Senate Pauses Naval Bill In Defense Spending Storm
The senate approved a 1.48 billion navy appropriations bill amid defense build up plans. Roosevelt to address the nation with a fireside chat on defense and economic issues, while Congress moves to accelerate pilot training and aviation production across multiple agencies and plans.
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Washington
Senate
Roosevelt
White House
Stephen Early
Naval Bureau of Aero- Palitice
Porgress
Navy
Senate Naval Committee
Planes Rise in U S Army War Game Test
In Camp Beaurégard Louisiana on May 23 260 planes took part in a major U S Army exercise testing German tactics in Europe. About 250 aircraft including 15 bombers simulated attacks over a 30 000 strong mechanized Red force facing 40 000 Blue troops. American pilots prepared to execute missions.
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Camp Beauregard
Tacics
Europe
Louisiana
High Altitude Bombing Proposed To Limit Casualties
Brig. Gen. Frederick L. Martin of the third wing at Barksdale Field argues for bombing from higher altitude to reduce casualties while aiming at the Blue observation airport at Natchitoches, river bridges including a pontoon span, supply depots, and communications. Bombing plan assigns 23 pound fragmentation bombs to forward targets, 100 pound demolition bombs for river structures, with medium bombers and heavy bombers allocated to bridges and large river structures respectively.
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Frederick L. Martin
Barksdale Field
Natchitoches
Air Force
Man Arrested in Houston Warrant Case
Payton Alton Stablefield, 25, address listed, was held by police Thursday for Houston authorities after arrest by Detectives A. J. Hice and Frank Brice on the 1900 block of South Flores Street. He was wanted for questioning in a case involving a Houston man reporting loss of $100 and was armed with a loaded pistol at arrest.
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Houston
Detec
Ves A. J. Hice
Frank Brice
South Florestreet
Stublefie
Two-Year Term in Forgery Is Levied
After pleading guilty in two cases of forgery, Antonio Lopez was sentenced by Judge W W McCrory to five two-year terms in the State penitentiary to run concurrently. Indictments allege Lopez forged the name of Gi Castro on a 21.50 check May 11 and the name of M Gara on a 10 check, with counts charging passing of the true.
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W. W. McCrory
Criminal District Court
Lopes
Gi. Castro
M. Gara
Texas Senator Opposes Mexican Crude Dump in U S
State Senator Joe L Hill visiting San Antonio cited dumping of Mexican crude at abnormally low prices as dangerous to independent oil operators He said Sinclair Consolidated plans to move 20 million barrels into the United States at about 17 12 cents a barrel and urged Texans to contact Senators Sheppard Connally and Rep McCormack to back bills restricting such imports and seek immediate action.
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Henderson
San Antonio
United States
Senate
Washington
Mexico
Sinclair Consolidated of Corporation
Hill
Sinclair
Morris Sheppard
Texas
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
Sheppard
Tom Connally
Last of City Pools Open to Swimmers
The city’s Frio and Matamoros pool opened to the public Thursday morning, after delays caused by new trains gutters and unsanitary bath houses. Park Commissioner Henry F. Bein announced the pool is 100 percent open for 1940. No new bath houses have been built.
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Frio
Matamoras
Henry F. Bein
Boys' Club Radio Address Slate Highlights Drive Progress
A San Antonio Boys' Club director will speak on KTSA at 9 45 p m Thursday as part of a drive to raise 20000. By noon 1740 had been collected and organizers expect the goal to be reached by Saturday night. A Victory Dinner at 615 p m Saturday in front of the Municipal Auditorium will feature Judge Robert Bobbitt as principal speaker.
Contract Signed for Rental of 300 Voting Machines
A formal contract for renting 300 voting machines was signed, covering June 1, 1940 to June 1, 1941, with Automatic Voting Machine Corporation. County Judge Charles W. Anderson signed the agreement, priced at 125 dollars per machine for 210 units and one dollar for the remaining 90. Also noted, 33 senior students from Abilene Christian College were sightseeing in San Antonio after returning from Monterrey, Mexico.
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Automatic Voting Machine Corporation
Charles W. Anderson
Abilene Christian College
Abilene
San Antonio
Monierrey
Mexico
Dominions Secretary Stresses Fate of Western Civilization
May Calderole, Britain's dominions secretary, declared that the fate of Western civilization rests under God for the Allied powers. He urged immediate action and warned that the world faces critical months ahead.
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London
Calderole
Dominions
Doctor Freed in Wife's Death Faces Graduation Night
Santa Rosa New Mexico May 23 John H Sanford, freed from death sentence, planned to attend his daughter's eighth grade graduation tonight. A district court acquitted the former Santa Rosa mayor in his murder trial over the poisoned death of his invalid wife in 1938. Sanford returned to the family home with his daughters Margret Cropley 22 and Dawn 15, who will receive her diploma tonight with honors as the jury rendered its verdict about 77 hours after the case began.
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N. M
John H. Sanford
Tucomeart
Inglight
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