Roosevelt heads for Miami aboard Tuscaloosa for Atlantic patrol duties
President Roosevelt sails down the Atlantic coast toward Miami to inspect naval and air base sites in the Caribbean and South Atlantic. The Tuscaloosa waits in Miami with destroyers to escort, guns to be kept ready, and spotlights on the flag as preparations and possible Jamaica anchorage plans are discussed.
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Roosevelt
Miami
Fla
Atlantic Seaboard
Carl Beaty
South Atlantic
Caribbean
Great Britain
Puerto Rico
Jamaica
Portland Bight
Panama
Pacific
White House
Harry L. Hopkins
EM. Watson
Roas T. McIntire
Navy
Daniel J. Callaghan
Washington
Tuscaloosa
Rocket strikes man on Main avenue in Nagwal
A rocket launched by Bomebory fell on R. A. Franklin, 72, of Main Avenue, injuring him as he walked along 100 block of Main. Franklin declined medical aid after the impact.
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Bomebory
R. A. Franklin
Franklin
Main Avenue
Main
Lena Azzies Remains Behind Amid Stated Orders
The unit issues a pledge that Lena Azzies and Lena Leap ing will stay behind as the headquarters battery of the Siiy-first Pivid Ar tillery brigade prepares for deployment to Hrawnwoor. The girls and their automobiles have been forbidden to follow the boys to Drawnwood for six weeks under Capt. John K. Burr.
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Carl
Siiy-first
Pivid Artillery Brigade
National Guard
Hrawnwoor
Lena
Drawnwood
John K. Burr
Burr
Packages Banned to Most of Europe
NEW YORK December 3 wartime policy suspends US parcel post to all except ten areas in Europe. Postmaster Albert Goldmann reports shipments may go to Great Britain Ireland France Switzerland Portugal Spain Gibraltar Azores Iceland and the Faroe Islands. Regular foreign rates still apply in other channels.
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New York
Europe
America
United States
Albert Ctoldman
Great Britain
Ireland
France
Switzerland
Portugal
Spain
Gibraltar
Azores
Iceland
Faroe Islands
Red Light Glows Redder After Wiring Short
Firemen reported a malfunctioning traffic signal in the 100 block of Guidelups. The light stayed red, and investigators found an electrical short that caused the signal to glow redder and ignite. No injuries were reported.
Yule Lighting Contest Arrangements Made
The Junior chamber of commerce conducts an outdoor residential Christmas lighting contest with Breylon G Cooper as contest chairman Entries must be in by December 16 Judging begins December 11 and winners announced December 28 Trophy cups awarded January 2 Lights stay on 4 p m to 8 30 p m December 14 to January 1 Entries from within a six mile radius of the courthouse adopted Prizes in two city sections three chases in each one Section 1 area east of highway 66 Section 2 area west of highway
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Chamber of Com[merce
Breylon G. Cooper
Clairman
Draft quotas show Bexar boards short by ten men
Bexar county draft boards report ten men still needed to meet quotas as they prepare volunteers for Tuesday dispatch. John Willard Ward, a Texas University law student from Bandera Road, is to be sent to Board No 4. Rejected draftees and pending calls across boards 1 through 11 are noted, with Board No 16 having exceeded its quota. A ruling is sought on using above quota volunteers for immediate Army entry after preliminary exams.
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Fort Bam Houston
Bexar
Army
John Willard Ward
Bandera Zond
Ward
Texas University
John Taylor Hood
Avant Avenue
Clomn Laon
Murrah
Kayton Avenue
Board
Board No. 16
Leon Walthall
Consolidated County
Walthall Fine
Billiards Favored at L A Boys Clubs Survey
A November survey of Boys Club units in Los Angeles shows billiards as the most popular activity. Unit 1 logged 610 games and Unit 3 1202, with overall participation high. Membership reached 1767 as Dick Johnson administered counts, nine units collected nearly 2000 toys for Christmas toy drives by The Light-fire department.
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San Antonio
Dick Johnson
Toy Drive Star
15000 Establish Oakie Jungle Near Camp Bowie
A Brownwood scene centers on 15006 men gathering to form a vast temporary town along the Brownwood Brady highway near Camp Bowie as the Thirty sixth division National Guard trains. Workers from Texas California New York and Louisiana build shelters from tents and haystacks while renting spaces from locals. Many sleep in barns or haystacks as they await work and await construction completion. The camps supply a rough but prepared community with makeshift shops and cafes while the men labor or travel for jobs across states.
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Brownwood
National Guard
Texas
California
New York
Florida
Camp Bowie
Camp Hoiwle
Bert
Brown County
Thief With Armed Thief Seen In City Narrows Search
Deputy sheriffs hunted Tuesday for a thief described as well armed. Lieut. Robert Parbara reported the suspect carried a 30 caliber automatic pistol, a box of shells, and other items, with another box of 64 rounds and a glove compartment stash noted in the pursuit.
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Robert Parbara
West Onurllntid Place
Anta
Ber Illela
Ber Alendy
Check Etching First Application For Gintment
Ancient garbled note mentions an Alubatar Gintment first application. Hopantan handed ag nature heal. Moneyback if first tar fall to waltaty. Try It today.
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Hopantan
Waltaty
Traffic Safety Starts at Home
Austin reports Miss Marian Telford of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers urged early education in traffic safety at an O I T seminar. She outlined teaching safety basics to elementary children and building adult responsibility for training. Dr. Noffinsger of the American Automobile Association cited young drivers' high fatal mileages and called for education programs for ages 16 to 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Marian "Telford
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Telford Salt
Noffinsger
American Automobile Association
City Gardener Leaves To Take Fort Sam Houston Post
Park Commissioner Henry F Hein announced John J Mosel a gardener in the Barks and pares Alviston has left city service for a reserve post at Fort Sam Houston. No replacement will be hired. a gardener from another division will take over city hall grounds duties.
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Henry F. Hein
John J. Mosel
Barks and
Pares Alviston
City
Efi
Fort Sam Houston
Hein
Mosel
City Hall
Four S. A. Men on Army Center Job
Four San Antonians will serve as engineers and architects for a $3,561,168 Army Center replacement project at Galveston. The men are H. R. F. Nellind, F. T. Drought, Alice B, and Robert M. Ayres. Dallas firms Wenlfeld, Dalton and Deltona will handle construction as contractors.
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San Antonians
Army
Galveaton
H. R. F. Nellind
F.T. Drought
Alice B
Robert M. Ayres
Wenlfeld, Dalton and Deltona Company
Dallas
Army NYA program trains youth for national defense at Fort Sam
The National Youth Administration with U S Army sponsorship will train 250 youths at Fort Sam Houston in two shifts of 125. Departments include ordnance finance recreation and more. NYA allotted 13 000 dollars for the project scheduled to end June 4 1941. John Hopkins supervises and Alvis Roessler assists. This is NYA second defense training project following a September start at Terrell Wells training center for 100 men, ending in February.
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Fort Sam Houston
Natonal Youth Administration
U. 8 Army
Penner Roth
NYA
San Antonio
John Hopkins
Alvis Roessler
Signal Corps
Terrell Wells
Leonard Fills in as Chief of Staff at Fort Sam Houston
Leonard Fills in as Chief of Staff for the Second division at Fort Sam Houston with Leonard Jonn W. Menl as assistant chief for supply pending arrival of Lieut Col Dennis McCuntts who will replace Lieut Cal J. Swing, transferred to Fort Bills.
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Menl
Jonn W. Leonard
Fort Sam Houston
Dennis McCuntts
McCunte
Cal. J. 8. Swing
Fort Bills
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L.A
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Frank Lalo
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Louisiana
Yaors
S. A
Army Center
NYA Group
Leonard
Mantholaius
San Antonio Music Company
Kimball and
Wurliteer
PTA Antonio Music Co
Ata
Tm Bus Cen As
Fehrugry
Retaio
Yean
Trieve
Catiutve
Brancims
Corpus Christi
Harlingen
Victoia and
Laredo
Thuxas
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