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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1942
Page
1
A reflective Easter piece by Charles S. Ryckman extols the promise of Christ and the resilience of Christian faith through two millennia. It recalls the disciples at the tomb, the resurrection, and the enduring hope that sustains believers amid trials and global suffering.
In Santa Barbara, Major William H. Wenstrom is killed on his porch in a duel with Major Buell Hammett, wife Dr. Eystyn Wenstrom wounded. Hammett, armed with two .45 automatics, survives after a gunfight spurred by political dispute over state guard policy. Hammett, a former artillery officer and museum figure, resides in Montecito with wife Harriet and two sons.
President Roosevelt directs the government to cut paper use as a saving measure. Reporters note the move is optimistic, comparing to English practice where officials use both sides of sheets. An unidentified plane bombed near the Sweden Finland border with minimal damage.
President Roosevelt asked for public help in naming the war now in progress. He favored a below label from citizens, noting the war has been called the Second World War but sought a descriptor better reflecting democracy defense and smaller nations. He rejected the term War With the Axis Powers as too long.
President Roosevelt held a press conference noting Vatican discussions about exchanges with Tokyo and Chingking. He could not confirm a permanent U.S. representative to the Holy See, citing transportation issues and ongoing UN considerations.
Survivors of a medium sized American freighter torpedoed in the South Atlantic were lured by lifeboats for six days. Captain Severin Broadwick describes the sub evading pursuit after the ship sank on March 3. An envoy to India reports the arrival of former assistant secretary of war in President Roosevelt's delegation.
Reports say a heavy tank fight raged near Leningrad with 25 000 German troops claimed dead and large war supplies seized in 13 days of fighting around Leningrad Staraya Russa and Staraya Russa. Soviet dispatches cite 15 000 Nazi deaths and 10 000 trapped near Staraya Russa as German forces suffer reverses. British night bombers hit German war plants and Dover and Portland targeted by naval raids as Allied aerial activity intensifies.
An Axis submarine attacked a tug and its three barge tow off the Atlantic coast early Tuesday, wounding the tug’s master and chief engineer while 16 crewmen were reported missing. Survivors believed some of the 18 aboard had reached a life raft. A district public relations officer said the sub’s deck gun fired a rapid barrage as orders were clearly heard.
Friday night temperatures continue mild in East Texas with fresh coastal winds by Friday afternoon and night. Weather bureau data referenced on Page 281 notes continued warmth and light southerly breezes underpinning the forecast for the region.
Allied reports say Japanese forces cracked the right flank anchor at Pome in Burma, threatening oil fields as British and Allied units in Botan Penin sila and near Irrawaddy push to contain the attack. China and India politics intensify over war aid and self rule, with Chiang Kai-shek and Nehru involved. British counterattacks north of Pyome and near Prome report remains of a broadened engagement.
Washington officials discuss a proposed blanket price freeze on all consumer goods not under existing orders. If enacted, it would set a permanent ceiling back to a past date, affecting retail and wholesale markets and sparking buying rushes and shifts in inflation control strategy.
A deadly 16 minute clash at Fort Dix left three soldiers dead and five wounded after white and Negro troops clashed near the Waldron Amusement Center. Major Wolrike blamed a phone quarrel for the riot as MPs arrived to restore order and an investigation was opened by Colonel Paresh.
Admiral William H. Stanney tours U S aid shipments to the Soviet front as he travels via Kuibyshev to Moscow. The envoy aims to speed wartime equipment and materiel to support the Red Army in World War II.
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