Northwest African Air Force tops targets with 2,000,000 pounds bombed
In April 28 reports from Apriga, Northwest African air force claims about 2,000,000 pounds of bombs dropped on enemy targets. They state 5,000 sorties completed, 240 enemy aircraft shot down, and several Junkers-52 transports and Merseburg 323s downed. They outline 3,820 soldiers carried and 377 tons of supplies mined or lost, with operations across Tunisia, Sicily, Sardinia, and Italy under Lieut. Carl A. Spratz.
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Gow
Apriga
Northwest Air Force
Northwest African Air Force
Uing Brith
Carl A. Spratz
Tunisia
Sicily
Sara
Italy
De Reioux Funeral Held in Corpus Christi
Funeral services for Mrs Mary de Reloux a pioneer Nueces county resident were held here Tuesday. Her body was sent to Forest Lake Minnesota for burial. She is survived by daughters Mrs C P Cullinan Mrs Louise Dorey of Corpus Christi Mrs R E Compton of Rushin and Mrs Andrew Sunther of South Dakota and sons Logis E Fred A of Driscail Joe of Tower Minnesota.
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Fred A
Driscail
Joe
Tower, Minn
Lost Youth Identified in Austin Return
SIU could not recall his surroundings but insisted he was Richard Kelly. A two week detention ended when a woman in Austin identified the boy as her son Hilly Swartzer, matching the description from probation officials. The mother, Mrs Anne White, said Billy was her son by a former marriage. The Swartzer boy left home last month, was found after three days, then again left about April 5 and wandered in Bastrop before being located.
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Siu
Sill
Richard Kelly
Austin
Hilly Swartzer
Anne, White
Billy
Martiage
Swartzer
Bastrop
Death of Soldier In Wreck Revealed
HARLINGEN April 7 The Harlingen Army Gunnery School announced the non commissioned officer fatally injured in an automobile wreck near here Sunday was Staff Sgt Cecil A Wilcox of Caledonia Springs California. He died Monday at the station hospital. Five others in the car were seriously injured and are in the army hospital. Staff Sgt Russell P Hicks of Wainwright driver Tech Sgt Raymond B Robertson of Sacramento Calif Staff Sgt Wm Blair Wilson of Nottingham Pal Ernest W Knowles of Kemp and Lindon A Davis of Chicago.
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Harlingen
Harlingen Army
Cecil AR
Wilcox
Calorada Springs
Station
Army Hospital
Russell P. Hicks
Wainwright
Raymond B. Robertson
Sacramento
Calif
Blair Wilson
Nottingham
Ernest W. Knowles
Kemp and Lindon
A. Davis
Chicago
Schweppe Heads Group in San Antonio Welfare Board
Schweppe was re elected president of the San Antonio Social Welfare bureau at a meeting in the bureau office courthouse. Mrs R C Hugman executive secretary presented the annual report, A E Haswell treasurer reported expenditures of 5834.63, and Mrs Mary Santee was elected recording secretary while Haswell was reelected treasurer.
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Egoes
Aenweppe Wemenday
San Antonio
Milk supply ahead of demand in Fort Worth
Fort Worth dairy men report rising production while demand lags, risking spoilage if quotas aren’t raised. Creamerymen seek federal approval for a larger quota on liquid cream, as ice cream output is cut by 4 percent for 1942 figures.
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Lore Worth
Fort Worth
Ley
Case Workers Get Raises for Juvenile Office
The juvenile department board of directors approved $10 monthly salary increases for three case workers Mary Frances Biering Albert Treylno and Mrs Sus Young on Chief Probation Officer George Pickens recommendation. The raises bring base pay to $150 a month. Two positions remain open as replacements.
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Juvenile Department Board of Directors
George Pickens
Mary Frances Biering
Albert Treyl+no
Sus Young
Picken
Juvenile Board
Otalf
40 Renault Shops Damaged in Raid
London April report says United States Flying Fortresses raided the Renault works near Paris on April 4 damaging more than 40 shops and seizing trucks and other war material. Parliamentary secretary M Foote says Germany’s truck production is insufficient and its pool of confiscated trucks is nearly exhausted in 1942.
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London
I —Dingley M. Foote
Ministry of Economic Warfare
United States
Renault
Farls
Germany
Noted Orchestra Conductor Visits San Antonio
Andre Kostelanetz, renowned conductor, briefly stopped in San Antonio en route from Mexico City to Toronto. He admired the Alamo from the air, visited La Villita, and spoke of his wife Lily Pons being enthusiastic after her recent Met appearance.
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Andre Kostelatietz
San Antonio
Mexico City
Toronto
la Villlta
Alamo
Sean Antonio
Venice
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Fura
Canada
Gainsborough
Schweppe
Golicee Anu Presa
Venii
Jerry Wells
Route 2
Les Wells
Studer Photo Company
W.C. F. Arnold
Ascete
Imal Paticiea
Indianapolis
Texas
Chambrays
Bembergs
Fou
Vnirep Graves
Houston
Jefferson
Penney Ae
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