Labor Day Reopens San Antonio Schools In 1960 Plan
City and county schools prepare for the new year with registration under way. Thomas Jefferson, Brackenridge, and Jefferson elementary and high schools set staggered registration starting Tuesday, with most rural schools resuming Monday. Alamo Heights and Harlandale announce schedules. city teachers count 181 teachers for 61 white and five colored schools.
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San Antonio Technical and
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Harlandale
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American Automobile Association
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May
Pratt Man Seeks Camouflage Tactics For Yard Patch
Ernest Atchison of Pratt suggested wartime camouflage ideas to hide a felon patch in his backyard. He proposed letting weeds and grass grow to conceal the area as a practical measure.
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War Department
Ernest Atchison
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Industry volunteers for defense as war needs rise
New York Aug 31 Industrial leaders say American industries are not conscripting themselves but volunteering. Charles R. Hook says industry already mobilized with over 100 industrialists serving the government in defense advisory work. Edwin G. Hill notes firms are surveying products to aid the navy and army and protect consumers.
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American Rolling Mill Company
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National Defense Advisory Commission
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Sub Sinks Cruiser Dunvegan Castle Loses 30 Sailors
London reports the 15007 ton armed cruiser Dunvegan Castle torpedoed by a submarine with 30 men killed. Two British warships and RAF air reconnaissance rescued 250 aboard after lifeboats abandoned the flaming ship. Survivors landed at an unnamed British port as the rescue continued.
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Italian bomber raids affirmed by Italian bulletin
Italian military bulletin today announced raids against British forces in Africa and the Red sea. It cited our aviation bombing enemy mechanized equipment in the Carelhambra area beyond the Cyrenai cian frontier and an air attack that struck an enemy cruiser in the Ard seg. The report also said the enemy made an air raid on the Acotat airdrome, killing eight natives and wounding five, with slight damage noted.
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New camouflaged bombers tested in Alabama paint scheme
Washington reports British aircraft claim life like camouflage to match U S Army Air Corps planes. Tests at Maxwell Field Montgomery using two tone blue shades on bombers aim to render planes invisible to ground watchers and searchlights. Officials say light blue undersides blend with sky and darker tops deflects detection from above while matte finish avoids glare.
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Berlin
Maxwell Field
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Ala
Royal Family to Remain in London
London dispatch from International News Service report denies two Swiss rumors that the royal family plans to leave London. No truth found in circulating rumors and authorities state the royal household will stay in the capital.
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London
Draft 10 See No Increase in Army Here
The article details passage of the compulsory service act and projected troop movements around San Antonio. It notes Fort Sam Houston gains Third Aircraft Warning and Third Operations signal corps units, boosting garrison strength toward 40,000 total with recruits in training at Dodd Field and Fort Sam Houston. Randolph, Kenly, and Brooks fields hold thousands, while Camp Bullis and Fort Clark are eyed for training up to 18,000 National Guardsmen under War Department plans.
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Sub Mail Clerk’s Perfect Score Praised by Postmaster
Postmaster Don Quill praised William C. Price substitute mail clerk for a perfect performance in a routine check up. He reportedly processed 870 letters into 48 receptacles in 30 minutes without a single error, described as a very unusual showing.
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Don Quill
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Sailor with Heart on Right Side Gains Navy Rank
San Antonian Joan Anthony Howeth, 31, serves in the U S Navy in Manila P I while holding top mural work grades and a string of distinctions. He joined the Navy in 1998 with a modest entrance exam score but rising to first class seaman after accumulating high marks. Doctors previously confirmed a heart on the right side, a condition noted years ago in his life story.
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Joan Anthony Howeth
San Antonian
Foreign Service Branch
United States Navy
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Navy
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West Park Avenue
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Youth Navy Aspirant Rises Despite Odd Health Mixups
A Philippine bound youth, John, overcomes misplacements of his heart, liver, and appendix noted since age four. His mother recalls counting on the unusual anatomy to keep him focused on joining the navy. He enters Houston Navy but faces health hurdles, including a left sided appendix issue, and looks forward to a reunion next May after three years apart.
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Seaman Hovel
River Treaty Effort Looms in Hyde Park
Governor Herbert H. Lehman of New York arrived for talks with President Roosevelt on reviving the long stalled St Lawrence waterway treaty with Canada. Officials say the discussions aim to press final adoption of the pact, framed as a mutual defense and economic project amid renewed Canada United States cooperation.
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W. L. Mackenzie King
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United States
Marriage Licenses Surge As Draft Rolls Grow
County marriage clerk Silva Werhette notes 491 licenses issued in the past 91 days, far above last year’s 25 in the same period. He cites draft-related changes, more army transfers, and cadet graduations as key factors, with a record 28 licenses issued on a single Saturday morning.
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Kelly
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Vichy Holds Insurrection, Declares West Africa Calm
In a dispatch from Vichy the government announced order was restored in French West Africa and Indochina after insurrectionary outbursts. High Commissioner Zoissons reported lingering trouble in some areas but that the region is largely calm and peaceful. Insurrections in Equatorial Africa and Indo China were attributed to economic strain and transport difficulties with shipments hindered. the government planned heavy purchases via bank advances to ease costs.
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