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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1942
Page
1
An author argues American air raids mark a turning point in the war, noting destructive strikes on the Philippines and Tokyo, the Japanese reaction, and the wider moral implications. The piece frames the blitz as a reciprocal retribution and hints at a broader push for peace through victory.
Soviet dispatches report the Red Army breached a second Finnish line in Karelia northeast of Leningrad, driving six miles into positions held by reserves as winter snow unfurls. Berlin denied any April German offensive plan amid heavy losses and air raids, while Moscow boasted U boats sunk and air losses for both sides.
A nationwide census of high school and college students for farm work during vacations was authorized under the War Manpower Commission led by Paul V. McNutt. The U S Employment Service and city school superintendents will conduct the survey to recruit students for seasonal farm labor in communities needing workers.
Washington reports government officials plan to ration gasoline on the Eastern seaboard with a May start. Motorists may receive about four gallons per week via ration cards under a forthcoming policy. Officials say the cut in deliveries to service stations will be drastic and apply from Maine to Florida including 47 states and the District of Columbia.
Allied airmen defending approaches to Australia reported a 4 0 victory over Japanese Zeros near Port Moresby New Guinea with four enemy planes shot down and no losses. General Manavi Ehurs headquarters praised U N forces for destroying targets near Rabaul and enacting strong defenses against invasion bases north of Australia.
In unoccupied France General Ernst von Schaumberg announced further executions in Paris area reprisals. He said 15 were shot and 45 more would die for recent attacks on German forces, with others sent for firing squad and additional measures ordered against communists Jews and those aiding resistance. Berlin reports and Swiss and Austrian signals noted hostages and delayed executions amid tightened controls and curfews through the region.
A House of Lords preview aired in Britain on Wednesday, touching on a potential second European front and possible Churchill travel to Moscow. Lords debated Anglo-Soviet cooperation and the likelihood of a broader United Nations offensive, with Selborne noting Stalin may seek no outside advice. In India, Johnson and Roosevelt adviser Brereton framed Pacific war actions as integral, while a London issued statement claiming Britain would sacrifice the rest of the East to save Australia drew Australian press attention.
City officials dispute a $5000 fee to Tynan and his law firm for tax surveys while Army duty arrangements unfold. Mayor Quin says Tynan receives no city salary. a clerk campaign for C Ray Davis prompts payroll changes and veterans’ service questions. Davis, Fort Worth bound, would keep tax duties temporarily and salary plans amid wartime service.
Off southern California residents reported heavy gunfire and activity from army and navy planes and surface ships. Navy officials gave no explanation as loud explosions were heard along the coast with observers noting flashes or ships in the area.
Warmer Wednesday afternoon with higher temperatures at the Airport. Morning low around 4, with interior warming noted across the Fort Texas region east of the hundredth meridian. Data references Page 3.
The nations first sugar ration by stamps will begin May 9 with a one pound allotment for households the first four stamps. The control board announced cuts of up to 60 percent for restaurants hotels and similar establishments and up to 70 percent for bakers confectioners beverage bottlers and ice cream and other producers. Household consumers must register and will receive one pound per stamp set in the War Ration book.
London reports Brit ish Commandos raided the German held French coast near Boulogne at dawn, driving back defenders before withdrawing after two hours. A naval force accompanied the raid and reportedly hit a German trawler while another was reported set afloat.
A six officer navy staff took charge at the Hrew ster Aeronautical plant in Long Island City to uncover why no airframe rolled off the assembly line in a month. Capt George C Westervelt said aides would hunt for the cause as the plant, maker of dive bombers and other aircraft, also runs facilities in Johnstown Pa and Newark NJ and was under government supervision.
Admiral William D. Leahy, the U S ambassador to Vichy, will depart about May 1 for the United States, if arrangements can be made to repatriate Mrs. Leahy’s body. Mrs. Leahy died in Vichy yesterday and no funeral services will be held there.
A 19 car train carrying suspected Latin American aliens, guarded by immigration officers, was late aiming to reach San Antonio after a seven hour delay. Federal officials considered rerouting the train by daylight while officials denied knowledge of the passengers.
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