Gulf Coast AAF Training Center launches nine recruiting drives
More than 50 Gulf Coast flying schools joined a nine day direct recruitment campaign led by Maj. Gen. H. Harmon at the Air Forces Training Center. Farm machine mechanics and similar trades will be trained as aircraft technicians. Officers will interview applicants from the Rio Grande Valley to East St. Louis TH. Men aged 18 to 45 are eligible and many may qualify for non commissioned grades.
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Force Echnicians
Air Force
Gulf Coast Army Air Forces Training Center
H. &. Harmon
Harpson
Air Forces
Rilo Grande Valley
East St. Louis
Outstanding Selectee Visits Board in 1941 Story
Sgt. John Michael Donahue, named outstanding selectee by Lieut. Gen. Walter Krueger, visited the draft board yesterday to formalize his honor. He will proceed to Washington, D C, for officer candidate school. His mother, Mrs. T J Donahue, resides at 1038 West Summit Avenue.
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John Michael Donahue
Walter Krueger
Third Army
Washington, D. C
T. J. Dosahue
West Summit Avenue
Government Seeks Eight Acres Near Stinson Park
Park Commissioner Henry Hein said on Wednesday the land sought is cemetery land adjoining Stinson Held. The proposal targets eight acres with potential profits for thousands, as discussed in the Big Sunday Light advertisement.
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Stinson
Henry
Hein
City Budget In Black for 2 Months
City spending for June and July shows a net surplus of 315,061 under budget. Tax and park departments ran over budget, while mayor’s office, fire and police, and street departments reported underages, with several agencies posting final variances. In separate London news, the home secretary lifted the ban on the Daily Workers newspaper.
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Bab
London
Daily Workers
Weathered fronts and distant fighting near Stalingrad
Severe cold and wind affect Moscow while the Caucasus region warms slowly. Freezes begin in the upper Caucasus by December 1 with minimums near 10 degrees Fahrenheit, contrasted with the deep winter freeze north of Leningrad. Reports describe a major battle developing between the Don and Volga near Stalingrad, with fighting merging into long range and close combat south of Krasnodar as Axis planners seek a route to the Black Sea coast. Russian warships reportedly sank a 5000 ton Axis transport near the Baltic region.
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Caucasus
Moscow
Cauasus
Leningrad
Hitler
Kletskaya
Don
Volga
Stalingrad
Krasnodar
Caucasian Black Sea
Favorossisk
Binck Gta
Mail Delivery Extensions Announced For City Areas
Postmaster Dan Quill announced new mail delivery extensions set for September 2 through 28. Door delivery will cover several blocks in West Gramercy Place and related streets, while curb delivery expands to multiple blocks on Orange Drive Heeling Boulevard Cilaywell Street and Canavan Street, among others.
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West Gramercy Place
Pardo Circle
Nack Lilac Lane
Garrity Trend
Broadbent Street
West French Place
Dan Quill
Orange Drive
Heeling Boulevard
Cilaywell Street
Fijreham
Southcros
Canavan Street
Loma Street
Solana Strees
Clawer Street
500 Norwegian Workers Seized in Sweden and Germany
Bern dispatch reports five hundred Norwegian workers who tried to quit Nazi fortifications were detained in Sweden and shipped to Germany as prisoners of war. The National Zeitung of Basel carried Stockholm's note confirming the seizure and transfer.
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Bern
Switzerland
Germany
Stockholm
National Zeitong of
Basel
Battle costs heavy in Pacific naval air clash
London dispatch reports the Solomons battle hinges on American use of dive and torpedo bombers alongside Flying Fortresses. Japan maintains naval superiority in the Southwest Pacific as reinforcements and large-scale counter invasion attempts at Guadalcanal Tulagi and Florida Islands appear to fail. The Star predicts a massive clash will come only after Japan loses air superiority, recalling early Solomon battles.
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London
Solomons
United States
Sydney
Janan
Southwest Pacifics
Songer
Minera
Australia
New Zealand
Guadalcmal
Tulag
Florida Islands
Jutland
Japa
Furt
Salomon
United Blatex
Army bureau wedding in unusual ceremony at Fort Sam Houston
A wartime Soldiers Service Bureau arranged an impromptu remarriage in its rooms. Miss Ruth Philips of Austin wed Cpl. John Keller of Brooksfield with Rev. Kennieth Hemphill and several witnesses present. Mrs. Hose Bernard led the ceremony as staff watched.
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Army Bureau
Soldiers’ Service Bureau
Dante Carden
Bgl
Joe Maribella
Medical Service School
Fort
Sam Houston
Lupah Thomas
Bireau
Bernard
Ferharst
Ike
Frank Bray Wins Wings in Naval Reserve Ensign Commission
Frank M. Bray son of Win Bray of San Antonio was commissioned an ensign in the naval reserve after completing flight training at Pensacola Florida. Before service he earned a degree from Southern Methodist University and played football for the university team.
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Frank M. Bray
Win, Bray
Easton Street
San Antonio
Naval Reserve
U. S. Naval Air Station
Pensacola
Fla
Enklyn Bray
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Shook to File Delinquent Tax Suits and Budget Delay
The article notes Shook planning delinquent tax suits and a postponed budget action to September 14. County Judge Charles W. Anderson, then in the army, is discussed regarding attendance at meetings and potential impact on tax suits. Commissioner Uhr opposes the back tax order, seeks raises for deputies, and pledges a 2 cent cut in the county gate tax if given time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Anderson
Shack
Anderson
Fromise
Robert Uhr
Owen Kilday
Uhr
Weather and health ad copy mix traps readers in noise
The fragment blends a weather table with nonsensical, promotional health text. It mentions cities such as Baton Rouge and Houston and lists temperatures and forecasts, followed by an unrelated diet pill style recipe claim. The piece reads as damaged OCR with scattered place names and dubious remedies.
Farme of One Acre Claims Loss for Majority Owners
A historical report notes that over sixty percent of Rayot's landowners suffer from land loss as Shedir entices with dubious practices. The article details the impact on local property holders and the broader economic effect on the community.
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Rayot
Shedir
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