Swift Action Marks Army Maneuvers
Red Army of Texas drives toward Alexandria Louisiana as Blues gather 45 000 men for defense. General Stilwell leads a 55 mile advance from Leesville toward Natchitoches while rapid maneuvers push near the Sabine line. Expect heavy fighting if Blues unite by May 25. Red Army HQ moves from Jasper Texas to Leesville area.
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Leesville
Red Army of
Texas
Alexandria
Louisiana
Sabine
Red Army
Sabine River
Boundary Line
Joseph W. Stilwell
Stilwell
Jasper
Tezar
Boat Speaker at 20 30 Club Meet in San Antonio
Arthur Baez president of the San Antonio Retail Credit Association and Frost Brothers credit manager will be guest speaker at the Alpino City 20 30 club meeting Friday at 6 30 p.m. Frank Voehle, president, announced. Better values in good used cars listed in Classification 73 Light Want Ads.
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Arthur Baez
San Antonio Retail Credit Association
Frost Brothers
Alpino City
Frank Voehle
Home Offered for Guildren Home for Delinquent Children
Mrs Maria Wagener of 1122 North St Marys Street offered her residence free to the county as a temporary home for dependent and delinquent children after the city council rejected a mortuary site there The county seeks a temporary juvenile residence while cases are in court County Judge Charles W Anderson faced objections from nearby residents to an earlier Martinez Street site A petition from WPA administrator H P Drought argued the mortuary would halve local real estate values
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Maria
Ascarra Wagoner
North St. Mary's Street
Thurkdey
Martinez
Arsenal
Charles W. Anderson
Wagener
H. P. Drought
WPA
Cee
Festival Week Opens With Homecoming at San Antonio
Homecoming week at the University of San Antonio launches the spring festival with 58 guest schools represented. The event begins on campus at 8 13 p.m. Friday after an ex students banquet at 6 p.m. in the dining room and a garden party at Mary Catherine Halt. The program features cowboy ballads and range songs under the direction of Dr Otto Wick, with participants from San Antonio and nearby areas.
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University of San Antonio
Mary Catherine
Halt
Otto Wick
San Antonio
Demand improves for home supplies in retail trade
New York reports sharpened demand for house furnishings this week as stores show better home supplies sales. Dun and Bradstreet notes year earlier comparisons kept overall retail volume slightly above the 1939 pace, while wholesale trade activity runs about even with last week.
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New York
Dun and Bradstreet
Woman Beaten and Robbed as Auto Taken in Theft
Vera Dugan, 30, of 1008 Avenue E, reported to police that a man beat her, bound hands and feet, gagged her with a towel, and stole her car. Police recovered the vehicle. A separate Washington dispatch notes a May 1 update on a Texas bill advancing Army Reserve medical administrative corps ranks.
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Vera Dugan
Avenue E
Washington
Senator Sheppard
Texas
Army Reserve Medical Administrative Corps
Plane crash kills three near Downey airport in flare of collision
In Downey near Los Angeles, a two cabin plane collided with a Vultee pursuit ship during landing. Pilot Walter Quinton, 38, Burbank, and photographers Marshall McCarroll, 35, Hollywood, and Marshall Coombs, 29, Vultee) died in the flaming wreckage. Vance Breese, pilot, survived.
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Los Angeles
Vultee Alioe
Downey
Walter Quinton
Burbank
Paul Mant Flying Service
Marshall G.mccarroll
Hollywood
Paramount Newsreel
Marshall Coombs
Vance Breese
Kusman to Speak at Parents Day Program
Father Stanley Kusman a 51 year old Marys university psychology professor will speak at the Parents Day program presented by the Aleph Zadik Aleph fraternity with the Junior Council of Jewish Women and the Junior Hadassah at the Hebrew community center Sunday at 3 30 p m Also on the program are Aaron Serris the Four Aces and Dr David Jacobson Each mother attending will receive a corsage.
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Stanley Kusman
Mary's University
Aleph Zadik Aleph Fraternity
Council of Jewish Women
Hadassah
Youth Shot by Empty Pistol In San Antonio Front Yard
Frank Ramirez, 14, was in serious condition after a gun discharged by youths seeking his brother in a San Antonio yard. Albert Segura, 18, Nicholas Paloma, 24, and Sotero Segura, 15, were booked for unlawful firearms acts while a witness listed as Victoria Munoz, 143 Forrest, observed the event.
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Frank Ramires
Forrest Avenue
Robert B. Green Hospital
Ramirez
Frank
Albert Segura
King Street
San Antonio
Nicholas Paloma
Sotero Segura
Mra
Victoria Munoz
Forrest.ae
New Tents Boon In Mock Warfare
Jasper May 10 There is a belief among soldiers that hardship builds morale. Field leaders note comfort tents called igloos improve weather protection and privacy. A canvas truck top forms the igloo with ventilation and lighting features, folding like an accordion for transport. Fort Sam Houston units produced several dozen for maneuvers nearby, boosting morale and convenience.
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Jasper
Niger
Fort Sam Houston
Fort Dam Houston
Summer Classes Offered at Alamo Heights Schools
High school and junior high courses approved by the Texas department of education will be available at Alamo Heights summer school. Principal Willis Tate said sessions run June 3 to July 26 with registration June 1 from 8:30 to noon in the high school building.
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Texas Department of Education
Alamo Heights
Willis Tate
Tate
High Achion
McNutt in New Mexico Campaign Stop for 1940 Nomination
Paul V. McNutt of Indiana concluded a West Coast campaign swing during a New Mexico visit. He urged Roosevelt as a 1930s reform leader and praised the New Deal for restoring 9,000,000 unemployed to work, drawing strong ovations from state Democrats in Albuquerque Phoenix.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Paul V. McNutt
Indiana
New Mexico
West Coast
Roosevelt
Phoenix
Federal Security
McNutt
Mexican Military Hospital Lauded in Mexico City
Gen. Jesus de la Garza announced that Mexico will soon have the best military hospital in America. One unit will be inaugurated by President Lazaro Cardenas on November 20, the revolution’s anniversary. The hospital is being built at a cost of 1,116,000 dollars.
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Mexico City
Jesus de la Garza
Mexico
America
Lazaro Cardenas
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