Hidden Postal Code Sends Messages to Soldiers Overseas
A 1940s notice details a government coded post telegram system allowing mothers to send comforting messages to sons overseas. It explains APO numbers, rank, and dog tags, plus choosing fixed texts for greetings, health, money, and congratulations, with final routing via New York or San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.M. Ellett
San Antonio
Pasta
Cade Fels
New York
San Francisco
Seatie
Bolk
Fnett
United States
Tadney Romi
Amabne
Charmine
Newark
Charming
Secion
Withridge
Perotees Show Good Records
Federal probationer Ammy Davis oversees about eighty parolees scattered across South Texas. Davis visits each monthly, reports their activities, and places many in responsible positions. Most have partial sentences or suspended terms, and Davis aims to help them lead productive lives as they return to normalcy.
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Ammy Davis
South
Texas
Car Crash Injures Victims Near Austin City Limits
A driver struck a man on Bout Plores Street injuring Edgar Darius 27 who was taken to Green Hospital with a head injury. The motorist fled. police summoned aid. Several others including Mr and Mrs Tracy were hospitalized after a crash six miles north on the Castroville road. Tracy had a head injury and Mrs Tracy cuts. Garcia 25 of Noris Laredo Street suffered a severe head injury and another victim, Adam Naeria 3, was treated for bruises after a truck incident on Matamoras Street. Police listed J J Patino as a witness.
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Seo
Bout Plores Street
Edgar Darius
Witown
Green Hospital
Darius
Himelf
J. D- Tracy
Austin
Austin Aghway
Nigin
I Oblers
Tracy
Santa Rosa Hospital
Jor Garcia
Noris Laredo
Oolly
Castroville
Adam Naeria
Grerg
Lila Monte
J.J. Patino
Burnett Receives Wings at Kelly Field June Class of 1943
George P. Burnett Jr son of Mr and Mrs George P Burnett 310 West Cevalies Street graduated from Kelly field school of navigation with the class of June 1943 Lieutenant Burnett nephew of Major William Bradford now in Australia praised for service in the Philippines during the Battle of Bataan He attended Brackenridge High School and Texas A and M College Money can be obtained quickly by consulting classified ads in The Big Sunday Light Dial F-12351 for ad writer
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George P. Burnetts Jr
George P. Burnett
West Cevalies Street
Kelly Field School of Navigation
Burnett
William Bradford
Australia
Philippines
Bataan Peninsula
Lieutenan Buaneté
Brackenridge High Schoo
Texas A. and
M. College
U S Asks Fairs Be Postponed In Wartime Plea
Washington reports the government urges postponement of all state and county fairs non essential conventions meetings and group tours until the war ends Eastman transportation director Joseph B Baotman says civilians should limit train and bus travel to avoid direct government control and to conserve tires and fuel for wartime needs attendance at war related meetings should be skeletal following American Railways convention model
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Washington
Joseph B. Baatman
Defense Transportation
Eastman
Bundist Froboese boasted of meeting Hitler in Berlin
Chicago era Bund midwest gauleiter George Froboese reportedly recounted meeting Adolf Hitler in 1936 after a march to the Nazi chancellery. He said Kuhn and Schwinn accompanied him, that Hitler shook hands with each, and Froboese described the moment as emotionally overwhelming. The article appeared in a 1937 Bund year book now held by authorities.
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Hitler Ghicago
George Froppese
Indiang
Hitler
Froboese
Bund
New York
Fuehrer
Wands
Froborse
Fritz Kuhn
Herman Schwinn
Germany
Berlin
Nazi Chancellery
Froboose
Chicago
America
Professor to Take Special Course at Chicago University
Edward G. Collignon of the chemistry department at St Marys university will attend the summer quarter session at the University of Chicago. He will study emission and absorption of light by dyes, organic analysis, and glass blowing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pues Edward .G. Collignon
St. Mary's University
Pris Day
Chicago
University of Chicago
Heydrich murder claim echoed by German note
London reports Germany claimed Reinhard Heydrich was killed by Czech operatives dropped from British planes and says two men were shot after resisting arrest in a Prague church. The German statement accused Czech fanatics and noted mass reprisals, including the destruction of Lidice with hundreds executed or dispersed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
cHeinrich Himmiers
Czechoslovakia
B. B.C
Heydy Tich
Prague
Bruenn
Lidice
Pipeline End To Be Shifted To Mount Vernon Termini
War Production Board officials clarified the proposed S10 mile oil pipeline from Longview Texas to the Salens area and announced the northern terminus at Mount Vernon Indiana about 1 miles southeast of Salen. Coordinator Harold J. Ickes backed the Satem vicinity as end point in a prior recommendation. The project was revised before the WEB selection. the new plan directs crude directly to Mount Vernon where over one third of supplies could be routed to Ohio River purges for haul to Pittsburgh.
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Washington
War Production Board
Longview
Texas
Salons
Mount Vernon
Ind
Salen
Harold J. Ickes
Satem
WPE
Ohio River
Pittsburgh
Texas Fliers Awarded for Gallantry in Southwest Pacific
An American air force group in Australia received Distinguished Flying Crosses and other honors on Gen. George H. Brett’s recommendation. Recipients include Capt. Al Mote of Corpus Christi, Lt. Jack Carlson of Brownwood, Lt. William Campbell of Chicago, and staff sergeants Wilson, Bradley, Gundling, Mouser. Oak Leaves went to Carlson and to Heddow and Stasnuk.
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Australia
INS
George H. Brett
United Nations Air Force
Southwest Pacific
Lst
Awarda Mohides
al Mote
Corpus Christi
Texas
Jack Carlson
Brownwood
Ligur
William Campbell
Chicago
Bilver Atar
Stath Wilson Fool
Ff Bradley
Oxta
Asi, Roy
Cuelaway
Austin
Hert
Gundling
Hanpike
Mouser
Carlson
Heddow
Stasnuk
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George Frotnese
Midwest Bund
Center
National Bund
Sing Sing
Otto Willamet
G. P. Burnett
Kelly
Lsted
Dial
Adwriter
Geo, P. Burnett JR
Heydrich
Grayson's
Houston Street
OLR
Sfiss
Grayson
Humble Oil & Refining Company
U.S.C
Red Cross
Army and Navy
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