Army calls ban on 25 percent of traffic lights
Major General Richard Donovan, area commander, urged state highway engineers to remove about a quarter of traffic signals on strategic highways in five states. An army survey found 22,000 cars pass Broadway and Poco avenue in a day, with trucks and convoys incurring delays and extra wear from unnecessary stops.
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Eighth Corps
Richard Donovan
Corp
Charles Hoff
Alemo Heights
Broadway
Poco Avenue
Sahantonio
San Antonio-Houston
Donovan
Youai
Manager Named By Credit Group in San Antonio
James Caldwell assumes full time duties as secretary manager of the San Antonio Wholesale Credit Mors association. Formerly Bradstreet manager, he recently served as secretary and credit manager of a hardware company. He was introduced at a party hosted by the San Antonio Brewing association and Dairyland creamery.
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James Caldwell
San Antonio Wholesale Credit Mors Association
Bradstreet Company
San Antonio Brewing Association
Dairyland Creamery
Wind and rain storm hits Midland area
A wind and rain storm struck four miles east of Midland and extended to six miles east of Stanton, with another band reaching toward Midland to Odessa. Travel by highway and rail was interrupted but no casualties or major damage were reported. The rain also extinguished a grass fire 17 miles west of Midland.
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Midland
Stanton
Odessa
Dutch Seamen Stand In For Duration In War Aid
New York July 110 Wide World New Yorkers on East River courts pause to watch merchant ships pass while Dutch seamen, under His Excellency Pieter A. Kerstens, describe themselves as soldiers at sea. Dutch government uses half its fleet for Britain and the other half for Allied operations, with Dutch ships under British charter serving the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anudi McCullough
New York
East River
Riverview
Netherlands
Holland
Pieter A. Kerstens
Ministry of Shipping
Morway
Britain
Atlantic
N. FE. I
Kerstens
Ministry of War Transport
United States
East Indies
Pacific
Indies
General MacArthur
Dallas man protests dog pants rule in grocery stores
A Dallas citizen challenged a health department health order barring dogs in stores while insisting his own baby and dog be treated equally. He cited a clean infant with pants in a cart and argued enforcement discriminates against babies, urging grocers, parents, and dog owners to cooperate.
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Dallas
Ifii
Ety Health Department
Health Department
United
Aggie War Merves to Visit School Aggie War Merves to Visit School
Two famed ex Aggies will visit Kyle Field in College Station at 11 am on Saturday. Lieut Col John A Hilger A C and Ensign George H Gay USN will speak, invited by President J O Walton. They asked for informal reception without formal review and will dine with units from Infantry and Coast Artillery.
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College Station
John A. Hilger
A. C
George H. Gay
U. 5S. N. BR
Houston
Kyle Field
Hunor
Doolittle
Wasenot
J. O. Walton
Bluger
H Company
Infantry
Gay
Coast Artillery
Benefit Grid Tilt Set for August 30
An all star team of army athletes and the Washington Redskins will meet in the Los Angeles Coliseum August 30 in an army relief benefit football game. Notables include John Kimbrough Tommy Harmon and Norman Standley. The Redskins will train in San Diego this summer.
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Angeles
Army
Washington Redskins
Los Angeles Coliseum
John Kimbrough
Texas
M. College
Tommy Harmon
Michigan
Norman Standley
Stanford
Redskins
San Diego
Pioneer Corpus Resident Dies
Corpus Christi resident Margaret Knosby aged 71 died Wednesday. A pioneer resident and native of Ireland she will be buried Friday afternoon in local services. She is survived by a son John Knosby of Corpus Christi two brothers and two sisters.
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Corpus Christi
Margaret Knosby
Knosby
Ireland
John Knosby
Corpus. Christi
Hitler Quits As Army Head Amid Vast German Drive
The article reports a revived German offensive with thousands of tanks moving toward Voronezh and attempts to sever the Moscow Ukraine rail line. Soviet forces, including Marshal Timoshenko’s troops, retreat to new defenses as heavy fighting and battlefield destruction escalate.
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Rossosh
Timoshenko
Voronezh
Moscow
Ukraine
Red Star
Don
Stormavik
Voronezh S
United Nations
Netherlands Indies
Karl Rudolf von Undstedt
France
Friedrich Christensen
Dies Apologizes for Libel Claim Against Vaughan
Chairman Dies of the House committee on un American activities apologizes for accusing David B Vaughan BEW executive of sponsoring the American League for Peace and Democracy. Vaughan filed a 75004 libel suit and Dies says the error arose from a similarly named individual and will cover Vaughan legal fees.
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Washington
Dies
Horse Committee
Yestereday
David B. Vaughan
Board of Economic Warfare Executive
American League For Peace and Democracy
Congress
Wallace
BEW
Vaughan
David Vaughn
Board of Francmir Warfare
Boy Buys War Stamp for Every Movie
Harlingen reports nine year old Jackie Willing pays 21 cents to view a film while peers pay 11 cents. His parents require a 10 cent defense stamp before each outing. He has attended 36 showings since the defense stamp plan began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlingen
Jack Willing
Jackie
Oana Secures Sixth Win as Fort Worth Beats Tulsa
Outfielder Hank Gana shifted to pitching and earned his sixth win of the season as the Fort Worth Cats defeated the Tulsa Oilers 5-2. Oana logged 29 scoreless innings to end the game with 10 strikeouts and three walks. In other action, Beaumont Exporters topped Sports, Shreveport beat Dallas, and the Rebels routed Oklahoma City, amid a flurry of league results. The Fredericksburg Catholic State League will hold its 44th annual convention July 1-16 with delegates from church groups and key speakers.
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Hank Gana
Fortt Worth Cats
Tulsa Oilers
Oilers
Fort O Worth
Oana
Tulsans
Beaumont Exporters
Shreveport
Bulls
San Antona
Houston
Rebels
Oklahoma City Indians
Ab Dallas
Harvey Riebe
Shreveyart
Dallas Rebels
Oklahoma
Lerribin
Merv Conyora
Atha Nitcholas
Fredericksburg
Catholic State League
Joe Molberg
Walter Albrecht
Sam Antone
Robert E. Lurgy
San Antonio
Lawrence J. Firesimon
Amarilla
Aquinas Brinker
Kelly Field
Flood Forces Rio Rico Residents to Higher Ground
Brownsville dispatch reports 300 residents of Rio Rico fleeing to high ground as Rio Grande spillover hits both sides. A U S levee breach eroded 3000 acres of farmland while 10000 acres of Mexican pasture land flooded. River stood at about 19 feet with no immediate danger to Brownsville.
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Brownsville
Rio Rico
Rio Grande Tevee
United States
Rio Grande
Germans Sink Own Prison Ship
Melbourne reports via the International Red Cross that a German prison ship, loaded with Allied prisoners, was sunk by a US destroyer in the North Atlantic last January. Many prisoners drowned. sixteen Australians perished, with sixteen others and three Dutch seamen held in German captivity.
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Melbourne
Tralan
International Red Cross
North Atlantic
Department of Information
Department
Foros
Mareeba
Bay of Bengal
Kormoran
Stelermark
Sydney
Germany
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James St. Kilgallen
International News Service
Richard Tompkins Kollmar Sr
Dorothy
Dick Sr
Toll
Credit Group
Odie Sparkie
Canada
Aggie War Merves
Pioneer Corpus
Hitler
Seasonahoes
Border Town
Geo. M. Sims
Optometristork
Houston Street
Gunter Hotel
Johnnson
Special Jr
Celanese Rayon Taffetas
Toa Eshay
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