Nass Defies Mayor to Take SAPSCO Stand
San Antonians face a $15,019,000 overpayment on Public Service properties under the condemned holdings plan, as Nass calls Mauermann to state his position. Nass attacks Mayor Quin and the administration over the deal, cites $10,000,000 stock value vs $8,000,000 listed, and questions why officials failed to act during investigations.
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San Antonians
Harry A. Nees
Highland Park
Mauermorin
Public
Olmos
West Avenue
Nass
G. K. Quin
Public Service Company
Flays F
P. L. Anderson
Anderson
Mauermann
Stonge
Teoh Ords
Austin
Quin
Paul” Btelfer
Bt. Anthony and other hotels later than the city hall, #1 w, F. "HI" Brogan
Maury Mavenek
John Huth
San Antonio Con
Brogan
RAF Torpedo Hits Vessel Off Norway Coast
British coastal command aircraft scored a torpedo hit on a medium sized enemy merchantman off the Norwegian coast yesterday. A British bomber was sent last night after a mine laying expedition in enemy waters, the communique said.
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RAF
Norway
London
Coastal Command
Norwegian
Wanted Men and Women With Hearing Difficulties
A vintage advertisement invites men and women who are hard of hearing to try a method promising to restore hearing. The copy boasts quick relief and urges readers to purchase Ourine Ear Drops at Sammera Drug Stores.
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Sammera
Birth Notices Advertisement in 20-Word Blinc Offer
An ad invites parents to notify friends about a newborn through Lights Birth Notices. A 20-word notice costs $1.00 with free delivery to readers. Contact Joan Lynn at Fanain 123 for details.
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Joan Lynn
Fanain
City Budget Swells as April Expenses Top 284000
San Antonio city government records show April expenses surpass 284000, a rise over prior months since Mayor Gus B Mauermann took office in January. All departments report increases with March up 27000 plus driven by airport winding up work and other costs.
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San Antonio
Gus B. Mauermann
City Commission
Mayer
Minitcipal
WPA
Fire and Police Department
Taxpayers Pay Rally Lights Controversy In City Feud
The article reports on taxpayers funding electric lights for a Tuesday rally in Highland Park connected to the Victory ticket. Mayor Gus Mauermann says no contract exists between the city public service board and rally promoters and that lights will match the prior turnout. The piece highlights disputes over city involvement and meter usage during the event.
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Antonio Tlekep
Highland Park
Gus
Mauermann
City Public Service Board
Absentee Voting Slow in City Election
City absentee voting moves slowly as J. M. Woods reports only 26 ballots received since April 24. Clerk cites gas and rubber rationing reducing travel. Election set for May 41 and absentee ballots allowed until May 7, Woods said.
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Gligler
J. M. Woods
Woods
FBI Warning Not Heeded in Pearl Harbor Book
New York April 28 INS proper Washington officially failed to act on vital information from the FBI that might have entirely avoided the Pearl Harbor disaster, says Alan Tynd in Passport to Treason. The book claims J Edgar Hoover passed details to Washington eight months before the attack after German spy Ulrich von Der Osten’s hotel room seizure. Times Square traffic accident noted.
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New York
INS
Washington
F. B.T
Pearl Harbor
Alan Tynd
J. Edgar Hoover
Jover
Washington Inn
Robert M. McBride and Company
Renorts Et
Ulrich von der Osten
Times Square
Priest predicts eight to ten year war with Japan
Father Bernard R. Hubbard known as the Ginder Priest after Alaskan explorations says the war with Japan may last 8 to 10 years. He told reporters after returning from the Aleutians that American troops are eager to fight the Japs, though his forecast may seem pessimistic.
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Los Angeles
Bernard R. Hubbard
Ginder
Japan
Aleutians
Paper Ballots May Be Used In City Run Off
Mayor Mauermann announced a run off in May with paper ballots to be used. Voting machines normally rented from the county will not be used. The city covers 198 precinct polling places with 435 machines. State law requires machines stay idle 30 days after election for reinspection. If no candidate wins a majority, a run off is held between the top two candidates using the available machines.
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Mauermann
Eil
Election Workers Set After Cross Ticket Conference
Agreement reached between Victory and Better San Antonio tickets to staff 138 voting places with five workers each. Sam Newton and Al 3. Kinin selected workers, excluding civil service held names. Substitutes allowed, government rules prohibit certain participants from election work.
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Sam Newton
Victory Ticket
Al 3
Kinin
Better
San Antonio
Trial of Japs for Execution Asked
Brig. Gen. Isainht Davies urged a law to empower the future American military governor of Japan to convene a military tribunal for trial and sentencing of Japanese officials responsible for the executions of captured U S aviators. He told Midland civic clubs the killings are a flagrant violation of Geneva rules and can only be described as cold blooded murder.
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Sqbland
Isainht Davies
San Angelo
34Th Flying Training Wing
Japan
U.S
Clvic
Davies
Amer Ican
Geneva
Malta Defenders Down 1001st Plane
Malta reporters claim the Malta Defenders shot down their 1001st enemy aircraft as Spitfires accounted for two Axis planes. RAF fighters also attacked the Italian island airfield at Lanipa during the raid, maintaining pressure over the island stronghold.
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Valurita
Malta
Lanipe
Duse
New Paint Is Offered Here
A wartime print product named SPREN, from Time-Tested Paint Laboratories, debuted at Sam Anton oabet as a four-year research test. The alpha-protein base uses soy betas and contains no critical oils, says Dwight P. Joye, head of the labs. Sold as a paste concentrate, it mixes with water to yield washable home-decoration paint. One cent of SPEED covers wallpaper, plaster, wallboard, and woodwork. brick, tile, and nonporous surfaces may need two coats. The paint dries in 40 minutes, leaves no brush marks, and has no after odor. Dealers receive a book titled Color for America with decorating ideas, Joyce added.
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Sam Anton Oabet
Dwight P
Joye
Joyce
Starvation Plan By Nazis Charged
The Institute of Jewish Affairs of the American Jewish Congress accuses the Nazis of using planned starvation of European peoples to keep Germany dominant after the war. A pamphlet titled Starvation Over Europe cites diet percentages by country and asserts Germans receive 4 percent of essential calories, with Poles, Belgians, and others receiving far less.
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American Jewish Congress
Germany
New York
Europe
Alephen
Bork Shub
Zocah Warhastig
Institute
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Ranement
Secentmeen
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Batiste
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