Polls Open Early For Democratic Primary Races
Polls open from 7 a m to 7 p m as Bextir's 197 voting machines are serviced for Saturday's Democratic primary. High turnout projected amid local contests for district judge, state representatives, constables, and judgeships with names like Raymond Edwards, Robert Terrell, Pat Dwyer, Temple Wheeler, and Gus Gerfers among those listed. Officials report polling places stocked with phones for election headquarters and ahead of a busy day.
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Raymond Edwardes
Thirty-Seventh District Court
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Pat Dwyer
Alfred Wilson
Jiny” Garrico
Temple Wheeler
Marshall O. Bull
Robert WB. Sertell
Raymond Edwards
Preeinet
Ben Beacons
Sam H. Anderson
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Jerry Tiacon
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Victor Uecker
R.A. Magnus
Oswald Versehelden
O. L. Whiey
J. W. Davis
Vernon Lemons
Grotan H. Shepard
Clifford E. Ttler
Jesse Janich
Larry Mills
Larry McKee
Gordon Smith
W. Gregory Hatcher
Bascom Giles
Nell da
Snake Bits Pilot On Perilous Air Adventure
MELBOURNE Australia July 24 A U S Army sergeant Robert Vaught 24 of Johnson City Tennessee reports a perilous recent adventure While flying 24 mites from his base he saw a snake near his left foot He slid the plane to crush it the rudder bar struck the snake and he was bitten He made a forced landing in a dry swamp treated the wound with a tourniquet and mud pack later radioed for rescue sighted another plane and fired on buffalos to keep danger away He improvised a hand control and made a successful takeoff returning to base After a hospital stay he rejoined his squadron
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RAF and Soviet Bombardment Blitz on German Targets
British and Soviet air forces conducted night raids across western Germany and East Prussia with primary strikes on Ruhr Rhineland and Baltic targets. Nazi defense shot down several bombers including two by Beaufighter ace Max Aitken. raids extended to Low Countries and Oeland, Sweden reported Russia bomber activity.
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Axis Captures Egyptian Oasis On Nile Trail
Axis forces report breakthrough west of El Alamein, capturing a distant oasis and pushing toward the Nile valley. British losses claimed at 1,000 prisoners with several aircraft downed. Rommel’s troops allegedly held the Skwa oasis and surrounding western Egyptian area near the Giuvan border.
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U S Naval Chief Seen With King In Buckingham Palace
Admiral Robert Gillen, commander of a U S naval force in British waters, met King George VI at Buckingham Palace today, the visit highlighting Allied naval cooperation.
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Robert
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George VI
Portuguese Troops to Azores Sail for Islands
Lisbon reports the Mier Quanta departed with troops bound for the Azores to reinforce the Portuguese islands. The vessel started its voyage in the morning, following another ship sent two days earlier to bolster defenses.
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Night shopping boosts city sales by fifty percent
A citywide shift to Thursday night shopping drew strong crowds from Market Street to Rowatna Plaza. Department stores reported sales up to 40 to 50 percent at noon to 9 p.m. with government workers taking a midweek night off. Retailers and officials praised the plan, noting widespread approval and anticipated ongoing cooperation.
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Christ- Justine
Higgins accuses officials of soft pedaling favor for steel firms
New Orleans shipbuilder Andrew J. Higgins told a House merchant marine subcommittee that maritime officials were instructed to favor Bethlehem Steel and to downplay Higgins and Henry J. Kaiser. He cited a telephone tip from a government employee about staff pressure to “play the Kaiser shipyard down.” Higgins said steel shortages were not the contract cancellation reason. He warned of a future assembly boat plan and noted unutilized small vessels awaiting cargo ships. Roosevelt declined to comment.
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Munition Output Expands Rapidly in World War II
The Joint War Production Committee of the United States and Canada reports that munitions output rose nearly fourfold from 1941. Canadian production climbed about threefold. The figures cover the second quarter of 1942 and future schedules are expected to show further increases in the United States.
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Nazis Execute Four Netherlanders Reported by German Radio
A German controlled Netherlands radio claims four Dutchmen were shot by order of a German military court for breaking into a government food office in Amsterdam. The broadcast names the victims and dates the execution as reported from London on July 24.
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Notice for Circulation Department contact in San Antonio Light
Local notice tells subscribers to call the Circulation Department after 5 p.m. daily or on Sundays and includes a directive to cut the notice from the paper and place it in the telephone directory. No other details or dates are given.
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Dallas area store sales rise in week ended July 18
Department store sales in the Eleventh federal reserve district for the week ended July 18 were 12 percent higher than the same week in 1941, according to the Dallas Central bank. San Antonio led with a 92 percent rise, Fort Worth up 11 percent, Dallas and Houston each about percent. For the four week period ended July 18, sales were 3 percent higher than the same period last year.
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Doolittle Raid Details emerge on Tokyo flight notables
Reports recount Doolittle raid on Tokyo with U S airmen passing the imperial palace and causing panic in Tokyo. Two Japanese officers reportedly committed suicide after fearing harm to Emperor Hirohito. Roosevelt’s appeal to Hirohito was delayed by censors, while Grew was barred from meeting the emperor. A submarine torpedoed Taiyo Maru, a 14,487 ton vessel carrying refugees to Tokyo occupied Ler tudes.
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Hongkong
Jap Held Kiska Bombarded Daily by US Forces
Tokyo radio dispatch from a Denei correspondent on Kiska Island in the Aleutians says United States forces bombarded the island daily, with Japanese garrisons suffering renewed hardships. The report notes the island’s name change to Navne kami, poor winter prospects, and difficult living conditions for sailors and soldiers alike.
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Kiska Island
Aleutians
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Back Bone
Storms in Caucasus NBC War Update and Rostov Fall
Chaos and bold claims ripple through wartime reports as German forces reportedly captured Rostov with Russia claiming the city gates open and fresh troops arriving. Moscow observers foresee a possible showdown in the Caucasus while Allied air power mounts in the skies over the region.
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Heishiki Press
Europe
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Norway
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Temperate change forecast for San Antonio area
Local thundershowers near the coast and in the extreme northwest Friday afternoon. Warmer in the northeast and southwest portions, cooler in the extreme northwest Friday night. Local thundershowers in the northwest portion. Little temperature change elsewhere. Additional weather data on page 21.
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Venity
Texas
Tower Coast
Jaundice Epidemic Reported in U S Army
Secretary of War Stinson announced 23 525 cases of jaundice in the U S Army and abroad since January 4 with 62 deaths. He linked the outbreak to a vaccine change for yellow fever inoculation and said investigations are underway to determine how troops became infected amid incubation.
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