Memorial Day Halts War Efforts Across Nation
Memorial Day 1942 brought a national pause as many plants and defense offices slowed or halted work for a three day holiday. Wreath ceremonies and patriotic events took precedence over production with some facilities converting to observances and others maintaining essential operations. A new munitions plant in Greenfield Massachusetts and navy shipyards faced reduced output and a 10 percent lag in civilian staffing, while cargo vessel programs and airframe plants planned three day shutdowns to honor the holiday. Secretary Hull and other officials remained on duty to coordinate international tensions.
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Shcrott
Green- Meld
Mass
Ose
War Department
Navy
Hull
County faces hold up on TB hospital vote approval
County Judge W. Anderson said the new county tuberculosis hospital project awaits attorney general approval of the bond election results. The Commissioners court cannot act until approval is granted. The AG requested tabulated returns from all 260 precincts, to be mailed Friday afternoon.
Woman from San Antonio elected VP of Greeter Auxiliary
Miss Bessie Johnson of San Antonio was elected vice president of the Greeter Auxiliary of the Hotel Greeters of America at the annual convention closing Thursday in Houston.
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Bessie Johnson
San Antonio
Hotel Greeters of America
Houston
Price checks under attack threaten price controls
Washington May 30 INI The government finishing price fixing program faces congressional challenge to Leon Henderson OFM price administrator and a farm bloc push to raise parity for wheat and cotton. Senators Taft and Aiken questioned Henderson while he defended actions under presidential order. Senator Thomas opened a parity review as prices for wheat and cotton loom. Henderson forecast further drastic steps to halt inflation and said Roosevelt ordered prices kept near current levels. He stated the president trusts him to hold industrial prices near present levels and keep raw material prices above those levels.
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INI
Leon ‘Henderson
OFM
Taft
Ohio
Aiken
R.-J
Henderson
Fes Gality
Thomas
D.-Oxle
Senate Agriculture
Roosevelt
Shevuoth Festival Observed by San Antonio Jews
Shevuoth, the Feast of Weeks, will be observed by San Antonio Jews from sundown Saturday through sundown Monday. Integral to the services will be confirmation for Jewish youth. Services at Agudas Achim synagogue will be held Saturday at dusk and Sunday at 9 p.m.
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San Antonio
Aguas Achim
County Judge Sees Hope for Big Budget Reductions
County Judge C W Anderson reported only three replies to a request for suggested cuts but remained optimistic about substantial reductions in the county budget to be adopted next summer. Proposals included a $1800 health budget cut by trimming the nursing staff and minor changes. Some departments, like the county courts at law, have limited room for cuts due to staffing.
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C. W. Anderson
Dodge Anderson
T. M. Gangson
Goodson
Anderson
Federal workers honor heroes at San Antonio Memorial Day
RH Jennings, manager of the Tenth U S Civil Service district of New Orleans, and J S Pike, president of local No 28 NFFE, laid a gladioli wreath before the Alamo. The event opened Memorial day activities for 1080 federal employees in San Antonio with a luncheon for personnel officers at the Gunter hotel and a 3 p m dance solo.
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U.S. Civil Service District
New Orleans
J. 5. Pike
National Federation of Federal Employes
Alamo
Texas
San Antonio
Ganter Hotel
Jennifes
Gunter Hotel
Counterfeit Four-Bit Coins Passed Across Border
Edward Tyrrell, head of the U S secret service here, warned that fake four bit coins are being circulated from the Mexican border at Herlingen to Eagle Pass. The counterfeit pieces, dated 1949, are nearly silver in color and brighter than genuine coins with less sharp patterns, making them easy to recognize by their quality and appearance.
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Herlingen
Eagle Pass
Edward Tyrrell
United States Secret Service
Tyrrell
Cain
Tyrrel
S A man suffers fractured skull in Pridny street incident
Shelby Hille, 68, fr 918 North Pine Street, Pridny, is under treatment at Robert B. Gree Hospital for a fractured skull after he struck his head on a curb. Mary Helen Caslas, 2, of Von Ormy, received hospital treatment for second degree burns after falling into an open fire in her yard.
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Shelby Hille
North Pine Street
Pridny
Robert B. Gree
Mary Helen Caslas
von Ormy
Pat Murphy Returns to U S Tax Unit Assignment
Pat Murphy, formerly an investigator for the U S alcohol tax unit, is back in the San Antonio office after five years in other districts. He arrived from Vicksburg Mississippi and will work from the log office on special assignment as investigator for an indefinite period.
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Pat Murphy
U. S. Alcohol Tax Unit
San Antonio
Murphy
Vicksburg
Migs
Spear dies in San Antonio kerosene stove blast
Clarence Eugene Spears age 69, San Antonio paper hanger, died after a kerosene stove exploded igniting his clothing. Funeral at Porter Loring chapel Friday at 4 p.m. Survivors include son Howard Spears, Milton Spears, widow Mrs. Clara M. Spears, two daughters Mrs. FR B. Love, and a long list of relatives. Spears an Misco native resident of San Antonio 45 years and member of Highland Park Baptist Church. Interment at Mission Burial Park. Pallbearers named.
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San Antonio
Minston
L. R. Brown
W. C. Butterfield
Gua Ranssler
Milby Dunawey
G. O. Meadows
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