Poll Places In County Almost Idle Amid Light Primary Voting
Bexar County election officials reported an extremely light Democratic primary turnout on Saturday. Precincts like Harlandale and Precinct No 63 showed scant votes, with totals well below normal as many polling places sat idle awaiting voters. Absentee voting also lagged, while voting machines operated across the county.
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Harlandale
Preston Dial
Theo Avenue
Will W. Moveiss Jr
Hexar County
Primary returns show Texas senatorial contenders in Harris County
Initial Harris County returns in the Texas primary place Dan Moody ahead of James Allred and W Lee O Daniel for the senate with O Daniel warning of no runoff. Moody predicts a contest, Allred argues no runoff, while Wheeler Stephenson and other gubernatorial rivals trail. Congressional races show incumbents largely safe and railroad commission ballots planned.
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Houston
Harris County
Dan Mondy
James V. Allred
W. Lee O'Daniel
Floyd E. Ryan
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Alfred
Ryan
O'Daniel
Wheeler
Stephenson
Sommerville
Collins
Fexas
Dan Moody
Vitoria
Fort Worth
Allred
Senate
Austin
Moody
Hal
Collis
teCnental State Railroad Commission
Téyas
Auto Collision Injures Mule in Guadalupe Street Incident
An autos and a wagon collision near the 1800 block of Guadalupe injured a mule, while two cars driven by Juan Escaliga and Fred Ploch collided with a wagon steered by Pedro Montez. One mule was injured, and others escaped harm according to police reports.
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Juan Escaliga
Vera Cruz
Goebbels Warns on Sacrifices in War Effort
In Bern on July 24, Paul Joseph Goebbels Germany's propaganda minister warns the German people to accept sacrifices demanded by the war. An article in the weekly Das Reich discusses Cologne and Bremery incidents as teaching the nation the extent of wartime sacrifice.
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Switzerland
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Germany
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Das Reich
Mexico to Get Wool From U S
Mexico will receive 1,323,000 worth of camel wool from Boston as authorized by the United States government. The wool allocation aims to aid industrials facing shutdown after wartime cuts halted imports from Australia and Argentina.
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City
UPI
Boston
United States
Argentina
Launching Rites Held in Spanish for Liberty Freighter Hinton Wf Telper
In a Spanish launching ceremony at Terminal Island the Liberty freighter Hinton Wf Telper was christened. Screen actress Neile Davis addressed the crowd with a brief Spanish speech. The program featured a Latin American theme and was broadcast for broader audience.
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Calfaly
Ceremanter
Hinton
Terminal Island Yeater- By
Neile Davis
Apantsis
Brondensk Hy Eberg
Latin America
U.S. Confiscates Merchant Ships
The government ring confiscated 27 German and Italian merchant ships and requisitioned the Argentine steamship Victoria to supplement the United States merchant marine. The maritime commission sought possession earlier, but title passed only yesterday. The Victoria had flown the American flag and was transferred to Argentina under an agreement for return in wartime.
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Jay
United States
Maritime Commission
War Shipping Administration
Jobs Hunted for World War Vets
The WPA announced plans to find jobs for about 13,100 World War I veterans who became unemployed after the Ellgillan conservation corps closed. The move aims to match veterans with available work as the country recovers from the wartime downturn.
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WPA
Elgillan Conservation Corps
U S Shipping Head Arrives in London for Talks
London reports say Ayda W. Lewis Douglas head of U S Shipping arrived last night to discuss wartime shipping with British officials at the U S embassy. The dispatch notes efforts to solidify Anglo American cooperation.
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U S Bombs Axis Ports in Libya and Crete Air War
Allied air raids struck Tobruk and Benghazi in Libya and Bougat and Crete’s Bougas Bay, setting merchant ships ablaze as RAF and US bombers press the Libyan and Aegean fronts. Ground fighting centered on artillery duels with RAF fighters over the front. Imperial troops reportedly withdrew a number of positions as analysts weigh Axis convoy arrivals and Africa’s balance.
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Yester
London
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Greece
African Seaport Under Siren Alarm No Incident Reached
Wunson Natal July 24 delayed report says Durban seaport of 150000 population was under warning alarm for 74 minutes but ended without incident. Defense authorities announced an unidentified plane hovered over the city during the alert. Burglaries reported in Wadesboro North Carolina as a barber shop was entered during a neighboring fire. Stolen $225.
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Natal
Union of South Africa
Durban
Wrrata
New Nazi Spies Sought
In a wartime alert, J. Edgar Hoover disclosed that three named German saboteurs trained in sabotage schools may come to the United States. Walter Kappe, 37, a lieutenant in German military intelligence, Joseph Schmidt, and Rheinhold Rudolph Barth, all natives of Germany, are identified as potential spies to undermine US war industries.
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Wuhuhe
J. Velgar Hoover
United States
Cone
Hoover
Fee
PRY Ghlet
Walter Kappe
Kapyyl
Leutenant
Endian Instrueter
Schaul
Berlin
Joseph Schmidt
Paul Schmidt
Jerry Swenson
Rheinhold Rudolph Barth
Germutany
Plane Begins Rome to Tokyo Round Trip Mission
A Rome broadcast reports a new air route from Rome to Tokyo with a Savoia Marchetti crew welcomed by Premier Mussolini in Italy. The announced plan aims for a direct one way distance over 6000 miles, though routes would cross territories hostile to the Allies.
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Tokyo
Berlin
Savoia
Benes Urges Second Front in Europe War
London dispatch reports Eduard Benes of Czechoslovakia's exile government urging a second front in Europe. He warned Germans may seek peace terms with Britain the United States and Russia by October 15 if a decisive military victory is not achieved. He argued Russia could persevere with allied help and predicted Hitler's peace offer would fail. He said a second front could draw German forces away from the east within the year despite risks.
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Eduard Benex
Czechosiovakia
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Hitler
Germany
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U Boat Toll Nears 400
The Western Atlantic toll from U boat sinkings nears 400 with an attack on a modified U S merchant vessel about 600 miles off the coast. All 121 aboard were rescued after the torpedoing and the ship was hit in daylight as the vessel carried 57 crewmen and 6 passengers.
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Caribbean
Russia
Amsterdam
Zurih
Fighting in Rostov Continues in World War II Update
Moscow reports ongoing heavy fighting around Rostov as German forces push toward Stalingrad. Soviet and Luftwaffe actions described along the Don and Volga front with damaged airstrips, river crossings, and fierce aerial and ground combat. Red Star cites Russian counterattacks and German attempts to break the Don line, while casualties mount on both sides.
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War Injury Bill Act Due Before Senate Finance Panel
Washington July 2. A war injury bill aims to provide 35 to 85 dollars monthly to civilians injured or killed in war. The measure by Senator Pepper would extend benefits to injured civilians their dependents and to those detained by the enemy. The bill defines civilian war injuries broadly and seeks ties to a forthcoming tax measure.
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Senate Finance Committee
Pepper
D.-Fina
Elopement Rumors Tie Singer and Engineer in Berlin
In Berlin a singer and an engineer are linked by an elopement rumor amid chaotic reports from July. German sailors reportedly joined the Japanese navy, while the Metropolitan Opera and other entities appeared briefly in the narrative as observers.
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Dallas
Cierman
Jdepson
Metropaliteny Opera
Inj Mierchant Navy
Orlarin
Jnarex Withlenta Axis
Tip Geran
Walter Delerra
Radia
Stolen Rifles Reported From Local Homes
Police were informed Saturday of two rifle thefts valued at 50 dollars. George Randle of Edison Drive reported a 20 dollar rifle stolen from his car parked at home. Louise Glut of Avant Street reported a 360 dollar rifle missing during her absence.
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Edison Drive
Louise Glut
Avant Street
Americans Exchanged for Japs Surviving Cold and Mistreatment
In a wartime exchange at Lourenço Marques on July 23, over 1100 North and South Americans boarded the Gripsholm to swap places with Japanese diplomats and families. Africans were allowed to disembark and tour Maputo as the transfer proceeded under Portuguese supervision. Reports describe hunger and hardship in occupied Japan, with some prisoners threatened with the guillotine, though no known abuse of women or children occurred.
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Africa
United States
Japan
Swertah
Gripsholm
America
Portguesa Foreign Office
U S Naval Officer Killed in India
In New Delhi July a4 Delayed 7 Captain Howard M. Laromers 48 U S naval officer and liaison at Colombo Ceylon was killed today during an era of an R A 7 plc Fe had served in Colombo 18 months
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India
Howard M. Laromers
United States
Nagoliaison
Colombe
Ceylon
R.A
Malaria Seen as Major Threat in Mexico
Mexico City reports malaria as the chief enemy of farm productivity with 26,000 annual deaths, mainly among peasants, according to the health ministry. The figure highlights the malaria burden amid agricultural efficiency concerns and ongoing public health efforts.
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Mexico
Health Ministry
Weather forecast notes limited temperature change
San Antonio forecast shows little temperature change Saturday with a light high. East Texas expects little change Saturday night. More weather details on pages 2 to 4.
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Vichniry
East Texas
Car Stolen at Gas Station on South Flores and Camp
Hilario Dominguez of 2006 West Martin Street reported a car theft Saturday after leaving his vehicle at a station when it ran out of gas near South Flores and Camp streets. He said he walked to a station, returned and found the car missing.
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Camp Streets
Hilario Dominguez
West Martin
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