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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 27, 1942

Page

18

Four Bexar Ts Lose In Primary Details of local election results

In Bexar county unofficial results show defeated incumbents and shifts in numerous races. Mudge Haymond Edwards and others lost bench or public posts while Jerry Bacon edged out Los Angeles Heights' incumbent for precinct 1 justice. Veiled contests loom in constable races and a close state house race prompts official tallies due Tuesday. Voters numbered about one third of eligible county strength with Governor Coke Browne son and other officials leading.

Bexar Counwames Nothors Moriday Mudge Haymond Edwards Thirly- Been Daniel Alter Aittle Robert W. B. Terrell Lerrel Edward Justice of the John Geraghty Los Angeles Heights Jerry Bacon George Bacon Bacon Marshall C. Hell Jed Temple Wheeler Vole Bell Wheeler Ly Wiley Justice of the Peace J. W. Davis J James Hilday Coke Brovenson Hal Collins Carrico Pat Dwyer Dwyer Sam Anderson Ben Baccua Tareus Bexar Govemore Wiweler Stavengen Somerville Fete Buson Collins Porter Mead Vo. L. Amit Hardin Miller J. D. Smith

Pappy Holds to 46 Per Cent Vote Edge

Texas primary returns from 254 counties show O Daniel at 48.1 percent with about 875,000 votes tallied and a runoff likely. District 21Con gress sees Fisher lead Booth while Stevenson appears certain to win governor reelection. other state offices list varied tallies as late returns trickle in.

Pappy District 21 G. Fisher Charies Booth Texas Alfred Moody O'Daniel Ryan Satcher James McKee Mills Smith Kureau Ike Allred Friends Coleman C. C. Fisher Lindley Backworth Ernest Gacns Tyler Stevenson Coke Stevenson Hal H. Collins Mineral Wells Arnold Beck Hardin Honee Lemens Mead Miller Dixie Smith L. Smith Hatener Corry King McDonald Ragsdale Reilwad Armstrong Brooks Faln Humphrey Jester Hilday Lovelady McCormick Score Pace Patterson

Allred Promises Driving Run-Off in Texas

Houston dispatch reports former governor and federal judge W. Allred, challenging Senator W. Lee O'Daniel, predicts a run-off after a six week, high energy campaign. Allred plans to campaign across the state while rest with family in between, as O'Daniel faces a tight vote total near 50 percent.

Houston W. Allred W. Lee O'Daniel O'Daniel Splarday Allred Jim Boy Alfred Sam David

FBI Hunts Nazi Spy in Michigan Flint

In Flint FBI agents checked reports that Walter Kappe, one of three dangerous German saboteurs at large, had been in the area last week. Mrs. Morrill Cobb told police a man matching Kappe’s description called at her home seeking someone, then hurried away when realizing the mismatch. Both she and her husband said they recognized Kappe from his photo.

FBI Michigan Flint Mich INS Federal Bureau of Investigation Walter Kappe Aily Teast Morrill Cobb Kappe

WPB Expands Butyl Output to Aid Rubber Drive

Washington July 27 The WPB announced approval of a 70 000 ton expansion in duty rubber production and outlined plans to supply about 48 000 000 tires to keep civilian cars running on an essential driving basis over the next two years The rubber industry sought allocation of 22 475 tons of duty The WPB said the shift does not alter the current picture and there is no rubber to spare for non essential purposes

WPB Washington WPS Tse

Germans Drive Deep Into Caucasus Front Fading toward Stalingrad

German forces push along the Don toward Stalingrad after a day of heavy fighting near Datalsk and Tsimliansk. Berlin claimed advances toward Novocherkassk and Rostov, while Moscow warned of heavy air raids and contested Soviet countermoves as oil‑rich Caucasus routes come under German pressure.

Frens Bertin Caucasus Rostov Don Russia Simiyansk Moscow Datalsk Ganting Tsimiyansk Stalingmde Stlingrad Volga Thei Katatseh Berlin Anfantey Nnlty Kalatsch Kacha Nov The Stalingrad Dan Tana Wan Red Air Force United States Batatsk Ostay Baku Bataisk Voronezh Novovocherkass Tsimlyansk Novocherkaysk

Yankee held four days on U boat reports Caribbean base

An American seaman Archie Gibbs, 30, of Roscoe Texas, describes being held four days in a torpedo tube compartment of a German submarine in the Caribbean. He says the submarine was in port and that torpedoes and two bombs were transferred to the sub while he watched. Gibbs was torpedoed June 14 and survived after being picked up by a fishing craft then landed at a Florida port.

Lorida Caribbean Archie Gibbs Roscoe Texas Ammarine Laler Gibbs Nai Florida Forges Caribbeansland Hitorida

Jap Plane Raid Halted Over Chungking Reported

Chungking suffered its first air raid alert in a month late today as United States warplanes roared to meet the enemy. The raid crossed from Szechwan province toward Chungking at 7 10 p m local time. It was not immediately known whether American planes engaged the Japanese forces.

Ghunghking Chungking United States Szechwan

Germans Campaign Against Firebugs

A Stockholm dispatch cites Berlin Gestapo chief Heinrich Himmler offering a 20,000 mark reward for information leading to the arrest of firebugs operating in Berlin. The Tidningen Berlin correspondent reported the pledge as a high level pursuit by German authorities.

Lutheran Minister In Spy Hearing

The Rev. Kurt E. Moltentin of Zion Lutheran Church Philadelphia was charged with raplonane and expected to stand trial in Hartford. The trial was scheduled to begin tomorrow in federal court after Moltentin closed his church for the summer vacation.

Hartford Conn Kurt E. Moltentin Zion Lutheran Church Philadelphia Raplonane Moltatin

War Agencies Money Bill Signed by Roosevelt

President Roosevelt signed the appropriation bill totaling 1.8 billion dollars for federal war agencies for the current fiscal year. Of this, 1.1 billion funds the War Shipping Administration and 2.6 million supports the Office of Price Administration. The action was announced from Washington on July 27. A Soviet fleet air attack reportedly sunk several enemy ships according to a Daily Mirror report from London.

Washington Roosevelt Wor Shipping Administration Office of Price Administration

U.S. to Increase Raids on Europe

Report outlines U S fighter pilots joining British Polish and Canadian air crews in Northern France. Americans poised to form own command after gaining combat experience. Most U S fighters will be American built with some formations usingSpitfires. First U S fighter base in the ATO in U S skies engaged heavy aerial combat with Focke Wulf 190s. Spitfires demonstrated capability against new German fighters in large patrols.

LAMON United States Neverr Amercians France U. S Tmand U.S Ato Uus Lowest Fevel Hare

Mother and son take army oath together in Los Angeles

In Los Angeles on July 27 a mother Zeling Mai aon and her son Richard W Holmes 18 both took the army oath of allegiance. Col Malcolm P Andruss recruited them and they prepared for different posts with plans for future service in the Womens Army Auxiliary Corps. A lighthearted remark from a telephone operator at the Federal landing accompanies the tale. Later in Houston a student fireman Brano Carl Wobus 20 died from injuries after a locomotive fall the previous day.

Los Angeles Asmother Malcolm P. Andruss Zeling Mai Aon Richard W. Holmes Fort Des Moines Iowa Fort Macarthy Calif Hilleq Houston Brano Carl Wobus Southern Pacific Lines

Man Kills Bride Self in Philadelphia Tragedy

In Philadelphia a 22-year-old war worker, Thomas Olin Hodges, killed his 18-year-old bride Dora Hodges with a knife after a quarrel over illness and dining out. He then died on the porch. police found the blood-stained weapon beside him. Their marriage lasted five months.

Philadelphia Wark Dora Hodges Thomas Olin Hodges

Hamburg Hit by RAF Heavy Raid in Moonlit Night

Allied air force pummeled Hamburg Germanys second largest city and major submarine base with a heavy assault described as the strongest since the Bremen strike last month. Weather aided the raid and German defenses fought back hard as 28 bombers failed to return, with 29 planes lost and many civilians reported trapped in wreckage across 23 targeted areas including near London and East Anglia. Continued details follow on page 4.

Longin Hamburg Germany Royal Air Force Reich Bremen Royal Iranadian Air Force Dremen Toronto J. D. Pattison Welllington Inek Wil Bloiin and Voss Mag London Gommuni- Uex England Midlands East Anglia Duisburg

War Mission Against Anis Port Brevet Decorates S.A. Flier

General headquarters reports Capt. David C. Rawila of San Antonio piloted a flying fortress on a hazardous mission at Kendari Airport in the Dutch East Indies on June 26. He earned the Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster and a Silver Star for photographs and vital information aiding Allied raiders. Three others, Sgt. Glover Burke, Cpl. Tabord A. French, and Cpl. Bryson C. West, were awarded Purple Hearts posthumously after a Kendari airfield raid.

Mincarthur Austraia David C. Rawila San Antonio Kiendari Dutch East Indies George H. Brett Paettic Glover Burke Topeka Kani Tabord A. French Brownwand Texas Cpl Bryson West Oklawaha Pla Timor French West Kendarl Airdrome

Forecast for San Antonio and vicinity Monday

Scattered thundershowers expected Monday afternoon with little temperature change. East Texas and the south portion should see isolated to widely scattered showers, while the north portion may experience similar activity Monday afternoon. temperatures largely steady into Monday night.

San Antonio Temparies Silgit East Texas

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