Britain massing warships in Singapore amid Thai Burma tensions
British warships led by the 35 000 ton Prince of Wales steamed toward the Singapore naval base with a flotilla of reinforcements. British troops mass along the Thailand front as fears of invasion rise. The Eastern Fleet is being organized to match home and Mediterranean commands. Japan contemplates shifts in the Pacific while both sides prepare for possible conflict in Thailand and Burma.
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Prince of Wales
Briganore
Thailand
Toyan
Far East
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New Zealand
Burma
Domei
Hewa
British colony braces for any action in Malaya
Volunteers moved into camp at dusk as the crown colony readied for potential conflict. Skeleton staff remained in cities like Rangoon while army units transported newly arrived Indian troops to eastern frontier outposts. Reports noted large Japanese forces near French Indochina and tense standoff prospects at the Thailand border, with both sides awaiting a first move.
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OPM Train Arrives Here
A red white and blue OPM special train bearing hundreds of defense items will be shunted to a siding at 4 p m Tuesday at the Southern Pacific Depot. The display train from Washington includes six cars with defense items and two cars for quarters for OPM army navy officials. It aims to show defense needs to Texas manufacturers and only qualified manufacturers may board.
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Texas
Food price survey shows decline in November for Texas
A Texas survey by State Commissioner John D. Heed reports November food prices averaged 2.6 percent below October. While most staple items stayed above normal levels, eggs rose to a new high of 166.8 percent, and other daily goods showed small declines from October.
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Austin
Bee
John D. Heed
Texas
Recreation Plan To Be Discussed At City Meeting
A discussion on an adequate recreation program for San Antonio will be held at 1 30 p m Tuesday at the Gunter Hotel. Chairman Jerome Mears af of the May Soltbell League will lead, with the group forming committees to outline a skeleton plan and schedule future meetings with recreation center mothers club and civic organizations.
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San Antonio
Gunter Hotel
Onalrman
Jerome Mear Af
Recreation Center
Mothers' Club
Elyic
Maj Faulkner Dies After Car Collision Near Belknap
Maj William B Faulkner 48 director of Salveton army activities in Bexar county died Tuesday morning after a crash at French and Belknap on the way home from Sunday services. He was alone with his son Bruce. his wife and another son Francis 13 were injured lightly. the other driver Varion Adier 26 suffered minor bruises.
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Salveton Army
Bexar County
Faulkner
Yens-Ali
Bruce
Mra. Faker
Anothr
Francis
French and
Belknap
Faulkners
Lely
East Ovalg Place
Varion Adier
Army Drops Augusta Ban After City Armistice
AUUUBIA Ga February 7 The way was paved for soldiers to re enter downtown Augusta after differences with city officials led army officers to declare the area out of bounds City officials after conferring with army authorities agreed postpone dropping court charges of oil orderly conduct against officers and enlisted men arrested by city guards after a Sunday disturbance The army ordered base troops forbidden to enter downtown with the YM Y M C A and the Country Club as exceptions The order came as $200 000 in pay was being distributed to about 2500 soldiers Promises of full cooperation between the groups and reopening of the military police headquarters in Augusta were announced
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Uet
Augusta Air Base
Augusta
Guilee
T Wy
Country Club
18 Feared Lost on Jap Air Liner Flight Crash
A Japanese air liner en route from Shanghai to Canton reportedly crashed with 18 aboard. Rescue efforts were underway but officials said hopes for survivors were virtually abandoned. Reports place the incident near Canton with limited details available.
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China
Shanghai
Damel
Police Head in School Crime Drills At San Antonio
Police head P. L. Anderson announces a school safety drill at Tech High School in the 500 block of South Main Avenue. The 82 hour classroom course plus 8 hours of street instruction trains patrolmen and army drivers, with reduced rates for soldiers, proceeds at San Pedro Playhouse and a state department site. Performers at a later minstrel event include Nick Mar et, Belle Pearlman, Skiffney Saunders, Patrick Ward, Rufus Craddock, and Winifred Woods.
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South Main Arcnue
San Antonis
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Tech High School
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San Pedro Playhouse
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Student Loan Ltd
State Department
Hye Montely
Nick Ma+ret
Belle Pearlman
Skiffney Saunders
Patrick Ward
Rufus Craddock
Frank Deussen
al Kalensher
Art Bénnack
Oli Bledsoe
Sterling Waters
Daz Manupelli
al Onliger
Sam Liberte
Winifred Woods
Tubercular hospital bonds suit set to begin
Four months after filing a suit to restrain $285,000 in tubercular hospital bonds, F B Glimpee et al prepare for a Wednesday hearing in Forty-fifth District Court. Henry Holland represents plaintiffs as Judge Roy Archer in Austin substitutes. County Assistant District Attorney T H Ridgeway and Carl Wright Johnson defend for the county. County Judge Charles W Anderson resigns signing of bonds after two months and after questioned legality, with Edgar Garvey refusing to sign. An attorney general opinion was sought but not yet received.
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Distriet Court
Henry Holland
Attoreney
Roy Archer
Austin
G.tasloc
Waco
T. H. Ridgeway
Carl Wright J Johnson
Sidgeway
Charles W. Anderson
Edgar Garvey
Garvey
Anderson
Attorney General
Attorney General’s Office
Sam Levey
Anderton
Davis Hints No Tax Cuts for Houston Property Owners
Houston property owners face slim chances of assessment reductions as Tax Commissioner Ray Davis says the board of equalization will hear protests this week. Twelve Houston street owners appealed. five remain held, others scheduled for hearings on Tuesday and Wednesday as the board continues sessions since November 17.
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Houston
Ray Davis
Board of Equalization
jPavis
Tao
Threr
Gunter Hatel
Hermer-Vance
Saatch
Min Dittmer Properties Company
Watver Company
Bill of Rights Day Proclaimed in San Antonio
Mayor C K Quin issued a proclamation declaring December 18 as Bill of Rights Day, noting 1941 marks the 150th anniversary of the Bill of Rights ratification and appointing the San Antonio Bar Association to observe the observance.
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Scout Leader Varney Promoted to Field Scout Commissioner
Francis Sullivan of the Alamo Area Council announced Varney, a scout leader and neighborhood commissioner with veterans and training awards, has been promoted to field scout commissioner of the Emergency Service Corps for scouts 15 and older who hold first class rank and relevant merit badges.
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Rodney Varney
Ineal
Tue
Emergency Service Corpa
Alamo Area Council
Francis Sullivan
Alamo Council
Varney
Scouters
Emergency Service Corps
Pair 2000 Miles Apart Are Wed
Jone Vern Gaskill of Pittsburgh was wed by proxy to James Mecburen, an employee 2000 miles away. Attorney Roland Granat handled McLaren's part in the ceremony, performed by a justice of the peace. Mrs. McLaren plans to join her husband. she has a passport.
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Miami
Fla. Doc
Mar Jone Vern
Pittsburgh
James Mecburen
Death by Own Action Ruled in Miss Rogers Case
Justice of the Peace O. Wiley ruled Miss Mary M. Rogers died by her own action. The 22 year old public school teacher was found dead on her bed at 14 Rast Lane court street. Her father Frank H. Rogers returned home to find the door locked and the body in the bedroom with a pillow and hose over her head. Police said she was fully clothed and pronounced dead on arrival after an inhalator squad responded.
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Justice of the Peace O
Wiley
Mary M. Rogers
Frank H. Rogers
Poline
Miss Rogers
Packing Company Foreman Dies Suddenly
Foreman M. G. Monsalvo of Apache Racking Company died Monday night at 417 Peace Street. He was stricken and died in Santa Rosa Hospital. Authorities listed no further details pending autopsy.
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Peace Street
Apache
Sante Rosa Hos
Falstatt beer promises premium quality for holidays
Frilly holiday ad touts Falstatt beer as the centerpiece of hospitality. It claims a rare highbred yeast culture valued at one million dollars and urges readers to keep two cases in the ice box for the season, noting bottles or cans.
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