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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1942
Page
1
Tokyo and Berlin broadcasts contested by CBS notes claim of factory damage in Tokyo area. Japanese officials report raids extremely light while other sources allege industrial losses and casualties. army chief changes noted with no direct link to raids.
A vice ministers meeting discussed raid damage and caseless rumors about air attacks. Premier Tojo reportedly saw Emperor Hirohito Saturday night after an inspection north of Tokyo and conferred with Home Minister Yienwa and Railways Minister Natta on housing and communications probes. Saigon radio via CBS claimed most missiles were 12 pound incendiary bombs. Maj Gen Ken-Ryo Bato appeared as a Fort Sam Houston observer during a 1824 fest. Sato, linked to Ninth Infantry and Twelfth Field artillery, observed training of the 2nd division at Port Sim Houston.
A massive explosion at the Hanover Pure Works, a government war orders plant, killed two workers, injured a third, and damaged a final powder house. The deceased were Arthur Stephenson of Whitman and Albert W. Preeman of Middleboro, with Lawrence Bevlot of Brockton among the injured taken to Brockton Hospital. The cause remains undetermined as officials inspect the site.
The American Federation of Labor denounces three pending bills as vicious anti labor measures. Joseph A. Padway, AFL general counsel, says the proposals would prosecute unions under anti trust and anti racketeering laws and curb rights earned by labor. He cites Hobbs Monroney and Walter bills as threats to strike rights and union recognition.
Archbishop Cardinal Dougherty of Philadelphia modified the Lenten fasting rule for Catholics working in defense industries. Workers must abstain from solid food for four hours and from aid foods for one hour before Sunday communion, with changes effective after midnight Saturdays.
German forces conducted extensive mountain maneuvers in Norway on Thursday and Friday for the first time. Heavy batteries were deployed and firing occurred amid restricted public access, according to a Reuters summary in the Stockholm Social Demokraten.
PROSSER Wash Apr 20 Dave Wooden a Prosser resident and Haall Shield of Kennewick both 29 were killed when their light monoplane failed to pull out of a dive and crashed after skimming a warehouse within city limits.
In a lively narrator voice two boys Wille and Tommy scheme to see a show from the gallery by buying two seats for fifty cents and a soda for twenty five cents and a peppermint for five cents. They enjoy the performance and witness several stage escapades as described.
Flood waters rose rapidly along Exchange Avenue and Fort Worth Main, flooding storefronts and trapping residents. Rescue crews tossed lines from rooftops while a crowded drug store and cafes faced rising water as four inches fell in three hours across Carrollton and surrounding areas.
The Los Angeles council discusses funding options for a Texas home guard unit with Mayor Quin and Police Commissioner L Anderson. The council already appropriated 25 026 09 from the 1941 general fund to retire Note 37 and interest to Frost National Bank, plus 291 to Travis Bacon for Brackenridge park golf showers repair and 45 to supplement streetwinning payroll.
Kay Cunadell gave birth to quintuplets in Whitman Massachusetts on April 20 marking the first time five kids were born to a single nanny goat in American history. The Kays, goat experts, noted typical births do not exceed two or three. The five kids, about 15 to 20 inches tall, were described as lively as they nursed and grew. Their sire is Kay Conquer.
Gen. Walter Krueger, Third Army commander, left Bigek Field by air Monday for Cap Beauregard Louisiana New Orleans near Pensacola Florida for inspection of Third Army activities. He is accompanied by Maj. Frederick J. Sofft and Capt. R. H. Martin and plans to return to San Antonio next week.
A deputy sheriff was injured by a pistol holster trap during a safety check. Sheriff Kilday ordered removal of unsafe straps to prevent further accidents and avoid hammer cocking during holster use. Deputy Bassl resumed duty after hospital treatment.
Police note an uptick in bicycle thefts since a government freezing order. Victims include Carlos Sanchez 231 Crosby Street A Crawford 2011 St Francis Street Susana Perez 343 Violeta Street and Juan J Leal 131 St Francis Street. Other items stolen include a 38 caliber pistol Henry O Brown 1213 Monte rey Street and a blood pressure machine from Dr Gloria G Cook 1008 Rigsby Avenue.
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