War Roundup and World War II Updates Across The Globe
A distorted report traces the murder of Codreanu and the exile of Carnelio Zetes Codrainean founder of the Romani guard amid upheaval in China with Wang Ching Wei’s government. Chiang Kai-shek continues anti invasion efforts as Britain endures renewed German raids and Greek Italian front tensions rise near Port Edde. In Mexico City authorities probe the slaying of a Mexican army major and two shooting incidents amid a patrol for anti American sentiment before a new presidency.
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Carnelio Zetes Codrainean
Romaniey Trop Guard
Hing Mihai
Codretnu
Nanking
Japan
Chi
Wang Ching-Wei
China
Chiang Kai-Shet
Britain
Visi
Mexico City
Manuel Avil
Camacho
Lawmaker Pushes drinks to fund pensions and schools
Austin reports Rep Pat Dwyer San Antonio targets revenue from drinking on premises and betting on horse races to fill the pension and general fund deficits. In Calvert, eight family victims burned in a crash as a truck collision near town leaves eight dead, including Francisco Barroso and relatives.
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Austin
Pat Dwyer
San Antonio
Son follows dad in Twelfth Field Artillery footsteps
James W. Brought Jr enlisted in the Twelfth Field Artillery battalion at Fort Sam Houston, continuing a long army lineage as son of Master Sgt. James Brought. He is a Brackenridge High School graduate and part of a well known artillery family with teaching fame noted in past accolades.
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James W. Brought
Twelfth Field Artilery Battalion
Fort Sem
Houston
James
Jimmy Brought
Rho
Twelfth Field Artillery
Rosicrucians to Hear Seal Speech at Gunner Hotel
Miss Lenz Koch will wire a feature on The Great Seal of the United States History Symbolism and Message for the Rosicrucian Fellowship in the Army Room of the Gunner Hotel at 6 30 p m Sunday.
Yoakum Firm Wins $50,750 Saddle Contract
The War Department announced Texas Tannive and Manufacturing of Yoakum received a $50,750 contract for 675 military saddles. Delivery date not disclosed.
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Washington
Texas Tannive and Manufacturing Company
Yoakum
Free Toy Rides Aid Fire Department Charity Drive
A misread, fragmented note describes Miller York offering free rides for a toy drive supported by the fire department. Children who bring a toy pony or mature toy are promised a free ride, with proceeds and distribution details unclear due to garbled OCR.
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Miller York
Treadway
Jight-Fire Department
Femen
Paar Caudren
Steers Bring High Returns At San Antonio Stockyards
The San Antonio Union stockyards saw top prices as Holland Brothers of Bishop sold 28 Hereford yearling steers at $11 per hundred pounds. The steers averaged 630 pounds, fed on gray stations and grade Hereford. Holland Brothers also sold Hereford yearling heifers at $10.50 per hundred pounds, another high price in years. John Bolland of Bishop brought the cattle in.
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Aevermt
San Antonio
John Bolland
Bishop
Travis Park Methodist Plans Quarterly Conference
The Travis Park Methodist church announces a quarterly conference at 7:30 p.m. Monday led by Rev. Albert Shirkey. Adult church school classes are to be announced, with midweek prayer services scheduled each Wednesday for the next three months.
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Travs Park
Woman's Society of Travis Pax Methodist to Meet Monday
The Woman's Society of Travis Pax Methodist church will meet at 10:15 p.m. Monday. Mrs. Harry Simpson will give the devotional. A program in charge of Mrs. J. A. Joiner will follow.
Church to Show Motion Picture Faith Triumphant at Woodlawn Methodist
The Woodlawn Methodist Church will present the motion picture Faith Triumphant Sunday night. George B Mitchell will show the two sound films as part of the church program.
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2 Sounds
Woodlawn
Methodist Churel
George B Mitchell
Weather data and notes from November report
Weather summary includes temperatures, humidity, and precipitation figures. It lists daily sun and moon data, tides, and varied city readings from Abilene to New Orleans, with highs, lows, cloud cover, and rainfall. The document compiles regional climate details, minute-by-minute readings, and celestial events for the period.
Mission Board of Churches to Meet
The Mission Board of Churches will hold a meeting at 1 30 p m Tuesday at the Wesley House. Rev Stanley Hay er ATI will install new officers as part of the program.
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Mission Board of Churches
Board of Methodist Churches
Wesley House
Stanley Hayer
ATI
City Vitae
Mexico Rotarian Heard by L A Club
Dr. E cavedn Trevino of Monterrey Mexico Rotary club spoke at a Los Angeles Rotary luncheon. He urged that peace be inspired by trendiness tolerance and usefulness and said Rotarians carry the heavy burden of responsibility, pledging to the Ideal of service during the war.
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Thia
E.cavedn Trevino
Monterrey
Mexico
Rotary Club
Trevino
Locsl Rotary
FDR pledges no further 1040 tax levy for 1940
President Roosevelt and finance experts assured taxpayers that no retroactive tax on 1939 income will occur. A conference with Treasury officials and congressional leaders reaffirmed the 24 percent corporation tax and 4.4 percent starting rate, while 1941 tax rates are expected to rise. Congressional committees will draft legislation on 1941 incomes.
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Washington
Roose
West
Song
Chaiman Harrison
Senate Finance Committee
Harrison
Treasury
Inter Vested
Bank
Fourfold Service of Thanksgiving at Denver church
Denver Lovevard Presbyterian will hold a Fourfold Service of Thanksgiving Sunday at 11 a.m. A youth will read the Thanksgiving proclamation and young women will read the Scripture. The choir will perform a fourfold musical response directed by Dr. W A Sedgwick with Rev. Edger Hubbard leading.
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Denver
Lovevard Presbyterian Church
W. A. Sedgwick
Edger Hubbard
District Board Officers Named
Ottinem for the Ben Antonie district of the Methodist board of Christian education was announced Saturday with P. E. Walton as chairman Frank Huck as vice chairman Willar Heath as secretary and B. Bostinger as treasurer.
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Ottinem
Ben Antonie
Methodist Board of Christian Education
P. £. Walton
Frank Huck
Willar Heath
B. Bost Iinger
Palm Heights Methodist to Hold Harvest Day Services
Palm Heights Methodist church will conduct harvest day services starting at 10 p.m. Tuesday. The young women's circle will host a 7:30 p.m. benefit party and a prize raffle the following Saturday.
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Palm Heights
Palm Heights Methodist Church
Young Women's Circle
Woodlawn Baptist Revival Opens With Rev Norman
Revival services begin at Woodlawn Baptist Church Wednesday with evangelist Rev Norman of Waco preaching under the Baptist General Convention of Texas executive board.
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Woodlawn
Woodlawn Baptist Church
McKinley Norman
Wato
Baptist General Convention of Texas
Presbyterians to Hold District Stewardship Conference
Ministers and deacons from seven cities outside San Antonio will participate in a district stewardship conference at Westminster Presbyterian Church at 10 30 a m on Thursday.
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Westninster Presbyterian R Church
San Antonio
Rabbi to Address Men’s Bible Class at Gunter Hotel
Rabbi Ephraim Frisch will speak to the Business Men's Bible class at 9 30 p m Sunday in the Gunter hotel as reported by president Frank Pahiman.
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Ephraim Frisch
Bunday
Gunter Hotel
Frank Pahiman
Hearst praised for keeping America out of war In The News
Readers praise Mr Hearst for columns defending American free government and cautioning against entanglement in foreign wars. Letters from Detroit Milwaukee and Boston applaud and urge stronger action to stop war, calling for an end to bloodshed and cruelty in films.
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Detroit
William Randolph Wi
Hearst
San Sineon
America
Yellow-Journal
73 Dead in Train Wreck Near Soochow
SHANGHAI November 20 A fall of 73 dead and 110 injured was reported today in the train wreck near Soochow yesterday allegedly caused by detonations by Chinese guerrillas. The victims, in third class coaches, were mostly Chinese. the Japanese engineer survived. An Associated Press correspondent from Nanking saw smoke from burning villages near the wreck site, with reports that villages were set afire by Japanese soldiers in retaliation for the wreck.
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Shanghai
Soochow
Gemi
Associated Frees
Hylng
Nanking
Meen
Bexar Facts 3 Join the Rebash of Turkey Day Football
A chaotic Turkey Day football scene at the Texas VU stadium had vendors selling hot dogs and ice cream as crowds in overcoats gathered. Notable names, travel by air to Austin, and military planning for Brownwood Camp Bowle on the scene with 1800 Negro troops and engineer battalions forming part of the Eighth Corps mobilization under Gen. Walter Krueger.
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Rebash
Texas VU
Alf
Don Tobin
AL Offer
Jean Nash
Austin
Acros
Eighth Corps
Tees National Guard
Brownwood
Compmand
Hent
H. J. Brees
Third Army
Krueger
Forty-seventh
Quartermaster Regiment
Troom
Penronty
Aggie Defeat Marks Setback in Local Transit Talks
The AGGIE defeat signals a setback for regional transportation agencies as air line proposals faced resistance and a number of stakeholders reevaluated plans. Officials said the outcome affects funding timelines and future collaborations with nearby municipalities.
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AGGIE
Ane
War Reports From 25 Years Past
The record recalls World War II era events with Turkish advances after British retreat, German air raids on Dunkirk, Italian movements toward Gores izia on the Taoneo front, and a mention of Tunisia invading Finland. One year earlier, Melvink was bombed and 200 dead were counted in Helsinki.
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Dunkirk
Goresizia
Taoneo
Tunssia
Finland
Melvink
Jeane
Fire kills two at tourist camp near Frettop
Meas Somer, 44, of Orange Grove, is in critical condition at Banta Roa hospital after a third degree burn fire at John Vivian's tourist camp on the Austin Highway. His companion Louis Smith, 20, also of Orange Grove, died from burns. Officials say an exploding stove sparked the blaze trapping the men in their cabins. Twenty three Alamo Heights firefighters, led by Chief Frank J. Gallaway, prevented spread to Vivian's liquor stock valued at $40,000 and rescued Vivian and a passing army officer who pulled the victims from the burning cabin. Relatives have been notified and arrangements are underway for services.
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Banta Roa
Meas Somer
Orange Grove
Louis Smith
Comer
Arrow Drilling ‘Company
Mith
Santa Roa
John Vivian
Frettop
Austin Aghway
Alamo Heights
Frank J. Gallaway
Vivian
Smith
Window Leaner in Hospital After Bar Window Collapse
Jack Jorden, of West Elmira Street, was treated at Rob ert D. Green hospital for severe neck and hand lacerations after allegedly leaning through a plate glass window at the Five and Ten bar on North Alamo Street. Bystanders from a nearby taxi stand pulled him clear before the pane fell, narrowly averting decapitation. Witness W. G. Blake said Jorden entered the bar around 1 a.m. and was ejected before leaning on the front window, which shattered under his weight.
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Jack Jorden
West Elmira Street
Robert D. Green Hospital
Five
Ten Bar
North Alamo Street
Jorden
Geros
W. G. Blake
Avenue B
Split Payments Deadline Reached
The county tax office reported a surge of split tax payments as the first half of taxes was due. Taxpayers using split payments have until June 30 to pay the second half. after Saturday full payment must be made to avoid interest and penalties, said George Drake chief deputy.
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Tezes
George Drake
Depjuty
Wedding of Actor and Socialite Slated in Hollywood
Hollywood November 30. A high profile wedding is set for tonight as actor and socialite Lillian Kenton Barker will marry at 7 p.m. in the residence of actor Frank Morgan.
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Hollywood
Holywood Pealety
Aid
Lillian Kenton Barker
Social Gare
Frank Morgan
Gospel Mission to Hear Student Angel Martner Preach
A 27 year old Bay area university student Angel Martner will preach at the International Gospel Mission 908 Burleson Street at 7 p.m. Saturday per Rev J D Sayers pastor Services for Ro li q ers soldiers will be held at Government Hill Methodist church at 6 30 p m each time
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Brooks Memorial Methodist Church
Angel Martner
Bay~ Piss University
International Gospel Mission
Burleson Ghrast
At & P.m
J |D
Sayers
Government Hill
East Side Gas Fumes Probe Widened in San Antonio
Gas odors rising from sanitary sewers in Government Hill prompted firemen and engineers to extend probes. Crews removed manhole covers and excavated around sewer basins and tanks to locate the source and prevent residents from being overwhelmed by fumes.
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San Antonio
Fort Sam House
Bagurday
Government Hill
Probhere
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