Count Shows Bexar Bond Sales Total 5 623 691
County bond sales tabulated by the Federal Reserve show Bexar County with 5 622 691 25 in Series B bonds and 16 534 420 04 toward a quota of 26 285 000. Travis Bailey, chair of the drive, received the report via telegram from Nathan Adame of Dale as Texas War Finance chair. Surrounding counties report many over their quotas as Hirs county tops 465 902 toward a 405 000 goal at the stadium event titled Here's Your Infantry.
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Federal Reserve Bank
Bexar County
Travis Bailey
Nathan Adame
Dale
War Finance Committee of
Texas
Hirs County
South Texas State Teachers College
County drives exceed quotas in Texas across several counties
Kleberg County reports sales of 244 846 on a 920 000 quota. Zapata County surpasses by over 100 percent with 105 000 on a 50 000 quota. Webb County bond sales reach 1 511 962 on a 1 245 000 quota. Aransas County tops quota by 3 percent and Edwards County is already over the top. Willacy and Dimmit counties show strong investment totals. San Antonio unit of the Civil Air Patrol prepares a flight opportunity through joint efforts.
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Kleberg
Harold ©. Brown
Kingsville
Kleberg County
Zapath County
Tnp
W. N. Hail
Webb County
Aransas County
Fred Bracht
Edwards County
R. R. Corder
Willacy County
Vick Tomlinson
Dimavitt County
San Antonio
Civil Air Patrol
Junior chamber offers free flights to war bond holders
For three weekends free flights will be given to holders of $30 war bonds between 2 and 7 p m Saturday and Sunday. The bond booth will be at the Municipal auditorium staffed by the Junior chamber. Bond holders will receive free tickets to the Technicolor film Billy Rose's Diamond Horseshow on June 12 at the Texas theater. tickets valid at any interstate theater. Ticket quantity scales with bond size.
Superforts Pound Osaka Targets Again
Allied reports say Superfortress air strikes on Osaka continued with tight patrols around 0.8 and efforts to strengthen a protective wall. A Wednesday Allied submarine shelled Miyako Jima while political turmoil hit Tokyo with a munitions ministry shakeup and a vice speaker’s resignation. MacArthur pursued Mindanao advances as 14th Air Force swept toward Foochow and Indo China, with Allied gains in Burma and New Guinea scenarios.
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Sakishima
Radio Tokyo
Hirohito
Suzuki
House of Representatives
Manila
Slliwell
U. S
MacArthur
Nimitz
Japan
Macarthor
Philippines
China
Cape San Augustin
Mindanao
Balat
24Th Division
U.S. 14Th Air Force
China Coast
Indo-China
Foochow
North New Guinea
Wewak
Burma
Fight Over Ball Ends in Stabbing in San Pedro Park
Youths playing in San Pedro park Thursday led to a fight over a basketball that ended with a stabbing. Laurk Schnitz, 16, of Ripley Avenue was struck in the chest and taken to Robert B. Green Hospital in serious condition. Hospital attendants could not provide details of the incident.
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San Pedro Park
Laurk
Schnitz
Ripley Avenue
Robert B. Green Hospital
Schnita
England Holds Few Russians Prisoners After Repatriation
A U S spokesman said nearly all Russians held in England have been turned over to repatriation officials and sent home. Only a few remain, including officers, after Col Gen Golikov claimed camps in England held Soviet citizens under intolerable conditions. The statements come amid postwar repatriation efforts and reports of capture during the European campaigns.
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U.S
ODTs Racing Ban Endarks Bible Groups
WILKINSBURG Bi Syne 2 WPI An official of the American Council of Christian Churches protests to President Truman that ODT lifted its ban on horse racing but still limits Bible conferences. Council Secretary W O H Garman says the council will resist bureaucratic interference and insists Bible study rights must not be restricted.
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Wilkinsburg
WPI
American Council of Christian Churches
Truman
ODT
Council
W. O. H. Garman
Mitscher Slated to Top Naval Air Post in Pacific War
Vice Admiral Marc A. Mitscher, commander of Carrier Task Force 54, was reported to be slated for promotion to chief of naval operations for air. The 58 year old pioneer of naval air power would lead overall air operations against Japan as Allied forces push toward final victories in the Pacific. Official word was not yet released, with Forrestal declining to announce his duties.
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Gare
Marc A. Mitscher
Naval Operations
Japan
Marc A. Metscher
Offlelala
Mitscher
James Forrestal
Airmen Save Crew From Downed Aircraft Over Borneo
Officer Ford and Betty Bawmberger of San Antonio are connected to Fort Worth via their daughters Surana and Dianna. Wallace Pord led a 13th Army Air Force rescue mission that saved 25 men from a downed Liberator and 14 aboard a native boat after Catalina rescue hops, then recovered the entire crew hours later.
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Fork Worlds
Betty Bawmberger
San Antonio
Aly
Catalina
Borneo
Catan l
Liberator
Geseur
Ford
Surana
Dianna
Jive
Fort Worth
Chaplin Denied New Paternity Trial in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles a Superior Court judge denied comedian Charlie Chaplin a new trial after a jury determined he was the father of Carol Ann Borey’s baby. The ruling came despite conflicting testimony, with the judge citing substantial grounds to uphold the verdict.
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Los Angeles
Tme
Charlie Chaplin
Join Borey
Carol Ann
Young WoInnk
Upper Plate Subbed For Bog Tag
CAMP BUTNER N G June 1 Capt Herbert Prank post finance officer pays off patierls in convalescent hospital. Pvt Willie Jackson lacks dog tags but offers his upper plate. He removes it and places it before the officer. Inscription reads Willie Jackson 24510783. Willie receives his dough.
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Camp Butner
N. G
Herbert Prank
Patierls
Willie Jackson
Wille Tackson
Willie
U S Still Raining Leaflets on Reich
In Harrington England on June 7 the 06th U S bombardment squadron, long identified with psychological warfare, continued dropping leaflets over Germany. Some 1.79 billion sheets were released in six missions, aiming to sow unrest and encourage surrender while providing Allied news and instructions in multiple languages. Brig Gen Robert A MecChire cited German prisoners showing 80 percent had seen leaflets, aiding morale and surrender.
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United States
OWI
Robert A. MecChire
Psychological Warfare Division
Secret Norwegian Weapons Factories Hidden From Nazis
Diplomat Heng Olav cites Norway's mountains housing concealed plants producing Sten gun parts and millions of rounds of ammunition for 41 000 underground fighters. Factories operated day and night, employing 10 000 to 15 000 workers. Germans failed to uncover a single facility despite heavy searches. Sweden secretly armed Danish underground with Allied approval, per Erik Husseini of the Davistt delegation.
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San Francisco
UPI
Heng Olav
Washington
Norway
Olav
Fynt
Clay
Erik Husseki
Davistt
Sweden
Levant Issue Still Open in Syrian French Talks
The Associated Press reports no agreement on a plan for international discussions with Syria and Lebanon. Britain expects a three nation conference limited to France, Britain, and the United States. General Oliva Roget has returned to Beirut with a message for de Gaulle. Syrians reportedly will not restart talks until French forces quit.
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Associated Press
Syria
Lebanon
Gland
France
Britain
United States
Oliva Roget
Batis
de Gaulle
Fanl-Etienne Beynet
Puig
Roget
Beyrouth
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