Merchant marine needs ambitious American youth urged
Charles Eyckman summarizes Arthur Toe’s call for capable young Americans to join the merchant marine amid wartime shipbuilding. He notes ship construction plans for 2300 to 3000 vessels, but warns that crews are scarce. Emphasizes training through Coast Guard and state federal schools and attractive wartime careers to secure postwar prosperity.
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Arthur M. Toe
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RAF Torpedoes Nazi Cruiser in Desperate Kharkov Drive
RAF torpedo strikes halt a Nazi cruiser as Soviet forces press the Kharkov offensive. Pravda reports German counterattacks collapsing under relentless Red Army pressure, with tanks and paratroopers losing momentum and 12,000 German dead on battlefields. Soviet communique notes 68,000 Red Army soldiers taken and German resistance broken in sectors near Volchansk and Krivnograd, with Kerch still contested.
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Allies claim Japanese air losses over New Guinea raids
Allied air forces report ten Japanese planes destroyed and three damaged over the weekend during operations around New Guinea and the Louisiade archipelago. Nine Japanese fighters were accounted for in three raids on Lae, with eight bombers on the ground and a Zero shot down. rains over Lae described as heavy, aiming to curtail enemy air strength before any future fleet action near the Coral Sea. Tokyo said US carriers Hornet and Enterprise, escorted by cruisers and destroyers, were seen moving westward about 500 miles east of the Solomon Islands. A separate Deneuye strike damaged a big enemy seaplane. another Zero formation was repelled near Port Moresby.
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Chinese Burma Fronts Show Gains As War Expands
Chinese forces claim progress in Burma as they push Jap units back near Lungling Tengyvueh and Salween, while British troops advance toward Assam. Chekiang coastal campaign targets bases to deter a possible US airstrike from Formosa. In U S retail news, price ceilings take effect, with tags and ration guidance issued to San Antonio stores amid a nationwide drop in living costs.
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Workers Accept Less Than Due In Shipyard Wage Plan
Chicago May 18 Workers representing over a half million in the nations shipyards accepted an agreement limiting wage increases under the Roosevelts anti inflation policy. Increases average about six to ten percent, totaling 125 to 150 million dollars next year, with costs of living adjustments reduced from 226 million. The plan includes bonds instead of higher cash raises and aims to stabilize wages under labor management and government oversight.
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Recall of Bexar T Bonds Asked
Bexar County Commission considers a petition from 150 Taxpayers Defense League members seeking recall and cancellation of the $585,000 tuberculosis hospital bonds voted in November. The petition asks for the bonds to be presented to voters at the Democratic primary July 28, arguing the bonds are a financial burden and that defense bonds should take priority during wartime. The court will act at the regular meeting Wednesday.
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Rain Heavy In Texas Marks Wide Flooding Pattern
In northeast Texas heavy rain sparked flooding while other areas saw isolated downpours. Cities like Dallas and Fort Worth recorded significant totals such as 1.31 inches in Dallas and 2.05 in McKinney, with Tyler reporting 1.525 inches. The Trinity River stood at 27.6 feet at Liberty, near a record high, and receded slowly. Red Cross stations aided over 200 Liberty County families displaced by floods.
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Texas
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Bridgeport
McKinney
Fort Worth
Warn
Tyler
Trinity
Liberty
Red Cross
Forecast for San Antonio and North Texas Weather
Forecast shows warm afternoon and cooler night in San Antonio and vicinity. Showers expected in East Texas, especially northeast and north central portions, with southeast areas receiving precipitation Monday.
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San Antonio
East Texas
Prinz Eugen Caught in North Sea by Allied Air Force
British RAF and Canadian pilots engaged the German cruiser Prinz Eugen off Southern Norway in a running air battle. Air ministry reports indicate aerial torpedo hits as the Prinz Eugen tried to reach Trondheim for repairs after prior damage. German and British forces exchanged heavy air attacks with ships and destroyers, while claims and counterclaims describe extensive damage and disrupted war production.
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Trondheim
French Cruiser Commander Killed in Madagascar Engagement
Commander Marco Fontaine aged 41, head of the Bougainville, died in battle near Diego Suarcy during a clash with a British cruiser. The Bougainville was sunk after a 31-ship engagement, reported today from Vicny France.
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