Survivor recounts torpedoed prison ship horror
London reports survivor Martin Verinder, 18, a steward, described the Aranders Star sinking off the Ireland coast. He recalled a cloud of steam, a sea of faces, and chaotic attempts to reach lifeboats as prisoners panicked. Rescue ship crews shared their brave aid while Germans and Austrians clashed aboard during the voyage.
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London
Aranders Star
Amer
Martin Veringer
Scotland
Canada
Ireland
Lusitania
Aransdorf Star
Yverinder
EW. Moulton
Verinder
Iome
Windlaases
Iiferafis
Jerinder
James Frost
Bros
England
Prast
Weather ballons and one stayed aloft forty two hours
Unreliable upper air weather sondes sometimes outlast predictable flights. A balloon sent from Stinson field reportedly drifted for 42 hours before landing after being spotted by two circling planes. Government reward info included for return via the weather bureau in Washington.
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Earth
A. Anderson
Stinson Field
Anderso
Weather Byreau
Washington
Youth Is Treated After Hit by Car
BERLIN reports a French liner Champlain sank in the Atlantic after being struck near a city street. The incident left several injured, with some crew members perishing. Passengers and crew were rescued as authorities investigated the car collision and the ship’s fate.
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Berlin
Atlantic
Robert B. Green
America
Earl Streeter
Bryan
S A Youth Mayor Chosen For Boys Town Nebraska
San Turner, longtime resident of Boys Town, was elected mayor by the eight member city commission at the semi annual election held June 29. Turner, a senior at Boys Town High, had been acting mayor and previously served as crincX mayor. He moved from San Antonio to Boys Town five years ago and led the Progressive ticket with the platform Build Boys Town.
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San ‘Turner
San Antoniatt
Boys Town
Neb
Crincx
Purner
San Antonio
Progressive
Fruit Saved From Prize Peach Tree At Summit Avenue
Mrs. Sarp reported suspicious nurses at 308 West Summit avenue. Patromas Roy Atchison found a saved fruit from a prize peach tree and stopped prowlers after being called to the address.
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Patromas Roy Atchison
Leon Harp
West Summit Avenue
Sarp
Atchison
San Antonio women form Willkie support group
Thirty seven San Antonio women formed a Democratic Republican club to back Wendell Willkie for president. Led by Mrs Griswold, the group will work with the Willkie for President Club, plan to hear his acceptance speech after the Democratic national convention, and stress Americanism over party labels.
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San Antonio
Wendell T. Willkie
United States
Edward Heusinger
Joe Sheldon
J. W. Wheeler
George Jones
Wilkie
Elwood
Ind
Longest case heard by Judge Tayloe in Forty-Fifth District
US Judge S. G. Tayloe presides over a marathon suit by six plaintiffs against William and Rachel Unger man and others. After six weeks and 208 exhibits, cross examination continues as the defense remains closed. two to three weeks more are anticipated to finish the proceedings, making it the court’s longest case.
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S. G. Tayloe
Forty-Fifth District Court
William and
Rachel Ungerman
Louis G. Galamba
Odyers
Terrell
Davis
Hall
Clemens
Blalne Tuiffs
William Madden Hill
Warn
Ungerman
Spears
Conger
Bandits Take $33 and Victim's Bible
Bandits knocked out L. D. Coates, 30, porter at the Department of Public Safety, as he crossed the North Center street railroad tracks. Two men from the rear took $33 from his pockets and a Bible from the victim, Wednesday night, at the 126 North Mesquite rear street location.
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L. D. Coates
North Mesquite
Coates
Department of Public Safety
Game for Fun Getz Booked
Two men were jailed at the police station for gaming with cards after a bar visit at 409 Calhoun fleet. Falrelman O. J. Cramer reported finding Jess Everett and John Adamson seated at a table playing a pastime game called coon-ran and taking 45 cents from the table. Everett, 80, and Adamson, 33, were listed with addresses on Seauin road and Port Sam Houston respectively.
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Falrelman O. J. Cramer
Calhoun Fleet
Jess Everett
Seauin Road
John Adamson
Port
July Fourth Dance and Holiday Notices in City
July Fourth events include City dances at Tourist Club roof with Maestro's Orchestra and Willet's Orchestra, with admission 40 and 23 cents. A St Teresa Academy drum corps program at 4014 South Presa Street follows a lynch report and anti Jewish disturbances scenarios. protests in Bucharest cited. Political cabinet shifts referenced with Mihail Iovescu and government alignment toward Germany.
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Lynch
St. Teresa Academy
South Presa Street
New pro Nazi cabinet forms in Romania under Gigurtu
Bucharest reports say King Carol II installed a pro-German government led by Ion Gigurtu with ten Iron Guard alumni and four Goga cabinet members. The lineup includes Nichifor Crainic as propaganda head and Horia Sima as culture chief, amid fears of renewed anti Semitic violence.
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Bucharest
Carol II
Russia
Rumania
Prat
Danube
Ion Gigurtu
Iron Guard
Goga
Caral
Viojlekce
Gigurtu
Gheorghe Talayescuy
Tony Stanaciu
Nichifor Crainic
Horia Sima
Mihail Manoilescu
National Defense
David Popescu
San Antonio Women Aid Refugee Student In England
The San Antonio section of the American Association of University Women will send 12 dollars a month to AAUW headquarters to support a refugee student in England. Co chairs Miss Pearl West and Miss Gladys Morgan report a placement plan and a cable request for matching placements of English university women’s children in American homes during the war.
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San Antonio
American Association of University Women
England
Pearl West
Gladys Morgan
Purses Stolen in Office Buildings Reported
Police investigated a string of purse thefts in office buildings. A theft at the Insurance building on Wednesday afternoon saw $11 taken from Mrs. George Eddy’s desk, while Ida Louw McCreless’s purse in the Houston building disappeared with $4.96 and a pencil. Thursday raids added further losses totaling small cash amounts.
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Fan Antonic
George Eddy
Insurance
Ida Louw McCreless
Houaton
Museum seeks donors for Children's Room at Wilte museum
Mrs Ellen Schulz Quillin, director, asked two San Antonian donors to fund a new Children's Room at the Wilte museum. She outlined plans to memorialize a child, repair the roof to add space, and boost the endowment. The board discussed logistics and named several members for duties.
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Ellen Schulz Quillin
Wilte Museum
San Antonian
Quillin
Museum Board of Dirctors
Quiliin
Gatticald
Partelay
D. K. Beretta
Borrell
George Bexauer
Thieves Strike Cars As Police Arrest Three Men
In the 00 block of East Travis street three men were arrested by patrolmen A. Joseph for stealing a tire from C F Michael’s car at 440 Normandy street. One suspect carried two lug nuts. other thefts included gear shifts radios and a tire from two cars on West Commerce. Additional reports list various petty thefts and pocket picks across the city, with values ranging up to $125.
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East Travis Street
A. Joseph
Joseph
C.F. Michael
Normandy Street
Kirby Alexander
Waco
J. B. Miller
Axtell
Henry Bishop
Austin
West Commerce Street
Waller
Hein
Essex Street
A. G. Ener
West Martin Street
Irene Pena
Bois D'Arc Street
Sam Roach
Virginia Avenue
E. J.swindler
Kentucky Avenue
Filx Mantle
Elmo Graham
Kelly Field
Santa Rosa Avenue
C. W. Geiger
Hicks Avenue
H. E. Goodall
South Hack
Obituaries for A H Enough and Mingle Reed
A H Enough, 76, died Wednesday afternoon. Burial at Riebe chapel by Fraternal Order of Eagles with interment at San Jose Burial Park. Native of England, longtime San Antonio resident. member of Trail Drivers and San Antonio Aerie No. 70. No surviving relatives. Mingle Moore Reed, 65, died Wednesday. Funeral Friday at 4 p.m. at St Mack’s Episcopal Church. burial Mission Burial Park. Surviving: husband Forrest Reed Sr. son Thomas Reed. sisters Mary Long and Fr Jordan.
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A. H. Enough
Bervives
Riebe Chapel
Order of Eagles
San Jose
England
San Antanio
Trail Drivers
San Antonio
Mingle Moore Reed
St. Mack's Episcopal Church
Everett Jones
Mission Burial Park
Forrest Reed
Thomas . Reed
Mary Long
Fr Jordan
Man Jailed After Bar Fight Wounds Head
Adolfo Contreras, 29, of 130 San Bernardo Street, was booked after sustaining a head wound requiring eight stitches at Robert B. Green Hospital. Deputy H.W. Angray witnessed a rear window break at a bar on Monterey Street. Durana took Contreras to the courthouse and then to the hospital.
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Adolfo Contreras
Addrese
San Bernardo Street
Robert B. Green
H. W. Angray
Monterey Street
Baek
Martin Durana
West
Commerce Street
Contreras
Theft Reports and Shoplifting at Local Addresses
A series of thefts were reported including a hydraulic jack stolen at a value around 2 pounds from Berty Street. An alarm at the Eggert residence on East Magnolia Avenue noted money torn from the bill fold and purses. W A Baker reported a shoplifter at Hom-Oud Grocery on South Alamo Street taking milk tea herrings and other groceries. A woman is being held.
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Berty Street
Bank Deposits Rise Across San Az City Nine Banks
Federal call data shows deposits in San Az nine banks totaled 105,197,371.63 at end of June, up 5.1 million from March and 5.0 million higher than year-earlier. April through June 1939 deposits were 89,977,015.60, while end of June cash reached 44,752,513.58. Loans total 18,961,975.34, down 3,290,850.73 from previous call, and 1,713,694.26 below last year.
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San Aztento
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