Vet Jap Troops En Route To China or Australia
Veterans from Japan’s Bataan and Corregidor forces, immobilized for months in the Philippines, are believed en route to new war theaters in China and the Australian area. Estimates place the invasion force at over 256,000 troops, with units moved to Burma after the fall of Bataan and Corregidor to support further offensive actions.
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Washington
Miny 1
INS
Japan
Bataan
Corregidor
China
Philippines
Manila
Burma
Bataan Ayall 3
India
Solons Reject McNutt Plan on Dependent Allowances
House military committee rejected Senator McNutt’s suggestion to grant discretionary extra payments to dependents of low grade service members. Members argued the plan is too broad and would empower an outside agency, the Security Administration, to decide hardship cases. Witnesses from the War and Navy departments showed little enthusiasm for the proposed mixed allowances.
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Veneaw
BBY
House Military Committee
Federal Security
Pas
V. McNutt
Uncle Sam
McNutt
Army
Navy
War
Kildey
Texas
Armed Services
McNab
Security Administration
HOUSE
May
D.-Ky
Veterans' Administration
Weather notes and mixed data from Thaiperatu region
Fragmented weather and financial data mixed with scattered place names and times. Mentions Lam 4D, 20, 3 pons, 8.30 am, San Astonia, Pathagnergine, and references to New York City and Oklahoma City. Contains unclear figures and ad-like lines about assistance and classification.
Double feature draws crowded civilian defense meet
In San Antonio the fifth civilian defense meeting at Sidney Lanier High School drew a near capacity crowd. The showing of The Warning, a sound movie on a bombing raid, drew main attendance as residents crowded the gym and yard while officials outlined defense plans and wardens introduced district leaders.
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San Antonio
Sidney Lanier High Schoo
Ty & Uy
Lanier
Stough “Heighbors
Fyel
Civiian Defense
Nate Tngham
England
Fidel Verolla
Ianter
Gene
Civian Defense Training
W. B. Halvig
Louis Red- Iniguez
Jack O'Brien
San Antonio Advertising Club
Punite Relations Committee
Ad Club
Tech
Jeeps Boost War Effort Through War Bond Purchases
A wartime appeal notes the Jeep, nicknamed four by fours, salable as a practical one hour transport for a half ton of supplies or six men. It encourages neighbors to buy War Bonds at $18.75 to help meet the army’s need for thousands of Jeeps, urging county quotas be tapped and bonds purchased every payday.
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Army
House Rejects Securities Tax Proposal
The House Ways and Means Committee rejected treasury plans to tax interest on state and municipal securities, arguing against removing tax exemptions. Morgenthau warned this would shelter high earners and yield windfall profits amid national sacrifice. Senate opposition emerged to lowering exemptions and a nominal tax on all filers was criticized as unfair.
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House
Ways and Means
Treasury
Donghion
R-N, C
Morgenthau
Coughton
Mouse
Senate Finance Committees
Chirman George
D.-Co
Brown
Mich
Lou Follette
Wis
Vindentent
George
Vancenberg
Taft
House Committee
Jerry
St Marys ROTC Field Day Near Campus This Saturday
St Marys ROTC unit wraps the year with a field day on the campus starting at 1 pm Saturday. Awards will honor individual achievement. Highlights include a concert by the ROTG hand led by Cadet Captain Richard Carr and a final review honoring graduate officers commanded by Cadet Lieutenant Bartley Franita. Lieutenant Leslie O. Merron is in charge of the event.
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Sanry
University of, O. T. GC
Companien Sud
R. O T. G. Hand
Richard Carr
Gal
Bartley Franita
Leslie O. Merron
Two San Antonio Colonels Honored for Bataan Valor
The Distinguished Service Cross was awarded to two San Antonio natives, Lieut. Col. Ross B Smith and Col. Irvin Alexander, for gallantry on Bataan. Both families lived in San Antonio, with wives and children listed at local addresses. The article notes their service histories, evacuation from the Philippines, and mentions Cols. T. H. Lawrence and W. E. Durst as figures tied to the Bataan action.
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Col. Irwin Alexander
San Antonio
Bataan
Col
T. R. Lawrence
W. E. Darat
Distinguished Service Omoes
Ross B. Bmith
Terrell Road
Bmith
Smith
Fort Sam Houston
Richard
Air Corps
Australia
Java
Irvin Alexander
Ivey
East Evercreet Street
Gol Ont
Alexander
James K. Parsons
Fort Sam Houston i
West Point
Nicaragua
McCay
Ile
Philippines
Loelle Spindle
Sen
T. H. Lawrence
W. E. Durst
Hearst Award to TMI Set for Friday Parade
Hearst trophy awards will be presented Friday at 4 p.m. at Panther Field during Texas Military Institute’s graduation parade. Other honors include American Legion medals, merit ribbons, the Frank Brothers saber, TMI medals for top officers, and the Bettencourt award. Major Murph and Williams M. McIntosh will present the prizes amid the Gen. Douglas MacArthur tribute to graduates.
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William Randolph Hearst
Murph
Major Murph
Diffcer
Gorglas Macarthur
King George VI watches brutal British drill amid deadly casualties
London May 1344 King George VI witnessed a brutal mock battlefield drill that has killed 44 British soldiers in two months. Grenades and land mines exploded close as he crouched with troops under heavy fire, while machine guns, mortars, and shells raked the area. Two more men were wounded in the exercise described by officers as a stern demonstration of real-war dangers.
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London
George VI
Jutland
Lke Tower
Jana
Tve
Heroes of Coral Sea Fight Back
In Sydney Australia on May 15 reporters recount three sailors celebrating at a hotel bar when a toast to comrades who didn’t return is interrupted. The piece notes these are the first veterans from the Coral Sea battle returning, greeted only by hospital staff as they processed away with injuries and relief. The mood is understated, detailing a somber homecoming after a major naval engagement.
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Bydney
Australia
Coral Sea
Jutland
Fheara
War 25 Years Ago Today May 15 1917
Germany claims 350 submarines at sea preying on shipping. German counterattacks at Sallecourt push British back. General Petain becomes French commander on the Western Front, succeeding Joffre. One year earlier, U S guards at American ports and French aid actions noted. Roosevelt appeals to French people to oppose the Vicay regime policy. The 1 words Light Work Act price cited for adwriter.
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Germany
Sallecourt
France
Geneal Petain
General Nevelle
Amereican
Gennan
Bytig Fo Abist Itag
Roosevelt
Trent
State Department
Mexico Bars Film Bought in U S
Miss Ruth Turner of the Alamo Motor club explains a new rule allowing monotographic film purchases in the United States to be brought into Mexico. After exposure the film must be handed to the U S customs collector for development at an approved lab. if cleared, the processed film is returned to the owner. Some border points allow selection of a preapproved laboratory for photographers.
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Mexico
United States
Lostly
Ruth Turner
Alamo Motor Alub
Currier
Wilh
Pffice
Office of Censorship
Miss ‘Turner
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