Blame Laid in Navy Scandal
Vice Admiral Charles A. Lockwood, navy inspector general, sent a letter to Navy Secretary Forrestal assigning ultimate responsibility to the Navy Department for wartime supply mismanagement and profiteering in navy goods revealed during a Senate War Investigating Committee inquiry. The report cites personnel failures and delays in correcting administrative weaknesses that allowed theft of navy property.
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Washington
May Jr
INS
Charles A. Lockwood
Navy
Navy Department
Pearl Harbor
Lockwood
Forrestal
Senate War Investigating Committee
Bureau of Personnel
Cadets Parade for Mothers Day at Brackenridge Field
Brackenridge High School ROTC hosts a Mothers Day review on Brackenridge field at 2 30 PM Monday. Cadets will receive medals for outstanding performance and the air icam will perform.
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Brackenridge High School
Brackenridge Field
Thief Steals $87 From Humble Service Station
Joe Murray an attendant at Humble Service Station 3102 Broadway reports a Saturday morning theft. A thief entered during servicing and took $87 from the cash register at the gas station.
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Joe Murray
Ira Street
Broadway
Sunday Cross Word Puzzle Centered Clues and Answers
A Sunday cross word puzzle list with numerous numbered clues and partial answers. Entries reference foods, metals, plants, organs, animals, and various descriptors, often with misspellings or OCR errors. The page presents a dense grid of hints and fragmented wordplay across multiple numbered items.
Texas Legion To Galveston
AUSTIN May 11. The 28th annual convention of the Texas American Legion will be held in Galveston September 3 to 6. The meeting was decided today at a session in Austin. Attending were Department Commander Herman G. Nami of San Antonio and the five division commanders, also department vice commanders.
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Austin
INL
Texas American Legion
Galveston
Herman G. Nami
San Antonio
Atom Test Watch Kept Aboard Ship En Route to Bikini
Navy expert says Bikini atom bomb blast will spread radioactive dust through the stratosphere. Balloons with Geiger counters will record radioactivity at Washington, Coco Solo, and other points around the world. Shock waves may reach Midway, Guam and Honolulu, with a possible radioactive rainstorm 50 miles wide and lightning accompanying the storm.
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Briinj
INS
Navy
Bikini
Yaraway Ag
Washington
P. A. Humphrey
Washington, D. C
Coco Solo
Canal Zone
Midway
Guam
Honolulu
VA plans beds for nerve patients in Gulf states
Dallas May 11. A new Veterans Administration medical program aims to aid veterans with nervous disorders. Dr. Lee D. Cady, Dallas branch medical director, said at least 200 beds in VA hospitals across Texas Louisiana and Mississippi have been set aside for veterans with neurological ailments.
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Dallas
INS
Veterans’ Administration
Lee D. Cady
Mediical
V. A
Texas
Louisiana
Mississipi
Cady
Ceiling Prices Set On Concrete Blocks
Concrete blocks used in new construction in Bexar County have ceiling prices. Clifton George Jr. of the San Antonio District OPA said Saturday that standard size blocks carry a maximum price of 15 cents and half, while half blocks are priced at 10 cents.
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Bexard County
Clifton George Jr
San Antonio
OPA
Water Mains Sought For Unserved City Areas
A mass meeting will be held at St John the Evangelist church 314 Merida street at 8 p m Sunday to discuss extending city water mains to Kemper Saltillo Me ida Hazel and Ceralvo streets. Rev C Romero pastor notes that 14 families have paid 66 05 to connect after mains are extended.
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City Water Board
Kemper
Saltillo
Meida
Hazel
Ceralvo
St. John the Evangelist Church
Merida Street
C. Romero
Father Romero
Land Suit Ruling Due In Mexican Heirs Litigation
Corpus Christi May 11 Judge Allen S Hannay said he would issue a ruling within two weeks on the vast Mexican land suits from Corpus Christi. He has granted summary judgment to defendants in a test case involving Stanolind Oil and Gas and Sinclair Refining. The two score suits name nearly every oil company in South Texas and many leading ranching families as defendants.
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Corpus Christi
Houston
U. S
Allen
Hannay
Stanolind Oil and Gas Company
Aig Sinclair Refining Company
Score Land
South
Texas
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King Meas. Syn. Inc
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Larry
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Texas Theater
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Atzberg
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