Kelly Plans County Fair at Kelly Field
The War Workers Welfare Association at Kelly will revive the county fair next month with events September 9 and 10 at Richter's field near Concepcion Mission. Highlights include Fred Stark and his animal acts, Dessa Akers Buckaroo ranch entertainers, and Cow Boy Hamilton, plus a Ferris wheel and pony rides. Gauge prizes include handmade quilts and crochet items, with a 39 cent Chevrolet sedan as a gate prize.
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Richter's
Mission Trend
Concepcion Mission
War Workers’ Welfare Association
Kelly
Spestal
Fred Stark
Brackenridge
Princess Margaret Wears Her Blight War Outfit
A misread sentence notes Princess Margaret wearing her sister's clothing since the war began, reflecting postwar fashion choices and royal style transitions.
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Princess Margaret of
England
Bond sale champs crowned in San Antonio drive
Angelita Rold tops the Fifth War Loan drive as the highest individual bond seller with nine bonds. Dora Zepeda finished second with eight bonds, while Lenora Bustos served as precinct leader for the same group of sellers.
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Angellca Vetter
Norks
Sin Saba
San Antonios
U.S. Citizens’ Service Corps
Angelita Rold
Dora Zepeda
Hin Jsteert
Lenora H
Two Navy Airmen Dead in Trainer Plane Crash
Navy officials at Opalochs naval air base reported two pilots died when a naval training aircraft crashed near the base yesterday. The deceased were Enzigh Jack F. Bell, pilot from Houston, and Carl Lee Orbourns of Portland, Oregon.
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Miami
Pit
Inflation Not Bad as Painted in Mexico Says Officials
Tourism officials in San Antonio dispute reports of rampant inflation in Mexico. Fernanda de la Garza says price rises are modest and comparable to those in the United States, noting trips to Mexico City cost about the same as New York or Miami vacations. Travel executives counter inflation claims, citing stable hotel demand and cautious pricing. critics warn of exaggerated figures from brief visits and wartime money effects.
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Luuase Mewes
Mexico
San Antonio
Fernanda de la Garza
de la Garza
Mexicos
United States
Mexico City
New York
Agapalen
Miami
William H. Furlong
Furlong Travel Bnrent
Frank Sanborn
Monterrey
Sanborn
Furlong
Mary Saint Albans
Sante Iborere
Hny
Swealthy
Willy
Unitedl. States
Private Sight-Seeing devastates villages in harsh march notes
An unavailable letter recounts S A Private Sight-Seeing destroying villages and leaving dead cattle goats and chickens. It mentions Mrs Sally Mutchinson and Mrs Paulie Jonson with damaged street addresses and a wife lying in Maryland Street amid dust and rubble.
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Sally Mutchinson
Lennon
Foxhole life and Army service amid Normandy notes
Major Douglas Stevens writes from Normandy about sleeping in foxholes and ducking mortars, commenting on wartime discomfort. He enlisted weeks after Pearl Harbor, trained in Chemical Warfare, served in England, and went overseas in 1943. The article also reports on OPA price ceiling debates for used cars and mentions a Texas family chart.
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Douglas Stevens
Jack Ste
Normandy
Stevens
Pearl Harbor
Gimp Howls
Texas
England
Major Callahan Takes Command of U S Base in Russia
Maj. Eugene H. Callahan of San Antonio now leads an Eastern command base of the U S Strategic Air Forces in Hamps. A former Alamo Heights student and alumnus of the University of Texas, he previously instructed at Randolph Field in 1940 41 and has served in air support and fighter commands. Much of his career has been in England.
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Avissa
Eugene H. Callahan
San Antonio
United States Strategic Air Forces
Hamps
Alamo Heights
University of San Antonio
University of Texa #5
Callahan
Randolph Field
Ninth Aly. Force
Ninth Fighter Command
England
Extensive canal network along the Ganges declared
The Ganges canal system comprises over 1300 miles of main channels and about 3000 miles of branch channels, highlighting its vast scope.
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Ganges Canal
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