Weinert to Lead Check on Votes in Senate Inquiry
The Texas Senate ordered a sweeping investigation of the recent senatorial election and voted to adjourn the forty-seventh legislature at 6 p.m. July 3. Senator Rudolph Weinert of Seguin to head the standing committee empowered to probe voting, counting, and possible violations, amid debates and opposition remarks.
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Austin, Jilly
Texas Senate
House
Senate
Rudolph Weinerl
Seguin
Pricinet
Kari Lavelady
Meridian
Searenly
Clay Cotten
Palestine
Lead imports boost revenue for Laredo district
Lead imports accounted for about 1 million dollars in revenue for the district year ending June 90. Several hundred million pounds of lead entered at Brownsville and Laredo for munition manufacture. Customs collector H F Hornby said duties of 2 cents per pound on lead contributed to nearly 3.5 million dollars in year totals. Other metals were imported in large quantities.
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Ant
Butom
Distriet
Lire
Antonie
Brownsville
Laredo
Hornby
San Antonio
Turkish Freighter Sinks After Mine Collision
Istanbul dispatch says the 24 tonne Turkish freighter Vatin sank in the Alsek sen after hitting a floating mine. The ore cargo was reported saved.
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London
Upi—Rower
Istanbul
Vatin Sak
Alsek Sen
Bondlay road bond to be voted again in Bexar County
County Judge Charles W. Anderson indicated Wednesday that a $600,000 road bond defeated at the polls may be re submitted to voters. Petitions are circulating asking for the resubmission with support from Commissioners Sam Anderson and James Donnell. Anderson said roads are needed for military purposes and that the public was not fully informed of their importance.
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Bexar County
Charles W. Anderson
Anderson
Wnotier
Inagmien Ag
Sam Anderson
Hames Donnell
Weather report notes 98 degree highs with partial clouds
The forecast calls for light to moderate southeasterly winds not cooling the city. Expect a feverish high near 98 degrees both Wednesday and Thursday. Low Wednesday morning around 76 degrees.
Quin Proclaims Rededication Day After Roosevelt Call
Mayor C K Quin issues a proclamation for a July 4 Rededication Day citing President Roosevelt and urging citizens to reaffirm the principles of free government in the Declaration and the U S Constitution, as read from the city’s official notice.
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Quin
Roosevelt
C.K. Quin
United States of America
Assault Robbery Charged in Justice Court
Fortunata Martines of 102 Martine Street was charged with robbery by assault in Justice of the Peace Frank Vaughn's court. The complaint filed by City Detective Bartram alleges the robbery of $8 from Maliis Siler of 207 Pantores Street on June 40.
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Fortunata Martines
Isted
Martine Street
Robery
Fourteen Citizens Naturalized in Los Angeles Hearing
Fourteen people became United States citizens at a special naturalization hearing in Federal District Court. Among them, six hailed from Great Britain, five from Mexico, and three from Germany, with Catholic men and others described as traveling to rural Catholic schools in San Antonio.
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United States
Forlernl District Court
San Antonio
Great Britain
Mexico
Geremny
Cash Confiscated in Gambling Raid
A police raid led by Sergeant B. Gonzales and officers W. L. Tunison and Fay Riley seized $30 in cash and playing cards on South Santa Rosa Avenue. The action followed an order from Fire and Police Commissioner FP L. Anddry son to curb vice. The raid occurred Tuesday evening and targeted gambling activities in the area.
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FP. L. Anddryson
Binele
South Santa Rost Avenue
Sevgt
B. Gonzales
W. L. Tuninson
Fay Riley
Meeks Dead: San Antonio Constable Passes After Illness
Long prominent in Bexar county politics Meeks died after a hospital stay ending with an oxygen tent. He was serving his third term as precinct No 1 constable, covering San Antonio and Alamo Heights. His widow Anne Meeks was appointed to complete the term. He had sworn in January 1 with a year and a half remaining.
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Nix Hospital
Meeks
Bexar County
San Antonio
Alamo Heights
Elm
Soviet Forces Drive back German Tank Spearheads
Moscow reports the Red Army and air force destroying German tank columns in Minsk and Dyinsk regions, with air strikes on tanks troops and supply trains stopping motorized infantry advances. Further south the communique notes heavy blows near Luck, a gateway to Ukraine, as operations continue.
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Moscow
Red Army
Minsk
Dyinsk
Leningrad
Luck
Ukraine
Pets Break On Fourth
Mrs. F H Bradford, secretary of the Ant aio Defense league, warned that fireworks frighten dogs and other pets. She urged keeping pets indoors on the Fourth and providing fresh water to prevent panic and loss.
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F. H. Bradford
Antaio Defense League
Reds grateful for U S stand on Russian war
Moscow reports the Soviet foreign ministry expressed satisfaction with recent U S statements on the Russian German war. A Lozovaky acting spokesman said declarations by President Roosevelt Navy Secretary Knox and Undersecretary Welles would be made at Moscow and Washington.
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Moscow
United States
A. Lozovaky
Viet Commissary of Foreign Affairs
Jay He
House Committee Drafts Tax Bill
Washington July 2 The House committee completed the preliminary drafting of a tax bill aiming for 4.4 million above its goal. The committee tentatively voted to raise the capital stock tax from 4.10 per 1000 to 1.25, yielding about 18 million. It also proposed a 10 percent manufacturers excise tax on outlay and an increase in withholding tax on nonresident corporations to 27.5 percent.
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Washington
Tiplife Wayy
Meam
Cooper
D. Sen
Mitinher
Iigrease
Russian Front Holds As German Pushes In Murmansk Region
A Soviet communique reports heavy German offensives along the Murmansk corridor and in White Russia and Ukraine. Red Army counterattacks and artillery check advances while German spearheads reach toward Minsk and Leningrad. fighting continues across multiple fronts as Moscow asserts stabilization near the old Russian border.
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Lic Rirele
Sredni — Petvintatila
Murmansk
Red Army
Germany
Jhussia
Ukraine
Moscow
Avelie
Black Sea
Murntatisk
Haveltay Isltimna
Minax
White Russia
Lick
Minsk
Leniuigrad
Sata Lositsar
Dyin
Jina
Vvinsk
Ignly
Lwow
Chiang's China Breaks Ties With Axis Allies
Foreign Minister Tsiang Kai-shek of China declares severance of relations with Germany Italy Spain Romania Croatia Hungary Bulgaria and others after the Axis recognition of Lie Wing Ching-wei, according to Reuter dispatches from Shanghai.
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London
TNS
Quo Tale Chi
Ghi- de Tonight
Simeaom
Germany
Italy
Spain
Rumoaria
Croatia
Sinyakla
Bulgaria
Hungary
Axis
Lie Wing Ching- Wei Tupiine
Reiter
Shistigking
Reds to Get Report on RAL Raiding
London dispatch reports the cabinet will send confidential performance reports on Re lA planes to Mos cow via Musela. Production Minister Moore-Hrabazon stated the government has not taken action beyond a initial vision to Moscow.
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London
Musela
J.T. G. Moore-Hrabazon
Moscow
Ex L A Nurse Killed in Wreck Near Colorado Springs
A former nurse from San Antonio named Nora St. Lyons died Tuesday night in a highway crash near Colorado Springs. The wreck also involved Miss Galloway and another occupant, details incomplete.
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L. A
Arelyy
San Antonio
Colorado Springs
Colo
Nora St. Lyons
Galloway
Reing
Kien
Officers Cleared in Novel Telegraph Patents Case
In a midurban court moving through the week, Broughton of New York and rival entities faced charges over alleged patent infringements. The case centered on claims of improper use of telegraph technology from Midrabl, with accusations tying to Bias and other regional actors.
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Tonpon, sNily 2
Talegraph Company
Ifis« Patets
Midrabl
Kriynenloay
My Newy
Esi
Russian Navy Destroys Base Reported in Canstante Action
British dispatch says a Russian naval squadron shelled and destroyed a German-occupied base at Canstante on Mie Rue anion Black seg vonat, signaling a major strike. Details remain unclear as reports conflict with wartime chaos.
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New York
Yacio
Russhan
Canstante
Mie Rue
Anion
Irc Orders Cement Shipment Hearing to Texas Route
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered a hearing in Beau mont for July 28 on new rates for cement shipments to Texas. The proposed ten schedule sets 13 cents per unit from Alco Cementville and Tephorn to Galveston Houston Texas City and Corpus Christi.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Beaumont
Texas
Alco
Cementville
Tewhorn
Galveston
Houston
Texas City
Corpus Ghyll
Red Civilians to Be Trained in Moscow
The Russian cabinet ordered compulsory civil defense training for civilians today. All men 16 to 60 and women 18 to 50 are summoned for training in factories, schools, and homes under the protection of civil defense groups and the NKVD. Special sessions will be arranged for children aged 8 to 10.
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Moscow
Osovacuum
NKVD
Turkish Forces in Speed Tests Across Bosporus
In Ankara it is reported that Turkish forces, under Lieut. Gen. Fan Retin Altay, conducted night speed tests moving troops and equipment from Anatolia to the Thracian European side of the Bosporus. The movement, described as stealthy, appears to test rapid redeployment across the strait.
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Ankata
Turkey
Uis
Fanretin Altay
Bosporus
Europe
Asia
Mitler
Ifrom
Bacteria Counts Lowered in City Pools
City Sanitary Engineer W. E. Callins announced a drop in pool bacteria counts from about 50.0 to 20. The tests covered Woodlawn, Eitnetidar, Frio, and Central pools under state health regulations.
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W. E. Callins
Uedee State Health Department
Woodlawn
Eitnetidar
Frio
Central
Churchill Mum On Wavell Shift
London reports a sudden shift of General Wavell from Middle East command to India with Auchinleck taking over in India. The move drew cautious comment as press awaited official statements while praising Wavell for victories in North Africa and the Middle East.
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Churchill
Wavell
London
Shily
Pyaie Minster
Bir
Aveliilyld I
Essary
Chuvenu
Evening News
North Africa
Syria
Auchinleck
India
Germans claim 100000 Red soldiers captured in major Russian drive
Berlin reports day 100000 Red soldiers captured and large part of Russia's trapped armies destroyed in the Bialystok Minsk pocket. Soviet tanks and guns seized. 230 Red tanks eliminated near Zloczow and 120 crushed in Dubna region. Baltic and Polish fronts show encirclements tightening, with assaults by German forces and Luftwaffe strikes on Soviet rear areas.
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Berlin
Russia
Bialystok-Minsk
Bialystok
Poland
Red Army
Bry Untek
Wialystok
Zloczow
Binsk
Dubna
Riga
Windim
Kateent
Yuarterday
Len- Ingrad
Pineland
DNE
Soviot
BNE
Weather Forecast San Antonio and Vielufly
Partly cloudy Wednesday night and Thursday with light to moderate southeast winds. Airport temps show Wednesday high around 90, low overnight near 75, with Wednesday morning at 78. Thursday near 23 guidance, cooler than Tuesday’s 95. Surface notes mention possible showers over the northwest portion and thunderstorm potential Wednesday night and Thursday, with light rain southern areas.
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San Antonio
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Rinad Bonday
Constable
M. Meeks
S.A. Man
U.S
L.A
Srieee Mmeeks
FuseRan
Cinamal District Court
Reds
Grodno
Senglel
Chiang
China
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