DeGaulle Wins Acceptance By FDR
Washington July 11 President Roosevelt announced he accepts the French national committees headed by General de Gaulle as the authority for civil administration of liberated France The policy of not recognizing the committee as a provisional government remains and Eisenhower will supervise military to civilian handover The president described the committee as having de facto authority pending a future freely chosen government
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De Gaulle Arrives in Ottawa for One Day Visit
Gen Charles de Gaulle arrived by plane for a one day visit to Ottawa this morning. He was greeted at the airport by Prime Minister Mackenzie King and Defense Minister J A Ralston along with high army navy and air force officials and other federal cabinet members. Alamo Heights Chamber of Commerce meets at 8 p m Tuesday in city hall according to BL Lure, president.
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Major Killed in French Action Involving Airborne Unit
War department reports Major W D Stubblefield killed in action in France on June 12 while serving with the airborne infantry. He had been overseas 19 months after leaving the 36th division for glider infantry in 1942. Survived by widow Miss Lurie Toudouze and daughter Carel Ann. parents W J Stubblefield, sister Mrs. W A Scholz, brother First. Trout, and others. Survivors include James W Stubblefield, in U S Army Air Force in Europe. Major Stubblefield, Brackenridge High School and Texas A&M alumnus, previously lived at 403 West Cevallos.
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New Milk Rationer Assumes Duties
Willam A. Newman a former assistant professor of accounting and statistics at A and M college has become the requisition market agent for San Antonio and Austin sales areas. He succeeds Henry H. Macker who returns to private business. Newman will administer war food order number 79 governing sales of milk cream and by products in urban orders.
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War Food Administration
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University of Minnesota
Burglar Fails in Driveway Twine Break-In Attempt
A burglar attempted to break into a West French Place apartment at 39213 Monday night by stretching twine around the driveway and trying to jimmy a back door. He failed to gain entry but removed two packages belonging to resident Mrs. Carpenter from the mailbox.
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Pilot Awarded Air Medal At Brooke General Hospital
Lieutenant Moore, injured during a mission at Sterling Island, received two Oak Leaf Clusters to the Air Medal from Brigadier General Beach. He served in the South Pacific, flying P-40s and P-38s across Hawaii, New Caledonia, Fiji, and the New Hebrides, Guadalcanal, and Munda. He survived a near miss on a 1944 raid against Rabaul and earned the Silver Star for bravery.
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Quincy Street
Ratcliff Funeral Arrangements Set
Funeral services for James Marth Ratcliff, retired railroad man who died Monday, will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday from the Porter Loring chapel. Born in Monroe, Louisiana in 1874, he lived in San Antonio the past 58 years and retired 42 years on the Missouri Pacific railroad. He was a member of Brotherhoods of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen and of Railroad Trainmen. Survived by widow Lille Elizabeth Ratcliff, daughters Mia John and Linton of Muskogee, Edmund P. Haag of San Antonio, sister Anna Marshall of Eldorado, brothers O H and GT Ratcliff of San Antonio, and four grandchildren.
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Two Youths Held in L A Burglaries
In Los Angeles police detained two youths aged 18 and 21 on Tuesday as suspects in a string of second burglaries and knob-knockings after they were spotted in an East Houston street tavern by patrolman H. J. Isbell. The younger had navy discharge for bad conduct and AWOL while the other claimed a 20 day navy leave. police had no solid charges yet.
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