Texan Takes Nazis House On Rapido River
Sergeant Daniels led a squad of Company L on the Rapido river offensive in January. He chose a concealed approach to within 35 yards of the house, deploying troops to cover the advance. Two German soldiers appeared with a machine gun and ammo. Daniels charged, forced surrender, and then captured three more after surprise.
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Bluff
Arthur
Daniels
Warlder
Jdlst
Rapido River
Maly
James £. Epperson
Company Uy
Sergent
Daniels Credat
Corar
Beeville school adds four rooms in new construction
Beeville June 17. The board of education of Beeville independent school district let the contract for a four room addition to the Beeville Wear Side school to C. E. Fitzrd Construction Company of Dallas.
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Beeville
Beeville Wear
Board of Education of
Beeville Indpendent School
C. E. Fitrd Construction Company
yDalins
Guadalcanal veteran at Kelly Field recalls air raids
S Sgt Frank A Nash, a Guadalcanal veteran, now at Kelly Field Texas, recalls the intense combat experiences from the Solomon Islands. He describes the June 28 raid that downed 96 Japanese planes in 40 minutes, the quick recovery of American air power, and the dangers to base structures from bomb blasts. He later returned to the United States as a convalescent and received furlough before reassignment to Kelly Field.
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Frank A. Nash
Bay Antonio
Beans
Guadalcanal
New Caledonia
New Hebrides
Spt
Nille
Henderson Held
Mipps
Self
Recs
States
Inter
Ashland
Kelly Field
Soldier Breaks Arm Riding Bus
Soldier J H Pandasy treated at Brooke General Hospital for a broken right arm after riding a San Antonio Transit bus. He leaned on a window as the bus neared St Marys Land Market streets and struck a lamp post. In Lampasas Duke Barra treated for two broken right arm and head injury from fall from a bandstand at Main Plaza. County commissioners unanimously hire full time home demonstration agent after petition by over 100 women representing every section of the county.
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J. H. Panuasy
Sell Field
Brooke General Hospital
Pandasy
San Antonio ‘Transit Company
St. Mary's Land Market
Duke
Barra
Frio Street
Robert IB. Green Hospital
Main Plaza
Lampasss
Lampasas
Lampases County
Secon
Honduran agriculturist to study soil nursery work in San Antonio
Honduran agriculturist Emilary noted as a future director of aguic culture will visit San Antonio June 27 and 28 to study the Soil Conservation Service nursery. The local nursery, operated with San Antonio, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station and the Bureau of Plant Industry, has run for about 10 years near the Stinson field. It grows seeds not available commercially and has introduced several grasses.
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San Antonio
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Bureau of Plant Industry
U. S
Stinson Field
Former S.A. Light Worker Cited For Valor in Namur
Marine First Lieutenant Robert B. Ford of Seymour received a letter of commendation with a ribbon from Admiral Chester W. Nimitz for meritorious service on Namur islands and Kwajalein atoll during February 1944. Ford commanded a platoon of self propelled guns, directed fire from front lines, and aided rifle units in destroying enemy fortifications while maintaining aggressive leadership. He is a journalism graduate from the University of Texas and former San Antonio Light staff writer. son of Mrs. Joetta Ford.
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Pacific
Namur
Robert B. Ford
Seymour
Bag Beer
Chester W. Nimitz
Pacific Feet
Fourth Marine Division
Lieutenant Ford
University of Texas
San Antonio
Marine Corps
Mia
Joetta Ford
Seymeur
Ford
Gotton
Namur Islands
Kwajalein Atoll
Scottish Rite Ceremony Set in San Antonio Three Day Reunion
A three day Scottish Rite reunion in San Antonio runs Saturday through Monday with degrees from the fifteenth to the thirty second. The program lists conferrals by Blake Lancaster, Judge C. B. Quin, Walter Reese, Travis Bruce Mourland, William Harvey Wallace, John Philip Dunsmore and others. Candidates come from the Rio Grande Valley and Corpus Christi.
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San Antonio
Blake Lancaster
C. KB. Quin
Preg Reese Walter
Quin
Bio Grande Valley
Corpus Christi
Youths Rod Marble Table Heist At Downtown Theater
Three youths jimmied a marble table to steal $9.80 at a downtown theater Friday afternoon. Charles Cuff, operator at 622 Brooklyn Avenue, reported the boys left after ordering ham burgers and chewing gum blocked the table mechanism.
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Charles Cuff
Cate
Brooklyn Avenue
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Zalt
Soman Wan
Carter's Bakery
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Lielt
Roger Be.ford
Platonn
S.A. Light
Codless
Werth
Naval Service
Mariloes
Humble
Om Nogalitos
Military Drive
Townsend Club No. 21
Pune
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Inelurle & Hav
Otho Dickson
J. Rogers
Optometrists
E. Houston
Safe Esound Buy
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Isamcoq
Simmons
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