and notification to draft boards, with extensions for those ages 38 to 41.
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U S Ace Missing In Raid on Berlin
An American fighter base report from England says Capt. Duane W. Heeson of Boise Idaho, age 22, with 21 credited kills, is missing since an April 5 raid on Berlin airdromes. His unit notes he downed one more in air and one on ground before disappearing.
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U S Thrills Aussie Brides Arrive in San Francisco
More than 7000 miles from home, 90 Australian war brides and fiancées arrive with 14 infants. They find temporary lodgings arranged by the Red Cross and the war housing agency. Brides may apply for citizenship after two years. children automatically become citizens with entry.
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Potato Whisky Delights Shoppers In New York Sale
In New York today buyers rushed to Gintel's liquor shop for potato whisky priced at 3.32 a fifth. The blend includes 60 per cent neutral spirits from potatoes and 20 per cent four-year-old straight whisky, yielding 40.8 proof.
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Beer Quenches Thirst at Anzio
April 20 Naples dispatch reports Allied troops on the Anzio beachhead were served full malt beer from the Peroni brewery in Naples, restored after German damage. Key figures include Allan Barney, former Anheuser-Busch chemist, and Sgt. Charles Koerber, son of Toledo brewery founder.
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