Voices on War Peace and Tax Justice From Readers
A Santa Ana reader urges world citizen action to end war by common will and peacetime faith, while another letter questions income tax use and justice in prosecuting crimes. Both pieces echo 1940s concerns about policy, equity, and moral responsibility in public life.
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Iy Hearst
Los Angeles Examiner
Los Angeles
Calif
Prince of
Peace
Teace
Earth
Margaret Gower Wass
Orange Ave
Santa Ana
City of Rayville Sunk After Mine Off Australian Coast
The 5884 ton American freighter City of Rayville sank off Cape Otway near Melbourne after an explosion, with 37 crew saved. Reports cite mine damage, with some crew blaming sabotage. the ship was en route from Adelaide to Melbourne when the blast occurred about 16 miles offshore. One missing crewman, Third Engineer James Bryan, 22, of Nor... Talk, Va., was identified. Naval and fishing boats aided in rescue and survivors were landed at a coastal town. The Rayville was the second U. S. vessel sunk within 24 hours and was built in Tampa, Florida. It had been under U. S. Maritime Commission ownership and recently chartered to U. S. Lines.
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Sydney
Australia
Nava
William Hughes
City of Rayville
Cape Otway
Melbourne
Reuters
Beh Hughes
City of
Rayville
U. S
James Bryan
Nore Talk
Hughes
Adelaide
Step Daughter Slaying Admitted in Rockland
Sheriff reports John G. Phelps a 54 year old WEA worker confessed to killing his 16 year old step daughter Pauline Young with a hammer after an argument on November 1. He was found wandering in a dazed state and had swallowed five tablets of a powerful narcotic. medical examiner warned he likely would die.
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Rockland
C. Earle Ludwick
John G. Phelps
WEA
Pauline
Phelps
J. J. Wiseman
Doris Duke Quits Hubby Cromwell
Doris Duke Cromwell, heiress, says her marriage to James A. Cromwell is over but she has no plans for divorce. She told reporters she is separated from her husband and is traveling to Honolulu, then plans an indefinite stay at her home in Hawaii.
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Los Angeles
Doris Duke Cromwell
James A. BR. Cromwell
Tuirueter
Canada
Tye
Hawaii
Laval to Rome on special mission from Vichy government
New York reports Pierre Laval, premier of Vichy France, was selected for a special diplomatic mission to Rome. Details are sparse as the minister travels amid wartime strain and shifting alliances.
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New York
Cactio
Pierre Laval
Vichy Goverment
Iofh
France
Roweno
British Cruiser Hit by Bombs as Nazi Raids Increase
Berlin reports two 10 ton British cruiser hits with damage suspected while British bombers strike Munich after Hitler speech. Italian and Greek fronts see heavy fighting with Greek counterattacks isolating Italian divisions in the Pindus and near Koritza, stalemating in Albania as Greece gains ground.
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Berlin
High Command
Stuka
Britain
Pss
Axis Diplomatic Moves Foreseen Amid Balkan Tensions
Rome reports predicted diplomatic moves by Germany and Italy this weekend as the Balkan situation hinges on Russia's stance. In Moscow, Foreign Minister Count Galen Clano's presence at the Soviet embassy marked by Bolshevik Revolution anniversary fueled speculation. The Fascist press carried a Soviet ambassador Gorelkin note hinting growing Germany Russia Italy rapprochement.
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Rome
Germany
Italy
Rusile
Balkan
Talon
Count Galen Clano
Gorelkin
Risa
Russia
Slip But No Nip For Fans
Weather forecast by J. HL Harboe predicts continued cloudy skies with local rains through Saturday and Sunday. Southerly winds kept temperatures warmer, with highs near 62 on Saturday and 66 on Sunday, and weekend lows around 56.
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J. HL Harboe
San Antonio
Eagie
Iman
Former Spanish rulers executed in Madrid at dawn
In Madrid two former cabinet members of republican Spain, Julien Zugaragoitia and Antonio Cruz Salcado, were executed at dawn today. They had been sentenced to death with three others by a court martial on October 22.
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Madrid
Julien Zugaragoitia
Spain
Antonio Cruz Salcado
Theft of Three Bicycles Charged in County Court
A complaint charging Leo Or Jones of 317 King William Street was filed Saturday in County Court No 1 for theft of three bicycles. The alleged stolen bikes belonged to Paul Lockhard of 402 School Street Paul Pascale of 408 Garailles Street and Harold Blvd of 314 Schley Avenue.
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Leo Or- Jones
King William Street
Paul Lockhard JP
School Street
Paul Pascale
Garailles Street
Harold Blvd
Schley Avenue
British protest minimal over German troop passage via Hungary
In Budapest on November 9 British Minister Owen St Clair O Malley told Foreign Minister Isvaran Ceaky that he cannot condone continued German troop movement through neutral Hungary. Officials stressed the remark was informal, not a formal protest, while observers in Romania estimate about ten German troop trains daily passing through Hungary into Romanian lanes.
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Budapest
Hungary
Owen St. Clair O'Malley
Isvran Ceaky
Legation
O'Malley
Rumania
Black
Harlandale Home Hit by Rifle Bullet Saturday
L. J. Dowd of 132 Knopke Street Harlandale reported a rifle bullet crashed through his home Saturday. The projectile lodged in a chair and no injuries were noted as officers were alerted and searched the area for possible suspects.
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L. J. Dowd
Knopke Street
Harlandale
Towd
Gartor
Attorney Struck By Auto Injures San Antonio Lawyer
Prominent San Antonio attorney William Aubrey living at 115 East Laurel street was knocked down while crossing Saturday when struck by an auto from Navarro and Grockett causing shock and bruises. A separate collision at Lomuitos and Commerce left only a police radio patrolman Joz G. Newnan with a head bruise.
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William Aubrey
San Antonio
East Laurel Street
Navarro and Grockett
Aubrey
Bouliquin
Pedro Aves Nur
Mer
Lomuitos
Flores Streets
Joz G. Newnan
Radio Patroman
Sergi
L. G
Dingfray
Newmint
Abrany Cavajos
West Comae Street
Newman
Crvajos
Banehor
Ie Mtachison
Italians Retreat in Koritza Sector Amid Heavy Fighting
In Salonika, Greek forces gain ground as Italians withdraw from the Faritza sector during the two weeks of Italian Greek conflict. A new group of 260 Italian prisoners arrived at Sulunjka, including 31 Alpine troops. British and Greek naval action in the Adriatic hindered Italian supply lines to Albanian troops amid ongoing tensions and shortages.
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Salonika
Greece
Albanis
Faritza
Sulun
Jika
Lhig Ys
Adriatic
Italy
Albania
Greene
Ashes Sifted for Murder Proof
New York police examined furnace ashes for charred bone fragments to prove corpus delicti in the Genevieve Connolly killing. Thomas Conray, a 16 year old building superintendent, allegedly confessed to killing and burning the child. Experts warned bones may be hard to prove, but the confession could suffice for murder or kidnapping charges carrying the death penalty.
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New York
Genevieve Connolly
Thomas Conray
Sylvester Ryan
Charies’ Doch- Man
Samuel J. Foley
Poley
Estes wins wheelbarrow bet in election stunt
In Athens Tennessee on November 5 Al vis Estes won a wheelbarrow ride election bet. The loser was a woman. Estes quipped that he would cancel the debt and recalled seeing women try to push wheelbarrows before.
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Athens
Tenn
Alvis Estes
Estes
T'Ilust
RAF Planes Bomb Italian Cities
British planes bombed Turin and Cagliari in Italy with casualties reported. The Italian high command said several killed and many injured. In Greece, Italian troops in Epirus faced reinforcement as British raids hit Libyan targets and a Greek front line remained active. several Italian planes were reported lost in the Greek campaign.
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Rome
Turin
Italy
Cagliari
Sardinia
Ter
Greece
Mheir
Epirus
Nis
Euissipate
Bombs Hit Munich Beer Hall as Hitler Speeches Targeted
British bombing raids hit Munich in the early hours, striking the beer cellar where Hitler spoke and causing a large fire. RAF aircraft also attacked military objectives in Munich birthplace city of National Socialism and plants in Milan and Turin. Railways in central Munich were cited as key targets, with the aim to disrupt communications. The raid occurred after Hitler was to speak at the beer hall rally, with reports noting the bomber force flew over 600 miles and spent more than an hour over the city. The UPI and Reuters noted the broadcast of Hitler’s speech was cancelled as the raid unfolded.
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London
Adolf Hitler
Munich
British Press Association
Air Ministry
Italy
Air Ministry Suiuacement
Owe Hiller
Old Guard
II Press
National Broadcasting Company
New York
Hitler
Germany
Milan
eTurin
RAF
Beer Hall
Reuters
British News Agency
Press Association
Weather forecast for San Antonio and vicinity
Cloudy with local rains Saturday night and Sunday. Moderate southerly winds. Airport temperatures show highs near 42 Sunday with lows around 58. Friday high near 56 with Saturday low around 51. Stronger winds on the coast and northeast portions with increasing cloudiness and occasional rain in the Panhandle. Bureau date Pare 3.
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San Antoni
Maximuan
Texas
Panhandle
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Doris Duke
Hubby Cromswell
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