Reduction of 1 000 000 ITV Outlay Sought at Gunter Hotel
The Taxpayers Defense League declared a goal to cut city costs by 1 million dollars through May 31 1941 and beyond. Henry Lee Taylor said 300000 could be saved in the current budget and 700000 cut from the 1942 city budget. The group plans specific recommendations to the city administration and a full report from City Auditor Tucker. Two main aims were urged: a long range savings program and accurate cost data for city needs.
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Hoover backs Finland aid and surplus-food plan
Washington reports former President Hoover endorses Roosevelt's Finland credit extension and proposes sending surplus foods to Finland and Poland without monetary obligations. He heads a Finnish relief committee, estimating Finland's food needs at up to 20 million dollars through the next harvest. Congressional leaders doubt further Finland loans will pass, fearing entanglement in European wars, while favoring a boosted Export-Import Bank to finance surplus exports.
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Leaves Granted by Bexar Inspectors
The Commissioners' Court grants leaves of absence to two county sanitary inspectors to attend a training course for public health workers at A and M College. Fritz Schilo Jr. and Morris Hollers will leave February 15 and return May 4.
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Commissioners' Court
Fritz Schilo Jr
Morris Hollers
Weather notes on air, temperatures and clouds forecasts
Professor J L Jarboe outlines ABC style weather mapping for the city. Air movements point to gentle southerlies Thursday, temperatures rise to a top of 58 Tuesday with a low around 31 Wednesday. Clouds will be partial with smoky low sections visible morning haze near the Smith-Young tower.
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Brick hurled as Dies committee talks in Aurora
An agent for the Dies committee investigating un American activities James C Metcalfe faced a brick thrown through a window during his Aurora chamber of commerce address. The brick was wrapped in paper bearing a warning about the end of the capitalistic system, and a taunting remark targeted the speaker.
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Montcalfe
Oil Quotas to Stay Same Next Month
Austin dispatch reports the railroad commission will not change East Texas oil production quotas next month. Commissioner Jerry Sadler said February's provision order will end production holidays in other fields. This month saw thirteen shut-in days.
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Railford Commission
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Jerry Sadler
Long Keeps Lead In Louisiana Vote
Early returns from Louisiana’s Democratic primary show Governor Earl K. Long leading the field but short of a first round majority by an estimated 20,000 to 30,000 votes. Sam Jones trails by about 3,000 as reform candidates split the field. James A. Noe and H. Morrisong also contend, with results from 6 percent of precincts showing Long at 190,724, Jones around 4,312, Noe about 49,096, Morrisong 23,554, and Moseley 3,022 as New Orleans returns near completion.
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Four Die in Huston Blaze at Salvation Army Center
Houston January blaze killed four men and injured six others at the two story Salvation Army service center. Firefighters rescued thirteen from a window while three more escaped down a ladder. The shell of the building remained. cause undetermined. Victims included Arthur Speed 47 Dallas Al Wilson 26 Houston James Melton 59 Stanton Ind Ernest McGii 98 address unknown. Three trucks burned. total damage about 16000, some insured. Firemen suffered injuries. center workers recount panic and attempts to flee via rear stairway and fire escape.
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Red maps detail route to Sweden
Swed ish police chief Ernst Fone of Gothenburg said maps captured from Russian airmen show routes from a Goviet airfield southwest of Leningrad to points in Sweden and Norway. He warned the maps could be used to plan raids and boasted Sweden and Norway as targets.
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Explosion at DuPont powder works kills two workers
An explosion at a DuPont munitions unit in Gibbesstown area, West Virginia, killed Byrd Leslie Harbisor 20 and J. Edwards Bundens Jr, with a third worker injured. The blast shook surrounding area about 500 yards from the Trepano Sphint site. a factory announcement named the deceased and noted injuries.
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Finns Drive Reds Back in Dalla Front
Finnish troops in sub zero weather press the advance against Soviet forces on the Sala front near Finland. Reporter Thomas F. Hawkins describes brutal cold, small skirmishes, and Finnish patrols guarding two vital highways as temps drop to 51 below zero.
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Finnish commander vows fight against Russians in invasion
Field Marshal Baron Catt von Mannernheim, Finnish army leader, declares in Paris that Finns will fight to the last man and child, burn homes and forests, destroy towns and industries, and curse what they give to the Russians, in a Paris Soir interview.
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Beached British Cruiser Excluded By Official Denial
London January 17 reports abroad claimed the British cruiser Exeter was beached at Falkland Islands. An official said the Exeter has not been beached anywhere and the reports are incorrect.
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War at a Glance on the Eastern Front
The Associated Press notes a Cold halt in warfare in Finland with firm positions ten miles inside Russia on the East Central front. Bitter Western front weather slows operations while rumors of a German rail sabotage plot alarm Britain with 600,000 workers on alert. Belgium maintains mobilization though war slackens, and U.S. leaders doubt Finland aid will pass Congress.
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Sweden Defends Neutrality in Finland Support Stance
Stockholm reports Premier Hansson told parliament Sweden will aid Finland and defend its independence. He warned neutrality would be protected with all means, rejecting external orders on relations with Finland and any breaches such as troop movements or use of buses. The debate followed regional tensions and concerns over neutrality.
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Weather Report for San Antonio Area
Partly cloudy and warmer tonight with Thursday remaining partly cloudy and little temperature change Winds light to gentle becoming southerly Airport highs near 60 with Wednesday night low around 34 Thursday highs about 60 Tuesday 58 and Wednesday morning around 35 Lash Terms east of esimdredth
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Supreme Court Closes for Day
The Supreme Court offices closed at noon due to the death of Judge Lodedy. A funeral was held in Houston for the former member as the commission day continued with limited sessions. Weather forecast notes fair to partly cloudy skies in the near term.
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