Juvenile Delinquency Under Civilian Defense in San Antonio
A San Antonio civilian defense meeting chaired by R. W. Patton addressed juvenile delinquency and the need for school attendance enforcement amid wartime strains. Archbishop Lucey warned of youths roaming streets without restraint. Miss Elma Neal urged funding for compulsory attendance. the group formed an executive committee and set plans to expand defense efforts and hire truancy officers ahead of the July 20 election tax increase.
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Ben Antonio
Sret
Tursday
Aed
Gus B. Mayermann
Bay An
Tonio
Robert
Lucey
Elma Neal
San Antonio
Neawold
Hom
R. W. Patton
W Realtor
John Crimp
Tred Meyer
Dee Brvast
Beef i
Patton
Plume
Dive
W. B. Russ
Arnold
Col
John Reynolds
Fire damages duplex in Los Angeles
Fire caused 900 damage at the duplex apartment of Jose Olivartes 316 Gan Ting street Monday night. The blaze started in a bedroom and was well under way before firefighters arrived. The adjacent apartment was not damaged.
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Uavevermura Otein
Jose Olivartes
Gan Ting Street
Flashes of Life In Patchwork War Era Notes
Fragmented dispatches from San Francisco Springfield and Chicago reveal air raid drills battery supplies mentions of Richard and Caroling births. Reports cover drills at Santa Clara county and a chef program for hotel workers, plus a trolley baby water episode and aging clerks in Decatur.
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San Jose
Calif
G. B. Arnold
Santa Clara County
Herschel Canning Company
Tames
School Tax Cut Foreseen By Governor Stevenson
Governor Stevenson predicted today that the automatic tax board meeting in July could cut the school tax rate by 10 cents. The present levy is 33 cents per hundred dollars of valuation, based on a large anticipated balance in the school fund, with about 7.7 million dollars expected on September 1, the largest in history, potentially reducing costs by several million while leaving a substantial balance.
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Stevenson
Comptroller’s Department
State Board of Education
Chinese Leaders Vow Allied Victory on War Year Sixth
CHUNGKING July 6 Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek declared on the eve of the sixth anniversary of China's war with Japan that defeat would not exceed two years and that in the seventh year of resistance a crushing offensive would bring a continuous stream of victories. Ho Ying-chin, war minister, said the Far East situation improved dramatically over the past year and Japan, suffering manpower losses, is weaker at sea. H. I. Kung called China the best base to launch operations against Japan, while Sun Fei urged the navy to cripple Japan’s main battle fleet to open a materials route via new backdoor rail links.
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Chungeking
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Japan
Far East
Ho Ying-Chin
Apes Firassie
United States
United Nations
Kung
Kayo
Sun Fe
Sun
Yat-Sen
McMickle Rites Set in Devine
Rites for Dantel 8 McMickle of Devine, killed by a fall from a second story window in Corpus Christi, were scheduled in Devine at 5 p.m. Thursday. He had lived in Corpus Christi about a year as a civilian guard at Redfield, was a World War I veteran, and is survived by his mother Elizabeth McMickle of Devine, sisters in San Antonio and San Angelo, and brothers in Devine and Corpus Christi.
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Dantel
McMickle
Corpus Christi
Devine
Tursday
McMickie
Corpus Christ
Reddfield
Elizabeth ArtMickle
C. J. Naegetin
England Provost Marshal Sir Percy Laurie Resigns
London reports that Gen Sir Percy Laurie resigned as Provost Marshal General of England. He was convicted of alleged ration-book offenses on April 13 but the conviction was quashed on appeal. He had been suspended during the appeal process.
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London
Pia
Sir Percy
Laurie
Marchal
Engles
Percy
Sweet pastel gift blanket and baby linens pattern
A printed craft notice offers a transfer pattern 638 with 13 motifs from 7 1 2 by 8 1 2 inches to 1 1 4 by 1 2 inches. It requests 12 cents, includes material list, and directs orders to the San Antonio Tight Needlecraft Department with delivery from the New York office in weeks or longer.
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San Antonio
Needlecraft Department
Texas
Andres
New York
York
Break Up Letter prompts tough choices about marriage
A reader asks Miss Fairfax about leaving a 5 1/2 year marriage with a 1 year old son after years of control and jealousy, while another writes about a potential engagement clash. The column advises considering self support, alimony chances, and nursery options, urging caution and a measured approach before ending the union.
Unsightly riverfront buildings eyed for remodel near Arneson theater
Mayor Mauermann heard plans Tuesday from Ayres Ayres on beautification projects along the river near the Arneson theater. He noted many buildings are unsightly and would require only modest remodeling to improve the scene. The mayor promised to speak with owners to urge self-funded work.
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Arneson Theater
Gua B. Mauermann
Atlee
Promista
Chaplin and Bride Appear in Public in Hollywood Night
Charlie Chaplin and his bride Miss O Neill emerged from their honeymoon to attend Hollywood’s Mocambo nightclub. They were joined by Merle Oberon and Victor Sassoon, later by David Selznick and Mrs Selznick. The couple are father and mother to Eugene O Neill Jr and married in Santa Barbara county last month.
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Avul Ywood
Charile Chaplin
Sormer Dons O'Neill
Hollywood
Chaplin
Miss O'Neill
Eugene O'Neill
Santa Barbara County
Mocambo
Merle Oberon
Ir Victor Sassoon
David
Coffee rationing eased as U boats threat shifts
The San Antonio Light reports a shift in wartime food policy noting President Roosevelt’s remark that coffee and sugar rationing may eventually ease if imports remain steady and U boat losses continue to decline. Staffers explain the "big if" hinges on maintaining coffee inflow while sugar improves. current warehoused coffee nears peacetime levels but sugar remains below it. The piece also cites changes already in effect since November 1942 and outlines broader wartime supply pressures from U boat activity.
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Congress
George Zielkement
OPA
War Food Administration
Conei Gerayon
Pearl Harbor
San Antonio
Name Pronunciation Dilemma and Bridal Entrance Queries
A reader asks about pronouncing the name Joanne vs Joan for her daughter and whether spelling should dictate sound. An upcoming wedding plans informally asks if the bride can wear light blue and how attendants may enter the ceremony, with guidance on who may give the bride away.
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Cornel
Boeckman
Joanne
Joan
Tose
Anne
Anna
Johanna
Smith
Beeckman
Hance
Wayne
Eden Praises Hot Springs Food Conference Outcome
London July 6 Foreign Secretary Eden told Commons he congratulated the U S government on the successful outcome of the Hot Springs food conference. He called it an international discussion of postwar matters and pledged full British cooperation in conference measures. The report also notes a separate line about Dakar in French West Africa and distances to Natal Breall and Gibraltar.
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London
Eden
U. S
Dakar
French West Africa
South America
Europe
Natal
Breall
Gibraltar
Sumners Proposes Simpler Veto Override Rule
In Washington Representative Burnett Sumners proposed a bare congressional majority to override a presidential veto arguing it would restore executive balance. As chairman of the Judiciary Committee he noted Roosevelt vetoed far more bills than the first fifteen presidents and said an amendment to the Constitution would be required to enact the change.
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Representative Bwniness
Texas
Congress
Sumners
Jue Giskary Committee
Due House
Roosevelt
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