British Ship Sunk as Italian Submarine Attacks
Rome reports the British auxiliary cruiser Eumussus loaded with troops sunk in the Atlantic by an Italian submarine. The same bulletin notes another submarine downed the 600-ton Greek steamer Eleni. Allied reports claim heavy Tobruk losses and stubborn Greek frontier fighting as Axis forces press westward in Libya.
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Rome
Eumssus
Alantic
High Command
Daily
Eleni
Tobruk
Daily War Bulletin
Bren
Commounique
Trailan
Healy
London Quiet After Fifth Night Without Raids
London reports no enemy air activity last night as Germany appears unable to mount raids. Officials cite rain and fog over the continent and RAF patrols preventing major action. Some sources speculate German reorganization and aircraft servicing, plus losses from crashes and Italian help in the Mediterranean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Gereman
Germany
Royal Air Force
Alr
Mediterranean
RAF Bows U Boat Dase Over Lorient Raid
British warplanes bombed the German submarine base at Lorient on the French coast last night. The raid faced bad weather but was completed with RAF planes returning safely to base. Air ministry said coastal patrols and reconnaissance were carried out. German planes stayed away from Britain.
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London
Bese
Church Teachers Receive Diplomas at St. John's Lutheran
Members of the teaching staff at St. John's Lutheran Church will be presented diplomas from the American Lutheran Church board of parish education. Recipients include Misses Emma Frey Agness Harmel Paula Will and Mrs Harold Hildebrandt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bt. John’s Lutheran
Board of Parish Education
Emma Prey
Agnies Haramel
Paula Will
Harold Hildebrandt
Readers respond to In the News column on war and freedom
A sequence of letters from readers in January 1941 to William Randolph Hearst praise the In the News column, urging caution about war, recalling American history, and defending principles of freedom. Names include Giles Hodnett Delmar New York and Gordon Watkin Monmouth America Long Branch New Jersey, plus Benjamin Boe and Electra Stone among others, reflecting public sentiment ahead of World War II.
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Giles Hodnett
Delmar
William Randolph Hearst
San Francisco
Calif
H. Onderdonk
Lula Onderlonk
Hansch Ave
East Netroit
Mich
Tha
Gordon Watkin
Monmouth Amecicsa
Long Branch
N. de
Hearst
Red Bank
Rumson-Lee Bright
New York
Fin
Areral
Subuc
Wilson
Aparenty
Roosevelt
New Jersey
Willkie
W. Warren Barbour
Cromwell
Europe
Washington
Benjamin Boe Borriteau
Arurancany
Ithaca
William Randolph Iearly
New York Journal American
iNew York
William Randolph Nearst
Ian Simean
the News
Harvard
Cambridge
Francis O
Frenom
Newport
Whitehouse Avenue
Roosevelt, N
I. R
William Randolpil
Tf Rears
New York City
Sirs
Aone Island Humane Association
Electra Stone
Pasadena Sets Women a Day
Pasadena plans a voluntary public registration day for women in education for national defense. Dr Gertrude Laws announces that all Pasadena women will register listing their education types and defense qualifications for service in areas such as child care, cooking for large groups, nursing, sanitation, nutrition, disease control, home living, and occupational therapy.
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Bacramento
Calif
New York
Pasadena
Gertrude Laws
Compromise on Defense Bill Faces Hearing Wrap
House Foreign Affairs Committee heard witnesses over two weeks of hearings on a lease supply bill. Republicans urged amendments on time and expenditure limits to speed passage. Witnesses included Admiral Stark. General Marshall. Maj. Gen. Breit. William Castle. Gerald K. Smith. George H Clees Jr. William Dennis, urging caution over constitutional powers and international law implications.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee
Bullitt
William Green
American Federation of Later
Dorothy Mompson
Harold FR. Stark
George
Marshall
Army
George H. Breit
Army Air Corps
Home Committee
Wiliam RR
Castle
Hoover
Congress
Gerald &. K. Smith
Detroit
Noosevelt
Lutheran Pastors Plan Joint Meet in San Antonio
Pastors from American Lutheran congregations in San Antonio and Sailhyrest Teas meet the Mils xond Lutheran clergy at Grace Lutheran Church on Avenue E at Fifth Street at 9 30 a m Monday. The session runs until 4 p m. Rev Arthur Repp acts as secretary for the Missouri group and Rev G A Toehlman as secretary for the American Lutheran group. Rev A L Wolff of St John’s Lutheran will fund the discussion for the American Lutheran pastors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Sailhyrest Teas
Sane
Grace Lutheran Church
Avenue E
Fifth Street
Arthur Repp
Missouri
G. A. Toehlman
A. L. Wolff
St. John's Lutheran Church
Overtime Payroll Reaches New Camp Edwords Week Total
In Falmouth Massachusetts on January 22 a weekly payroll of 965000 was paid to 23800 workers at Camp Ed wards marking the largest weekly payroll for the camp during construction. The figure reflects overtime costs and highlights the substantial labor expenses in the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Falmouth
Mass
Camp Edwards
Fragmented Bexar Facts credits and names from Local Memo
A garbled Bexar Facts item lists names and places from San Antonio including Kewpie Jones Roy Leslie and Gene Roth. It hints at social clubs, birthdays, civic notes, music references and a home guard formation amid a clutter of misread OCR text.
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U of Texas
Jones
San Antonio
Roy
Leslie
Houston
British drive widens as Tobruk momentum shifts in Africa
Cairo dispatch reports Marshal Graziani moving Libyan forces away from Cirene and Derna as British air and ground pressure reshapes the Tobruk front. Tanks and Australian infantry push toward Bengasi while Viceroy Wavell visits Tobruk. Eritrean border clashes and Selassie’s rallying effort emerge amid Italian setbacks and Mediterranean air battles.
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Cairo
Egypt
Rodolfo Grazigni
Akcar
Cirene
Derna
Tobruk
R.A. F
Girone
el Mechlll
Bengasl
Archibald D. Wavell
Army of
Trope
Teserve
East Africa
Selassie
Eritrea
Sudan
Kera
Alcuta
Blue Nile
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Britain
Nima
Spain
Ani Tiallon
Sicily
Mediterranean
Malta
War 25 Years Ago Today
A 1816 roundup notes General Tawnakend at Kut Fi Amara finding hidden native supplies and declaring his force could hold out for 84 days against the Turkish siege. Austrians occupied Giovan nni Di Medusa and German actions near Neuille. One year earlier Romania faced Allied pressure to boost oil supply. Finns halted Red attacks north of Lake Ladoga.
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TNS
Tawnakend
Kut-Fi- Amara
Giovannni di Medusa
Ariuls
Neuille
Romania
Lake Ladoga
M. E. Conference School Set Here
A first session of the M. E. Conference school will be held Sunday at 2 30 p m at Travis Park Methodist Church. Leadership education will be discussed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travis Park Methodist Church
War Roundup Rumania Crisis Pulls Europe Toward War
The report notes Horia Sima’s arrest amid Ion Antonescu purges as Bucharest endures four days of civil conflict. It cites Greek Italian developments in Albania, a British attack on Lorient, and Axis submarine actions in the Atlantic and Mediterranean. Rumors place rebels in Brosov and Constanta while German troops guard the capital with Antonescu loyalists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horia Sima
Rumania
Formuli
Ion Antonescu
Albania
Geremat
Lorient
France
Britain
Tialian High Command
Adantic
Os Eee
Berlin
Antonescu
North
East
Africa
Thai French mediation signals Japan led Far East
Berlin reports that Japanese mediation in the Thailand French Indo China dispute is seen as confirmation of Japan's leadership in the Far East. Bangkok notes Thai forces shelling Indo China forts and roads as they advance with French positions damaged. Japanese mediation is acknowledged by Bangkok and Paris, with Vichy France and Japan aligning on border issues.
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Berlin
Wilhelmstrasse
Japan
Vichy
Jon Antonescu
Romania
Germany
Balkans
Balkan
Galved
Eelie
Bangkok
Thailand
Sishobsert
Tint High Command
Indo-China
Mekong Tiyer
eTha
Legation
The
Gaston Henry-Haye
State Department
Salsa
Hun
United States
China
France
hosHnieg
Roward Oetain
Tie Gapaneee
Dallas Crusader to Preach in S A
The Rev hb O Heeb of the Liat Dalas Cheistian etch will conduct a crusade for seawarrship at the Soutta tde Cheistian clutch begining Wednesday. The Rev Mr Leet has completed a sered of myelin in churches throughout the state. Also speaking in the meeting will be the Rev Norman Dyer, pastor of the Southside Christian Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hb. O. Heeb
Leet
Norman Dyer
Southside
Weather Data Snapshot From Various U.S. Cities
A fragmentary weather table lists temperatures wind and humidity for multiple cities including Duluth Fort Worth Laredo and Richmond. It notes precipitation totals inches cloud cover and daily conditions with some time stamps and references to tides and sun events. The entry resembles a late era brief weather digest with scattered numerics and city names.
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Duluth
Minn
Tex
Fort Worth
Gatvealan
Athan
Meynye
Ignnnaa
Laredo
Ain
Cheney
Tapiary J
Merr
Moon Flats
Nerne
Penne Vlouay
Aig
Rites
Paz Bmi
York
Okbnonin Coty
Oido
Armnaus
A Bundy
Oklahoma
Ben Maoraik
Ariz
Puuburah
Higha
Eilisburan
Ana
Celony
Richmond
Aniteno
Hat Laken City
Tnt
Beatie
War
Hal Albuauergue
Paol
Brownnville
Texs
Ramon
Jenes
St. Pe
Bea Yamnimeria
Song Aio
Denver
Ben Calenry
Canceo Tioudy
Imade Peewonal Mpipear
Saalaneea
Deteett
Mich
AK Peiennton
Danny Dedas Chey
Te Sua Witt
Vallee's Dad Walks Briefly in Saint Petersburg Story
Cadugh San Antoe nlo en chute to Sto Petersburg, Whe Charins A. Valine, father of Rudy Vallee, passed away in a brief Walts brief notice.
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Charins A. Valine
Rudy Vallee
San Antoenlo En Chute
Sto Petersburg
Funeral held for Miss Maria Del Socorro Guerra
Funeral services were held for 21 year old Maria Del Socorro Guerra of 207 Toledo Street who died at home after a short illness. She was active in San Antonio Latin American organizations and is survived by her father Jose Guerra, sisters Mrs Edward A Montez and Mrs Antonio Morales, brothers Mack Guerra and see Guerra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maria del Socorro Querra
Toledo Street
Guerra
San Antonio
Jose Guerra
Edward A. Montez
Antonio Morales
Mack Guerra
See Guerra
Insurance heads to speak in San Antonio at annual sales congress
Visiting officials from major insurers including Hartford, Columbus, Nashville, and Nashville agencies will appear at the twelfth annual sales congress in San Antonio. Dr William Bailey and Stanley C Marlin are listed among participants along with other company representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foie Lantanot
San Antunio
San Antinio Anders
William Bailey
Travelers
Gite Tnsurance Company
Hartford
New Name Named for Senator Sister
Enron PIES Dallas January 24 14 Jenn Anderson Webb 40 news editor of dealing Times Herald and former Galveston Fort Worth and Waco newspapers died last night after a death attack. The alteration of the twenty million dollar Reynolds Metals company plan was announced by R Reynolds president. Senator Hi co-operated to a large degree in securing the liberation of the plans for collateral. The selection of the name was anonounced by Reynolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enron Pies
Dallas
Jenn Anderson Webb
Dealing Times,Herald
Galveston
Ford Worth
Waco
Reynolds Metals Company
Senator HI
Collart Jpeeuty
Ale
Hull Sees Axis Maneuver In Indo China
Washington reports Japan and Germany shaping moves in Southeast Asia to back Thailand against French Indo China. Hull notes informal mediation overtures from French circles and potential US aid, while Tokyo cools diplomatic channels and Thailand secures air and naval bases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tokyo-Berlin
Vaneuver
Japan
Southeast Asia
Thailand
Hull
United Bites
Far
Long
Methodist Agent to Lecture Here
The Rev. PF. Wealey Waite of Central College will lecture at the Free Methodist church. The event includes a talk by Rev. Mr. Waller and a Sunday night service at the Houston Flores Street church, with a Technicolor feature shown earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PF. Wealey Waite
Moss
Central College
McPherson
Kari
Travis
North Spring
Mr. Waller
Flores Street Free Methodist Church
Brattleboro Officer Encounters Legally Parked Horse
A Brattleboro police officer on routine rounds found a horse apparently legally parked with chalk marks on its hoof. The incident, noted as escaping justice, raises questions about enforcement of parking rules for animals in public spaces.
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Bratileboro
Vic
Brattleboro
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Ackson
George H Cless Jr
Oled Falls
William ©. Dennis
Esclham College
Ind
Bexar
By Frank W. Brady
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Tack Thompson
Margaret Judeon
Billy Smith
KMAC
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Alvie “Higcuit
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Han
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M. E. Conference School
S.A
Vallee
Walts
Chants
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