Britons Offer Sympathy for Duke's Death
News from London reports Britons expressed deep sympathy for the royal family after the death of the duke of Kent on a wartime mission. The 39 year old king’s youngest brother died when a RAF Sunderland flying boat crashed in northern Scotland, with 14 of 15 aboard killed. The duchess and royal circle faced sudden bereavement as an air ministry inquiry began.
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London
Britain
Duke of Kent
George
Ireland
Scotland
Michael Strutt
Lord Belper
Arielle Frazer
Joseph Washington Frazer
Detroit
Wall Street
Air Ministry
Mary
George V
R.A. F
Cd UN
Martta
Greece
Prince Edward
Alexandre
Prince George
Franklin
Roosevelt
Kent
Queen Elizabeth
Radio training expansion eyed in San Antonio schools
The United States government orders broad use of metal shop spaces in San Antonio city schools to expand a radio training program under the national defense training plan. At least 15 junior and senior high schools will be affected with potential three-shift space later. Twenty classrooms will be ready this week at the aircraft school on San Pedro. A new aeronautics course is also being added in selected schools covering aircraft engines design meteorology and basic training principles.
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San Antonio
United States
National Defense
San Pedro
It Doesn't Say If The Man Jumped
Chicago reports Malcolm Reybold Jr. observed two men shrink into his automobile from a seventh floor window then chased them downstairs and caught one, dragging him to a police station. A promotional line promotes St Joseph Aspirin as the world’s largest seller at low price.
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Chicago
Malcolm Reybold Jr
Reybold
St. Joseph
Nelson Denies East as Plant Center in War Report
West Texas leaders challenge WPB plan to concentrate civilian wartime production in the South Gulf region. Governor Stevenson urges South and Southwest as optimal due to fabric and labor strengths, citing Texas studies on materials, factories, demand, and power.
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Nelson
Far Production Board
Donald Nelson
Tom Connally
Texas State Manufacturing Association
Porter Whaley
New York
New York City
Southwest
WPH
Coke Stevenson
Gulf-Southwest
Texans
Technological College
University of Texas Bureau of Business Research
Stevenson
WPB
Three Vacancies on Committees Filled in City
Three vacancies in committees caused by the resignation of Col W Tuttle who has entered the army were filled Wednesday by Mayor C K Quin. Theo Meyer became chairman of the USO recreation committee Col Nei E B Halley was named chairman of the civil defense council and Al Buchanan was named chairman of the city aviation committee. Louis Yates joined the aviation committee to fill the vacancy created by the death of Jines A Harley.
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W. 3. Tuttle
C. K. Quin
Theo Meyer
USO
Col
Nei EB. Halley
Civil Defense Council
al Buchanan
Louis Yates
Jines A. Harley
Library Donated to Social Work Program at Our Lady of the Lake
Miss Louise Maguire of New York donated 670 books and pamphlets from her private library to Our Lady of the Lake college. The materials will support the new School of Social Work opening October 1. Maguire, formerly Red Grass commission member to Poland and now with the wage and hour division, will lecture on social problems during winter visits.
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Suout
Our Lady of the Lake College
Louise Maguire
New York
Red Grass Commission
Poland
Department of
Ixbor
Miss Maguire
Car cleaned and $20 stolen from glove box
Mangus zianson at a downtown hotel had his car cleaned and $20 recovered from the glove compartment after police were told of the incident. A separate burglary report lists a $600 diamond ring taken from a residence on West Lullwood Avenue during a daytime absence. A train accident in Houston killed a man and a dog when struck by a passing train on August 26.
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Mangus Zianson
Henson
I. Cutter
West Lullwood Avenue
Houston
Green
M Swita
Tete
OCD Appeals For Blankets In San Antonio War Crisis
Dr A H Ogilvie of the civilian defense office warns that shock is the primary air raid injury and urges blanket donations. San Antonio has 1603 beds but only half that many blankets, with emergency beds in schools and churches. He proposes quilt like patchwork blankets from community volunteers at the County Medical Metrary on West French Place.
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Mearcar Division
San Antonio
Civilian Defense Office
A. H. Ogilvie
OGD
Ogilvie
County Medical Metrary
West French Place
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