Guam Hit by Carrier Strikes as Tokyo Acknowledges Losses
Allied reports say carrier planes and heavy bombs struck Guam and other Marianas during a three day wave. Admiral Nimitz credited sinking ships and damaging planes, while Tokyo admitted the strain of the raids. In Asia, Changsha held by Chinese defenders as Japanese attempts failed. MacArthur extended bomber reach toward the Dutch New Guinea area with new air bases and advancing ground forces near Blokor and Gordo.
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U. S
Guam
Marianas
Philippines
Tokyo
Chester Nimitz
Central Pacific
Nimitz
Japan
Tiniam
Japart
Holding
Changsha
Chungking
Hankow-Canton
Hanesha
Three Atlas
Wilh
Ghina
Alles
Stormer
Blak Island
Dutch New Guinea
Fifth Anny Air Force
MacArthur Rose
MacArthur
Blak
Gordo
Boyokor
Geelvink Bay
India
Imphal
Southeast Asia
Stilwell
Burma
Lingling
Jey
Tengchung
Air Troop Chief Williams Ties to Randolph Field
Big Gen Paul J Williams commander of the Ninth Troop Carrier Command organized the parachute and glider invasion of France. He served at Randolph Field from 1929 to 1936 rising from first lieutenant to major and assistant director of flying training before moving to Maxwell Field Alabama in 1936. His operations placed the first Allied troops on French soil in a highly complex air deployment.
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Paul J. Williams
Ninth Troop Carrier Command
France
Randolph Field
Maxwell Field
Ala
Nicaragua Group Arrives in San Antonio for Special Mission
A Nicaraguan Air Corps group arrives in San Antonio for a special mission announced by Alonso S. Paris consul general. The officers listed include Capt. Rafael Espinosa Altamirano Capt. Juan Garcia Saldaña Capt. Carlos B. Monterrey Lieut. Herberto Sanchez Batquero Lieut. Carlos Nanegas Segundo Montoya Lieut. Kn Th Calderon Lieut. Humberto Arguello and Lieut. Francisca Ula.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicaraguan Air Corps
San Antonio
Alonso S. Parais
Republic of A
Nicaragua
Rafael Espinosa
Altamirano
Juan Garcia Saldana
Carlos B. Monterrey
Herberto Sanchez Batquero
Carlos Nanegas
Segundo Montoya
Th Calderon
Humberto Arghello
Francisca Ula
United War Chest To Meet in L A
The campaign advisory committee of the Unified War Chest of Texas will hold its first meeting of the year at the St. Anthony hotel at 10 a m Friday. About 25 representatives from Texas community chests and councils will attend, including T Lester Ewander and Mrs Dorothy Saunders of the War Chest of San Antonio and Bexar.
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Unified War Chest of Texas
St. Anthony
Texas
T. Lester Ewander
Dorothy Saunders
War¢ Chest
San Antonis
Bexark
Arsenal Employee Held on $250 Bond Theft Charge
Clark Thornton Jr., 36, of 121 Jean Street, was jailed after failing to post a $250 bond set at arraignment before J. B. Knight. He faces a theft charge for taking a revolver from the San Antonio arsenal where he was employed, with County Wayland D. Towner, general manager of State War Theft, presiding.
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Clark Thornton Jr
Jean Street
A. ¥. Knight
San Antonio Arsenal
Wayland
D. ‘Towner
Gene ‘Ral
Bexar Health Board Reports Inspections and Corrections
Dr M M Dorhandt told the county health board that 122 food handling businesses were inspected recently and that 29 of them had made corrections in sanitary facilities on suggestion of the inspectors.
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M. MM. Dorhandt
Bexar County Health Unit
County Health Board
Education collaboration with city health department program
Registration is slated for Friday at 7 p.m. in room 703 at the health department on Commerce and Pres Harvard streets. The 12 week course starts Tuesday at 7 p.m. if the health department approves. Classes will also meet Thursdays at 3 p.m. and Saturdays at 1 20 p.m. Dr. Robbins notes the program aims to train teachers managers of food handling businesses pest control operators plumbers and architects to pass on knowledge.
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City Health Department
Roca
Health Department
Commerce
Presh Streets
Robbins
Pilgrim Dish Lobsters and Postwar Sanitation Course
The article notes a sanitation course in San Antonio to train workers for the health department after the war and mentions recruiting from course graduates. It also discusses the Pilgrim dish lobster as one of the first sea foods enjoyed by the Puritan fathers in the new world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
San Antonio
TuaDy
Health Department
New World
Gable in Civics Works for Army
Hollywood star Clark Gable, after 22 months in the army air forces, remains with the service. An official at his studio said he would stay busy making an air training film through mid summer and has no immediate plans to return to the screen.
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Hollywood
Clark Gable
Army Air Forces
Army
Gable
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W. FE. Cox
Ralph Marvel
Randolph
S.A
SAN Antonio Transit Company
COCCI
United War Chest
L. A
Arsenal
Lewis G. Robbins
Thureday
University of Texas
Penney We, Tae
Towncraft
Dad
Rayon
E! Femwevs
Houston
Femnevs
Jefferson
United States
Revenue Cutter Service
Coast Guard
Fir Ware
Eure
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