Sailors fight for survival as Gulf ship sinks
Four crewmen fired at a sinking Gulf of Mexico merchant ship while 11 others and 25 seamen were rescued after eight hours in the water. Two torpedoes hit the vessel, one an incendiary, and flames enveloped the ship as survivors recounted harrowing escapes. The incident comes amid a wave of Allied sinkings in the Western Atlantic and a naval inquiry into missing ships and submarine activity.
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Gulf
Gulp
Sea Ide
Hiei Meduim
United States
Repavtet
Systm
Jaya
Conditton
Navy
Siré
Atlantic
Cuban
Mexico
South America
British West
New Orleans
Miraflores
Standard Pruit and Steamship Company
Ast
Heitian
Haiti
New York
Une Bibaflores
Caribbean
Ates
S A Housing Head Buried at Seguin
S A Housing head Harley buried at Seguin with services at Cathalin church Seguin. Harley longtime San Antonio political figure died Monday in a Seguin hospital after two weeks illness. He was secretary and executive director of the San Antonio Housing Authority former Senator and Texas Adjutant General during World War I. Surviving widow Nora Holmes Seguin a daughter Mrs A J Ridder of Houston and a granddaughter. County commissioners passed a resolution expressing regret at his death.
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Cathalin Church
Seguin
Harley
Mand 5
San Antonio Housing] Authority
San Antonio
20 Rats
Ware
C. K. Quit
Quin
BAR Association
State, and Nations Bar A
Elgit
University of Texas
Guadalupe County
IMU
State Senate
Texas
Bailey
Nora Holmes
A. J. Ridder
Houston
Hurley
War bond drive urged by San Antonio official and Lions
Al M. Weck, county war bond chairman, urged San Antonians to increase purchases, noting current levels fall short of the treasury plan. Complaints from employers over payroll allotments were reported, while the Al met Heights Lions organized five teams to push pledges with a booth at the Broadway theater and nightly speakers.
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San Antonians
al M. Weck
Heck
Treasury Department
Aletio Heights Lions Plan
Tifisa
Broadway
Indicted on 17 counts by Bexar Grand Jury
A Bexar Grand Jury returned 17 indictments including 13 for various offenses and one each for forgery and mortgage property issues. Other charges mention assault to murder theft from person seduction and failure to render aid. Community leaders of Boys' Leades were honored at a local event with Optimist club involvement.
Edwards limestone strike potential opens new Southwest trend
Oil news reports a new Edwards limestone strike in the Balcones fault zone near Lee county with the No 1 Andreas Richter test well reaching about 850 feet and showing oil cut muds. A fourth drill test is under way in Holland, with multiple tests nearby indicating possible commercial prospects and a potential major shift in regional oil development.
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Balcones
Lee County
Holand
Oil Company Et al
Andreas Richter
LF Tucker Survey
Cain
Tanglennail
Pearsall
Frie
Edwards
Royel Oilaha Gas Corporation
Matthew Ceftwright
Los Angelica
Ladallo
Quintana Petrolim Corporation
Arililig
McMullen Revity
Lepers
KineCabers
Vaal
Jaan
Ain Wells Nourly
WAR Carini
Ning & Aye
Sgroar Tre
Fom Rand
Afin Tees
Braniff Plans to Keep Half Its Lines in Schedule
Braniff President Charles E. Beard says half of the airline’s present flight equipment will stay in scheduled operation despite a May 15 report that misled some into thinking the government had taken over. He notes that most aircraft remain under civil certificates and will continue regular services, while some schedules have been trimmed or suspended to support war needs.
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Charles E. Beard
Branif Mirways
Heard
Ne Army
Eachtrack
Aft
Beard
War Department
Eligi? Strongulics Board
Group Dodges 25 000 Limit in Tax Plan Debate
Washington June 16 preliminary notes show the house ways and means committee declined immediate responsibility for a 25 000 limit on individual incomes after taxes. President Roosevelt favored splitting the tax bid into two parts to speed congressional action on excise taxes and raise early revenue. Morganthau presented a 7.5 billion dollar tax program but house action likely won’t occur before mid July.
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Washington
Daughton
P.N. D
House
Ways and Means Committee
Capital Hill
Roosevelt
Congress
Resa
Morgenthau
Draft Farm Labor Meeting Set at St Anthony Hotel
A 7:30 p m Tuesday session in the St Anthony hotel ballroom will discuss selective service and agriculture, with state and local officials including Jo Be J McDonald, state agriculture commissioner, Maj James Gnatsworth, Lieut Col John Bannister, and other selective service leaders. The meeting forms part of regional talks on farm labor and draft policy, highlighting the lack of blanket deferments though a six month temporary deferment may be granted to ease worker replacement.
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St. Anthony
County War Board
Selective Service
United States Employment Service
T Hilclala
Jo Be
J. ¥. McDonald
Apricolture
Maj. James
Gnatsworth
Accu
National Selective Service
John I, Bannister
Selective Setvlor
Dylant Horton
James R. Crowder
DB. B. Burns
Maj
Guston Morgan
Agriculture and Selective Service
Two Union Drivers Cleared in Garbage Strike
Two truck drivers, M. J. Finger and Tony Addicks, returned to city work after an internal union review found them innocent of wrongdoing. Three other drivers face further investigation and were discharged pending the union’s probe. All garbage trucks were in service Tuesday, with some operated by workers reassigned from other city departments.
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M. J. Finger
Tony Addicks
Lforce
Vinlon
Alexander
L. A. LeLaurin
LeLaurin
Texas Hailstorm Damages Wheat in Castro County
A severe hailstorm struck Castro County Sunday night, smashing wheat rows and damaging cotton and other crops. DeWitt Lamb, editor of the Castro County News, estimated losses around half a million dollars as wheat suffered widespread destruction east of the county seat.
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Castro County
DeWitt Lamb
L A Drive Mobilizes Rubber Drive Efforts Citywide
The L A drive to collect scrap rubber gains momentum as business groups and the chamber of commerce organize under Hudson Ingram. Citizens from all ages rush to turn in tires and other rubber, with some stations reporting large early hauls. A farmer, Charles Awelg, delivered 2565 pounds of rubber, while Zweig the gardener burned tires in smudge pots and saved flowers. Bud Coffey’s station and M. Jreohs’s auto service both join the effort, aiming to push totals toward two tons by Tuesday afternoon.
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Chamber of Commerce Gatverc
Hudson Ingram
Mling
Aevern
Tien
Rey Quilin
Conzales Road
Wyane Road
Charles Awelg
Elis Road
Quillin
Zweig
Cathmated
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Vera Cruz
Gulf of Mexico
Bijguel Z. Martinez
Baryadex
Air Force
James Doolittle
Mitchelfield
Follett Brailey
First Air Force
Noallttte
Vest
John K. Cannon
Col. Be, E. Glenn
First
Air Force Phief
Westside Larson
S.A. Housing
Honda
Bexar
Grand Jury
DR. C. B. Miesch
Labeda
Uty
Hero and Bride
Maurice Fitzgerald
New York City
Ws Bride
Jean Bareett
Fitzgerahd
Jayt Wook
Atlantic City
Nyeres
A. L. Plate
Braniff
Nand
Usrough 4
Loch Choker
Hds
Walit
Sally
Bellevue Hospital
Robert Bosch
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