Chamberlain Replaces Hore Belisha In War Office Shakeup
London reports a cabinet shakeup as Prime Minister Chamberlain replaces war minister Leslie Hore Belisha. The move prompts mixed reactions in Parliament with opposition calling for clear wartime policy. Hore Belisha says no policy clash exists and declines a different post. Chamberlain cites difficulties from Hore Belisha's strong qualities.
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Chamberlain
Lestie Hore-Belisha
War Office
Horeelisha
Hore-Belluha
Ieadera
Sky Archibald Sinelitz
Clement Attlee
Cabloes
Aed
Pies
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Hore-Belisha
Morocelli
FDR Hand Kiss Report From Garner Details
Franklin D. Roosevelt told reporters at a press conference that Vice President Garner kissed both his hand and Mrs. Roosevelt’s hand at a White House reception last week. Mrs. Roosevelt said Garner is a genial gentleman and that he kissed her hand and the president’s and wished to get home quickly.
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Miz
White House
Mrs. Roosevelt
Taxpayer League Group Meets City Hall In Closed Session
Six members of the Taxpayers Defense League led by Henry Lee Taylor entered a closed session with the city council after the regular meeting at City Hall Tuesday. Discussion topics were not released and a statement would be issued after the session in the small council chamber.
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Taxpayers’ Defense League
Henry Lee Taylor
League
Hiigel Gemiminles
Tha
Plot to overthrow US government shocks New York
A 17 man group accused of seditious conspiracy faced arraignment with bail set at 50 000 each as federal agents probe a revolutionary syndicate. FBI chief Edgar Hoover claimed strong evidence of plans to dictatorship, anti Semite aims and assassinations of congressmen, while witnesses recalled strangers near Narrowsburg and a citywide crackdown intensified.
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United States
National Guard
New York City
Edgar Hoover
FBI
Russia
Hoover
Narrowsburg
Gange
Senate confirms Frank Murphy for Supreme Court seat
Washington January 16 The Senate confirmed Attorney General Frank Murphy as associate Justice of the Supreme Court in a voice vote with no audible dissent. The chamber then swiftly approved nominations of Solicitor General Tooty Hy Jackson and Judge Francs Wide for the Solicitor General post.
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Frank Murphy
Supreme Court
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Dips and Dips: Cold Spell Hits San Antonio Weather
Meteorologist J. K. harbor warned of bitter winds, humidity, and low pressure as San Antonio faced renewed wintry blasts. Thermometers fell to 20 degrees at the airport Tuesday. a further drop was expected before moderating temps. Wednesday may reach around 64 after a 56 on Monday and an expected 60 Tuesday.
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J. K. Harbor
San Antonio
Jarber
Dismissals Hit Over 1320 PWA Workers Nationwide
In Washington on January 18 UPI reports more than 1320 federal Works Administration employees will receive dismissal notices the largest mass layoff by a federal office since 1935. Notices began arriving yesterday and will be sent out by tomorrow with 700 in Washington and the rest spread nationally. Most dismissed worked for public works programs long since ended.
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Supreme Court
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Washington
Public Works Administration
Fears of Infantile Paralysis Close Manila School
Manila reports an epidemic scare with the American school closed for at least a week after six American pupils contract paralysis. La Salle College also closed following a student’s death, as health officials tally five recent fatalities mainly among Americans and urge rapid case reporting.
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INS
la Balle College
Finland reports Soviet air raids on Salla front
Finland says two Soviet air groups attacked near Salla as Russian raids hit towns well behind lines. 70 to 89 warplanes took part, four shot down amid bitter cold. Casualties reported as 4 injured. Viborg area three killed and four wounded. Destruction described in Ekenäs and other villages, with many homes lost and fires hard to quell due to freezing temperatures.
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Finland
Salla
A& Viborg
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Tampere
Turki
Sev
FDR Outlines Finland Credits and Neutrality Moves
President Roosevelt told Congress that extending credit to Finland would not imply or threaten U S involvement in European wars. He urged congressional authority to expand the revolving Credit Fund of the Export-Import Bank and possibly finance trade by purchasing bank securities. Senators proposed invoking neutrality acts to address Russo Finnish and Sino Japanese conflicts and to assess states of war.
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Roosevelt
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Ld Tyree
South
Central America
Senate
Danaher
R-Conn
Lowar
Submarine Losses Stun Britain Admiralty Reports Three U Boats Gone
London January 16 The British Admiralty acknowledged the loss of three submarines Seahorse Starfish and Undine marking Germanys first victories over Britain undersea forces. Total casualties unknown the ships carried about 107 crew collective. German and French reports add conflicting details but confirm allied submarine losses and enemy action in the North Sea and Belgian coast area.
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Berlin
Belgoland Bight
Deutschland
Urswa
Undine
Star
Olt
Salmon
Ussam
Bremen
Leipzig
North Sea
Knile
Oxley
Navel
Paris
Starfish
Seahorse
Haying
Britain Denies Offer to Guarantee Sweden Integrity
STOCKHOLM January 16 official denial reported Britain did not offer to guarantee Sweden's integrity. Norwegian Foreign Minister Halydah Eoht also denied claims abroad that Britain would guarantee Norway's borders, as published today. Four soldiers died and 20 were injured in a Brussels army barracks fire at Basse Bodeaus when a door opened inward trapped escapees.
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England
Sweden
Norwegian Telegraphic Agency
Halydah Eoht
Britain
Norway
Brussels
Basse Bodeaus
Livge
Weather notes for San Antonio region Tuesday to Wednesday
Parity cloudy and not quite as cold Tuesday night. Winds mainly gentle to moderate. Airport temps show highs near 60 Tuesday, 54 Monday, with lows around 34 Tuesday night and 31 Tuesday morning. Coastal areas milder, north portions colder, with partial cloudiness overnight.
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San Antonio
Texas
Cokler
Worthesring
Funds Cut to Agencies in Roosevelt Program
Washington Jan 16 The House Appropriations Committee denied funds for two Roosevelt created agencies and trimmed the Independent Milicu budget by 94.5 million dollars reducing Roosevelt's request to 1.100 billion, postponing shipbuilding funds and sparing only temporary cuts. The National Resources Planning Board and the Office of Government Reports faced complete denial as the committee proposed withholding 75 million from the ship construction fund and eliminating agency operations under the president. The panel also proposed large cuts to the Federal Works Agency and government promotions, signaling broad reductions across executive offices and planned reorganizations.
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National Resources Planning Board
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Chaiman
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Office of Government
Joan Bennett Ex Husband Poisoning Incident News
Los Angeles reports film actress Joan Bennett's ex husband John Marion Fox is gravely ill in hospital after an overdose of sleeping tablets. Fox, once a Seattle broker and father of Bennett's daughter Diana, was rushed to a hospital. sister Barbara visited him as doctors described his condition.
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Joan
Barbara
Fox
Jord
Seattle
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Diana
London
Diana Bennett
Markey
Livestock Sales Rise 34 Percent in San Antonio Market 1939
Livestock sales on the San Antonio market rose 34 percent from the previous year with a total of 15,875,099.94 dollars for 1939. Ganeral head count reached 723,802 cattle, calves, hogs, and sheep/goats, marking gains across categories. Cattle up 9 percent, calves 19.6, hogs 25.69, sheep and goats 110.73, with stockers and feeders totaling 72,247,190 head, a 263 percent increase.
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Tvestock
San Antonio
Freeze Grips Texas Across State In Broad Cold Wave
Temperatures plunged across Texas with the gulf coast feeling the force of a deep cold front. Dallas and Abilene dipped to around 24 degrees while Amarillo and Lubbock reported near 26. Houston and Beaumont stayed milder at about 29, with El Paso and Del Rio near the freezing point. The coldest spell since November 1938 hit many areas as the chill extended from the Panhandle to the gulf coast.
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Tempeca
EL Texas
Gulf Coast
Paso
Amarilla
Austin
Labbock
Panhandle
Abilene
Houston
Heaumont Mercuries
del Ria
War at a Glance by the Aquamated Lavan
London reports three British submarines presumed lost and one Nazi sub sunk. Berlin claims two British subs sunk in Helgoland Bight. Copenhagen notes strained Russian relations with Scandinavia and a radio accusation Sweden forces unemployed to fight for Finland. Moscow decorates 2006 for Finland campaign service. Rio de Janeiro hosts Pan American talks on a safety zone around the Americas as Tokyo installs a new cabinet led by Admiral Yonai.
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Berlin
Germany
Helgoland Bight
Copenhagen
Scandinavia
Red Radio
Sweden
Finland
Moscow
Russia
Rio DE Janeiro
Americas
Tokyo
Yonai
San Antonio to reappraise city property values
San Antonio city council awarded a $40,000 contract to George G. Ehrenberg Co. of Tilins for a full reappraisal, resurvey of all parcels, updating maps, and expert watch with the board of equalization. Payments totaling $7,000 will be made in installments, project to run 480 days, with $80 daily penalty for delays.
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George G. Ehrenberg
Board of Equalization
Tax Department
Iat
C. Ray Davis
Valdes
Campsiest
Davis
Ehrenberg Company
San Antonio Real Estate Board
RW. Patton
Patton
Maverick
Astate
Wallace Rogers
Cole
George Green
Ehrenberg
Dickinson
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