Vigorous petroleum policy urged by committee
Washington, Feb. 16. A standing committee warned that the nation's future depends on development of foreign reserves and urged Great Britain to supply a compensating volume of proven reserves. It called for a positive, vigorous petroleum policy to counter depletion as the war continues and urged agreements with Allies on equitable world reserves to be discovered and used in the future.
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Weehington
Fruman
Great Britain
United States
Raoul Cortez Acquitted In Slaying
Raoul Cortez was acquitted by a Criminal District court jic judge W W McCrory after an instructed verdict of not guilty in the 1942 murder case. Cortez a former ente proprietor and advertising man, testified his car was sideswiped by a truck then fired at the tires. the driver died after being hit in the head. The incident occurred on Christmas morning after an alto chase along San Sals street and Produce How.
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W. W McCrory
Criminal District Court
Raoul Cortez
West Commerce Street
Cortez
Ente
Francisco Guajardo
San Sals
Doeee
Santa Rosa
Housing Board to Be Named Soon
Mayor Gus B Mauermann said he picked three new housing board appointees with two already accepting and a third undecided. They replace Louis Schlesinger Charles Albidress and F Redondo whose terms ended. The board meets February 24 with possible action to remove King Kennon executive secretary and housing authority director, a move Mauermann favors.
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Gus B. Mauermann
Housing Board
Louis Schlesinger
Charles Albidress
F. Redondo
King Kennon
Housing Authority
Afauermann
Kennon
Red Tape Delays Muster-Out Pay for Disabled Veterans
Veterans claim officials bind up disbursement of muster-out pay up to 300 dollars by red tape. The February 4 bulletin set application rules and a 30 day payment deadline, but duplicates are now required, delaying pay further. Veterans groups in San Antonio offer help with forms as delays mount at Fort Worth and Cleveland processing offices.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Army and Navy
San Antonio
Army
Navy
U.S. Army
Fort Worth
Navy Bureau of Supplies and Accounts
Cleveland
Oho
Coast Guard
American Legion
William Rees
Legion
Girl Seeks FDR Help To End Hiccups After 44 Days
Anna Mayer, 21, of New York, has hiccuped for 44 days and asks President Roosevelt to intervene for a medical leave for Captain Lester Samuels of the Army Medical Corps at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri. She credits him with saving her life during a 42 day hiccup siege two years earlier. Roosevelt referred her appeal to the army surgeon general.
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New York
Anna Mayer
Roosevelt
Lester Samuecls
Army Medical Corps
Fort. Leonard Wood
Mayer
Samuels
Dr. Samuels
Washington
White House
Miss Mayer
Army
V-12 Qualifying Tests Scheduled
Youths aged 17 to 21 who are high school graduates or will graduate by July 1 may take the third college qualifying test for the army specialized program and the V-12 Navy college program at 8:00 a.m. Wednesday March 15 at Brackenridge High School. A leaflet with an admission form is available at the main office. Those who pass will gain government funded college courses.
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Breckenridge High School
Brackenridge
War film to be shown on Alamo Plaza
A two hour free program will screen At the Front in North Africa at Alamo Plaza starting 7 15 p.m. Thursday. The showing, presented by the Lein Field Air WAC recruiting team led by Warrant Officer Charles Treuter, features actual combat scenes similar to American troop actions in the North African campaign.
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North Africa
Alamo Plaza
Lein Field Air Wac
Charles Treuter
Maly
Jim
Mother and Child Burned in Home Rescue Fire
Helen Bush, 11, suffered first and second degree burns to the chest back and arms when a costume caught fire near a gas heater at 320 Nacogdoches street. Her mother Mrs Lom Bush pulled her from the flames and was treated for burns on her hands at Santa Rosa hospital.
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Helen Bush
Lom Bush
Santa Rosa Hospital
Bush Home
Nacogdoches Street
Victory Concert to Close Bond Drive at Our Lady of the Lake
A victory concert at Our Lady of the Lake College will be held at 8 p.m. Thursday to close a bond drive under way since January 10. The program features an organ solo by Marion Yeager a dance by Virginia Greer selections by the choral club and college philharmonic orchestra. Dr John L McMahon college president will introduce the band queen of the tive.
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Our Lady of the Lakeollege
Marion Yeager
Virginia Greer
Choral Club
College Philharmonic Orchestra
queen of the @tive
John L. McMahon
Sane Security sermon to be preached Thursday in Travis Park
The Rev R H Weasel of Beacon Hill Lutheran church will deliver a noon sermon titled Sane Security in Travis Park Methodist church. The service is part of the weekly program sponsored by the Ban Antoide Ministers association and Council of Churches with Rev Paul G Wilson of Government Hill Lutheran Church presiding.
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R. H. Weasel
Beacon Hill
State Hospital Head Resigns To Join Louisiana Staff
Dy Charles B Sturm assistant superintendent at San Antonio State hospital since 1940 resigns to join Louisiana State hospital staff in Jackson La He and his wife Katherine Estelle Reaney and daughter Patricia Anne will leave here February Sturm has been on the State hospital staff for all years.
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State Hospital
Charles B. Sturm
San Antonio State Hospital
Louisiana State Hospital
Jackson, Lake
Katherine Estelle Reaney
Emell
Patricia Anne
Sturm
Bond Drive Over the Top
Washington reports the Fourteenth War Loan drive wrapped with total subscriptions surpassing the $14 billion target by over $18 million. Final figures show huge single day purchases, though overall daily totals lagged the $5.5 billion quota by roughly $1.8 billion.
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Bexar County
Washington
Capi
Federal Reserve
Krupa Valet Alters Testimony Details in Krupa Case
Joan Patenkos the former valet to Gene Krupa testified in San Francisco court that Krupa did not send him to obtain marijuana cigarettes. He said Krupa only asked him to do something and he acted on a belief, while Krupa faced conviction for contributing to delinquency of a minor. Krupa remains free on a $35,000 appeal bond after serving 90 days and paying a $900 fine last May.
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San Francisco
Joan Patenkos
Gene Krups
Drubmer
Krupa
Superior Court
Patenkos
Johnny
Army Invited To End Strike
LOS ANGELES feb 16 the strike of apl the los angeles department of water and power enters its third day mayor fletcher bowron says the city government would not be displeased if the army stepped in and took necessary action he was told by lieut col william j brennan that the army wants the strike stopped at once service was maintained except for some out light areas department general manager h a von norman says 1500 employees are on strike ernest p taylor afl electrical workers union says 2500 of 1700 workers had left their posts wage rates run 130 to 225 monthly with raises sought of at least 150 a month
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Los. Angeles
APL
Los Angeles
Lonce
Streem
H. A. von Norman
Ernest P. Taylor
AFL Electrical Workers Union
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