Japs Declare Sind Lines In China Front Breakthroughs
Shanghai reported Japanese aerial pressure along the Lung pai railway as Chiang Kai-Shek’s lines yielded gradually. Nippon forces bombed Guimese troops near Lanfeng while aiming to seize Kaifeng and Chengchow, a move tied to plans against Hankow. Doihara reportedly encircled or reduced to remnants.
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Shanghai
Chiang Kai-Shek
Lungbai
Lanfeng
Nippon Sill
Kaifeng
Chengchew
Generali China
Hankow
China
Kenji Doihara
Doihare
Luoghai
Suzhow
Tax Error Irks Bexar Folks
Residents in Bexar County and suburbs faced hundreds of long tax assessment notices mailed by the city tax department during a busy period. Tax Commissioner Frank Bashick cited inexperienced clerks handling a rush as the cause of the error and misaddressed postcards.
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Bexar County
Alamo Heights
Barlandate
Frank Bashick
Mexican lottery chief visits San Antonio amid expropriation flare up
Julio Madero director general of Mexico's national lottery arrived in San Antonio to collect his daughters and discuss oil land expropriation tensions with Britain and the United States. He said Mexicans show no ill will toward Britons and Americans, predicted a quick resumption of diplomatic ties, and noted the lottery profits fund orphanages and hospitals in Mexico.
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Great Britain
United Stytes
Sosalé
Julio Madero
National Lottery of
San Antonio
Madero
Penge
Francisco Madero
Carmen
Elin
Our Lady of the Lake College
Gunter Hotel
Gen
Cedillo
Cardenas
Agrarians
T Han
Coda
Cage
Great
Britain
United States
Menica
Phillips Academy
Mats
Notre Dame, University
Massachusetts Institute of Tech
Nology
Michigan College of Mining and Technology
Hoover Suspends G men Furlough As Funds Are Assured
Washington reports congressional leaders assure rapid funding to keep the FBI force at full strength. J Edgar Hoover suspended the June furlough of half the staff after Rep Reed demanded action to prevent further reductions. Hoover had previously ordered layoffs and regional office closures due to prior shortages.
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Washington
Siple
G-men
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Hoover
Reed
Republican
New York
House
F.B. I
B. I
Capitol
Peattakais
Random musings and a criminal case in brief
A garbled list of curiosities and inquiries spans cultural topics, Hollywood trivia, and language notes while reporting a narcotics case. Frank Wikens, a paroled federal prisoner, pleaded guilty to heroin possession and drew a two year penitentiary term after an arrest on South Pecos Street.
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Frank Wikens
Criminal District Court
W. W. McCrory
Texas
Martin Trejo
South Pecns Street
Austin
McCrory
Wilens
Fay
Hays Office
Silhoueets
George Jean Nathan
New Rochelle Police Seek Boat Tied to Kidnapping Case
In New Rochelle New York June 1 police began a systematic search of 100 cabins near Davenport Neck Sound for the boat believed used in kidnapping 12 year old Peter Levine. The boy's bound torso washed ashore last Sunday and federal agents await lab results on his clothing and the bound wire. Murray Levine, the boy's father, had previously offered a 30000 ransom but has retired from the case leaving the investigation to police.
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New Rochelle
N.Y
Peter Levine
Davenport Neck
Murray Levine
New York
Sister of Star Has Own Name Once More
Ann Laverne Power, sister of star Tyrofie Power, resumes her maiden name after divorcing Leslie E. Tyrer Robinson. She sues for cruelty and nondisclosure, aided by guardian Francis D. Adams of Los Angeles. The complaint recalls three marriage ceremonies: October 27, 1934 in Wijuana Lower California, a Los Angeles ceremony a month later, and January 7, 1833 in Yuma Arizona.
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Bag Vegas
N.ml
Ann Laverne Power
Tyrofie Power
Leslie E. Tyrer Robinan
Francis D. Adams
Los Angeles
Robinson
Wijuana
California
Yuma
Ariz
Insurgents Drive on Teruel Front in Spain
insurgents push on Teruel fighting hand to hand with loyalists in an offensive to seize Valencia. Reports say yesterday's bombardment deaths could exceed 500 at Granollers and Sagunto. British ship Penthames and a Spanish vessel were damaged in Valencia harbor as government planes bomb Palma base and set fire to insurgent ships.
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Teruel
Valencia
Granollers
Sagunto
Spain
Penthames
Mallorca
Arbor
Palma
Delay in Telegram Costs Forbes Suit Against Western Union
J E Forbes sues Western Union Telegraph Co in Federal District Court alleging $14,000 in business losses from two telegrams sent November 10 1937 due to delivery delays. Suit transferred from the Thirty seventh District Court.
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Wester Union Telegraph Company
J. EB. Forbes
J. F. McMillan
Federal District Court
Forbes
Thirty-seventh District Court
Dixie Tours Opens Here Branch At Gunter Hotel
Mrs B B Maupin opened a Dixie Tours branch at the Gunter Hotel to handle tourist business bound for Mexico. The operation targets large groups of students and teachers on Mexico tours with plans for special stopovers in San Antonio. Miss Viola Dickinsom will head the local office.
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Dixie
B. B. Maupin
Gunter Hotel
Disie Tows
Mexico
Driver Eyes Mishap Once Was Enough
LOS ANGELES June 1. Richard C. Kimbrough 60 was driving down Hill yesterday when he turned a curve and encountered a car piled on the roadside. He stopped, the car veered off the road, rolled down a bank and landed on its wheels. Kimbrough drove away without a glance toward the wreck, and his wife said nothing.
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Los Angeles
Richard C. Kimbrough
Hill
Kimbrough
French Planes Get American Aid In War Overhaul
Paris reports that France and the United States agreed on a broader program to modernize the French warplane industry with American engineers aiding on delivery and manufacture. The plan includes spare parts production and eventual full-scale plane construction at nationalized factories. A separate incident near Austin Street saw Army privates wounded. two civilians involved in a shotgun incident at a beer parlor faced assault charges.
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Paris
United States
Chamber of Deputies Air Committee
Lucien Bissoutrat
Gent
France
Air Ministry
Bosscutrot
Bosseatrot
Europe
United States Army
Clarence Harts
Twelfth Field Artillery
Serger
Austin Street
Julius Horn
Harts
Fort Sam Houston
Harm
G. C. Wenzel
Omaha Street
Frederick R. Walls
Sixth Air Squadron
Randolph Field
Walls
Wenzel
Difficult Tests in Britain Hit Driver Applicants Failure Rate
Difficult tests for automobile drivers in Great Britain show more than two percent of applicants failing in the last three years. The findings indicate stricter standards and potential impact on licensing and traffic safety.
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Great Britain
Businessmen Warned on Social Security Returns
The Internal Revenue Division said it will crack down on businessmen who fail to file Social Security returns. The warning came from Frank Scofield, Austin collector for the First Texas district, at the Smith-Young building on Wednesday. Ignorance of the law is no excuse, and tax evaders will face penalties.
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Internal Revenue Division
Smith-Young
Frank Scofield
Austin
Firs Texsia
Sail Sea
Fragmented San Antonio Notes and Miscellany
Local items recount encounters and travel plans from Bexar area, including Frank Brady and Karl Fuhrman. Mentions of street names Nogatos Big Foot and Eskimo Avenue in a city guide. Reports on nurse Oscar Kramer’s arm injury, Frank Rose leaving for Sweden, Cedille feature, and insurgent agent encounter. Also notes Shrine convention trip plans and crime comparisons of Hong Kong and Shanghai.
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Frank Brady
Bone Ile B. Bobo
Breyes Sash and Doar Company
Noga-tos Street
Big Foot Street
Eskimo Avenue
Carl Fuhrman
Hina
Oscar Kramer
Physicians' and Surgeons’ Hospital
Frank Rose gTen
Sweden
Cedille
Ken
Harry Sylvester
San Antonio
Turbeville
San Francisco
Los Angeles
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