Bomber Builders Zeal Questioned in Time Card Fraud Case
Dallas reports reveal seven former North American bomber plant employees pled to conspiracy, falsification of time cards, receiving sentences up to six months. Factory Manager H F Schwedes defended workers amid judicial remarks praising patriotism and wartime effort. Judge T Whitfield Davidson criticized alleged laxity and cited foreman instructions to slow production. District Attorney Clyde Eastland noted absences affected case details.
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Dallas
T. Whitfield Davidson
H. F. Schwedes
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Fim
January Aircraft Output Exceeds Schedule
January aircraft production ran ahead of schedule with a strong surge in combat planes while total output fell from December. The War Production Board reported 6789 planes in January versus 8020 in December, with four engine bombers and long range fighters offsetting declines in trainers and other tactical models. North American Aviation investigated graft by a small group of employees. several were sentenced to prison or fines, while other cases ended in mistrial or pending retrial. The majority of workers maintained honesty and pride in the war effort.
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North American Aviation
Eclges
Yesternday
Alice Fay Tucker
Gladys F. G. Sides
Sarah Wilserth Dees Holzan
Madatyp L. Sparks
Alvin F. Pruitt
George A. Grahemer
Texarkana
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Dale J. Bowen
Uve
Margaret Archibald Adamson
Pastus
Bowen
Llano Lieutenant Killed in Crash
Lieut Elmer J Cully Jr of Dlanoway among six crew members killed when a four engine bomber crashed near Kearney Neb Wednesday. Public relations officer James E Bolan said the plane appeared to be taking off from the base with two crewmen escaping injury. Mrs Atberia Gelly of Lianw is the widow of the pilot.
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Elmer J. Cully Jr
Dlanoway
Neb
James E. Bolan
Kearney
Washington Roundup Scorches Willkie Tax Plan in Split Debate
Washington lawmakers clash over a massive tax bill aimed at boosting receipts by about 16 billion dollars annually while President Roosevelt weighs its prospects. Republicans and Democrats trade verbal broadside as drafting teams fine tune the measure for possible enactment amid fiscal pressure.
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Washington
Wendell Wilkie
Roosevelt
Willkie
Jebs
Knutson
Minnesota
House
Treasury
Parison
Ed Johnson
D.-Corp
San Antonio Livestock Market Prices and Quotations
Figures from the Federal State Market News service show Wednesday quotations at the San Antonio Livestock Market. Prices cover steers bulls calves and feeders with ranges for good middling, choice and medium grades, as well as notes on sausage and fenders.
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Federal State Market News Service
San Antonio
Soutioo Ihe
al Wis
Mediata Allwia
Arrows
Gills
Choice
Abelia
Sone
Chairs
Boy Scout Study on Juvenile Delinquency Planned
Boy Scout Troop 35 will study juvenile delinquency as public service. Scoutmaster Doin W Holterman says a talk by C B McCullen of the county juvenile office will be heard. The troop meets Friday night at 7:30 at the First Evangelical church on Nelan and Munecy streets.
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Boy Scout
Lroop No. 35
Doin W. Holterman
Nelan and
Munecy Streets
C. B. McCullen
Army Officer Training Cut Down Sharply
War department reports a sharp reduction in officer candidate schools from a peak of 23,000 graduates in December 1942 to a monthly group of 2500 to 3000. Overseas and domestic programs are scaled back with seven of 26 U.S. OCS sites discontinued and four suspended, including Fort Riley and Fort Monroe.
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Cavalry
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Coast Artillery
Camp Hood
Texas
Camp Davis
Fort Washington
Ieiurant General's Department
Fort Warren
Wye
Carlisle Barracks
Parmedica
M.D
Grinnell, Tow
Army Administraion
Gainesville, Pls
Army Administration
Continental operates Wilcox oil discovery in Fayette County
In Fayette County near Cisterns, Continental reports Wilcox zone production from perforations at 2867-2995 feet yielding 65 barrels per day of oil and 12 barrels of water from 2867-76 feet. The dry gas well remains, with top Wilcox at 1650 feet and multiple nearby operations planned, including No 1 Coceriil and No 2 Gabitzsch wells, as crews pursue 6000-foot tests and future extensions in nearby counties.
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Fayette
Clatern
Ig Wayre
Wilenx Sane
Cistern
Rekiaw
Gablizsch
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Derriee
Adameik
Miliee
Cisters
Tom Palmer
Wilee
Flatonia
Alvin Syrviak
W. A
Matthew Sureey
Round Tup
Robert T. Wilson
Wilcox
Alfred Levlen
AL. Balland
Siosi Company
City News Task Force film to be shown to Kiwanis club
The Coast Guard produced two reel film City News Task Force will screen Friday at noon at the Ghater Hotel. Otis L Whitehead Gebhardt Call Powder Co sales manager will speak at 6 pm Friday to the San Antonio Sales Managers Club at the Piazza Hotel on The Last Shall Be Lost. J O Loftin president of San Antonio Junior College was in Austin Thursday with the Texas Association of Public Junior Colleges legislative committee planning school recodification.
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City News
Coast Guard
Kiwanis Club
Ghater Hotel
Otis L. Whitehead
Gebhardt Call Powder Company
San Antonio
Piaza Hotel
J. O. Loftin
San Antonio Junior College
Austin
Thoreday
Tex-As Association of Public Junior Colleges
Draft boards face criticism over father of ten case
In a flurry of reports from multiple cities, draft boards are under fire for crediting a quota to a case involving a father of ten, while another father of eight faces induction uncertainty. Officials note policy offsets and age rules. local conditions and medical status influence deferments and reclassifications.
Heberer Leads in Sl Week Egg Laying Contest
George M L Heberer of San Antonio heads the Arizona Sl Week egg laying contest after three months with 923 eggs from 18 White Leghorns. Heberer, a pedigree White Leghorn breeder on North Loop, notes long term goals and cites his hens achieving high production records and life longevity. In 1942-43 Heberer captured two American Poultry Journal trophies for hens laying 1391 and 323 eggs with top points.
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Arizona
George ML Heberer
San Antonio Poultrymen
Olds
Heberer
North Loop
Tayleton
Stephenville
Leghorn
Texas
United States
Une
Jaa
Comeplete
American Poultry Journal
Obituary: Tom J Jawaras 65 at 502 Delmar Street
Tom J Jawaras age 65 of 502 Delmar Street died Wednesday. Survived by a widow Mrs Jesse Pearl Edwards, daughters Mrs Fred Gilmore and Mrs Urban, and three grandchildren. Services 2 p.m. Friday at Alamo Funeral Home with interment and honors at Fort Bam Houston National Cemetery.
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Tom J. Jawaras
Delmar Street
Jesse Pearl Edwards
Fred Gilmore
Urban
Alamo Funeral Home
Fort, Bam Hoiston National Cemetery
Liberator stories of brave pilots and near disasters abroad
Two American B 24 Liberator tales unfold from World War II air combat. One bomber, shot down by British Spitfires over the North Sea, with crew parachuting into the sea, yet the damaged plane later sank. The second bomber, fully loaded with bombs, fell into a perilous dive but was regained and continued its mission. The incidents highlight crews fighting to regain control and finish targets despite extreme danger.
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Franke
Pulot
Liett
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Man Tells of Jap Bombings At Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio correspondent details a U S Marine sergeant Williams of Oakland recounting 31 days in the tropics near Woodlark Island and New Guinea. He describes under-fire experiences, downing eight Japanese planes, with a peak day on August 13 when three of four planes were shot down.
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0. S. Army
Fort Sam Houston
Woodlark Island
New Guinea
Bet
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Y. Stricklain Williams
San An
Lario
Mivil
Willians
Shospital
Oakland
Maudie Wiliams
Ment
Tropics
Cornelia Williams
Prado Avenue
Casualties 3 From S A Die in Jap Prison Camps
War department lists 62 U S soldiers who died in Japanese prison camps from disease. Three from San Antonio and one from Fredericksburg are named, including Tech. Sel George E B Casey and Master Sgt Charles Joyner. Navy missing include Roy Medard Sullivan and Ernest Wilson Stewart with listed mothers.
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Fredericksburg
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Edythe M. Casey
Charles Joyner
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