Army Engineer Maj. Gen. Sehley Visits Fort Sam Houston
Maj. Gen. Julian L. Sehley chief of army engineers arrives in San Antonio for an inspection of the Second Engineer Battalion at Fort Sam Houston. He is joined by Maj. L. B. Hewitt and greeted by Maj. Morris W. Gilland. He tours battalion activities and planned to visit Brooks field and Duncan field.
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Julian L. Sehley
Ermy Engineers
San Antonio
Fort Sam Houston
Brooks, Duncan and
Kelly Fields
BH. Hewitt
Galveston
Morris W. Gilland
Sehley
Army Post
Brooksfield
Duncan Field
Duncan expansion continues with Fort Belvair attic engineer school
An engineer, chief since 11937, plans to leave San Antonio for a tour after establishing an attic engineer school at Fort Belvair to direct building activities. Capt. Benjamin Witter has led construction since the corps took over air field work, including a 2.5 million dollar San Antonio Air Depot program. General Schley, West Point 1903 graduate, led an engineer regiment in France in World War I and later held Canal Zone and other posts.
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Fort Belvair
Vals
San Antonio
Corps of Engineers
Benjamin &. Witter
San Antonio Air Depot
Schley
West Point
Commissioners to Attend Meeting in Corpus Christi
Bexar county commissioners will attend the Southwest Texas County Judges and Commissioners association meeting at Corpus Christi this month. They were invited by F W Armin commissioner of Nueces county who was in San Antonio Thursday. Many good values in good used seats offered through Chicagoan 73 Light Want Ads.
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Bexar County
Texas County Judges and Commissioners’ Association
Corpus Christi
F.W. Armin
Nueces County
San Antonio
Increase in Auto Production Seen This Week
Detroit auto industry weekly survey estimates total production at 125,440 units for the week, up from 124,084 last week and 103,758 a year ago. Rise appears due to resumed operations at Willy Overland, with General Motors at 32,918, Chrysler at 28,417, and others totaling 25,600 after prior week 26,648.
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Detroily
Automotive News
Willy Overland
General Motorn
Chrysler
Jons
Arm Severed by Propeller Accident at Kelly Field
First Lieut. Robert J. Bruton, a Kelly field flying instructor and West Point graduate, suffered the loss of his right arm when he walked into a taxiing aircraft Thursday. He was taken to Kelly field hospital. Bruton had taught at the field since graduating from Kelly in 1935.
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Robert J. Bruton
Kelly Field
Bruton
Kelly Field Hospital
West Point
Deserters From Beauregard Held
LOCKHART Feb 20 IINS Robert Idziak and Edward Kloostermann Jr said they were deserters from the One Hundred Twenty sixth infantry at Camp Beauregard La. held for army authorities after suspended burglary sentences. The pair gave homes on Cand Bapiés Mich were found guilty of burglarizing Luling entomor...
Morgenthau launches taxable bonds plan after debt rise
Washington reports Secretary Morgenthau using new powers to issue fully taxable securities and expand the federal debt limit to 65 billion. He orders baby bonds after March 1 to be taxable, outlines a 1.22 billion refunding program, and plans 100 million weekly borrowing on taxable treasury notes as the administration seeks funding and publicity for the program amid market watch.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Treasury
Roosevelt
Congress
New Boys Club Reaches 100 Members in San Antonio
The new Boys Club at 1819 South Hackberry Street opened with over 100 members and about five hundred boys attended the inauguration. Joe Ruhnke will oversee Unit No 2 as the second club in the city with after school sessions and recreation for youth.
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New Boys” Club
Vice
Walt No
South Hackberry Street
San Antonio
Bay of the Street
Joe Ruhnke
East Side
Man Leaps to Death From Train Near Erie
Deputy Coroner reports Charles E B Stone of Richford New York 4 leaped from a Pullman car on a New York Central train near Erie Pennsylvania last night Five passengers saw him open the door and jump The body was found today in a northwest Pennsylvania community Stone had been in Los Angeles on business Railroad officials recovered 2400 in checks and 240 in cash from his belongings
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Erie
Fev
John F. Marks
Charles EB. Stone
Richford
N.Y
New York Central Railroad
Pennsylvania
Marks
Trai
Ih, Eck
Toledo
Ohio
Stone
Los Angeles
Calif
Cigarette Output From Major U.S. Factories Reported
U S cigar manufacturers produce over 5 223 288 000 cigars annually from about 600 factories surveyed by the census bureau. The figure equates to roughly 100 cigars for every adult of smoking age.
Thieves Could Enter Movies Threat in San Antonio Heists
San Antonio police report a rash of thefts Wednesday night with a motion picture camera valued at 200 dollars and 50 dollars in city property taken from a storeroom behind Mrs. M Hauch’s home at 316 Saunders Ave W. A second theft involved 12 diapers from 1425 Lamar Street. Other reported losses include an auto from 330 West Mulberry Avenue, 5 percent from a chest at 2908 West Houston Street, a bicycle at 804 Fast Magnolia Avenue, an overcoat from a classroom at 20 Clutter Street, merchandise worth 814 from Petra Longoria’s grocery at 702 South Frio Street, clothing valued at 85 dollars from Marie Sharp at 44 Matamoraga Street, and a coal frame car at 1449 Hicks Avenue.
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San Antonio
Madeline May
West
Houston Street
Cere
Clyde Gisslan
Magnolia Avenue
F. Hastings
Clutter
Aula
Petra
Longoria
South Frio Street
Marie Sharp
Matamorag Steet
W. L. Cameron
Hicks, Avenue
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Chefuisits
Duncan
Air Corps
Time Light
Costa
Fett
Adwriter
Beauregard
Prat
Wan
General Electric Refrigerator
the Parker
Artic
General Electric
Kim Company
N. H, King
Mar
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