Registration of Aliens Starts in San Antonio
A Tuesday registration drive at the Municipal Auditorium and South Brazos Street substation drew about 150 of an expected 500 to register aliens from Mexico, Germany, Italy, Holland, England, Ireland and Czechoslovakia. Workers logged fingerprints and statements. officials predicted 80 to 50,000 registrants by December 28, with penalties for noncompliance.
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Lynn Jackson
Municipal Auditorium
South
Brazog Street
San Antonio
Mexico
Germany
Italy
Holland
England
Ireland
Czechoslovakia
P Thin
Dan J. Quill
Phe
Quill
Braces Street
United States
R. K. Taylor
Taylor
Paul Ezzell
U. S. Immigration Service
el Paso
South Brazos Street
H. C
Dusty” Rhodes
Rome
Eden warns on invasion amid Britain’s peril in autumn
London September 3 The War Secretary Anthony Eden in a national defense message warned that autumn does not end the invasion threat and stressed Hitler’s continued aim to subdue Britain. He noted the battle of Britain remains active and August was a difficult month for the country.
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London
Anthony Edenl
National Defense
Eden
Hitler
Britain
Admiralty reports weekly shipping losses in war at sea
London announces 16 merchant ships destroyed by enemy action in the week ending Sept 28, 13 British, totaling 79 750 tons. German losses near 923 000 tons and allied 272 000 tons since the war began. Navy says air attack potential remains evident against fleets at sea or harbors.
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London
Admiralty
Germany
Naval
Tots on Torpedoed Ship to Try Again
London reports most of the 320 British children rescued from a torpedoed liner will sail again to their homes after a brief wait in a Northern port. The group heads for Canada as new shipping arrangements are arranged. In a separate note, US cruisers Wichita and Quincy set course for Rio de Janeiro on a prolonged goodwill cruise in South American waters.
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London
Canada
Lieir Homes
Rio
Buenos Aires
United States
Wichita
Quincy
Rio de Janeiro
South American
Bomb Shelter Mascot Faces Nazi Bombardment
A Dover woman over 70 clings to an air raid duty as the town’s front line against Nazi raids. From a cottage window she watches battles over the English Channel, unflinching despite bullets, shrapnel, and barrage balloons. Neighbors praise her defiant pose as she declares fate will come when it must.
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Mluc
Dover
English Channel
Messerschmitts
Ue Galls Up Cannon Units Called to Federal Service
The war department called the Two Hundred and Eleventh Coast Artillery and the One Hundred Ninety seventh Coast Artillery of New Hampshire into federal service effective September 1. About 200 soldiers will train for a year at Camp Hulen Texas near Galveston. The First Corps is among the oldest units in the country.
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Boston
Two Hundred
Man Near Death From Snake Bite In Santa Rosa Hospital
L Rodriguez, 34, worked in a field near Devine when struck on the left foot by a rattlesnake. He was in critical condition Tuesday at Santa Rosa hospital after the 7 p.m. Monday incident. Also notes Damascus officials report the Orthodox Church abandoning the Julian calendar to align Easter with Western Christendom.
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Stamondbeck
Rattlesnake
Devine
L. Rodriguez
Santa Rosa Hospital
Rodrigues
Damascus
Eastern Church
Tomcat Listed as Prowler Suspect
A backyard noise at 1:20 a m Tuesday led Mrs. GC Grace to report a suspicious incident. Police records list a tomcat as a suspected prowler after it was found near a T-bone steak on a trash can. Joe Riker radio patrolman confirmed only the cat was present.
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GC. W. Grace
Highland Boulevard
Joe Riker
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