Solons Demand Laws for Control of Wages
Widespread demands for statutory wage controls rise as Congress readies President Roosevelts plan to curb living costs and curb inflation. Debates center on parity returns for farm crops, tax hikes, and a broad economic authority under a new administrator to oversee living costs.
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Bond Drive Planned by 1.0.O.F. in San Antonio
The San Antonio chapter of LO O F announces a 3 p.m. Wednesday rally in the lodge hall to launch another war bond drive. The local quota of 50,000 dollars for purchasing bomber The 1.0.O.F. of Texas was reportedly exceeded in the first campaign. If sufficient funds are raised for the mission ship it will be named The I.O.O.F. Hebekaha of Texas. After the women's auxiliary,
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LO. O. F
Ban Antonio
O. F
Texas
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Sinter
F. Hebekaha
Women's Auxiliary
Film Producer Hyman Succumbs In Heart Attack
Hollywood mourns Bernard Hyman a 45 year old Metro-Goldwyn-Maye r executive and producer of Trader Horn San Francisco and The Great Waste He died of a heart attack surviving his widow mother Mrs Ann Hyman and brother Arthur Hyman The NAZI trial was postponed in New York to September 15 by Federal Judge T Blake Kennedy due to the altered schedule.
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San Francisco
Eed
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Ann Hyman
Arthur Hyman
New York
T. Blake Kennedy
Nazis Urge Hostage Tactics Over U S Citizens
London dispatch says German controlled Paris radio urged Nazi authorities to take British and American civilians in unoccupied France as hostages in retaliation for Allied air raids on Rouen. The broadcast claimed many British and American people remain in the south of France while French civilians suffer bombings.
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Paris
France
Rouen
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Amer. Eee Air Force
Hawaii Veteran Visits S A Mother
Platoon Sgt H E B Durd visits his mother Mrs Grace A Durd at 1535 West Suromill Avenue Bergeant Jurd was at Pearl Harbor during the raid. He is now stationed in California studying to become a Marine Corps instructor. Financial assistance may be obtained by consulting firms listed in Classifications 46 to 48 Flight Want Ads.
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Grace A. Durd
West Suromill Avenue
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Jurd
Pearl Harbor
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Marine Corps
Army Drafts Vet Of Two Sinkings
Pvt Revel G King of Company A Fort Sam Houston Reception center is drafted after a long career at sea aboard merchant ships. His first torpedoed tanker experience occurred December 18 when the Charles Pratt was sunk off South Africa. 22 were killed and 20 survived after 30 to 45 minutes to abandon ship. The second torpedo struck as oil rained down, and the crew sailed 37 miles for land with limited water and crackers. They were rescued after six days on the sea by the Royal Mail Steamer Bavoy. A later tanker Livingston Roe was sunk in the Gulf of Mexico with all crew surviving. King hopes assignment to an army bakery or mete factory.
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Street Lights Still Out After August Storm Damage
Public Service crews labored days and nights through September to restore street lighting and fix damage from a late August storm. Sixty repairmen worked 38 to 21 hours daily, tackling fallen trees, damaged feeders, and temporary repairs to restore lights for households.
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Heral
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Public Service Company
Several State Jobs Now Vacant
Competitive examinations for field workers with the state department of public welfare and junior stenographers in that department, the Texas unemployment compensation commission and the U S employment service were announced Tuesday by Joseth W U Yarborough of the Texas system council. Field workers receive $1800 to $2100 a year, sonographers, $90 to 3:20 a month. Application forms may be obtained at the local U S employment service office, and must be mailed to Austin before September 18.
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Teerlt System Council
Austin
Opposition to 18 Year Draft Moves Forward
In WALMINGTON the House Military Affairs Committee signaled opposition to lowering the draft age to 18. Chairman May and Rep Thomason voiced doubt about inducting men under 20 without clear necessity. Rep Wadsworth argues the change is inevitable to reduce domestic and economic disruption from larger drafts.
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Legion Group to Install Officers Dinner Set for Saturday
New officers of Voltaire 542 Forty and Eight American Legion will be installed at the annual dinner Saturday at La Vista. Maj. Ralph Holman of Jolners vik will preside as the chief officer.
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Dante
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la Vista
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Prealae
Defense Guard Receives Intensive War Training Camp
About 230 Texas defense guard officers undergo rigorous 16 hour sessions focusing on small troop leadership, crawling, demolition, chemical defense, first aid, and close order drills under regular army officers. Lectures compare England's home guard methods with U S training. The program runs a week with four schools totaling about a thousand officers.
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Playwright Faces Speeding Charge in Dim-Out Zone
Clifford Odets, divorced husband of actress Luise Rainer, denied he was intoxicated when arrested by state highway patrolmen in a dim-out zone on Roosevelt highway. Officers Ray Goodson and E. W. Hoskins booked Odets on suspicion of drunk driving and speeding.
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Veteran Charlie Stroup Receives Purple Heart at Depot
World War I veteran Charlie Stroup of the San Antonio quartermasters depot civilian guard was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds suffered in action. Stroup, attached to the 144th Infantry, was wounded on October 11, 1918, according to the services of supply commander.
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British Milk Production Surges Despite War Strains
London reports Britain's dairy farms boosted output from 760.6 million gallons in 1939 to 940 million in 1941. May output reached 103 million gallons, surpassing prior levels, prompting the Ministry of Food to announce no further milk sale restrictions for now.
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