The Christianization of England in Early Times
A sweeping, fragmentary reminiscence traces English conversion from pagan Britain to Christian Kent led by Augustine. It recalls Celtic monasteries, Patrick in Ireland, Canterbury’s rise as Christian capital, and Edwin of Northumbria weighing faith before his chiefs. A reflective counsel note closes the page.
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Haugland
Germany
Britain
France
Trish
Ireland
Angland
England
Irend
St. Patrick
Ire
Greg Wy
Church of Home
Si. Augustine
Chris Amity
Whett Augustine
Kent
Ethelbert
Bertha
Paris
Indy
Canterbury
Anguetine
Gregory
Augustine
Manueis
Theldert
Gavin
London Braced as German Raid Rains Bombs on East End
London endures another daylight raid as German bombers strike repeatedly through the night and into morning. Casualties rise while Shelter needs grow with new demands for deep bombproof rooms. Across London districts central, south and east suffer devastation including Oxford Circus, London County Hall, and the British Museum courtyard as scores of bombs hit.
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London
England
Germany
Lancashire
Hertfordshire
Berkshire
Essex
Pussex
Kent
Midlands
Jouthwest
Merseyside
Peter Robinson Department
Oxford Circus
London County Hall
Serose Westminster Bridge
Houses of Parliament
Public Records Office
Oxford
Regent Greets
End
Air Ministry
Teast
Reid
Weather Outlook: Cool Nights and Warm Days Ahead
J H Jarboe of San Antonio predicts a chilly night with temperatures dropping to 68 degrees, followed by a warm afternoon near 80. Expect partly cloudy skies Thursday into Friday with light easterly winds.
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J.H. Jarboe
Sala San Antonio
Jarboe
Mercury
French Rail Strip Seized by Chinese Forces
The Chinese government reportedly seized control of the French‑owned section of the Yunnan railway in Chinese territory running from Haiphong to Kunming. French authorities had conditionally agreed to Japanese demands to use the Indo China line to move troops into southwestern China. Last week Chinese forces destroyed the Laokai bridge at the frontier.
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New York
Daines
Tokyo
Yunnan
Laokai
Police Plan Anti Espionage Unit In San Antonio
Police Commissioner Louis Lipscomb announced a plan to form an anti espionage division at the San Antonio Police Department. Lt. Bogaseh will head the unit, receiving retraining at federal bureaus, with a focus on subversion and espionage techniques.
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San Antonis
Hipscomy
Binyaseh
RNA
Bogaseh
Naional Police Academy
Tw Federal
Kent Escapes Bomaa Blast
London dispatch reports the Duke of Kent, visiting southwest London, escaped uninjured as a bomb exploded a short distance from his automobile. A nearby explosion sent rubble into the road while locals cheered as the royal party departed and a bystander praised his presence.
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London
Duke of Kent
George VI
Charges Against Nazi Dismissed
New York September 19 Magistrate Charles G Rentgen dismissed penal code violation charges against Dr Matthias Schruitz director of the German Library of Information In a ruling he immune under state law due to diplomatic status The court called the defendant contemptible yet noted the offense was narrow and technical and warned against broader action.
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New York
German Library of Information
Charles G. Rentgen
Matthias Schruitz
Igy
Four Librarians to Attend Southwestern Conference
Miss Julia Grothaus will head a delegation of four women from the San Antonio Prnite library to the Southwestern Library Association biennial conference in Albuquerque New Mexico on October 25 Miss Emilie Netter assistant librarian Mrs Teall C Johnston children's librarian and Miss Grace Phillips head of the cataloguing department will accompany Miss Grothans who is president of the Texas Library rssocution
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Julia Grothaus
San Antonio
Nazi ire over British bombing fuels push for retaliation
Berlin dispatch reports a German press chorus demanding intensified retaliation for the Bethel bombardment. Goebbels papers call for stern measures and an eye for an eye response, while official updates list bombed British docks, shipyards, and airports as nightly raids continue.
Weather forecast for San Antonio and vicinity
Partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday with light to gentle easterly winds. Thursday high near 90 and low around 68, Friday afternoon about 80. Wednesday high 92 with Thursday warming. Temperatures and clouds vary across regions. near the coast expect scattered showers Friday.
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San Antonio
East Texas
Texas
Lausanne
Switzerland
Tenace Padorewski
Jonn-Thie
Poland
England
Panhandle
France
Layle
United States
British Bombard Italy Troops at Sidi Barrani in Egypt
Cairo dispatch reports Allied Mediterranean fleet bombarding Italian positions along the Libyan Egyptian coast near Sidi Barrani. Egyptian premier Hassan Sabry Pasha says retrenchments underway and coastal artillery moving by truck. Royal Air Force heavy bombers strike as Italian planes attempt defensive action.
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Cairo
Egypt
Helaly
Peyot
Itation
Sidi Barrani
Hassan Sabry Pasha
Wuat
Royal Air Force Plates
Sidi Baryani
Regazi
Libya
Sid Darran
Italy
Africa
Mediterranean
Belila
Junkers
Rome
Rodolfo Graziani
Mussoni
High Command
Neel Aml
East Africa
Dodecanese Islands
Raha Reicewrater
Third Group of Militia Mobilization Plans Unveiled
Washington officials announced by Secretary of War Henry J. Stimson that the Army’s third militia group will be mobilized on November 25. About 36 565 officers and men from ten states join the Thirty-first Thirty-fifth and Thirty-sixth divisions to Camp Blanding Fort Bliss and Brownwood with Fort Bliss receiving the Fifty-sixth Cavalry temporarily before its border deployment in February.
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Thre Ae
Washington
Henry J. Stinson
Brownwood
Fifty-Sixth Cavalry Brigade
Fort Bliss
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Nebraska
Kansas
Camp Blanding
Fla
Camp Robison
Ark
Texas
Way Department
Fifty-sixth Cavalry
Fort Bills
First Cavalry Division
Fort Biles
Rome declares British in flight in East African push
Italian commander Graziani announced a major offensive across Libya and Egypt driving British forces back with 170,000 Libyan and Italian troops. Hurricanes of bombing and shelling hit Egyptian Libyan coasts while Italian air power forced British fleet withdrawals.
Roosevelt to Speak in Philadelphia Tour
President Roosevelt will depart Washington tonight for Philadelphia to inspect army and navy defense projects and address attendees at Convention Hall. Officials were unsure if the speech would be political or non political or the subject.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Army
Navy
Howse
State to pay school transport aid in 10 days
State Superintendent Wanda announced payments for transportation aid to Texas local schools for last year would be completed within 10 days. A total of 2,160,000 dollars was paid, covering slightly more than 91 percent of the 4,083 districts’ claims.
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Austin
A. Wanda Today
Texas
War at a Glance: Night of Britain Air War and Afrika Action
The report covers a major night raid on London as the greatest aerial siege to date, with 90 killed and 350 injured, RAF response on Le Havre and other ports, and attacks on northern Germany. In Africa, the British Mediterranean fleet shells Italian troops toward Egypt, with bombardment and ship damage amid a cautious British stance. Axis diplomacy centers on a Rome conference among Ribbentrop Mussolini and Ciano to coordinate plans against Britain.
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Berlin
England
Ute Gelstan
der Angriff
Goebbel
Bethel
Prussia
High Command
Ie A. F.aight Rathern
Nachtaxs- Rabe
Deutsche Allgemeine Zeitungen
Nhul
Roma
London
Tibury
Chatham
Victoria
Silvertown
Royal Albert
Liverpool
Billingham -on-Tyne
Newcastle
Britain
France
Belgium
Western
Crermany
Itere
Tethel
Bielefeld
Winslow Chauchill
Berlin Zeitung
Lokalanzeiger
Zeitung
Europe
Mediterranean
Ie A Xis
Omar
Sidi Barcand
Libyar
Ripdes
Lero
Bodecansese
East Africa
Eritrea
Ethiopia
British Somaliland
Italys
Bardia
Sidi Batragypt
Prak
RAF
le Havre
Germany
Africa
Egypt
Ceiro
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Mussolini
Count Ciano
Rome
Warplanes Ordered for Guards Amid War Department Plans
Secretary Stimson announced contracts since July 1 for 18,641 war planes funded this session and outlined plans to call about 37,000 guard officers and men to active duty in November. He noted no delivery dates and mentioned plans to acquire 20,000 to 30,000 acres near Port Knox, Kentucky, for a new armored corps headquarters. Barracks at seven posts will house more than 100,000 troops, including indices at Indiantown Gap, Fort Meade, San Luis Obispo, Camp Hulen, and Fort Bliss. About 3,600 reserve lieutenants will be temporarily promoted as around 120,000 reserve officers remain in service. The War Department also announced a class for officers and one civilian to study infantry classification at the Army War College starting Monday.
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Washington
Stimson
War Department
Congress
Stimison
Ami
Port Knox
Acqae
Weed Orst Armored Corps
Indiantown Gap
National Guard
Meade
San Luis Obispo Cuil
San Luis Obispo
Ontif
Camp Hulen
Texas
Une Army War Eglege
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Mure
Yugoslavia
E. Photu
Chelsea
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Lipscomi
Ely Aqupmeng Gaciol
Pete Pol
BOMA
Brigh
Paderewski
America
Texas Guard
Graziani
Grugini
Tau Associated Press
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