VFW Urges Red Penalties in Government Infiltration Case
The VFW urged public officials responsible for Communist infiltration be removed from office and punished to the fullest extent of the law. At its fifty first encampment in Chicago the group pressed questions about personnel and security, demanding accountability and deportation for noncitizens involved.
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Chicago
MPW
Publc
VFW
Dees
el Dents
Alger Hiss
Julius Wadleigh
Judith Coplon
Jollas Wadleigh
State Department
Justice Department
Harry Dexter White
Treasury Department
China
Formosa
Amerasig
Resoluion
Medal Awarded For Veterans Work At Hearst Papers
VEW presented its Gold Certificate of Merit to a Hearst newspaper writer for aiding disabled veterans. Outgoing Commander Clyde A. Lewis awarded the honor in Aldine R. Bird of the Baltimore News-Post praised the recipient’s cooperation with veterans groups and his outstanding help to hundreds of disabled war veterans.
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Hearst
Clyde A. Lewis
Aldine R. Bird
Baltimore News-Post
Weather Map Shows Showers South and East Sunday
U S weather map indicates scattered showers in the south, east, and Mississippi and lower Ohio valleys on Sunday, with fair conditions elsewhere. Temperatures mostly steady with slight warmth in northern Michigan and cooling in North Dakota. moonrise and moonset times noted for the period.
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Mississippi
Ohio
U. S
Michigan
North Dakota
New central civil service office opens for San Antonio area
The new central civil service recruiting office, led by Executive Secretary Adolph Stern, will open Tuesday to interview and hire for all San Antonio military installations. It consolidates 10 local offices, with urgent needs for radio and radar repairers, painters, carpenters, plumbers, and various technicians. Meanwhile Sheriff Owen enjoys a sunny Saturday after the IRS letter clarifies a tax debt from 1946 to 1948.
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Sen Adlowo
Central Civil Service
Federal
Adolph Stern
San Antonio
Stein
Owen Holiday
Internal Revenue
Kilday
City Police Pension Board
Internal Revenue Department
MATS Expands Pacific Airlift To Japan From Korea Era
Expansion of Military Air Transport Service across the Pacific to Japan disclosed by Continental division at Kelly AFS. McChord AFB hosts the 1705th Air Transport Wing under Maj. Gen. James S. Stowell to provide overseas lift, with assistance from troop carrier groups and foreign governments. By June 25, MATS operations grow from 60 to 250 big four‑engine transports. daily high priority cargo like blood plasma and aircraft parts rise, aided by Red Cross blood drives and Med Gen Laurence Kuter directing worldwide ops.
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Mc Muay
Pacific
Japan
Continental Division
Kelly Afs
McChord Afb
Tacoma
Wash
1705Th Air Transport Wing
James S. Stowell
Department of Defense
Richard F. Bromiley
West Coast
MATS
Air Force
Far East
Red Cross
Med
Laurence 5. Kuter
ORC Prohibition Eases Recall to Active Duty Units
Fourth Army announced that ORC calls may be made to recall units individually but assignments remain to the activity for which their augmentation unit was formed. The policy pursues progressive phasing to active duty as requirements develop, preserving ORC organization integrity.
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Fourth Army
First Police Class Readied For Refresher School
Chief Fred Palmer announced the opening of the police refresher school Monday for the department’s high brass. The class includes Capt. Charles Steed Lt. Ferdinand Fest and Sgts. Leon lard Salas B Long J L Newman and Braun. The program aims to remove minor faults and improve report writing and other duties. A new group of six officers reports weekly.
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Fred Palmer
Charles Steed
Ferdinand Fest
Leonlard Salas
B. Long
J. L. Newman
Braun
Schorl
Truman on migratory labor study ends in Memphis
MEMPHIS Sept 2 Truman's commission on migratory labor closed its hearing after being told balanced farming would cut feed for Mexican labor. Agent John Stephens said the delta region has followed a fad crop system but is shifting several crops to ease the labor issue. The panel was informed that importing 21,336 Mexican farm workers last year cost about $78,000 to the government.
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Memphis
Truman
Commission On Migratory Labor
Crittenden County
Ark
John Stephens
Delta
He Ran Out of Gas Trashed Truck in Columbus Crash
Robert Sullivant, 25, of Columbus, drove a tractor trailer and ran out of gas after a bee sting near Columbus. He lost control, crashing through a fence into an oak tree. About 7500 gallons of high octane gas spilled into a drainage ditch but did not ignite.
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Columbus
Robert Sullivant
Sullivant
Sheriff's
Floprites
Bloody Combat On The Western Front United States Tanks Drive Reds From Yongsan
IRVING LEVINE reports on U S 2nd Division forces repelling a Red tank ambush near Yongsan Korea. Bazooka teams and infantry supported armor as they push toward Changnyong while refugees and brave crewmen fight to hold a hill.
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Irving Levine
Korea
U. S
Yongsan
Changnyong
Jack Atillo
Seattle
Wesh
Hazookaman
Frederick C. Price
Columbie
Veto sparks clash over city work rules ordinance
Mayor White vetoed a fan ordinance sponsored by Commissioner C Hay Davis to regulate outside work by city department heads. He called it evil as Kremlin orders and cited 14 veto points. The bill, aimed at City Auditor T N Tucker, followed Davis pushing it after Tucker spoke to the bonding company and press. White warned the city cannot regulate the lives and activities of its officers and employees.
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White
C. Hay Davis
Kremlin
T. N. Tucker
Davis
Tucker
Davis’, Bonding Company
Rappe Rites Slated for George W. Rappe
Funeral services for George William Rappe forty four of 143 Brangard San Antonio resident of 23 years were set for 10 am at Montey Porter Lozing chapel with interment in Mission Bavial Park. He died Friday. Survived by widow Heal Minnelle Rappe son G W Rappe Jr mother Mrs C W Rappe and siblings Mrs Albert Schreiber Mrs J E Monroe Mrs John Pedrotti Mrs Albert Schaefer Mrs T F Rivas and Mrs C D Pedrotti.
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George William Rapps
Brangaard
Montey
Porter Lozing
Mission
Bavial Park
Stockdale
San Antonio
Heal Minnelle
Rappe
G. W. Rappe Jr
C. W. Rappe
E. C. Rappe
YWCA Announces Fall Classes In Health Education
The YWCA health education department lists fall courses beginning September 11. Programs include swimming figure centering and bowling, designed to promote fitness and social activity for members.
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Ywca Health Education Department
Dockmen Lift Russ Embargo On Elizabeth Pier
New Jersey longshoremen broke the three week old Atlantic boycott by unloading about 300 000 dollars worth of Soviet furs and Russian oils linens carpet wools and yak hair from the Finnish freighter Territor at an Elizabeth pier. They unloaded 983 bales of furs and other cargo despite assurances from Feahn A Condon commander of the New York Longshoremen VFW post that the boycott would be observed. Condon also wired Jersey VFW posts urging guards against further attempts to unload Russian shipments.
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Elizabeth
N. Jy
INS
New Jersey
Atlantic
Feahn
A. ‘Condon
New York
VFW
Condon
Jersey
Two San Antonians Serve as Marines in Korea
Pfc. Andrew Cordova, son of Mrs. FF Cordovi, and Col. Jose F. Gutierrez, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Ramos, are among Marines fighting in Korea. Cordova, a rifleman, enlisted in July 1948 after Tech High School. Gutierrez, a plumber with forces in Korea, also attended Tech prior to enlisting.
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Korea
Pfc
Andrew. Cordova
FF. Cordovi
Ruizsty
S A Man Called to Duty in Air Reserve
Richard E Williams of 416 Kendalists is called to active duty and processed at Brooke AFB for reassignment to a regular air force unit He is the son of Col Wallace WL Williams USA retired Boerne His wife is Gloria L Madrito formerly of San Antonio.
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Richard E. Williams
Air Reserve
Brooke Afb
Col
Wallace ‘Wl Williams
USA
Boerne
Gloria L. Madrito
San Antonio
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