Admiral Jones and the birth of America's navy
A column extols the U S Navy as the greatest, credits John Paul Jones with founding its discipline and prowess, and recounts his origins in Scotland, service on early American warships, and key exploits from 1775 to 1777 including captures and missions in the West Indies and Nova Scotia.
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Woodward
John Paul Jones
Annatella
Paul Jones
Jodie Paul Joie
Kirkcudbrightshire
Scotland
America
Airkeudbrightshire
John Paul
Jones
Whitehaven
Fredericks-burg
OT Jong
Srigantine
Joh Paul Jones
West Indies
Wildings
John Panl Jones
England
Ameerles
Congress
Alfred i
Doves
Providence
Tones
Isla Madame
Dia
Alfred
Newport
Nova Scotia
Cape Breton
Ranger
Greeks beg aid for planes as Greece appeals abroad
Greece urged free nations to aid with planes and materiel as Italian forces push toward Koritsa. Foreign press reports note Greek and British air losses but claim Greek troops and captured equipment, while Greece seeks American approval to buy aviation supplies.
Leopold Reported Hitler Visitor
Berlin reports say King Leopold of Belgium possibly visited Hitler in Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps in recent days. Authorized sources denied any instructions or confirmation of the visit.
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Berlin
Leopold
Belgium
Hitler
Berchtesgaden
Bavarien Alpe
Mayor to Take Son on St Louis Trip
Mayor Maury Maverick plans a midweek trip to St Louis with his son Maury Jr. He will deliver two speeches before a national committee aiding Great Britain and on more than three radio stations. Maverick says Maury Jr. will behave, having never strayed far from Austin and San Antonio. The mayor expects to return this weekend after stops in Kansas City Missouri and Oklahoma City plus other points.
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Son
St. Louis
Maury Maverick
8. Louis
Maury Jr
Maverick
Great Britain
Austin
San Antonia
Kansas City
Oklahoma City
Showman fatally mauled by lions in Virginia carnival
Richmond reporters say George Abel Martin, an 11 year old carnival worker from Holy Springs Arkansas, died after being clawed and bitten by lions in a show cage in Richmond. He had spent most of his life in show business. The Tank grabbed Martin through their cage bam as he was putting up wooden sides for the night.
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Richmond
George Abel Martin
Martin
Holy Springs
Ark
Italy Sees Bulgars and Rumanians in War Moves
Italian sources report Bulgaria and Romania may join forthcoming war moves. Spain’s decision, tied to resources, will be known after Foreign Minister Serrano Suner returns to Madrid following talks with Hitler yesterday.
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Rome
Bulteria
Rudabla
Spain
Ton Serrano Suner
Maard
Hitler Yestarday
von Ribbentrop
Clano
Hiller
Ramon Serrano Suner
DNR
Salzburg
Candidate Engin Holds Turkey Rally in Fall River
Dr. Gwen L. Engin, candidate for mayor, staged a rally in Fall River where six turkeys were awarded to ticket holders. The first winner, Louie Morin, is an opponent of Dr. Engin’s rival, Dr. Bagan.
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Fall River
Mass
Gwen L. Engin
Louie Morin
Dr. Bagan
Liner Europa Hit at Bremen Dock
London reports the large German liner Europa was struck amidships while in Bremen harbor. The air ministry reported today that the vessel sustained damage during docking.
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Europa
Bremen
London
Germany
Air Ministry
Aviation Day for Pan American Set
President Roosevelt proclaimed December 17 as Pan American Aviation Day in Washington. The announcement marks a national observance honoring aviation progress and cooperation among American nations.
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Pan America
Washington
Roosevelt
Pan Amerian Aviation Dar
Reduced Nazi arms output shows Allied bombing impact
London reports a 60 percent cut in Krupp Essen production after Allied raids. Air Ministry says ongoing material shortages from disrupted transport and wrecked tollways hinder raw supplies.4 large Union chemical factory buildings at Stettin wrecked. Bremen oil refineries halted. Powerhouse damage at Pokker Aircraft works stops production for weeks. Harvests rot as transport disorganization prevents field work and crop movement.
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London
Krupp Ace Works
Essen
Germany
Air Ministry
England
Krupp Worke
Bulletin
Air Cemistry
Union
Oder
Moll
Stettin
Hanover
Deutsche Vacuum Oil Company
Bremen
Pokker Airplane Works
Ansterdam
Holland
New Income Tax Bill Introduced
Washington November 19 Representative Hoffman of Michigan introduced legislation to set price and wage controls on federal contracts and tax all incomes over $1000. The bill proposes a gross income levy from 10 percent on incomes between 1000 and 2500 up to 88 percent above 10000, with removal salaries assessed similarly for federal employees.
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Washington
Hoffman
R.mich
Tatay
Hungary and Germany Seek New Axis Talks in Vienna
Berlin reports Hungary moves to join renewed axis discussions after Hitler meetings with Ribbentrop and Chano. Premier Teleky and Foreign Minister Gnaky travel to Vienna at Germany's invitation as Rome Madrid and Sofia feed talks with Bulgars. Papen rumor and Boris of Bilghynia linked to upcoming Balkan diplomacy with aims toward a new Europe.
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Berlin
Hungary
DNB
Adolf Hitler
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Galeazzo Chane
Vienna
von Salzburg
Count Pal ‘Telky
Countstvan Gnaky
Germany
Bulgarian King Meets Hitler Sparks Bulgaria Crisis
Sofia report says King Boris held a secret meeting with Adolf Hitler and then conferred with Prime Minister Pogian Philoff and the foreign minister. Bulgarian involvement in the Rome Berlin new order for Europe discussed as possible government resignation looms after concessions to Germany and a Nazi request for German troop transit through Bulgaria to Greece.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Boris
Adolf Hitler
Europe
Pogian Philoff
Germany
Greece
Bexar Draft Wuggli ng Refuted by Officials
Captain Nalle of state selective service praised Bexar county draft boards as exceptionally careful and conscientious after a routine inspection found no irregularities. He said there were no draft number changes or reassignments and dismissed sensational headlines as misinformation while detailing how local order numbers align with national drawings and noting two questioned numbers were explained by the system.
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George B. Nalle
State Selective Service
Tuesdey
Bexar County
Nalie
Selective Service Headquarters
San Antonio
Selective Service Boards
Leon N. Walthall
Tom McGowan
Pat Burgess
U S Newsman Killed in Yugoslav Plane Crash
Washington dispatch reports Ralph D. Barnes, correspondent for the New York Herald Tribune, among four killed when a British bombing plane crashed on a Yugoslav mountain slope. The plane carried many bombs. bodies found within 300 meters of wreckage.
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State Department
Ralph D. Barnes
New York
MD Tribune
Perssons
Yuposinvia
Arthur B. Lane
Yugoslavia
Barnes
Tame
One Year Penalty for Fatal Fight
Lueiano Gomez received a one year jail sentence after pleading guilty to aggravated assault in Crhninyl District. Judge W W McGrory approved the plea agreement reducing a murder without malice charge related to Coronado Esquivel’s death from an alleged fatal head strike on January 9.
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Lueiano Gomez
Proband
W. W. McGrory
Crhninyl
Gomez
Coronado Esquivel
Gomez Cau
Esquivel
Jefferson Davis Statue Unveiled at UDC Convention
In Montgomery on November 18, the unveiling of Jefferson Davis statue recalled his 1861 inauguration as president of the Confederate States. The ceremony marked a highlight of the forty-seventh United Daughters of the Confederacy convention, with Confederate descendants from many states in attendance.
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Montgomery
Jefferson Davis
Confederate States of
Jap Widow Sends Lantern as Gilt
Tokyo reports Madame Silo widow of former Japanese ambassador to Washington announced plans to send a 23 foot high stone lantern to the grounds of the United States Naval Academy. Bandera public schools will observe Thanksgiving on Thursday November 26.
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Tokyo
Silo
Biyoshi Salo
Washington
United States Naval Academy
Ab ‘Annabels
Bandera
Bandara Publi
Rain Likely As Warm Spell Ends With Cooling Outlook
San Antonio weather forecasters predict an unseasonal warm spell bringing rain and cooler air. Rest of the week sees highs around 75 and a low near 50 degrees by Wednesday morning. Tuesday starts with a low near 58 before the cold front lowers temperatures.
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San Antonio
East Texas
West Texas
Holdup Story Turns Into A Fight Report
Henry Geyer 19 of 128 West Eversg street told police he was slugged and robbed on Main Avenue, but in sworn statement admitted a head injury from a fight and that he made up the holdup tale to explain the wound. The incident remains under police scrutiny as the man recants the original report and clarifies the circumstances.
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Henry Geyer
Weat Evers Gree Street
Main Avenue
Geyer
Fewer Students Studying German in New York Schools
New York City schools show a decline in German study over the past decade while Spanish rises in popularity. Dr. Theodore Huebener, acting director of foreign languages, notes German enrollment is at a low point, with Spanish now second only to French.
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New York City
New York
Theodore Huebener
Dada Collected on A P WPA Official Visits San Antonio
Trueman Felt of the information service office of the WPA in Washington DC traveled to San Antonio on Tuesday to gather data on welfare activities. He planned to consult WPA officials here and tour army posts before returning to Washington Tuesday night.
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Port San Houston
Army
Fort Sam Houston
Man Sentenced to Two Years in State Penitentiary
Henry M. McNeil pled guilty to theft in Criminal District Court Judge W Why McCrory sentences McNeil to two years in Ly state penitentiary. McNeil allegedly stole two purses from Nick Reynolds. address not listed.
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Henry M. McNeil
Myrtle Streep
Ly State Penitentiary
W. Why McCrory
Criminal District Court
McNeil
Nick Reynolds
Navy Yard Fires At Boston Probed
Boston investigators probed a night fire at the navy yard damaging a destroyer under construction. Officials said the blaze, confined to a car and smokestack area, likely started from contact with hot metal as workers prepared for the next shift. No loss of life reported and destruction limited to the yard’s top floor and a single destroyer area.
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Boston
Mimma
Gwynn
Bass
Navy Yard
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