Roosevelt holds weekly defense briefing with top officials
President Roosevelt conducted a weekly review of the defense program in a morning conference with Secretary of State Hull War Secretary Stimson Undersecretary Forrestal Gen George C Marshall and Admiral Harold R Stark. The session aimed to refine plans and included schedule for British aid bill administration with Morgenthau Hull and Stimson.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Forrestal
Navy
Army
Harald R. Starks
Naval Operations
Stephen Earry
Hull
Stimson
Sechelary Morgenthau
Blao
Chester Davis
Gang Dunn
Defense Commission
Ypres
Hugh Dowding
Britain
Harry J
Wacker Urges U S War Declaration Against Germany
Professor A B Wacker of the University of San Antonio urged the United States to declare war on Germany immediately during a Tuesday night lecture at St Anthony Hotel. He argued isolation is impossible and that war would justify participation in postwar peace while opposing guilt clauses reparations or enforced war debts.
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United States
Germany
A. B. Wacker
University of San Antonio
St. Anthony
Temple Beth-El
Family of Nations
England
San Antonio Board Votes to Sell Brackenridge Property
The San Antonio school board agrees to sell the Brackenridge Negro school site at Center and Hackberry to the San Antonio Boys’ Club for 45000. Existing occupants may stay one year, including a day nursery and a WPA agency. Board also seeks bids for remodeling equipment at the high school, and grants leave of absence to Mrs. Swinburn. Deeds will be issued for taxes-paid properties to Ed Ruhnke and Ernestine Thets.
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San Antonio
Kifer
Eleanor C. Swinburn
Ed Ruhnke
Ernestine "Thets
Committees Scan New Pension Plan For City Fire and Police
Four committees drawn from police and fire department personnel studied the proposed New pension plan by Arthur Hansen, Chicago actuary. The final committee was named at a Central Fire Station meeting Tuesday afternoon. a similar firemen's committee was named Monday, and police groups were named in two meetings last week. State Senator J Franklin Spears of San Antonio has introduced him in the legislature to enable operation of the new plan.
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Arthur Hansen
Chicago
Central Fire Station
J. Franklin Speara
San Antonio
Mother of Quads Seeks Citizenship Papers
Mrs Maria Concetta Perricone of Buenamont applies for citizenship papers. Born in Italy in 1898 she arrived to this country in 1900s. Mother of quadruplets born October 31 1928 and five other children.
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Maria
Concetta Perricone
Buenamont
Italy
Ant West 66 Die. Rites Planned at First Baptist
Services for Mrs. Ant West 66, widow of pioneer cattleman Inte Bol West, will be held Wednesday at 8 p m from First Hap uis ehinec. She died Tuesday at home 422 King William St. Survivors include two sons George West Batesville and West San Antonio a daughter Mrs Mary Ward Dublin five sisters Mrs B Z Dewees San Antonio and Mrs F G Palton Yoakum. Burial in Alamo Masome cemetery with Rev Perry F webb officiating.
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Ant West
West
King Willian Street
James %. King
Bind Uvec
George ‘W. Weat
Batesville
Tke West
San Antonio
Mary Ward
Dublin
B. Z. Dewees
F. G. Palton
Yoakum
Hottorary
Palther
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Rogker
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Beara
Sa. Yd
Seals
Servistan
Chatfield and
Belfield
Axminster
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