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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1941
Page
1
A firearm of essays condemns cruelty to animals and argues for eternal justice. It contrasts callous indifference with Christian teaching on rebirth and the last shall be first. The piece denounces vivisection, urges humane science, and calls for stricter bans on animal suffering in research.
The Saint Marys university athletic program is declared for sale as ex-head Simms and a CPA work to liquidate the department. President Golatka says intercollegiate athletics depend on local business support and on negotiations with San Antonio backers. The sale includes nearly all department assets except the gymnasium, with St Marys given first chance to buy. The fate of the 1941 football schedule hinges on whether the school retains intercollegiate athletics.
Sydney B. Evans of Bethlehem Steel announced a one cent-an-hour wage increase for all hourly wage earners, affecting about 99,008 employees at Bethlehem plants. The proposal was presented to the workers organizing committee and employee representatives who were summoned to Evans' office.
London newspapers blast official boasting of North African war aims calling it evasive and misleading. They warn that glossed over talk cannot win the Mediterranean struggle and urge realism over fairy tales as German forces threaten Egypt and Alexandria.
OSSINING N Y April 4 Two long term convicts who broke from Sing Sing were captured after a wild chase across the Hudson river. One guard and another patrolman were killed, a convict died of shock, and a hospital inmate died later. Authorities flushed the fugitives Joseph Mardan and Charles McGuire, both serving robbery terms, from woods near the river shore. The armored escape ended after a tunnel crawl and a firefight that left multiple officers wounded or dead.
County officials ordered immediate action on a 285000 tuberculosis hospital project. County Judge Anderson said bids will be advertised for plans and specs as the county maintains its policy to build with WPA aid. Remarks noted the project reflects majority wishes and will proceed despite worries over WPA continuity.
A Pat the Trades and Noche de Fiesta committees rally volunteers for Fiesta week events led by Scott Taliaferro of San Antonio, a Yate Skeet Club member, joining shooters at the Third Annual Tiercollegiate Skeet Championships at the Reminelin Gun Club in Lordship, Conn, next Saturday. Melvin O. Davis of San Antonio, from the Ong Mundred forty fourth infantry at Camp Bowle, earns a promotion from sergeant to second lieutenant.
Fragmentary report describes heavy clashes in Greece and southwest Yugoslavia as British and German forces clash near Tirana and Durazzo. Yugoslav units counterattack in mountains southeast of Belgrade while the Adolf Hitler division, a motorized corps, is cited as a key unit with guard lineage and strict selection.
In Hexne county farmers surveyed prospects after weekend showers boosted ground moisture. 19 inches of rain in recent days prompted predictions of continued clouds and local showers, with temps in 70s. The rain raised the yearly total to 7.34 inches, delaying some cotton and truck crops but improving soil moisture for grasses, hay, and other feed crops. County Agent H A Fitzhugh noted subsoil moisture is ample and spring plantings, including cotton, may proceed as showers replenish topsoil. Rangers are reported in good condition and sprig salt crops look strong for the year.
In Japan, four meatless days are to be observed weekly starting soon. Government guidance instructs citizens to limit meat consumption and adjust meals accordingly amid food and supply concerns.
Cloudy with showers across the region. Monday night and Tuesday bring showers with a few thunder showers in the south and northeast portions. Winds shift southeast to fresh, temperatures vary from highs near 78 to lows around 69. Mostly cloudy elsewhere with colder air moving into the northwest.
Berlin report from April 14 states Bettis units trapped at Fabrus were attempting to escape by bus but blocked under Dunkerque. Dive bombers hit transports and vessels in the Libyan harbor. Another dispatch says British armored forces mount a land breakout from a harbor city near Chesaeia, eight of fourteen armored cars destroyed.
Secretary of State announced in a press conference that the American policy toward the Soviet Union and Japan remains unchanged and that the New Russian Japanese pact could be averted if conditions allow. The statement emphasized consistency in U S stance and continuity of leadership.
Edward Smallwood, 62, held on suspicion after police linked a vent escape through a floor vent and a grease stained shoe to a break in at Dundee Clothiers at 208 East Houston Street. About 1450 dollars in cash and checks were taken from the store safe, with an attempted burglary of a second safe failing. Police traced a ticket reading Dundee Clothiers to Smallwood as he fled the area, and store manager Edward S Bronaugh noted Easter sales produced the cash.
April report says Joan Williams 70 died when her car was struck by a train at a crossing near Pilot Point. The incident occurred yesterday, authorities said.
Italian fascist editor Gayda warned Rome that Axis forces would attack ships aiding Britain in African waters. He claimed Roosevelt’s embargo on American ships could not guarantee safe passage to Egypt and the Balkans via the Red Sea. He said Axis powers await a new North American raid and would ignore international law.
Greek resistance stiffens as Allied and British forces hold the northern Greece front against a German push. RAF commandoes launch a heavy air offensive aimed at crippling German mechanized columns. Aerial battles flare over Albania and Mount Olympus as fresh Allied troops rush to threatened areas amid ongoing patrol clashes and German repositioning.
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