Scrap Metal Drive Organized By Chamber Of Commerce
Lewis C. Wail of the WPH salvage branch announced a county wide scrap metal campaign with nine planned scrap banks to gather iron and steel for the war effort. Judson Ingram praised the effort as central to Bexar County and announced locations including New Braunfels avenue, Carolina street, Water and North streets, and police headquarters parking lot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis C. Wail
WPH
General Salvage Branch
Dallas
Lola Mem
Texas Tate Guard
Wisk
Augusta
Huff
Qipr
Chamber of Commerce
Bexar County
Judson Ingram
Lievi
J Gopiz
New Braunfels Avenue
Nebreske Street
Pitiman-Sylvan Park
Carolina Street
South Presa
St. Mary's Streets
of Water
North Streets
Broadway
Postsymviie
Carper Fredericksburg Road
Kings Highway
West Commerce Strect
Alazan Creek
Guadalupe Street
South Flores and
Pesterets
Mar By
Bt Mary's
Bull
Bid John L. Sullivan Fight With Ulcer Pains
A historic note references John L. Sullivan and stomach ulcers or pains after meals. The garbled text suggests remedies like Uden Tablets with a money back guarantee, though specifics are unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Sullivan
Chamalan Wea
Coch de Hava
Helena sinks 11 Japanese ships after Pearl Harbor raid
Washington reports the cruiser Helena, damaged at Pearl Harbor, aided in sinking 11 Japanese warships before her destruction in the Kula Gulf in July. The navy recounts her battles near Guadalcanal and New Georgia, her lone loss, and a dramatic 10 day survival by 227 crew members on Vella Lavella.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. S- Helena
Kula Gulf
Pearl Harbor
Helena
Washington
INS
Navy Department
United States Cruser
Vella Lavella Island
Navy
Lunga
Koli
Bekumboni
Guadalcanal Island
Vila
Munda
Kolombangura
Enogal Inlet
Hakoko Harbor
New Georgia
Southwest Pacific
United States
Kolombangare
Tokyo Radio
Jstraforees
Mare Island Navy Yard
San Francisco
South Pacific
Helens
Hornet
Wasp
Coral Sea
Cape Esperance
Guadalcanal
Charles P. Cecil
Flat Rock
N. G
Scrap reserves urged to avert mills ouster crisis
Gulf warns last year ended drive, saying no need for atom and steel scrap collection. He emphasizes an immediate emergency if scrap reserves are not built up and maintained to prevent mill closures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf
Clock Clockmaker Fined for OPA Price Violation
Federal District Judge W A Keeling Friday fined a drug company five hundred dollars for violating OPA price ceilings on alarm clocks. The company allegedly prepared a statement of March 1942 ceilings and sold an alarm clock above the ceiling price in a single day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seen Drug Company
W. A.keeling
San Angelo Class Graduates as Double Threat Crew
San Angelo army air field awarded wings to the first class of bomber navigators trained as double threat crew members. The graduates, skilled in bombing with air force bomb sights and dead reckoning navigation, were addressed by veteran pilot First Lt. T. Ruppe after receiving their flying officer wings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Angelo
San Angelo Army Air Field
Leuk Flton T. Ruppe
Europe
Two Texans Missing in North Africa
Two Texans, Stall Sgt acoif T Bowden of Gonzales and Pfc John S Rakowitz of St Hedwig, are listed as missing in the North African theater according to War Department casualty records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acoif T. Bowden
Gonzales
John S. Rakolwitz
St. Hedwig
Army Inquiry of Willow Run Due
War production plant Willow Run to be investigated by Army inquiry prompted by charges from Glenn R. Brayton president of the bomber plant’s union. Brayton said War Department officials assured him war department representatives will be assigned to probe the allegations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willow Run
Glenn R. Brayton
12 San Antonio Men Wounded In North Africa and Italy
San Antonio and Leinity servicemen erroneously listed as missing in action are reported wounded in action in North Africa and Italian zones. Names include Sgt James C Allwein Lt Albert Koselski Capt Lenert Gosch Harvey J Bock and others from Floresville Beeville Brownsville Seguin and Cruny llton with ranks from private to sergeant and corporal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Leinity
James C. Allwein
Vera B. Altwein
Pairving Avenue
Albert Kosclskie
Grace
Koselskin
Pir
Wilse Dorn
Leventa O. Schalfer
Cottonwood Avenue
Lenert
Gosch
Juanita K. Gosch
Addicks
Pie
Harvey J, Bock
Lock‘hert
Luray Boldt
Floresville
Elisar Contreras
Beeville
Hiltrey A. DuMer
Mountain Ware
Guadalupe Garza
Brownsville
Charles ¥. Oldsen
Miatontay
Herbert Jr, Nolte
Seguin, Sand
Tomas A. ‘Tejeda
Cruny Llton
Former Ickes Aide Enlists in the U S Navy
Abe Fortas, previously assistant secretary of the interior under Ickes, was inducted as an Apprentice Seaman in the U S Navy at Fort Myer Virginia. He chose Navy over Army and was sworn in, ending a Washington dispute over his deferment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Abe Fortas
Secretary of the Interior
Fortas
Acrvice
Fort Myer
Navy
Army
Washinton
Congress
Ickes
Pope Blessings Sent to U S Catholics on Mission Sunday
Pope Pius XII sent blessings to United States Catholics for World Mission Sunday. The message, signed by Cardinal Maglione, was received at the apostolic delegation in Washington and transmitted to the national office of the Society for the Propagation of the Faith in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
UINS
Pope Fils XII
United States
Luigi Cardinal Magilone
Washington
The
Society For the Propagation of the Faith
$70,000 Building Permit For Camden Street Addition
A $70,000 three story building permit was issued Saturday for civilian construction on Camden Street as an addition adjoining the home at Richmond and Quincy streets. EL A. Rieber and company are the contractors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camden Street
Richmond and
Quincy Streets
EL A. Rieber and Company
Soldiers and girls rescued after four days on Idaho peak
Four days marooned on Shafter mountain 16 miles north of Boise ended with Rex Phillipe and Egl A J Butler of Gowen Field and two Boise girls Rebecca Adams and Marjorie Utter safe in Boise. Storms stalled their car triggering the danger but rescuers brought them to safety. Official US army spokesmen announced another WAC sergeant has arrived in Faltaun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho
INS
Get
Rex Phillipe
Egl. A. J. Butler
Gowen Field
Rebecca Adams
Marjorie Utter
Shafter Mountain
Bois
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ampaign
Int'l
Vella Levella Isand
John L. Chew
Annapolis
Warren C. Boles
Marblehead
Mass
Bernard T. Kelly
Marine Corps
Chicago
Chew
Kolombangara
Vella Lavella
Tulagi
Kolombangary
Crook
Francis X‘ McMenney
Cheyenne
Wyo
East Houston ST
GEC
U.S. Navy
Pope
U.S
ST Laroyens
Irld
WAC
London
United States Army
Farttaun
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!