Truman Faces Political Storm Over Fourth Term Issue
Washington reports Republican charges that Senator James of Massachusetts is steering his chairmanship to aid a Roosevelt fourth term igniting a political storm. Truman defends a continued leadership role as the war flags rise and the nation debates partisanship in the Senate war investigations committee. Meanwhile New York prepares to elect district delegates with Roosevelt and Dewey favored, and Wallace calls for minority group inclusion in shaping the nation’s future.
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D.-Ma
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Senate
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Missourian
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I Bewster Bell
R-Minn
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Brewster
R.-Me
Burton
Ohio
Tynman
New York
Dewey
Oklahoma
Barkley
D.-Ky
Can Ress
Senale
Okttulgee
Muskogee
W. G. Stigler
Moore
Rokla
San
Clark
Thomas
D.-Okla
Sugier
O'Candel
Hhouse
Willkie
Wendell L. Willkie
Wisconsin
Kilburn Named Commander of Eighth Armored Division
Brig. Gen. Kilburn, a Silver City native, is reassigned to command the Eighth Armored Division at Camp Gordon Connell Calif. He first arrived in San Antonio for WWI service in 1919 and later served as aide to Maj. Gen. Cabell, then to Gen. Dickman and Gen. Lewis in the Eighth Corps area.
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San Antonio
Vito
Ith
Alvigdon
Camp Gonke
Calif
Kilbun
Silver City
N. My
Weat Paint
Fort Bam Houston
Mrj
D. R. Cabell
Old Southern Military District
Joseph T. Dickwan
BM. Lewis
Eighth Corps
FBI Seeks India Mogul's Daughter
New York police report that Valla Matthal, 22, daughter of industrialist John Matthal, vanished from the International House on Riverside Drive after leaving her residence hall elevator about 4:00 am on March 20. FBI agents and army intelligence joined the search. she had arrived September 1 to attend a Columbia University business program.
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Marcy
Wes
Rumania Yields to Nazi Demands Fronted by Antonescu
A Reuters dispatch from London reports unconfirmed claims that Romania under Premier Ion Antonescu agreed to move six to eight divisions totaling about 100000 troops from Transylvania toward Bes Sarabia and to mobilize up to 260000 Romanians. Hungarian reports allege German occupation forces are easing into control amid tensions with Arrow Cross and pro Nazi factions. The Swedish press quotes Romania’s ambassador in Stockholm denying a true German occupation, saying troops entered Romania with government consent as geopolitical events unfolded.
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Hungary
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Arrow Cross Party
New York
Storkholm
Jensbaver Dagens Nyeter
Mrs Morrow urges streamlined USO volunteer training
Mrs Dwight Morrow national chairman of USO volunteer training spoke at a San Antonio banquet urging a centralized training program for volunteers. She noted the risk of ruined USO clubs from poorly trained workers and outlined upcoming one day institutes in Waco Houston and Dallas with Rec Cross leaders present.
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Dwight. Morrow
USO
Quater Hotel
San Antonio
Rec Cros
British Church Leaders Urge Caution Over Germany Peace
London March 71 er Germany must be rendered incapable of further aggression and must be made to atone for the suffering she has inflicted yet the Allies should guard against a vengeful peace. Three church leaders presented a joint plan for post war European rehabilitation led by United States Britain and Russia. They urged immediate relief measures to fight hunger disease and promote health restore law and establish institutions reflecting Europe’s cultural traditions secure full employment and create common social agencies. They called for a security system to allow free development without fear and urged a humane approach to Germany that avoids punitive measures likely to be repudiated by future generations.
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Church of Scotland
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Free Church Fedoral Council
Europe
United States
Hussia
Great Britain
Mrs. Moore's Services Held
Georgetown mourns 68 year old Mrs Emma Hanes a former Georgetown resident who died in Reminole Oklahoma. Services were held here Sunday with survivors including her son Tack Manes of Cleburne and several daughters residents of Supertar Wye Reminoal Oklahoma and Waco Texas. One grandchild and one great grandchild listed.
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Mare
Emma Hanes
Moore
Reminole
Okla
A. Vi Ornedort
Supertar
Wye
BG. Stiriing
Reminoalé
Cy FA. Thompson
Waco
Russians Use Onions On Medicine In Cold War Era Report
Russians report onions and garlic act as germ killers in treating infections. Experiments cited in the American Review of Soviet Medicine show chewing onions or garlic reduces mouth bacteria within minutes. Fumes from these plants kill protozoa and other microbes, with effects fading after about 15 minutes. Trials included radishes and citrus aromas, and onion fumes were used in amputations via vapors delivered to wounds.
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Svocinind Press
Aelene Hedltoy
New York
American ‘Review
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A. Kovalenick
T. V. Torpotsev
A. G.pulatova
Plaza Contained Bout Night At An Unauthorized Boxing Event
The report describes a chaotic boxing tournament with guards, officials, and spectators. A deputy badge wearer acted as a security figure, while bets and betting chatter circulated. Attendees included former heavyweight contenders, with some fights scheduled for Saturday afternoon and many entrants from Texas and Mexico. The piece notes minimal enforcement and a mix of military observers enjoying the spectacle.
Yank correspondent wounded near Bloody Hill 260
William B. McGurn, correspondent for Yank magazine formerly of the New York Herald Tribune, was wounded last Wednesday while observing action near Bloody Hill 260 on the Empress Augusta perimeter in Bougainville. He was in a frontline trench when an enemy mortar shell exploded nearby and was treated at a field hospital for fragment wounds.
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Solomon Sands
William B. McGurnn
Yank Magazine
Bloody Hill
Empress Augusta American
McGurn
New York Herald-Tripune
Troné Line
Fae Field Hospital
Expiration Of Coupons Eliminated By OPA Policy Change
The OPA plans to delete expiration dates from red and blue food ration stamps to curb rushed purchases and token hoarding. Officials say the move aligns with earlier steps on shoes and sugar, and aims to prevent token draining as stamps remain usable indefinitely. Local offices were alerted but some posted notices early. some cities report tokens vanishing as households stash them.
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Mareh
OPA
Tn Caliss
Sleeping On Job Raises Unemployment Question in Connecticut
HARTFORD Connecticut Moyle unemployment compensation commissioner says it is okay to sleep on the job under certain circumstances. He awarded unemployment compensation to Nick Rentagins of New Britain who was discharged for sleeping at his berth while waiting for work. Moylan ruled that the employee merely took a nap and not sufficient reason for termination.
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the & P.C
Hantford
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Okeh
Nick Rentagins
New Britain
Berthh
Mayan
Moylan
Officer Finds Collection in Cap at San Antonio Cadet Center
Lieut. Robert Dothan found a note in his cap after returning from a service club at the San Antonio Aviation Cadet Center. The stash included $2.10 in wash, five cigarettes, a bus token, a war department theater ticket, a Canadian penny, and a request to give to the blind war veterans. He handed the money to the veterans and smoked the cigarettes.
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Aller
San Antonio
Robert Dothan
Three Men Sentenced in District Court
Three men were sentenced in Criminal District Court after pleading guilty. Eugene Adams received two years for burglary and James Balts two years for theft over 850. Albert Fupyear got a three year suspended sentence for allegedly forging a $15 check.
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Criminal District Court
Eugene Adams
James Balts
Albert Fupyear
Trains Move Armored Unit to Overseas Voyage
Boston March 2 A military briefing shows 75 trains and 2100 cars needed to move an American armored division by rail with about 3700 vehicles. To ship overseas the unit requires at least 15 Liberty ships plus troop ships, per the Army Ordnance District office. The text also notes the first medical school in America was established in Philadelphia in 1751.
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Am American Armored Division
Poten Army
America
Philadelphia
Spring patterns and artists exhibition news from San Antonio
The San Antonio Light highlights a 1910s era pattern department offering cotton pinafore patterns with yardage details and a six size range, alongside a notice for the fourteenth annual artists exhibition deadline of April 14. It lists eligibility, entry limits, prize categories, and a judges panel including Amith, Pershing Unies, and Zechlin.
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San Antonio Light Pattern Dept
San Antonio
Marian Martin Spring
New York
W W White Area to Meet Qn Annexation Rally Plans
Residents in the W W White school district plan meetings on annexation to San Antonio at Sam Houston High School on Holmgreen Monday night and Edgewood High on Cupples Road Tuesday night with city leaders and broadcasters taking part. City officials report mixed support and a radio explanation planned for Monday and Tuesday. Joseph E Davies in Savannah improves after intestinal ailment.
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San Antonio
Sam Houston High School
Holmgreen
George Schumacher
W. W. White Actions Board
Edgewood Bight School
Cupples Road
Allan Bacon
John E. Zeller
Annourn
KABC
KMAC
Sem Bennett
Stele
Harlendale
Edgewood
Bennett
San Ane
First woman editor at University of Texas daily Texan
In a historic election at the University of Texas, Helene White of Austin was named editor of the Daily Texan, becoming the first woman to hold the post. Associate editor Frances Wilson was also unopposed.
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Austin
Texen
Helene Wicite
Maiifrances Wilson
Pees
Fireman James F. Roach Jr Granted Pension
Fireman James F. Roach Jr of 371 Hiske Avenue attached to Station 9 was granted a $60 monthly pension by the police and pension board Monday morning following an infantile paralysis attack in February.
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James F. Roach Jr
Hiske Avenue
Pension Board
Roach
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