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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1942
Page
1
The article argues that censorship harms democracy, stressing freedom of speech as essential to informed choice and national resilience. It notes England and India contexts, praising open discussion, warning against suppressing criticism, and urging the government to invite frank advice to defeat oppression.
Melbourne April 7 The United Nations launched a new air umbrella strategy as Australian forces conducted a hash attack on Lae New Guinea bombing runways and buildings while damaging enemy planes. Air Minister Drakeford announced U S aid would shield Australia with a network of airfields and defenses in case of invasion.
The comptroller of the currency issued a call for a statement of condition for all national banks as of April 4. State Banking Commissioner John McAdam also issued a call to state banks for their condition statements as of April 4.
Forecast shows showers and thunder showers with cooler air. Stronger activity in eastern Texas, especially near the 100th meridian, with cooler temperatures expected northward. Tuesday night brings more showers and storms in the south and extreme east portions, while the north remains cooler.
Washington April 7 Production of most durable consumer goods will stop by May 31, war production head Donald M. Nelson disclosed. Orders halting private building and banning iron and steel use in hundreds of items will be issued soon as part of a total war program. Nelson warned the changes will be widespread, easing civilian life but essential for victory, with military needs showing a potential threefold expansion in items producible for 1943.
Eight British sailors and 22 Egyptian workers perished in a blast at a Mehter wharf near the Suez Canal. The Middle East command said 60 workers were missing after the explosion, with details still unfolding as officials confirmed casualties.
Soviet advances push into the Lake Ilmen region as German lines bend under pressure. Berlin reports claim German troops have adjusted positions after tank-led assaults. air war sees heavy losses on both sides with hundreds of planes down in eight days.
In a report from Sydney on April 7, Lieutenant Governor General Hubertus J. Van Mook announced that the Netherlands Indies air force and most Dutch student pilots escaped from Java to Australia. The commander, Maj. Get I. 4, Van Oyen, accompanied the group.
A government spokesman announced an exchange of diplomatic representatives between China and the Vatican, with a rapid exchange reportedly arranged recently between Peking and the Vatican. A separate report from Sydney notes a party of United States Army nurses arriving in Australia.
Houston April 7. A Chronicle report states refineries in the Southwest especially on the Texas Gulf coast will close if not producing essential war products. About 25 plants to shut, with profits pooled pro rata among remaining operators. The Texas Company's Houston refinery was first announced closed. The move follows transportation shortages causing refinery stockpiles and impractical operation.
The Colombian government moved 170 German nationals and three Italians to Punáverde today to board a boat bound for the United States. They will be exchanged for Americans held in Axis countries.
Soaking rainfall of 1.04 inches drenched San Antonio and Bexar County bringing moisture to oats barley and wheat and easing drought fears. The heaviest rain hit the northwest with strong winds and damaged crops including onions and Winter Garden station losses. Ranchers reported muddy pastures and several hundred acres of onions destroyed while stockyards drew in Tuesday amid improved grass prospects.
Tornadoes and high winds swept West Texas Monday night causing property damage across multiple towns. At San Angelo four planes wrecked and a fifth damaged while a manager described a dramatic scene with a plane leaping into the air. Homes, a brick grocery and a garage were wrecked south of Coleman, and tent frames blown down at Camp Bowie. Rain and storms drenched the Hill Country, with Austin reporting two inches of moisture ending a two million dollar central Texas rainfall.
Readers of Hearst papers pledge support for a fighting bomber to honor Pearl Harbor. A heavy bomber purchased by small gifts totaling about 301, 19.26 from Hearst readers will be handed to the U S Army Air Force in Seattle. Col John S Griffith to accept for the air force as the aircraft named Avenger prepared for transport from Boeing to Seattle Municipal Airport amid a ceremony.
Dutch forces under Generals Achilling and Pressman continue heavy fighting in the jungles and mountains of Java amid MacArthur reports of Java resistance. Wainwright’s Allied defense on Bataan tightens as Japanese assaults intensify with air, sea, and land pressure. U S submarines raid Japanese shipping and bombers strike in the Bay of Bengal, with overall Allied losses acknowledged by the War Department.
Nearly 200 Aedsaples will be moved today to the Wha Das Flores concentration camp in Rio de Janeiro's Guanabara bay. The transfer follows a government order amid ongoing security measures in the city.
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