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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 22, 1944

Page

16

U S Develops Good Robot to Be Used If Needed

Wright Field Ohio November 22 The army air forces disclosed it has developed a good robot bomb that could be used if needed The weapon has been in test flight since October 11 The ATSC described it as a version of the German V-1 terror weapon built in 60 days and launched by jet propulsion a month later The ATSC said it can be built in four days versus the German two weeks Maj Gen Heoner E B Meyers deputy ATSC director stated We may never need the robot but if we do we have a good one

Wright Field Ohio Army Air Forces England Air Technicat Service Command TSC ATSC Heoner EB. Meyers Sor

Blood supply movement to Philippines nets limited parcels

General MacArthur's headquarters reports eighty pints of whole blood gathered in San Francisco Oakland and Pearl Harbor were flown to Leyte aboard a navy plane. The blood is issued to frontline hospitals as a continuous supply, kept at about forty degrees with daily checks and ice. Only seven units were found unsuitable for use.

General MacArthur Philippines San Francisco Oakland Pearl Harbor Pacific

Hollywood Production Buzz and Casting News Echoes

A wild Hollywood gossip roundup notes Ernst Lubitsch eyeing Charles Boyer for a new Typhoon project while Jean Gabin would have starred. Bing Crosby teases a return to screens, and Bob Hope may join Paramount. More, Bette Davis eyes producer credit on Stolen Life as John Wayne faces a setback with Duel in the Sun.

Boyer Gabin Bing Crosby Bob Hope Paramount Bing Mark Sundrich Mike Ike Bette Davis Jack Chertok John Wayne R.K O Metro Betty Grabin Victoria Elizabeth Pappy Robert Walker Arizona Ef Highness the Hellboy Rudy Vallee Harold Lioyé Jiave & Shunk Richard ‘P Timber Magte Rousseal Broadway

Stolen Yule Cards Target Kansas City Police Chief

A thief stole a truck package containing Christmas greeting cards. The notes inside bore the name Richard R. Foster, Kansas City's chief of police, making the theft particularly troublesome for the culprit.

Kanbas City Nav Richard R. Foster Kansas City

South S A Pilot Bombs Jap Ship

Lieutenant Everett G. Newman of 706 Klug Street Soakset Atlante is a key crewman in Air Group 12 one of the navy's top scoring carrier-based fighting units. An Associated Press dispatch credits Newman with a direct bomb kill on an 8600 ton submarine near Nansei Shoto Harbor as part of 116 days of carrier strikes on Japanese positions.

Everett G. Newman Klug Street Soakset Atlante Air Groun 12 Smvy Associated Press Newmer Nansel Shiote

Bron-chu-line Excursion touted for quick cough relief

An advertisement urges adults to seek Bron-chu-line Excursion from druggists for fast relief from a lingering cough. It markets a bottled remedy as effective and worth a small premium, promising rapid soothing of cough and throat soreness with a money back guarantee if not satisfied.

Sommers Drug Stores Familston

Kelly Workers Given Awards at Sixth War Loan Rally

The opening of the Sixth War Loan drive at Kelly Field saw the Treasury Department’s nitrute flag and the 8th Service Command’s honorary award presented to war workers. Cal. der A. Labder, new commander of SAATSC, accepted the awards from Cant. Joseph W. Hurley on behalf of the command during a Monday rally attended by about 15 workers in the industrial area.

Kelly Field Treasury Departments 8Th Service Command San Antonio Air Technical Service Cal der A. Labder Saatsc Joseph W. Hurley Industris

War payroll and field participation figures cited in report

The document cites a Sixth War Lean quota of 1.6 million dollars and notes past civilian war workers at Kelly Field had 85 percent participation, comprising 12 percent of the total payroll. It also mentions WZARD EGGS, with lizard eggs described as elliptical at both ends and enclosed in a leathery shell.

Command Kelly Field

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