High Judges to Speak at Three Day Texas Bar Convention
Maj Gorden Simpson of Tyler, president of the State Bar of Texas, opened a three day convention at the Gunter hotel with a keynote denouncing international criminal plots and calling for reform in court procedure. He reported about 2000 members attending from across the state and Mexico, noting more than 1000 of Texas 8700 lawyers were serving in the armed forces.Simpson urged vigorous prosecution of a program for a new unified system to improve how judges are selected and how court business is conducted.
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Willkie Not to Seek Governorship
Wendell L Willkie declared he was not a candidate for New York governor and had no intention of dreaming one. He asked sponsors of the Willie committee led by Stanley M. Rinehart not to run newspaper ads urging his candidacy to Republican leaders.
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French Officers and Soldiers Arrive in Britain
Eight hundred French officers and soldiers arrived in Britain from Madagascar with their families. They were believed to be offered opportunities to join General Charles de Gaulle's Free French forces. The group included troops captured at Diego Suarez naval base in May.
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Diego Suarez
Juries Convention Opens in San Antonio with Bar Activities
The San Antonio convention of lawyers opened with registration and an invocation by Col. Ora J. Cohee. Mayor K Gunn welcomed attendees as Park Street, president of the San Antonio Bar Association, spoke. Reports were read, delegates named, and judges’ sodion scheduled at the Gunter hotel. A Federal Circuit Court judge from New Mexico addressed the gathering.
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K. Gunn
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San Antonio Bar Association
William B. Carlson
Austin
American Bar Association House of Delegates
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Gunter Hotel
C. &. Slatton
Federal Circuit Court
Sam Bratton
New Mexico
Anderson to Get New Post Big General John B Anderson to command 10th Infantry Division
General John Benjamin Anderson, commander of the 2nd Infantry Division Artillery since November, will command the 10th Infantry Division when activated at Camp Maxey, Texas. A West Point graduate of 1914 and Iowa native, he served in World War I with the 6th Field Artillery and at Ypres, later holding posts at Fort Sill and in Washington on the War Department staff.
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Iowa
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Okla
Washington
Philip Haines
War College
War Department
Supreme Court Justice to Address Convention Events
A notice lists Justice Jackson as the speaker for Friday at 7 30 p m and notes his expected arrival from Dallas with Mrs Jackson. Senator Connally will not attend due to being too busy. Walter P Armstrong president of the American Bar Association will speak Friday evening succeeding Justice Jackson. Congressman Hatton W Swinners will address the judiciary committee. The convention closes Saturday with luncheons and visits to army fields.
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Filter Regrets Rubber Ratt Left in Sea
SAN PRANCISCO July Ensign G H Gay recalls the Midway battle and his rescue after being shot down. While afloat hours near Jap warships a heavy navy Patrol bomber spotted him. The bomber landed but warned of nearby enemy planes. He recalls a rubber raft and losing about 20 pounds of gear in the sea.
Argentina Not Appeased Over Rio Tercera Torpedoing
In Buenos Aires President Ramon Castillo’s government expresses dissatisfaction with Berlin’s reply to the torpedoing of the Argentine freighter Rio Tercera. Cabinet says small contradictions need Captain Luis Bealese to clarify on arrival from the United States. The chamber of deputies approves a resolution to list the December state of siege, restricting press and public speech.
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Judge Jackson Arrives for Bar Address in San Antonio
Justice Jackson of the U S Supreme Court arrived in San Antonio with Mrs. Jackson to address the State Bar of Texas. He joked about San Antonio, planned a Virginia vacation afterward, and was four hours late getting into town. Halton W. Sumners and local hosts greeted the party. He is to speak at the bar convention Friday night with Sumners also addressing duties.
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State Bay
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War Diary Compares Karachi Camels and War Life
A wartime dispatch by a traveling correspondent describes Karachi as the camel capital, filled with rugged camels and heat. The piece notes dusty streets, heavy tires on carts, and a tense lodging scene at the Carlton hotel, where reservations clash with approaching crowds. The writer plans a 36 hour rail trip to New Delhi, aided by a travel order and British military officials.
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New Delhi
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Short Weight Bread Sale Fined in City Court
Frank S. Ficantilla operator of the Alamo bakery at Wyoming and Cherry streets was fined 100 dollars plus 25.75 dollars costs after a city weights and measures complaint accused him of unlawfully selling a 12 ounce loaf misrepresented as 16 ounces. The case, heard in Judge Bat Corrigan's court on Thursday, was part of a campaign to halt short weight food packages.
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Alamo
Wyoming
Cherry Streets
Bat Corrigan
City Weights and Measures Department
Escamilla
RAF Attack Destroys Enemy Ship Off Frison Islands
British air ministry said a medium sized enemy vessel was sunk late last night in shipping off the Frison Islands during raids by RAF planes. Other British aircraft bombed airfields and railways in occupied territory and claimed three German bombers shot down. Night raids over southern and western England and South Wales caused scattered damage with few casualties.
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