Around the Plaza on Southern voting restrictions
A pamphlet by the Committee of Editors and Writers of the South attacks "disenfranchisement" and cites poll taxes, residence rules, and other barriers. It questions the claim that two-year residence harms 66 percent of Southern tenants, using the World Almanac to compare state rules. The piece notes Alabama Louisiana Mississippi South Carolina Rhode Island as states with longer residency requirements, and adds that most states require only one year.
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South
Texas
Na- Hon
Union
Alabama
Louisiana
Mississippi
South Catalina
Rhode Island
Manyor
Providence
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Tennessee
Virginia
Kentucky
Ployida
North Gavaling
Gioupia
Acas
Merritt Earns Purple Heart and Oak Leaf Cluster
Sergeant Gerard C. Merritt of 280 West Mulberry Street is in an English hospital recovering from chest wounds suffered November 28 while serving in Germany with the U S Infantry. He had earlier sustained less serious wounds in France. A blood transfusion by Sal Carl N. Smith of San Antonio aided his recovery. Mrs Martha Merritt informs Hist orate that Smith donated blood Christmas Eve and Merritt showed rapid improvement. Merritt was previously in the local insurance business.
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Gerard C. Merritt
West Mulberry Street
U. S
Germany
France
Merritt
Sal
Carl N. Smith
San Antonio
Historate
Mre
Martha Merritt
Bergeant Smith
Police To Go All Out In Polio Drive
San Antonio police will patrol heavily Thursday to back the Mile of Dimes street campaign. They aim to surpass the firemen's $2600 opening day total and urge ticket purchases for the Match of Dimes event at the Gunter hotel auditorium. Sweater drive runs through January 21 with theaterwide participation and a Greer Garson screen appeal to boost collections.
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Gan Antonio
Pan Antonio
Mile of Dimes Street
Bexay Bounty
Lather H. Turner
Chirman
Bald "Turner
March of Dines
Gunter Hotel
San Antonio
al Reynolds
Greer Garson
Col Gibbs Receives DSC for Normandy Heroism
Lt Col George W Gibbs 734 Hartiman Pl, awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism on D Day at Normandy. He led men through a breach, crossed a mine field, and charged two enemy emplacements amid heavy fire. He was later wounded in France Aug 1 and evacuated after 27 months overseas. holder of Silver Star, Oak Leaf Cluster, Legion of Merit, and Purple Heart.
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George C. Beach
George W. Gibbs
San Antonian
France
Hartiman Place
Normandy
D-day
Brooke General Hospital
Fort Sam Houston
Gibbs
Frince
United States
D. S.C
Fragmentary notes on Polish history and its partitions
The text presents a fragmented, opinionated summary of Poland being divided multiple times in history. It mentions early splits and major partitions in 1772, with references to 1148 1241 1259 1697 and 1772, but the overall argument is unclear and stylized. It cites Polish political prisoners and imperial meddling by Russia Prussia and Austria.
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Boleslaus
Halo
Russia
Vena
Austria
Fireworks Display Planned at Tech Field by War Dads
Alamo chapter No 18 American War Dads plans a patriotic fireworks program at Tech Field on March 23 and 24 with early sponsor Matheny as president. The arrangements committee lists Joseph H Heller as general chairman James Tatolla Jr as co chairman and Raymond Tullos overseeing tickets.
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Tokyo
Tech Field
Early Matheny
Jaeeph H. Heller
James Tatolla Jr
Raymond Tullos
Col Jerry Sadler Returns from Persia to Austin
Col Jerry Sadler former railroad commissioner arrives in Austin after 27 months with the Persian Gulf command as battalion commander in the transportation corps He will take a 21 day leave to visit Mrs Sadler at 2607 Enfield road before a new assignment likely within the United States He earned the Order of the Father and for War third highest Russian decoration after delivering overland supplies to Russia via Mediterranean ports in his overseas service He flew from his PGC station to New York in three and a half days aboard an aly transport command plane ending at LaGuardia field
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Little
Jerry Sadler
Oxasy
Austin
Persian Gulf Command
Transportation Corps
Sadler
Enfield Road
United States
Persian Gut Command
Russia
PGC
New York
Aly Transport Command
LaGuardia. Field
Fidelity Club to Meet for First Session
Fidelity Club convenes its first meeting February 14 with Harry Chalkley newly elected president. Officers include Martina Matthies as vice president, Catherine Mushail as secretary, and George Bennett as treasurer.
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Fidelity Club
Harry Chalkley
Martina .Matthies
Catherine Mushail
George Bennett
Housing Chaplain Speaks Thursday in Travis Park
The Rev. T. Ervin Veale, chaplain for local war housing areas with the San Antonio Council of Churches, will address the interdenominational service at Noon Thursday in Travis Park Methods Church. His topic is He Who Walks Alone. The Rev. M. Veale is a 1940 Yale Divinity School graduate.
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T. Ervin Veale
San Antonio
Judge Drops 2000 Court Cases Inactive Dockets
Judge Augustus McCloskey reported that about one hundred cases were dismissed daily since New Year. The inactive docket involved defendants moved out of the city or beyond prosecution by statute of limitations, including traffic offenses, vagrancy, drunkenness, disturbing the peace, and fighting.
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Augustus McCloskey
Jn Hine
McCloskey
McCloskery
Joseph Aspirin Ad Claims World’s Largest Seller Status
An advertisement touts Joseph Aspirin as the world’s largest seller available in a large family size. It emphasizes a price of 100 tablets for 350 and asserts higher value by paying less for purity and savings. The copy urges demand for the brand.
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G. C. Merritt
Purple Heart
TXVS
Gerard C, Merritt
Col. Gibbs
Bucring Down
Arthur “Bugs” Baek
Poland
Dawnell
Manne and Weill
Glave
Col
Persia
Porsi
Pring Suits
Frost's
Coats
Suits
Fost
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