San Antonio Soldiers Among Killed in Philippines
The casualty list released by the War Department in Washington notes several San Antonio area servicemembers killed in action or by wounds from the Philippines. Names include Virgil W. Dickey Cecilia W. Green Andres P. Hernandez James A. McCloskey Arthur W. Parker Whitney A. Sanders and others with next of kin listed. The report also mentions a Randolph Field construction project led by a Quartermaster supervisor as the largest army job since the Panama Canal.
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Philippines
Calualty
Eer
Washington
San Antonio
Virgil W. Dickey
Mag. Dickey
Terrell Avenue
Cécil W. Green
Joseph 8. Green
Sarita Bar Street
Andres P. Hernandez
Maria F. Hernandez
Cross Boulevard
James A. McCloskey
James &. McCloskey
Camden Street
Arthur W. Parker
Whitney A. Sanders
Charles F. Sanders
Price Street
A. Vicintey
Austin
Jann August Berl Bergstrom
John Bergstrom
Hieut
William A. Cooke
Brownley
Cooke
Edison
Savith
Mille Bell Smith
Scheyt
Arthur Edward Gary
Arthur Karl New Braunfels
Samuel Heins Marett
Samuel Helns
Marett
Tdemna
Edward G. Smith
Frances Smith
Iain Parker
Randolph Field
Panama Canal
Patterson Accepts Waco YMCA Club Director Post
Pat Patterson, longtime Army Y.M.C.A. activities director, accepts a new role as director of a USO club in Waco. He has been linked with M.G.A. activities in San ig since 1995 and will begin duties immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat” Patterson
Army Y. M.C. A
Uso Club
Wear 25 Years Ago Today May 21 1917
Britain reports gains on the Hindenburg Line east of Ballecourt as April German casualties total 10 969 killed and 42 830 wounded. Nazi air and sea actions strike Crete and British ships while Washington moves to accelerate a bomber fleet. Germany asks the United States to recall envoys from Paris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. G
Artisto
Ballecourt
Kishiner
Bessarabia
Crete
Washington
Indian Output Plans Studied
The American technical mission led by Henry F. Grady submits a five week report to Vice President Linlithgow proposing measures to boost India's war production. It urges creating a war cabinet to oversee supply, defense, and transport and recommends U.S. equipment for plant expansion once India and Allied authorities decide quantities and types of production.
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Bombay
Henry F. Grady
Bord Linlithgow
India
United States
United Nations
Army Officers to Confer Degrees in San Antonio
A team of army officers will confer master degrees on candidates of San Antonio. Lodge No. 107, A Po and A. M. hosts Friday at 7:30 p m at 217. Maj. Luther R. Storey and Major Isanders lead the team.
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Army
San Antonia
Camden Street
Luther R. Storey
Isanders
Rubberneck Buses Banned By Eastman
Washington May 21 The Office of Defense Transportation ordered immediate prohibition of sightseeing bus services and reduced chartered buses to essential troop and war worker movement. Exception only if other transport unavailable. Director Joseph Eastman said the move could save over 100,000 pounds of crude rubber yearly. Officials also noted a cosmetics survey to limit lipstick rouge and face powder to conserve glycerine alcohol waxes and colors. Shortages of 15 major commodities including gas, iron, bicycles, and typewriters were forecast, with possible rationing within a year and a 90,000-person admin could be needed by the OPA.
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Waonington
Office of Defense Transportation
Joseph
Eastman
ODT
Lastman
jProduction ‘Board
Office of Price Administration
Citizens Drafted To Battle Floods
Harrisburg pa report says Pennsylvanians face civil draft to combat spring floods. About 400 game fish and forest wardens will aid, but workers will be drafted as the 28th division joins national forces. The Pennsylvania Reserve Defense corps of 3810 men may be assigned to flood duties.
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Harrisburg
Japs to Get New Shocks
Brig. Gen. James H. Doolittle described the April 14 raid on Japan as only a beginning. He said the attack delivered material and psychological damage the enemy will not recover from, and that the mission was carefully rehearsed and not a reckless strike.
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Jimmy Doolittle
Japan
Ernst Udet
Udet
Doolittle
Washington
Germany
James H. Doolittle
Epeehh
Doolitle
Sean
Dolittle
United States
Vtue
Program Planned For Soldiers at USO Center Thursday
Entertainers will present two feature dance numbers at the USO National Catholic Community Service center Thursday night in a program sponsored by it. Michael's parists Richard Preston and Richard Preston Jr. will perform a Spanish cast and routine while Rosa Garza and Gloris Cardenas will present Les Chapanceas. The WPA Tipton orchestra will play for dancing.
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Ricardo
Uso-National Cattolio Community Service Center
Michael
Richard Preston
Richard Preston Jr
Rosa Garza
Gloris Cardenas
WPA
Tipton Orchestra
Jewish Federation Elects Officers at Temple Beth El
Jewish Social Service federation will elect officers at 4 p.m. Sunday at Temple Beth El community center, per executive director Miss Hanne H Hirshberg. Read Light Want Ads daily, February 1291, to place your message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jewish Social Service Federation
Temple Beth-El
Hanne H. Hirshberg
Weather report fragment for Temper Nesday and Thursday
Fragmentary weather note mentions temperatures and humidity with unclear values. Contains unreadable portions and lacks concrete figures or locations.
National Gas Rationing Raises Storm in Washington
In Washington today Representative Rankin attacked plans for a nationwide gasoline rationing, arguing it is unnecessary where oil is abundant. Fort Worth's John Fouts and others urged immediate pipelines to ease shortages and blamed railroads for transport woes. Officials warn rationing could disrupt petroleum and aviation fuel needs, while OPA and Price Administration stay neutral pending final decisions on how rationing would be implemented.
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Washington
INS
Rankin
D.-Ediss
Pling
Mississippi
Texas
Pennsylvania
Fouts
Congressional
Atlantic Seaboard
War Production Board
Price Administration
East
OPA
Leon Henderson
Evle Singer
American Automobile Association
Gasolline Rationers
Philadelphia motorists halted by OPA investigators
Henderson states investigators after the Office of Price Administration halted motorists in Philadelphia and checked Tallon cards. He denies any intent to mimic gestapo methods in fuel rationing planning and criticizes a distraint news release as harmful propaganda. The note mentions a 15 word line with cancellation privilege priced at $2.8 Diplo-1231.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
Philadelphia
Henderson
Police Probe Into Abduction of Two Boys Near Corpus Christi
Deputies investigated a reported abduction after Richard Lee Lafield age 13 and Billy Busby Roberts age 14 said two unidentified men forced them into a car near Devote and Chicago boulevards. The pair were later driven to Brooksfield area and released. they hiked home three miles. Deputies William Christoph and A D. Maclay led the inquiry.
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Richard Lee Lafield
New
Corpus Christi
Billy Busby Roberts
Halliday Arene
Chicago
Richard
Df Brooksfield
William Christoph
A. D.maclay
Navy enlistee visits home on shore leave
William L E Pinto, son of Mr and Mrs W L Finto of 609 East Amira Street, returns to San Antonio to visit parents while traveling from Pearl Harbor to naval officers training in the United States. He enlisted in the Navy on November 20 and was sent to Pearl Harbor shortly after the Japanese attack.
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William LE. Pinto Ury
W. L. Finto
Amira Street
Galt Antonio
Pearl Harbor
Naval ‘Officers
Finto
Navy
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Gkaner
Ponrin
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Fay
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U.S
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