War Chest Kick-Offs Scheduled
Two kick-off meetings open a fundraising drive for the War Chest with 280 male workers and 10,000 prospective contributors targeted. The men meet at 5 p.m. Monday at campaign headquarters at the Municipal auditorium with Frank Falkstein and Alex B. Thomas guiding pledges. The women, led by Mrs. H R F Helland, meet at 8:40 a.m. Tuesday for training and materials, aiming for a $150,000 goal by November 1. trades, awny, and government divisions will also report final counts on Friday October 28.
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Witl
Municipal Audilorian
Frank Falkstein
Alex B. ‘Thomas
Bexar County
H.R. F. Helland
See- Hane
Rickenbacker Urges Aleutian Front Training
Captain Eddie Rickenbacker arrives in the Aleutians for a 13 month survey and warns soldiers to train for the zero hour that could erase Japan’s armed forces. He emphasizes frequent practice to raise combat effectiveness on this quiet front. The tour marks his return from England to the Pacific after a long wartime voyage.
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Alaska
Deplinse Combiand
CINS
Eddie Rickenbacker
Goldiers
Rickenbacker
Stimson
Arnold
England
Pyote Colonel Transferred to Kansas Base
Pyote Texas October 23 announcement transfers Lieut Col Clarenice L Hewitt from Fort Bliss bomber base Protec to Walker Army Air Base Kansas. Louis P Turner succeeds Hewitt in command.
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PYOTE
MSI
Clarenice L. Hewitt
Fultlesnake
Protec
Army Air Base
Walker
Kan
Onl
Louis P. Turner
Texans Join London Army Recruiters In World War II Era
Arthur Matheaus of 1018 Cherry Street and Charles Flach of Eainburg Texas left stable civilian jobs to join the Civivan Technical Detachment in England and pursue closer contact with the front. They traveled to the London recruiting office headed by Chief Warrant Officer Clyde W. Willits from San Antonio. Matheaus, 20, had worked as a sheet metal worker for 22 months, and Flach waited 18 months before joining due to earlier illness. Both were assigned to the 5th Air Force, signaling their intent to fight.
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Civivan Techiical
England
Arthur Matheaus
Cherry Street
Charles Fiach
Eainburg
Texas
Font
Army Oart
London
Clyde W. Willits
San Antonio
Flach
Army
Matheaus
Ile Sheet
Ufe
Sth Air Force
Bankers to Meet In 5 A Next Year
The 1944 convention of the audit section of the Texas Yankers association will meet in San Antonio. Announcement came from Houston on Saturday during a two day meeting. Allen McMurray of the Liberty State Bank, Dallas, was elected to the Administration commission of the audit section. Discussion covered the role of banks in the war effort.
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Texas Yankers Association
San Antonio
Houston
Allen McMurray
Liberty ‘State Tank
Dallas
Churchill Plans Government Shift
London reports Prime Minister Churchill plans a group of government changes before Parliament opens the new session. The Daily Herald says the cabinet will reorganize finances in preparation for the war era’s largest legislative program.
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London
INS
Ministr
Churchill
London Daily Herald
Chutehu
Hegan
Youth Feeds War Chest Chase By Skipping Meal
Joe Ramos a 17 year old from 321 Newton street joined a War Chest effort by missing a meal to contribute to the cause. The read story notes the community charity drive and local involvement amid wartime fund raising.
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Seme Strall
The
War Chest
Joe Ramos
Newton Street
Joe
Plane crash tolls and army air losses abroad
Reports from Fort Benning and Ponca City detail casualties after two military aircraft crashes. An army transport plane on a night parachute mission killed 20, with investigators focusing on the cause. A heavy bomber crash near the Arkansas River at Ponca City killed 11. Rapid City loss left eight airmen dead in a mountainous area near Fort Callin.
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Fort Benning
Ont
Rom Texas
Ponca City
Okla
INS
Army Air
Arkansas River
Rapid Gity
Fort Calling
Colo
Rapid City
Leahy Praises U S Surgeons At Military Surgeons Meet
Admiral William Leahy lauded American surgeons for advancing wartime medical care. He highlighted teaching soldiers to handle first injuries and new first aid methods, noting improved care for servicemen across varied climates. The remarks closed the annual convention of the Association of Military Surgeons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
U. Su
Iistts
William Leahy
Roosevelt
American Surgeons Have Added Greatly To War Medicine, He Declared, Admiral Leahy
Widespread Shoe Ration Violations Reported
San Antonio shoe dealers were accused of widespread violations of OPA rules by accepting Airplane Stamp No. 2 and delaying distribution until November 10. A suspension order was threatened if noncompliance continued. Stamp No. 18 in War Bond One would remain valid for one pair of shoes, while earlier dates and prices appeared in classified ads.
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OPA
San Antonio
Bernard M. Goldburg
Gikttich
Locldburg
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McCormick
J. J. Osborn
O. D
Quincy
A. E. Matheus
A. E. Flach
Elyilten
Tickenbacker
Pacific
Kansas
Ee Shaw
Slyays
Shaw's
E. Houston Street, GA
Ron
L. C. Fin
Corpus Christ
Valley Citrus Industry
Narp
Washington
Prentiss Brown
York
Licut
R.A. Texas
Hamner
Keysville
Fla
Cwhales
Margia
Rio Grande Valley Citrus Exchange
Weslaco
Texas Citrus and Vegetable Growers and Shippers Association
Austin Anson
Geoffrey Baker
Yinsar
Hulen R. Carroll Sr
John Page Drive
N.Y
Leahy
U.S
Man Amy
Franklin's
Missy Fizes
Londons
H. R, Gilsdorff
Texas Bank
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