Invasion Fears Rise As Allied Armies Strike Europe
AP reports massive naval activity near Gibraltar with upwards of 100 warships and air attacks on northern and southern Europe. Allied carriers battleships cruisers and destroyers concentrate at the front while bombers hammer Italian targets and Axis defenses. Long-range airstrikes from the Middle East and Pacific raids widen pressure as German and Italian posts report damage amidst rising invasion expectations.
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Burglary defendant Amires pleaded guilty in city court
Ployd Amires of 426 Monterey Street pleaded guilty to burglary. He faced a four year sentence handed down by Judge W. W. McCrory in a formal criminal proceeding held February 12 at 201 West Commerce Street.
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Lin Sen Reported Slightly Better
SAU OGRING June 1 pay slelins attenting President Linget. Ai critically since May 12, said Chily afternomy tab he was wet ting on tightly petter but that sin condition remained serious.
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Heiress Falls to Death from Hotel
New York June 1 A distressed scene unfolded as Janet Snowden Gill 28 heiress fell from a sixteenth floor suite at the Savoy Plaza hotel. Her nude body landed on a third story roof extension. Capt William Sherman Gill awoke to her disappearance and alerted friends as police searched the hotel. A cousin in New York later identified the body. Janet, mother of three, had traveled from Minneapolis to spend a five day furlough with her husband. She was the daughter of oil man James B Snowden and had a history of two marriages including to Italian nobleman Prince DL Sirignano. Her earlier marriages and a Mexican divorce were noted as part of her colorful life.
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400 Japs Slain In Attu Mop-Up
On Attu Island Army forces continued mopping up pockets of resistance after breaking organized enemy lines. Reports say over 400 Japanese troops were killed in heavy night operations May 29-30, with air strikes on Riska and Gertruse cove areas and a landing at Chichagol harbor.
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Steel Order Extended to 48-Hour Week Across Industry
Manpower Chief Dank Vo McNutt postponed from July 1 to August 1 the steel industry 48-hour work week order issued May 1. New instructions require release of excess workers and prompt adoption of the 48-hour weeks, no later than August 1, 1943, unless an exceptional situation is approved by the executive director.
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Dank Vo McNutt
New French Committee in Dispute
In Algiers on June 14 rumors spread of disagreements in the one day old executive committee formed by Generals Charles de Gaulle and Henri Gtrand. The group, seen as steering the war effort, faced likely hard negotiations over De Gaulle’s push to purge “unworthy” officials in North Africa. No official statements were issued and details remained unclear.
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Germany Admits Crippling Defeats From War Strain
Berlin dispatches quote unnamed neutral sources saying Germany can no longer hide the crippling defeats in Russia and North Africa and the effect of sustained Allied air raids. The report notes a need for calm to recover, repair battered transport, and mobilize labor while building up 3,000,000 more soldiers. Submarine warfare remains a hoped line of hope, though progress would be slow.
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House Votes Compromise Pay As You Go
Washington June 1 the compromise pay as you go tax bid won house approval by 159 to 68 A roll call vote was ordered. It provides for a 20 percent deduction from the taxable part of all wages and salaries beginning one month from today. The measure would abate 15 to 100 percent of one year's income taxes and under all taxpayers would shift to a current payment basis. Democratic and Republican leaders predicted the bill would pass and be sent to the senate and then the White House. Admin leaders said the president would sign it.
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Dempsey Divorce Hearing Delayed in White Plains
In White Plains on June 1 the Jack Dempsey Hannah Williams divorce trial was postponed as Mrs. Dempsey was reported to be suffering a complete nervous collapse. Referee J Addison Young adjourned until four p.m. while a physician testified about her condition. Her lawyer Gerald Donovan said she could not appear for a week or more.
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White Plains
Jack Dempsey
Hannah Willams
Italian Army Chief Relieved and Reassigned
A Rome dispatch reports General Mario Roata, chief of staff from March 3, 1941, relieved as Italian Army chief of staff. The note says he was appointed commander of an army group before being sent back to duty as chief of staff of the Tunisian army, then later reappointed as chief of staff of the Italian army.
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UT Turns Dorms and Tea House Over to Navy
University of Texas President Homer F Harney announced that two new campus dormitories and a university owned tea house are being turned over to the navy to lodge and train sailors. The facilities were initially built for women students and may include nearby fraternity houses as part of the Navy program.
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Postal Telegraph Workers Get Raise
Washington June 1 The national war labor board approved a 1 percent to 2 cent wage increase for 32,000 non messenger employees of the Postal Telegram company. The board also ordered a 10 percent raise for messengers and seven and a half cent for routes.
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Postal Telegram Company
Tokyo Witness Tells How Japs Shot Down Own Planes
A Polish refugee in London recalls the Tokyo bombing, describing enemy and allied aircraft, Japanese civilians fleeing with water buckets, and later claims by Japanese that they shot down American planes. She notes Japanese propaganda and public celebration despite losses, and references the spread of fear and hope after Pearl Harbor.
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Pearl Harbor
Warning of nationwide coal mine strike at government pits
Across the nation a near total walkout by United Mine Workers, led by John L. Lewis, halted production in many coal fields as the contract expired. In Pennsylvania, most soft coal and anthracite miners ignored whistles and stayed home, with scattered picketing and few disorders. The White House and Roosevelt remained silent as talks continued and extensions expired.
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Henry Ford Takes Reins As Ford President
DETROIT June 1 Henry Ford today was elected president of Ford Motor company succeeding his late son Edsel Ford. Officers named include Chatte Sorensen vice president B I Craig vice president and treasurer Hy Lu secretary and nestst Ant Cheusavow Andr B Selechtor and others. Henry Ford II Benson Ford listed among sons of Edsel Ford, heir to the founder. PEACE FIGURE DEAD LONDON June 6 Barry Whiloughby Hyet Dickinson 84 longtime MP and international figure dies after lengthy illness.
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Edsel Bryant Ford
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Errors in Ration Book Applications Guidelines
Instructions issued by local War Information office to reduce errors in war ration book requests. Emphasizes clear printed or typed names and addresses, listing all family members, signing in own handwriting, presenting proper identification stubs, correct postage, and careful checking of forms before mailing.
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Corpus Cadet Killed in Crash
Corpus Shisti officials announced today that Aviation Cadet George Brill Lindquist 21 Denver Colorado was killed yesterday in the crash of his training plane at the air station.
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Little Tiger Leads Pash Trapping Five Divisions
Gen Hsieh Yueh and air support claim Chinese forces routed five Japanese divisions near Tehang on the Yangtze in what is described as the war's greatest victory. Reports say over 4,000 Japanese dead by May 27 and allied air power destroyed airfields and aircraft while downing many interceptors.
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Arnold Says Foe Cracking Note at West Point
General Henry H. Arnold addressed West Point graduates amid Allied bombing, saying Axis morale is collapsing under air power. He warned the enemy remains well trained and equipped, while noting Allied air transport flew over 1800 planes over the Atlantic in May, signaling growing momentum for a decisive year.
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Coke Urged to Call Special Session in Texas
Governor Coke Benson has been urged to reconvene the Texas legislature after adjourning the forty-eighth regular session twenty days ago. The push comes as he completes remaining bills and declines comment on future sessions.
Forecast San Antonio and vicinity continues warm
Forecast for San Antonio and vicinity calls for continued warmth with occasional frost. East Texan region notes continued warmth with fresh, occasionally strong winds. Weather details appear on page 2.
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