Chinese air force opens first offensive in five years
Chinese bombers struck Japanese bases along the Yangtze as Chiang Kai-Shek’s forces face a worsening East China seafront situation. Dispatches from Chungking say raids hit Hankow and Yochow in North Bunien, all returning safely as Tokyo disputes Japanese occupation of the Chekiang-Kiangsi railway.
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Japan
Yangtze River
Chimg- King
Chingse-my
Tokyo
Chekiang-Kiangsi
Central
Chee ‘Klang-Siangsi
Em Kwengsi
Yang
Bhangjao
Kwangsi Province
Poyang
Tstingjen
Hepen-Bhansi
County Workers To Be Paid Friday
County employees will receive June earnings one day early due to the July 4 holiday. The commissioners voted to issue pay checks Friday instead of Saturday, with courthouse entry through the sheriff’s office. Also noted is rainfall ending a drought.
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Commissioners’ Court
Funeral services for Mrs Charlotte Reed d Avrainville
Charlotte Reed d Avrainville 76 of 600 Rigsby avenue died Wednesday at home. Services set Friday at 4 p m at Porter Loring funeral home with burial at Mission Burial Park. A Covington Ky native had lived in San Antonio 25 years. She belonged to Travis Park Methodist Church and the Ladies G A R. Survived by daughters L W Adams and Louis F Koehler of San Antonio. grandchildren Richard W Adams Cal Minton Nell Alice Adams William Blalock and Mary Louise Koehler.
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Charlotte Reed
Avrainville
Rigsby Avenue
Porter Loring
Mission Burial Park
Covington
San Altonio
Louis F. Koehler
San Antonio
Richard W. Adams
Cal Minton
Misa Nell Alice Adams
William Blalock
Mary Louise Koehler
Churchill Given Confidence Vote
Churchill defends wartime leadership amid Tobruk debate. He says Auchinleck ordered Tobruk’s defense, cites 25,000 troops and larger Allied resources, and accepts responsibility. He criticizes press distortions and notes strong Allied material and air superiority shaping the Libyan campaign.
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Egypt
Tobdrul
Churchill
Auchinleck
Tobruk
War Cabinet
Leff
No. 10 Downing Street
Roosevelt
Washington
Great Britain
Commons
Church
United States
Australia
Rationing Offices To Close Saturday
Sugar rationing offices in the basement of the Municipal auditorium will be closed all day Saturday. Registration officials announced Thursday that registration is now underway for unlimited quantities of sugar for canning purposes. No affidavits are required of housewives planning to eat quantities of fruits and vegetables.
Battle Rages In Sandstorm In Desert War
The Eighth army gains support and reserves from Alexandria as Rommel’s lines endure. British forces choose a stand near the Egyptian border and Nile valley, while RAF and US bombers shuttle across the front. Kittyhawk bombers reportedly destroy dozens of tanks in coordinated air land action.
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Russia
Eighth Army
Tie Desert
Alexandria
Nile
Aiew
Quitara
Auchinleck
Mans
Rommel
United States Air Force
Tank Corps
Record Peak Month for County Marriage Licenses
The county clerk reported 1022 marriage licenses issued in the month, the largest for any period in county history. Since January 1, more than 4500 licenses have been written, far surpassing last June’s 528.
U S Aids San Antonio Health Work Grant
The United States public health service granted San Antonio 32010 for venereal disease work. Mayor C K Quin announced the fund to hire more field personnel and for equipment, noting the city health budget increase influenced federal funding. grant recommended by the State health department.
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U.S
Scores Seized In Wide Sabotage Raids In Altoona
FBI led raids across Altoona and nearby areas as 225 enemy aliens were questioned after homes were searched in a large anti sabotage sweep. The operation followed earlier arrests in New York and New Jersey and targeted a Nazi plot to sabotage key rail centers including the Horseshoe Curve at the Pennsylvania Railroad. Several railroad workers were among those rounded up.
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Altoona
TNG
FSI
New York
New Jersey
Nagi
Washington
INS
Atlantic
GPA
Ramarines
Pennsylvania of Dealers, Distributore and Mann Railroad
Altaorlafactorens
FBI
Family of Six Lyons Victims Buried in California
Six Lyons family members killed when an improvised oxygen tank gas shelter exploded at their Huntington Park home. Derwin Lyons, an oxygen worker, installed the tank for a test. The blast buried Derwin, his wife Lena, and four children Helen seven, David thirteen, Mildred and Catherine two in Calvary cemetery, while one child Robert survived.
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INS
Lyons
Calvary Cemetery
Yesteray
Derwin Lyons
Huntington Park
Robert
Lena
Helen
Light Want Ads Seek Room For Worker On Broadway
Advertisement seeks spare room or rental space for defense workers. Location Broadway at Fifth Street near The Light. Contact Dial F-1211 for advertising writer. Antonio Guide Book referenced as source.
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Broadway
Fifth Street
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