Dyess reveals pre Pearl Harbor days in Philippines chapter
The article discusses Lt Col W E Dyess in a serialized account about Philippine events before Pearl Harbor. It highlights Gen Harold H. George warning of imminent war, outpost alertness, limited air defenses, and readers’ glare at U S administration for foresight amid rising Pacific tensions.
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Lste
W. BE. Dyess
Philippines
Pearl Harbor
Dyess
Bataga
Colonel Dyess
Nichols Field
Manila
P. I
Harold H. George
Chilef
Japan
Formosa
Luzon
Philippine
George
Pacific
L. Tetse
Phillippines
Peries
Washington
Oil heater causes garage fire at West Magnolia property
A Sunday blaze at 1011 West Magnolia Avenue damaged a garage and servants quarters with estimated losses of 125 dollars. Fire officials listed the property owner as Joe T. Smith.
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West Magnolia Avenue
Joe T. Smith
Down on the News: Jim Is Still a Democrat in Brooklyn
In a humorous column by Arthur Baer, the piece imagines political rites in Brooklyn’s rubber plant, lampoons Jim Varley’s role and style, and notes Farley and Garver close to clashing while affirming Varley’s Democratic identity amid internal party chatter.
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Arthur
Bugs" Baer
International
Jin Varley
Brooklyn
Jim
San Antonio Juvenile Raids Nab Over 100 Teens
Two army deserters were among ten youths held in city jail after the second weekend raid on pool halls taverns and dance halls netting more than 100 teenagers about half of them zoot-suiters Police and deputies worked the rounds Saturday and Sunday and planned periodic raids until juvenile delinquents are controlled in San Antonio Five others from last week’s sweep and eighteen year olds lacking draft cards were also detained at times released with juvenile court warnings.
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Falil
Nity
Agai
New Orleans
Wichita Falls
FPB 1
Duke Carve Jana
Bil Brogan
San Antonio
Cadet Ready To Bomb Own Property in Hanover Paradox
Walter P. Tedrahn, 23, in pre flight training at San Antonio Aviation Cadet Center, faces a grim paradox as he may one day command bombs over Hanover while his German immigrant parents still own Hanover district buildings. He vows to destroy Nazi Germany and claims deep anti Nazi sentiment from studies in Germany and France between 1937 and 1939.
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Walter P. Tedrahn
San Antonio
Hitler
Germany
France
St Germany
Edrahn
Landschulhr Im Kellan
Thuringia
Ecole de Pantheon
Paris
Europe
Diplomatic prep and political tension in Tedrahn family tale
Ailed Tedratn sought a German post, using funds saved by the Tedrahns after Hitler seized power to educate Walter in Germany. He faced hostility as a “damn Yankee” and saw most classmates join the Hitler Youth. After criticizing National Socialism he was warned to leave or stay silent, while holding a cadet rank of lieutenant colonel in preflight training.
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Tedratn
Hitler
Germany
Tedranns
Tedrahns
Walter
Tedratin
Hitler Youth Movement
Tedrahn
Leutenant
Leg Broken After Fall at Boarding House
Leslie Rairder aged 66 broke his right leg when he missed a top step and fell on Sunday at 427 Austin Street. He was taken to Robert B. Green Hospital for treatment.
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Leslie Rairder
Austin Street
Robert B. Green Hospital
Pistol Shots Hit Home on Delgado Street
Police probe three gunshots fired into the home of Tony Diaz at 846 Delgado Street. One bullet narrowly missed Mrs. Diaz and struck a bed, another ricocheted hitting a window sill near a grandison sleeping, and a third broke an electric light bulb. Diaz knew of no personal enemies.
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Tony Diaz
Delgado Street
Diaz
Grandison
Pen-Pal Seeks San Antonio High School Girl
Ted Brennan, 17, of Sheffield England, asks Mayor Mauermann for help locating a loyal San Antonio girl to be his pen pal. He lists interests in swing dancing, movies and sports and hopes to begin correspondence through a local contact.
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Ted Brennan
Sheffield
England
San Antonio
Gus B. Mauermann
Tei
S.A. Officer Commended for Cape Gloucester Work
Lieutenant J W Buss of 707 East Elmira Street is commended for frontline engineering in Cape Gloucester New Britain. He built a bridge over a jungle stream, an embankment road under enemy fire, scouted under sniper fire, and directed bridge approach from a high embankment despite continuous exposures.
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J. W. Buss
Elmira Street
Cape Gloucester
New Britain
Buss
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