We Can Build a Great City San Antonio Editorial
A bold editorial argues San Antonio must mobilize vision and cooperation to become a great city. It cites Dallas’s 1905 population drive, noting leaders pursued growth, built identity, and aligned interests for mutual gain. It contrasts Fort Worth and Houston, urging local leaders to replicate Dallas’s proactive development.
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San Antonio
Essary
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Dallas
Forty
Worth
Fort Worth
West Texas
Japs Leave Swords At Meeting Door
Manila dispatch reports Japanese delegates kept ceremonial swords outside the conference room during surrender talks. They requested to wear pistols, but the request was denied, reflecting caution over symbolic display during critical negotiations.
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Manila
Japan
Ice Shortage Hits San Antonio and Nearby Towns Hard
An acute ice shortage struck San Antonio and nearby towns over the weekend as demand surged beyond supply. Ice plants ran four hours daily but could not meet needs, with customers lined up for blocks and shortages extending to several towns. Spokesmen cited unusually high demand and rationing of ice as dealers operated at reduced output.
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Siny Antonio
Texas
New Brauntels
Kerryilte
Comfort
Botrrle
Pure Ice Company
Pleasanton Joan
Lake Cara
Mike
Elmo McCree
Lone Star Ice Delivery Company
San Antonio
Tce
Two More Days Of Sweltering Weather Forecast
San Antonians face two more days of extreme heat, says J Henry Jarboe, director of the local weather bureau. He adds a hopeful note that a few cool breezes may arrive from the Paobandio within a few days, though a weather quirk can occur as days shorten this time of year.
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San Antonians
J. Henry Jarboe
Weather Bureau
Jarboe
Paobandio
East Texas Forecast Then Local Climates
Forecast for East Texas calls for partly cloudy conditions Monday night and Tuesday with scattered thunderstorms in the southeast. Gentle to moderate southeast winds. Antonio and surrounding area expect partly cloudy skies Monday afternoon through Tuesday night with a maximum Monday afternoon around 102 degrees and a Tuesday morning low near 7 degrees.
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Texas
East Antonio
Navy Marine Draft Quotas Slashed
Navy and marine draft calls for September are cut from 22 000 to 13 009 with navy down from 17 000 to 10 000 and marine from 5 000 to 3 000. Coast Guard asks none. Army previously trimmed to 50 000. Admiral Jacobs outlines a discharge plan removing overseas credit, detailing a point system and eligibility for 327 000. He seeks lifting of the 1 20 age ban and a new overseas demobilization, with staging areas in Pearl Harbor Guam Saipan Leyte Hollandia Manila and others planned. County Attorney says John Belinski 62 held for grand jury after fatal shooting of son Ronald 18.
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Washington
Navy
Marine
Randall Tacobs
Navy Bureau of Personnel
Coast Guard
Army
Admiral Jacobs
Oia Tuck
Secrey Sre
Amontha
Jacobs
Truman
Pearl Karkor
Guam
Saipan
Leytel
Hollandia
Manila
Mantis
Tokyo
Japs Quit Rapidly in Manchuria
The Japanese forces in Manchuria have largely surrendered with 97,000 capitulating Sunday as Soviet troops advance and key cities fall. Foreseen rapid occupation of Mukden and Hsinking follows, while talks of surrender spread to the Philippines and New Guinea.
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Dap
Manchuria
Philippines
China
New Guinea
Solomon Islands
Mukden
Trom Hsinking
Ching
Luzon
Bougainville
Nip
Wewak
New Gunes
Pacific
Chiang Kai-Shek
MacArthur
Chungking
Islanda
Two Nazi Submarines Believed Sunk After Surrender
London reported that two German U boats remain uncounted after the surrender of U 877 off Argentina. An admiralty spokesman said on August 17 that the two subs are believed sunk and missing following the event.
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London
Nnnes
Test Tube Hoax Couple Asked to Wait for Divorce
A Denver couple tied to a “test tube” baby hoax sought marriage in Chicago court but were told to wait until Irene King’s divorce is finalized from Cpl. Jesse King. Irene King, 19, and Eugene N. Thamye, 24, argued they had lived together since January while Thomsen claimed a desire to marry and use his name for their expected child. Justice David W. Oyler urged the pair to await the Chicago decree.
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Oliver
Denver
Chicago
Irene W. Kbig
Kenney
Ned
Eugene N. “Peewee” Thamye
Minden
Neb
David W. Oyter
Trene
der Rhitd
Justice Oyler
Youn
Cpl
King
Passenger Cars To Roll in 10 Days
DETROIT Aug 20 The United States auto industry moves toward postwar production as 1946 model passenger cars will roll from assembly lines within 10 days Ford has disclosed its lines in production while Nash and Oldsmobile have announced details of their initial postwar vehicles and other makers await clearance and schedules
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Detroit
Ad‘son
Ford
Nash and Oldamobile
Funeral Rites Pending for Former County Clerk A G Trawalter
Former County Clerk Albert G. Trawalter dies at his farm near Van Ormy after a sudden incident reported as the cause. He served eight years as county clerk and earlier as county commissioner. Surviving include widow, one son in Indiana, two daughters, and other relatives. Funeral plans awaiting arrangements. county offices to close for a half day.
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Albert G. Trawalter
San Antonia
van Ormy
Trawalter
Thats
C. J. Potthast
Ten Thousand Australians to Join Japan Occupation Force
CANBERRA Aug. 20. Anounced today that more than 10,000 volunteer Australian troops will go to Japan as occupation forces. The forces will supplement air force and navy personnel. Minister Francis Michael Forde disclosed the plan amid postwar security talks.
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Canbemha
Francis Michael Forde
Japan
Navy
Yanks Not Asked to Victory March in Australian Outcry
Sydney papers and readers denounced officials for omitting American troops from a Victory Day march. The Sydney Sun credited US delays with preventing a broader triumph and urged honoring American service, while the Sydney Morning Herald praised the Allied bond and the Americans' vital role in defending Australia.
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U.S
Sydney
Australia
MD Pot
Sydney Sun
New World
Silong Wiley
MacArthur to Accept Surrender in Tokyo Within 10 Days
General MacArthur announced that Japan would surrender within ten days unless weather delays, as he met Emperor Hirohito’s delegates in Manila. emissaries delivered instructions for occupation and requested probes into China, while Tokyo officials signaled continued arms for order. The plan foresees a coordinated land sea air occupation led by American forces with Third Fleet off Japan, and a formal surrender expected in or near Tokyo.
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Tokyo
Manila
Ave
Japan
Hitohito
China
San Francisco
Chungking
Nichols
Paidla
TOLN
Takashiro Kawabe
Minly
Nvar
Matila Sessions
Tokyo Raie
Halsey
Hirohito
Richsra E. Sutherland
Sutherlang
Kawabe
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