D-Day Reflections and War Outlook From A 1940s San Antonio Column
A columnist contrasts the wartime mood with the dawn of D-Day, noting soldiers’ grim courage and civilians’ restrained reverence. It argues the war will not end with Europe’s victory alone, as Pacific fighting continues and broader Allied aims persist beyond the invasion.
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San Antonio
P. L. Anderson
Eugenean West Wall
Europe
Rome
West Wall
Elder
Hitler
Germany
New York
United States
Great Britain
Russia
Vay
Tojo
Pacific
J. HM
Salerno Vet Wickliffe Back in Los Angeles From War
Lt. Keith Wickliffe recalled the Salerno battle while resting at his home in Los Angeles after returning to the United States under the army rotation plan. He praised bazooka use and noted his unit received a citation for bearing the German attack. Other local service members were named for awards including the Legion of Merit, Distinguished Service Medal, and Distinguished Flying Cross for roles in North Africa, Italy, New Guinea, and Burma.
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Keith Wickliffe
Anks
East
Grayson Street
United States
Salerno
Leutenant
Frederick A. Daugherty
Buena Vista Street
Southwest Pacific
Woodlark Island
Ax Sixth Army Halsoniver
New Guinea
Arthur C. Bass
Lepson
John F. Price
Ian Brooke
General Hospital
Owas
George C. Beach
Robert H. Lewis
Sheraton Drive
Panala Mobile Foree
Bust
Panna Mobile Force
Panama
Richard HW
Carnahan
West Mistletoe Avenue
San Antonan
Tom
Brand
Geneseo Road
Ivasion
Sicily
Italy
North Africa
Mediterranean
David W. Wallace
Mason
Burma
10Th Air Force
India
G. C. Hamilton
Mary B. Hamilton
Labor Street
Lath Art Sore
Sardinia
Trent
Rolland R. Othick
Ruth C. Othick
West Ashby Place
Twelfth Air Fore
Ciprano
Cal
George BR. Acheson
Barbara Constance Moore
San Antonio
15Th Air Force
Pilo
Atcheson
S A Bataan Hero Presumed Dead
Pvt. Howard L Townsend a 1941 St Marys University graduate and Bataan veteran, is presumed dead per war department notice to parents Mr and Mrs Horace W Townsend of Bainbridge Island Washington. He was missing in action for about two years and is the thirty fifth St Marys ex student reported killed in World War II.
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Pvt
Howard Lb. Townsend
Qanor
St. Mary's
Townsend
Washington State
Bafaa Relief Organization
Philippines
War Department
Hearing Center to Present Program by Lions Club
The San Antonio Hearing Center will present a program of songs dances and readings at 8 p m Friday in the center's club rooms Hicks building directed by Mrs August Zerr assisted by Mrs Charles Goulon Attorney General Grover Sellers will speak at a Lions Club meeting at 12 15 p m Wednesday in the Gunter hotel new offices to be elected and old Munach chevrons presented.
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5.A. Hearing Center
S. A. Lions
Attorney General
San Antonio Hearing Center
Hicks
August Zerr
Charles Goulon
Grover Sellers
Lions Club
Gunter Hotel
Cotulla Youth in FFA Contest Star Lone Star Farmer
Dick Vesper Jr an 18 year old Cotulla FTA Chapter president and winner of the Star Lone Star Farmer award will compete with 9 others for the state title at the San Angelo convention June 6 and 7 He topped more than 2800 rivals to win a 238 prize from Firestone Rubber Company based on three years of projects He raises 35 calves eight growing heifers seven sows and 1879 acres of corn on his 140 acre ranch 13 miles west of Cotulla living with his father on the Young Vespars ranch core family ties stretch back to his grandfather Jonal P F A a longtime train driver who bought the ranch in 1941.
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Dick Vesper Jr
Cotulla
FTA
Lone Star Farmers of
Area 10
South Texas
San Angelo
Vesper
Firestone Rubber Company
Gotailla
Insame
Jonal P
Man Dies in Ration Line at Local Office
Walter Lave, 54, of 104 Pelisa Street, collapsed while waiting for gas rations at the Transit Tower office. He died en route to Robert 3B. Green Hospital. inquest by Justice J. W. Laye cites heart disease. Funeral at Porter Lorings chapel Wednesday at 4 p.m. with burial in Mission Burial Park. Survivors include widow, daughter, sons, mother, sister, brothers, and one grandson.
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Walter Lave
Pelisa Street
Robert
Green Hospital
Justice of the Pence
J. W. Laye
Shue
Boerne
Laye
San Antonio
Porter Lor
Alamo A M Gaines and Hartung to report at meeting
CG M Gaines and Louis Hartung will report at the Alamo National Building meeting of the Alamo A M club Thursday. The event gathers members for updates and discussion.
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Gaines
Louis Hartung
Alamo A
M. Club
Alamo National Building
ROTC Units On Honor List In San Antonio Schools
Maj. Gen. Richard Donovan, commander of the Eighth Service Command, notified School Superintendent I. E. Stullman that five San Antonio high schools Brackenridge Burbank Tech Jefferson and Lawler were designated honor high schools for the 1943 1944 school year and had also earned the honor the previous year.
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San Antonio
Richard Donovan
Eighth Service Command
Dallas
E. Stullman
Bracken‘ige
Burbank
Tech
Jefferson
Lawier
Railroad Man 70 Retires After 40 Years on SP Line
O A Stevens, longtime Southern Pacific brakeman, leaves the rails at age 70 after 40 years as a SP employee. The San Antonio native, residing at 225 Dashiell Street, boarded the 4 10 p m westbound train Monday for his final trip. He recalls old engines like tea kettles and streetcar coaches, and notes oil lamps are gone. He mentions a 1998 express safe robbery worth 50 000 dollars as a notable incident from his career and shares a final quip about retirement plans and time.
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O. A
Stevens
Southern Pacific
West Coast
S. P
Additonal
Kemps
Negro Prays but Mum on Questions in Elevator Death
Sedrick Horton, 26, surrendered to face murder charges in the Mary Lou Lowery death in a downtown elevator. In jail he prayed and refused to answer questions from city detectives and a parole officer, citing his lawyer. Police noted unexplainable teeth marks and awaited an engineer’s view on whether head injuries could explain Lowery’s death. Horton had been arrested May 21 and released by a judge before a new murder charge prompted his surrender.
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Sedrick
Honey Boy Nurcun
Reuder
Mary Lou Lowery
Quest Honea
Uke Carter
Sam Gokifarb
Horton
Guidurer
Carver
Criminal District
Coule
Shargey
Pallee J. R. Emele
Trrreli Hille
Matthews Heads Aviation Group in San Antonio
Ww. B. Matthews was elected president of the newly organized San Antonio Aviation group Monday at the Gunter hotel. The association aims to develop aviation and now has 40 members with 100 additional applications. Other officers were elected and June 15 set as charter member acceptance deadline.
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Ww. B. Matthews
San Antonio Aérungutions Association
Gunter Hotel
National Aecreaautical Association
San Antonio
L.M. Brown
R. Mitchell
Howell W. Jones
C. FP
Sammon Thomas Dean
Robert Weller
Randall Culver
Yom Hurlin
Matthews
Tise Nasiones Associae iWon
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Iun
Doley
Wiley
Jack
America
Hargh Stakes
D-day
Teday
L. A
S.A. Bataan
Dick Vesper, JR
Qat
Bear Falstaff Brewing
Carraatt
St Tanta
Ompha
Sew Ori
C. A. Stevens
Story
San Antoniio
Dashielltreet
Peru
Col. P. S. Blair
Kelly Field
Aviation Group
University of Texas
San Antonio SR. College
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