Robber Takes 1500 From L A Loan Firm
In San Antonio, a fifth downtown hold up in six months saw an armed bandit seize 1500 cash and checks from Texas Acceptance Co. assistant manager Robert A. Holloway at 7 p.m. He forced Holloway into a car, drove to the Austin highway, then fled. Holloway alerted authorities as police watch efforts intensify. no arrests yet. The spree has prompted police chief W. W. Vaughan to bolster downtown patrols and equipment.
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San Antonio
Robert A. Holloway
Texas Acceptance Company
COO Broadway
Holloway
Broadway
Austin Highway
Cay
Mughways
Gis Neuse
Austin
de Soto
W. W. Vaughan
Buick
Stieren Street
Belig
Gunter Hotel
Horton
Houston Street
McCrory
Navarro Street
A. ©. Strum
Bib Morgile
Express
Comany
Dakar First Goal If U S Fights
Washington weighs Dakar as a strategic target in Africa with potential American expeditionary action. U S leaders warn that seizure of Dakar could curb German advances and protect the western hemisphere, while acknowledging risks as Dakar is a French colonial possession and any attack could trigger war.
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Washington
Africa
United States
West Africa
Dakar
Natal
Brazil
Spain
Gibraltar
Spanish
Morocco
Tangier
Mediterranean
Roosevelt
Knox
State Department
Germany
Spp
Youth Confesses 75 Robberies in San Antonio
A 14-year-old youth held Saturday night reportedly confessed to more than 75 robberies in the past two weeks. Detective Cant. C. D. Murrell said the youth admitted being a messenger for a San Antonio business concern and entering homes where no one answered while delivering packages, and claimed many other burglaries.
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Glty Pollee
San Antonio
Pst
Cant. C. D. Murrell
Mitral
San Antonia
Chrysler Starts Tank Shipments to Army
DETROIT May. The Chrysler corporation announced plans to ship 28 ton combat tanks to the army. By mid-summer production will begin and tanks will roll from the line in waves.
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Chrysler
Detraly
Chrysler Corporation
Taivka
Weather Outlook With Cloudiness and Showers
Considerable cloudiness and probable thunder showers expected in the region. Winds shift from southerly to easterly tones. Saturday will see highs near 70s, with Sunday cooler around mid to upper 70s, and long-range warming into May. Temperatures contrasted by a chilly start and milder afternoons across the forecast area.
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Tia
West Texas
Merida
Reichstag season opened in Berlin with sudden summons
Berlin May 3 The Reichstag was called to a special session for tomorrow evening to hear a government declaration. Members were ordered to begin their meeting at 10 a.m. local time. The move came without advance notice and no speakers or topics were disclosed. Chancellor Hitler has previously used such sessions to announce actions or proposals.
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Berlin
INS
Retehstag
Germany
Hitler
Reichstag
Sitler
Bis
Poland
Texas Floods Hit Most Areas as Rivers Rise
International News Service reports heavy rains drenched South North and West Texas causing flooded towns and highways. Guadalupe River near Victoria neared breach of bridges while Seymour and nearby creeks swelled washing out bridges and trapping vehicles. Schools closed across West Texas and San Antonio traffic hindered by water. Agricultural impact varied with wheat farmers rejoicing in Panhandle while rust fears rise in South Plains. Reservoirs and tanks filled, boosting water supplies for cattle that summer.
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Texas
Guadalupe
Victoria
Gonzales
Camp Hulen
Seymour
Throckmorton
Throckmorton-Seymauve
West Texas
San Antonio
Limnas Basin
South Texas
Alice
Carrizo Springs
Falfurrias
Hondo
Peale
Corpus ‘Cheleth
Biches
Abuens
Clarendon
Eastlenn
Haskell
Memphis
Spur
Panhandle
South Plains
Wichita Falls
Sumer
Weriin Lake
Soldier Killed as Auto Hits Polo Soldier
El Paso May 3 Private Warren Holland of Port Diss was killed instantly when the automobile he drove skidded and crashed into a telephone pole. A companion, Sergeant John J. Pipes, was slightly injured. Holland, from Dallas, enlisted about a year ago and is survived by his mother and four sisters.
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EL Paso
CNS
Duck Warren Holland
Port Diss
John J. Pipes
Holland
Dallas
Voltaire Armed Merchant Cruiser Missing Since May Day
London officials report the Voltaire an armed merchant cruiser is long overdue. The 13,245-ton vessel built in 1923 is the only detail available with no further information on its status or route.
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London
INS
Voltaire
Amuak
Ships arrive at Suez with American war materials
NEW YORK May 4 Sunday IMS reports British radio says 26 American merchantmen loaded with war materials have reached Port Suez. The broadcast was picked up in New York by B.S.
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New York
London
Port Suez
Churchill Sees Victory Nearer in Polish Rally Speech
Prime Minister Churchill told Poles worldwide in a radio address that victory over the Axis may come sooner than hoped. He praised Polish soldiers and airmen fighting alongside British forces to restore Poland’s freedom on the 150th anniversary of Poland’s constitution adoption.
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London
CINS
Whiston Churchill
Pond
Snvereley and Son
Inflation Noted by Iowa Expert Says Prices Rise
Iowa City report cites University of Iowa professor George J Davies and colleague Avies noting inflation in the current Iowa Business Digest. Prices of 28 basic commodities up about 12 percent over the year with some imported goods rising 20 percent.
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Iowa City
Iowa
George J. Davies
University of Iowa
Avies
Iowa Business Digest
Stymied Satro Forces Halt Libyan Campaign Progress
In a three day clash with German Italian forces around Tobruk Libyan defenses held with heavy casualties on both sides. Axial battalions regrouped after renewed assaults as Royal Air Force claimed destruction of a destroyer and merchant ship in the Mediterranean. South Africa prepared to reinforce Egypt and the Nile area from Abyssinia amid widespread disruption.
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SATRO
Calta
Royal Air Force
Harsbars
South Africa
Egypt
Tahya
Abysslia
Lilian
Rains Raise Medina Lake Level In Hill Country Update
Heavy rains in the Hill Country sent streams into Medina Lake, raising its level to about 122.5 feet by Saturday morning. An inch of rain fell Friday as fishermen gathered on roads leading to the lake, reflecting the renewed water rise and lake activity.
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Medina Lake
Medina
Rove Teporta
Von Papen to Visit Istanbul for Talks on Turkey Trip
German Ambassador Col. Tyauz von Papen arrives in Istanbul for talks with President Ismet Inonu on military and diplomatic developments. The Turkish capital hosts Inonu after a three day stay.
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von Papen
Turkey
Istanbul
INS
Tyauz von Papen
Berlin
Ismet Inann
Taonu
Tstanbul
Arabs to aid Iraq against British, Berlin radio says
German radio in New York reported that Arabs of Palestine are ready to leave at once to assist Iraq against Britain, stating they would depart if developments make it necessary or if the Iraqi government appeals. The Berlin announcer quoted as source.
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New York
Palestine
Heart
Berlin
Iraq
British Hold Basra Port Despite Iraqi Attacks
London reports two major battles in Near East as British Indian troops at Basra repel Iraqi columns north of the port while British and Iraqi aircraft duel overhead. Habbaniyah air drome shelled. British planes suffer losses. Abdul Doh mobilizes Arab forces in Transjordan as Berlin dispatches aid to Baghdad.
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London
Iraq
Bastawaa
Agiiq
Hast
Habbaniyah
Britain
Basra
Galt
Ridley
Bisra
Baghdad
Royal Air Force Hambers
Hebboaniyah
Germany
Hanes
Bie Iand
Gle
Budapest
Tuternn- Monal
Palatine
Transjordania
Mosul
Ankara
Traqi
Ralfo
Royal Wir
Hebbaniyan
Habbaniysh
Piveotal
Abdul Doh
Rashid Ali Beg Calali
Transjordannia
Independent Air Force Advocated by House Subcommittee
A House of Representatives naval appropriations subcommittee report urges immediate creation of an independent U S air force to safeguard national security. It condemns bureaucratic resistance and flawed base construction, cites Colonel William Mitchell as a national hero, and calls for a cabinet headed air force separate from army and navy control.
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Congress
United States
Naval Appropriations
House of Representatives
Serugham
Nevada
International News Service Dispatch
Navy
Air Command
William Mitchell
Army
Mitchell
Scrugham
Army to stage stage and screen shows for troops
Washington May 3 The Army announced a nationwide program of stage screen and radio performances for U S troops at military posts Ed Wynn a Broadway comic will headline the first two performances joining the cast of the shows
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Washington
Insi
America
Army
Hoyday
Ed Wynn
Browdway
Kentucky Flier Killed at All American Air Show
Richmond May 4 30 year old Newport Kentucky flyer dhimy Goodwin was killed when his plane crashed during a smoke display at the all American air show. Severs hundred spectators watched as the craft spun and burst into flames.
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Kentucky
Richmond
Dhimy Goodwin
Newport
Russian Soldiers Set to Invade Tran Area
Veteran war correspondent Karl H. von Wiegand reports from Asia on expanded conflict linking the Pacific front to Mesopotamia. He cites British risks in Palestine and India, potential Iranian invasion with Caspian reach, and looming oil-field threats near Mosul and Anglo-Persian facilities as Europe’s war spreads toward Asia and the Middle East.
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Tran
Karl H. von Wiegand
Shanghai
Pelot Inveruge
Asia
Bhanghal
Alames
Pacific
Suex
Dardanelles
Europe
Western
Mesopotamia
Kingdom of Triq Gul
Lawrence of Arabia
Tokyo
Peiptins
Britain
Palestine
iBnly
Mosul
India
China
Chinamel
Pokyo
Berlin
Allegert
Iran
Miltary
Caspian Gen
Persia
Ira
Far East
Siberian
Pelping
Moscow
Eyavella
Mediterranean
Afric
Lower
Egypt
Tf Miller
Oly
Hitler
Bista
Bevin
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Suez
Churchill
Tobruk
Axis
England
Rowp-Snocken Bapies
Nasi Borolia
Independent Air Force
U.S
Stalin
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