Shirley Temple retires with a 3 million fortune
The article lauds Miss Shirley Temple for leaving the screen with an estimated 3 million. It praises her wholesome career and public appeal to families, noting she earned the wealth through clean entertainment. It describes her Los Angeles ice palace appearance, the audience reaction, and contrasts with less wholesome stage offerings.
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Shirley Temple
Ley Temple
Howe
Sonja Henrie
Los Angeles
Shirley
Wille Iady
Miss ‘Temple
Mics Temple
A Rain Forecast Promises More Showers and Winds
Weather observer J. H. Jarbor warns of more rain as a system splashes San Antonio and surrounding areas. Thursday night showers turn heavy Friday with thunder late afternoon. Imnotsture records 3.8 inches, Sabina 1.37, Hondo 1.02, Del Rin 0.96, Beeville 1.50 inches as rains extend southward.
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J. H. Jarbor
Weatherman
Pre- Dicks
Sabina
Hondo
del Rin
Jarboeerid
Land Beeville
Man's Head Found in Pile of Refuse
NEW YORK May 17. A man's head was found in a pile of refuse on Allan street near the East Slade waterfront shortly after watermen discovered a box in an Allen street doorway containing two arms and parts of two legs. Assistant medical examiner Milton Melpert said the man was slain late yesterday afternoon and was about 5 feet 4 inches tall, slight build, possibly of Polish origin.
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New York
Allan Street
Executed for Robbery Slaying in Cook County Jail
Two men Frank Micha Jowski and Victor Nukowski both 25 were executed in Cook County jail after midnight for the robbery slaying of Viggo Peterson owner of a tavern during a holdup last October. Peterson’s three sons witnessed the execution. Henry Drewek 22, under death sentence, had his execution deferred until June.
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Chicago
Frank ‘Micha Jowski
Victor Nukowski
Cook County
Viggo P. Peterson
Peterson
Henry Drewek
British Children Refugees to Move
British authorities announced that children evacuated from London to Suffolk County along the east coast would be moved again this Sunday to Wales in western Britain. The plan follows prior relocations as authorities reassess shelter needs for British children during the crisis.
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London
Suffolk County
Wales
Britain
Roosevelt outlines fed funding for war plant buildup plans
President Roosevelt signaled federal financing for armament plants and possible government operation of new facilities to boost defense output. He indicated private industry should be used fully with RO loans on a fixed-fee basis and considered recommissioning 35 World War I destroyers. Johnson and Jones outlined plans calling for private plant participation with government loans, while the administration weighs creating government plants if needed.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Rooseveil
Louis Johnnson
Johnson
Jesse Jones
Ristrator
Reich Total War Kills Hundreds in Belgian Bombing Drive
Reporter Drew Middleton with the British Expeditionary Force in Belgium describes ongoing German aerial bombardment behind Allied lines. He notes hundreds killed or wounded, refugees slain at a railway station, and incendiaries turning streets into firestorms as British squadrons fight to shield troops and civilians amid relentless night and day raids.
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Drew Middleton
Belgium
Frepeh
Heinkel
Watn
Dies Urges National Unity Against Fifth Column Threats
Washington May 1 — Representative Marlin Dies, head of the Dies committee, warned the House that traitor groups and fifth column organizations such as Communist, Fascist, and Nazi entities threaten U S defense. He cited European Nazi conquests as proof and urged devotion to Americanism for strength. A separate petition urged action to bar Communist Party from ballots in several states.
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Ative Marlin Dies
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House Today
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Iive
Trojan Horse
Germany
Three Great Battles Rage in France
Paris reports three major battles across northern France and Belgium as German armored forces push toward Paris and Brussels. French and British leaders meet in Paris while Roosevelt notes defense unity. fighting remains intense near Rethel and Sedan with villages changing hands amid German breakthroughs and French countermeasures.
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Namur
Dyle
Wavre
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Win
Yankees Urged To Come Home From Great Britain
An instruction from Washington issued at the U.S. embassy in London urges American citizens in Great Britain to return home. The United States plans to send American ships to meet them on the west coast of Ireland, helping to repatriate travelers amid wartime unrest.
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Yast
Ireland
Stocks Slip as Nervous Markets React to Europe
Nervous selling swept through securities and commodities in New York on May 17. Stocks fell about $1 to below yesterday's final prices, offsetting prior rises on Wall and LaSalle Streets. Wheat dropped roughly 4 cents a bushel, cotton fell up to 50 cents a bale, and rubber and hides eased about a cent a pound as President Roosevelts armament message loomed.
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Wall
LaSalle
Europe
Roosevelt
War at a Glance: Allied Retreats and Nazi Advances Across Europe
Associated Press reports a 62 mile Maginot line break extension by Germans in northern France while Allies retreat along a 115 mile Meuse river front from Antwerp to Sedan. Paris warns Nazis near Paris yet invaders encircled. France under military rule amid violent fighting in Sedan sector. U S embassy cautions Americans to leave Britain and RAF attacks Germany. Germans mass blitz divisions on Slovak frontier with feared march into Romania and Balkans. American consulates told to ready code destruction if Italy moves. Nazis plan renewed assault in northern Norway. Congress speeds approval of Roosevelt defense program worth 1.182 billion dollars.
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British French Battlelines Deepen Across Belgium France
Allied troops reportedly fell back along the Antwerp to Sedan front as German forces surged through northern France. British defense reportedly held near Brussels while Berlin claimed major progress, noting Dyle and Namur breaches and continued pressure toward Paris amid heavy air and ground combat.
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Weather Forecast for San Antonio and Nearby Areas
Considerable cloudiness Friday night and Saturday with scattered shower activity. Moderned southerly winds. Airport highs reach 92 Friday with 66 low Friday night. Saturday high about 90 and Friday morning 85. City: high 92 Thursday, low 63 Friday. East Texas: cloudiness with thunder showers tonight, upper coast Saturday night. cooler northwest Saturday. southerly winds along the coast. West Texas: partly cloudy with showers Friday night. Saturday partly cloudy and cooler north.
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