E Bonds Drive Stalls as Quota Tops Lagging Sales
Amid chaotic figures, Bexar County reports mixed success in E Bond sales with totals around 29 million and 53 thousand in subscriptions, while overall quota progress remains slow. Dallas officials urge aggressive action to reach targets as Bailey and Adams press for wider participation and new bond schemes. The campaign emphasizes national victory costs and calls for personal investment to fund wartime needs.
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Bexar County
Gourty Chalvinin
Travis D. Bailey
Nathan Adams
Dallas
200,000 Hit Beaches In Chicago Heat
In Chicago on June 24 authorities estimated about 200,008 people flocked to Lake Michigan beaches as heat reached 92. Most lounged on sand while only a few swam as water temperature hovered around 60.
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Chicago
INS
Lake Michigan
Germans Executed for Possession of Guns in Wolfenbüttel
British officials report two German soldiers were executed by guillotine at Wolfenbüttel near Hanover for weapon possession. The wartime notice also urges war workers to stay on the job through July 4.
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Zisv
Germany
Whe
INS
Wolfenbullel
Hanover
Wess
Washington
War Yrodietion Bord Today
Yanks Tire Of Drinking Champagne
New York dispatch reports soldiers of the 97th and 386th Infantry regret champagne after long European campaigns. Lieut. Abram J. Charges notes overabundance of wine dulled interest in breweries. Transport Marine Panther brings 386th Infantry back to base. 6820 troops of the 97th also return aboard Bynvil.
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New York
Diane Asalier
Bank
United States
Jfurloughe
Pacific
Atkh
Europe
Abram J. Charges
Chicago
Bynvil
97Th
Boston
386Th
Ith
Ruhr
Panther
Three Cafes Close After Off Limits Sanitation Ban
Three restaurants closed voluntarily after military and city health inspectors found unsanitary conditions during a clean up drive. City health officer Dr. Lewis G. Robbins said the army placed cases off limits to soldiers and warned a fourth cafe had 24 hours to clean or face action. Proprieties agreed to cooperate, avoiding a closing order.
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Ins Spectora
Lewis G. Robbins
Robbins
City Health Department
Ralph Marvel
Czechs Confiscate Enemy Holdings Amid War Edict
Dispatch from Prague reports President Beneš ordering confiscation of enemy assets held by Hungarians and Germans. The decree targets holdings of enemies of Czechoslovakia as part of wartime measures.
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Musuuw
Prague
Benes
German economic penetration in Argentina eyed by committee
A Senate military subcommittee heard evidence from Assistant Secretary of State William L. Clayton that Argentina shows 104 spearheads of Nazi influence not eliminated. Clayton cited progress in other nations, noting some states have fully removed such entities while Argentina lags. He warned of German investments and looted assets, as hearings on secret Nazi documents continued.
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Wabminweon
Senate
State Department
Argentina
William L. Clayton
Campaigi
Latin America
Clayton
Argenting
United Nations
Bryzl
Haps
Balt
Chile
Ecuador
Europe
Germany
Kilgore
W. Vo
Protesting Spiritual Kidnaping by Rabbis and Faith Leaders
London dispatch reports Rabbi J. Hi Herts condemning the kidnapping of Jewish children by Christian guardians who convert them to Christian faith. He urges United Nations action to stop spiritual kidnapping and protect Jewish heritage, praising rescuers while warning against using children as cultural spoils.
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London
J. Hi, Herts
Britain
Gald Fdoday
Times
United Nations
Tree Guarded Car Disappointment in Kansas City
Twenty five years after Mrs Musella Bent locked a new Overland in front of her garage a street tree was planted blocking the car. She died last December in Kansas City without explaining why the car was never used. Four boys attempted to move it but the tires were flat and the steering wheel came apart, leaving the car unusable.
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Musella Bent
Overland
Kansas City
Women soldiers killed by Marines on Sakinawa coast
Japanese women troops among 33 enemy killed by the Sixth Marine Division off the west Sakinawa coast. The women, soaked and formed, carried grenades as they tried to wade and swim toward a ship during a joint operation with male Marines. They were captured by armored amphibious LVTs.
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Wainawa
Sixth Marine Division
Sakinawa
Matiie
Lraclora
Hirohito Declares Win or Die Order Amid Invasion Threat
San Francisco dispatch reports Emperor Hirohito urging a win or die stance as Allied forces press toward the Japanese homeland. The rallying call signals mobilization of volunteers and a demand to resist invasion with surrender as an option only if survival is impossible.
First Sinking by Army Tiny Flying Jeep
Sgt. Gerad R. Felter of Ridgefield Park New Jersey downed a Japanese escape craft trying to reach Mindanao. His vehicle strafed the craft until it sank, then Felter landed on a guerrilla strip and with grenades killed crew members. A nearby gunboat captured six more, while one died.
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Ith Airforce Base
Pere Tune
Jay
Mindanao
Neseroa
Tesh
Gerad R. Felter
Ridgefield Park
N. J
Felter
Fester
Ont
Preckage
Ony
Pelter
Blinds Nearly Strangle Child in San Francisco Incident
A 18 month old child was nearly strangled by a Venetian blind while in a play pen in the Klein home. George Klein Jr a service man stationed in the Pacific was found hanging by the neck from the blind. His 6 year old cousin Norman Foge cried out and alerted his mother. The boy was rushed to hospital in unstable condition but not believed to be seriously harmed. Authorities noted the accident happened as the blind cord secured above him.
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San Francisco
George Klein Jr
of & Service
Pacific
Ying Row
Norman Foge
George
Allies Transfer 1 200 000 Reds Amid War Repatriations
Supreme Allied Headquarters announced that about 1 200 000 Soviet displaced persons and war prisoners were transferred from Allied to Red Army control. Fewer than 800 000 Russians remain to be repatriated as Germany France and Belgium proceed. Meanwhile over 304 000 Western Europeans were handed over by Soviet, British and American authorities in the first 17 days of the agreement.
Weather Forecast for San Antonio and Vicinity
Forecast shows partly cloudy conditions for San Antonio and surrounding areas through Monday afternoon and night and into Tuesday. Expect a high near 95 degrees on Monday and a low around 72 degrees Tuesday with light to moderate winds. East Texas also expected partly cloudy periods with coastal winds mostly from the south.
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San Antonio
East
Texas
Goering’s Wife Seeks Divorce Report From Paper
The Tidsingen reported a divorce request by Emmy Bonnemann from Hermann Goering claiming no real marriage existed. The piece says the union arose from an order by Hitler but lacks a date line and sourcing.
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Goering
Sinexholm
Tidsingen
Emmy Bonnemann
Hermann Goerring
Hitler
Grocers to Decide Action After Monday Meeting
San Antonio Rota Grocers association board plans a Monday night session to determine their response to proposed measures. President Rudy Hogg says discussions cover possible store closings to pressure OPA meat and poultry price controls and other restrictions. The full 20 directors are expected at the National Biscuit Company bakery on South St Marys.
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San Antonio Rota Grocers Association Board of Directors
Rudy Hogg
OPA
Houston Retail Grocers’ Association
National ‘Biscuit Company Baksty
South St. Mary's Sister
Loans to Small Plants Stepped Up in Southwest
DAbUAS June 24, 194? fasts to accelerate reconversion of small plants in the Southwest. Russell Smith, district manager of Smaller War Plants, said loans for essential civilian production up to 50,000 may now be made by the regional loan agent without Washington approval. Previously loans over 25,000 required prior authorization.
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Dabuas
Uast9
Southwest
Keyueen
Russell Smith
War Plants Corporation
Washington
Fate Sealed For 20 000 On Luzon
American communiques report heavy Japanese losses across Luzon and the Pacific. Brig. Gen. Bonney Fellers notes a rising surrender rate and a shift in the war’s tempo as paratroopers and guerillas engage in northern Philippines. Chinese forces advance toward Shanghai while Allied air and sea operations continue against Japanese ships and aircraft.
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Associated Press
Hirohito
Wanks
Okinawa
Philippines
Bonney Fellers
Pacific
New Guinea
Felitrs
Fate of Okinawa captives remains mystery after inquiry
June 2 Okinawa report says American prisoners taken by Japanese on Hill 89 and other areas remain unaccounted for. Commander J.M. Mickey Finn and other regimental leaders described caves searched with no bodies found. Exact prisoner numbers unclear. several hundred likely captured, some air crews believed alive after crash landings.
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Heath Division
Okinawa
Japa
J. M_Mickey" Finn
Astoria
Ora
Astir Stary
Navy
Mer i
Finn
Lo Ais
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