Armed man hunted as deputies chase through Blackjack country
A posse of 15 deputies and city police with broodhounds hunted a armed man 12 miles south of San Antonio after a 22 year old South San Antonio mother was shot in her home. Authorities traced two abandoned cars, detained two brothers and a brother-in-law, and warned the suspect, aged 30 to 38, may hide in the Blackjack region along the Medina river.
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South San Antonio
A. W. Soexert
Guadalupe County
Louisa Martinez
Travis Street
South
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Jon
Francisca Martinez
Avessary
AUTO
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Seon
Charley Peters
Ace Querner
Theo
South Fyores
Alfred Kahn
Kehn
South Ward
South Flores Atveet
Trather
Medina River
Ona
Britain Abrogates Munich Agreement
Britain formally renounces the Munich Agreement amid talks with the exiled Czechoslovak government. The decision, supported by key ministers, ends the pact signed by Neville Chamberlain and signals shifts to redefine Czechoslovak frontiers and related post 1938 arrangements.
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Commons Recesses For Rest of Summer
London reports Commons agreed to recess for the rest of summer. Members reassured by Sir Glatford Cripps there would be a cast change if needed and no unexpected alterations anticipated. Theft of several bottles of wine and orange juice from a local creamery noted with uncertain details.
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OPI
Commons
Ite
Glatford Cripps
Women Soldiers Down Nazi Fliers in Britain Defense Drive
In Britain auxiliary service volunteers including a former cressmaker and maid helped shoot down six German bombers during hours of anti-aircraft action. Other workers such as a telephone operator and a seamstress joined the defense effort, all aged 14 to 27, fighting alongside anti-aircraft units. Britain reported RAF bombers and fighters over the Ruhr valley and rail targets in occupied Europe with several enemy bombers destroyed.
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Maid
Britain
Auxiliary! Jterrltarind
Aption Inc
Ne OV
Ningle Camela
Sheriff Ouster Denied in Nueces County Case
The Texas Court of Civil Appeals denied the attorney general's suit to oust Nueces County Sheriff John D. Harvey. Chief Justice Edward W. Smith ruled the action must be local and brought by the county or district attorney, reinforcing local self government and dismissing the broad challenge.
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D. Harvey Thot
Ninety-fourth District Court
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Edward W. Smith
Theourth
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Sherrif Herney
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Rueces Coun Jad
Textile Workers Reject Housing Increase Proposal
Textile Workers Union today rejected the War Labor Board recommendation of a 10 cent housing raise for 81 000 textile workers in New England and the South. Union representatives called the panel proposal inadequate and restated demands for a flat 10 cent rise in northern units and 20 cents in southern units. The dispute, among the widest in scope, could affect about 800 000 textile workers nationwide.
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Queen Wilhelmina to Hold Washington Press Conference
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands will hold an unprecedented press conference in Washington during a state visit. She will attend the day after President Roosevelt’s briefing, as reporters await her remarks at the event.
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Netherlands
Lawyer Jailed for Annoying Letters
Kane, mug. 2 Hach ard Aller, Kaught, 47, disbarred attorney who once stood on his head at the Metropolitan opera house, was sentenced to three months in the workhouse today for sending annoying letters to attorneys and judges.
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Hachard Aller
Kaught
2Ttorney
Metropolitan Opera House
Internees Defy U S Officials at Camp With Nazi Salutes
U S Senator Edney Thomas accused German descent internees at a western internment camp of shouting Heil Hitler and giving the Nazi salute during arrest. He urged classifying internees and revoking privileges for those showing disrespect. Others reportedly refuse work amid radios newspapers and smuggled material in camps.
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INS
Edney Thomas
D.-Oxla
Thomas
United States
Homes
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Heil Hitler
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Frand
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Bund
Work
Frisco Wholesale Bakers Halt Operations Amid Strike
San Francisco bakers from Dokers Union No. 24 AF of H stopped work with 300 workers staying home to study a proposed employer contract. The move halted production across major wholesale bakeries in the city.
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San Francisco
Ang
Unison
Dokers Union No. 24
A. F
Cupid Darts Mingle With Garand Rifles
An old clipping notes June activity from Deputy County Clerk Silva Wornette. It reports 80 percent fewer warnings issued versus the prior month, cites a cost comparison with a prior period, and tallies total fines for the year to date totaling 294 dollars through January 1.
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Silva Wornette
Wernette
Nazi Move Aims to End Friction in German Forces
Moscow reports Dass news agency says a secret order from the German High Command, signed by Field Marshal Wilhelm Keitel, seeks to remove friction between the Wehrmacht and Nazi party units SS and SA. It urges swift elimination of nations deemed disloyal and warns against harming unity between party and armed forces.
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Dass
Gard
Msiltlia
Wilhelm Keiler
Tass
U S Fliers Hit Hankow and Other Japan Held Waves
Allied air units bombed Hankow on the Yangtze River and claimed success with ships damaged. Fighters also forced down Japanese planes over Kweilin 259 miles northwest of Canton as ground forces push toward strategic passes in the Amistrata front and Kokoda area.
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China War Front
U. 6
Yangdann
Joseph W. Stilwo
iKweilin
Canton
British Submarine Sinks Italian Vessel in Mediterranean
The British admiralty announced that a submarine sank one Italian supply ship and damaged another enough to force beaching. The action occurred in the Mediterranean, with coordinated operations reported today.
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London
Mediterranean
Admiralty
Kaki Pass To Limit ROTC Size in Dallas Schools
Dallas schools will limit ROTC enrollment to 2830 khaki pants available for the new semester. Col. G. A. Daugherty says no replacements will be issued. wool shirts and rifles are already withdrawn. Students must supply pants and possibly nonstandard gear for winter use.
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Dallas
G. A. Daugherty
Army
War Insurance Sales Open Aug. 10
New York reports war insurance policies set to go on sale August 1 with 50 dollar 5 year premiums for civilian policyholders. Benefits include 60 dollars for loss of both hands or feet or sight, 2500 dollars for loss of an eye or limb, and up to 60 dollars for hospital and medical bills from enemy attacks or repelling gunfire. Sabotage injuries are excluded.
James Roosevelt in Midway Battle revealed by columnist
Boston writer George Holland reports Captain James Roosevelt eldest son of the president took part in the Midway Island defense alongside other Roosevelt brothers. The piece notes Mrs Roosevelt and Franklin Jr and Elliott Roosevelt were under fire and that military censorship shielded details of their roles.
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Lixe
Gon James
Battle of Midway
Nazis Attack Iceland Again Reported From Reykjavik
United States army officials announced a new Noel plane attack by Von Teelandic forces. A Focke-Wulf fighter bombed and machine-gunned a military installation on the southeast coast after Sunday’s assault. A second Nazi plane passed over a Western coast area and damaged an empty lighthouse. A third Nazi line flew over the southeast coast without striking.
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Baku Oil Fields Still Tops In July Output
Pravda reports the oil industries of the Urals Volga Middle Asia surpassed quotas in July while the Baku fields of Trans-Caspian region maintain strong activity. Refining output for aviation gasoline has substantially increased.
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Urals
Volga
Middle Asia
Baku
Trans-Cutinasia
Pravda
Lada
Oil rationing extension urged by LaGuardia to mayors
Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia told 50 Atlantic east city leaders he would urge them to back a resolution asking the public to support extending oil rationing. He spoke during a meeting in Boston on August 4.
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Fiorello H. LaGuardia
New York City
Atlantic East
America
O'Daniel Expenditure Report Issued for Primary Campaign
U S Senator W F O Daniel released details of 8262.38 in oral expenditures for the first primary campaign. The report notes listed contributions and adjustments, with a stated amount of 454 in related expenses.
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Austin
U.S
W. Fee O'Dimiel
Wisd
British plants quadruple guns in war effort
Parliament heard that ordnance factories in Britain now pre produce four and a half times as much as originally planned. Sir Aldrew Dunes noted 300,000 workers with output up 40 percent per worker last year. He said 30 factories ran 60 hour weeks for men and 85 percent for women, with plans to lower hours to boost production.
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Stold Commons
Txlay
Tha Allough
Efil
Nazis Advance Toward Caucasus Amid Stiff Soviet Resistance
German columns pushed toward the Caucasus with paratroop and armored support as Axis troops extended a front toward Rostov and the Caspian oil region. Soviet reports cite withdrawals in several sectors while German forces threaten to trap Russian units near Salek and Rostov as Vichy dispatches note advances toward Armavir close to the Matkon and Baku fields.
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Caspian
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Kropot
KUMN
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Tsinilyansk
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Matkon
Baku
Ammavir
Varoshilovsk
Weather forecast for San Antonio and vicinity
Forecast indicates warm Wednesday afternoon and night with continued warmth. Lighter winds and showers are possible along the coast before noon with scattered showers elsewhere.
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Cone
Texas
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