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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1943
Page
2
August report from PON details American air losses and enemy fighter activity over Europe in July. 3600 bombs dropped, over 300 Nazi fighters shot, with heavy opposition and significant German losses. Fighter claims include Thunderbolts and Messerschmitts, though exact figures remain conservative.
Aug. reports say wartime demand boosts safety deposit box rentals as people store valuables, with occupancy rising to about 80 percent and no vacancies expected in many banks. Information notes corn for war is repurposed and utilities in cities oversee own services.
A collage of brief dispatches describes quirky domestic tasks, a dormitory director’s culinary musings, a forest fire misperception, a cow derailment on Union Pacific tracks, and wartime morale notes. Reports cover a New Mexico police search in mountains, Scots officer guidance, a Maine threshing accident, theft of indigestion pills, a city compensation for a knee injury, and Berlin’s air raid outlook with Hamburg harbor devastation.
Reports from Hamburg described as a cratered port, while German authorities urge non essential civilians to evacuate Berlin. Dispatches say women, children and the elderly should find relatives or travel to eastern evacuation areas as Berlin braces for air raids on an unprecedented scale. Berlin residents were seen digging trenches and preparing shelters amid reports of near panic and a looming new phase of bombardment.
An Australian soldier, brains knocked from an explosion, recovers after five hours of operation by American Capt. Frederick Hidde and Capt. Julius Tepper who replaced the forebrain and sewed the opening. Surgeons say recovery is rapid and no personality change is expected. At home in Chattanooga, Ernest Holms seeks cash balance skills amid civic duties while husband teases her about household accounts.
Stockholm reports the July 24 American raid on Trondheim destroyed a large submarine base and a 1500 ton cargo ship, damaged several small craft, and killed or injured 900 prisoners including German officers. Factory buildings for submarine repairs burned along with oil and gasoline stores as alarms triggered during a banquet.
Mrs Adeline Gass bought a jacket for Washington to receive the English gallantry award for her Marine son Gunner Robert Goss, a 13 year Marine veteran. He was killed in action after single handedly cleaning a Japanese nest at Tulagi, despite wounds. The report notes he was recently recommended for the Congressional Medal of Honor. In Austin, Governor Bleverson urged Texans to return empty deposit bottles for civilian use to aid the glass industry for the armed forces.
American Flying Fortress crew members, after their downing during a July raid on the Kiel–Hamburg coast, watched fires blaze along the German coast from the North Sea. They launched in 15 seconds, rode rubber dinghies to safety, and were picked up by a British trawler then an RAF rescue craft.
AUSTIN Aug. 2. If a special session is called, the Texas House may have a new speaker as Speaker Prise Daniel of Liberty enlisted in the army and now serves as Pvt. M. P. Daniel at a reception center. Governor Stevenson weighs calling the session to reorganize rural schools and adjust appropriations, aiming for a cash basis. Daniel, 32, married with two children, hinted previously at entering the armed forces.
Midland will host the Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association annual meeting from September 32 through 24 under the theme War Time Economy and Efficiency in County Government. President Gilbert Smith Anson County Judge announces the event.
Mexico City reports 34 215 Mexican farm workers have moved to United States farms since the September 1942 plan. Officials say the movement includes rail laborers and other key workers as security administration records show.
A San Antonien reports Lieutenant Willan Gregor piloted the lead plane of a Flying Fortress raid on the Focke-Wulf factory at Oschersleben near Berlin. The mission, last Wednesday, pierced cloud cover and fought past enemy fighters, with navigator Allan Ripa and bombardier Robert Francis praised for their roles. A second item notes Mexican youths born in 1925 registering for military selective service, with deadline August 31.
New York August 2 INS report quotes Japan’s press chief offering to withdraw forces from all China if Chungking accepts an understanding. BBC and Transocean note Japan would cooperate with Chungking if it ceases resistance, seen as a sign of weakness after six years of indecisive war.
The war and treasury departments announce the release of military currency in Sicily to establish orderly relations with Sicilian people. The currency named Tira will be understood by traders and soldiers and marks the first Allied venture in military monetary expedience for the United States, officials said.
East Texas farmers fear armadillos spreading across counties. Regions report armadillos damaging crops and trees while towns debate a proposed organized drive to reduce the nuisance. Officials warn of unintended consequences and call for restraint. Local residents discuss impact on farms and livelihoods amid the plan.
The U S Army Air Force marked its thirty sixth birthday by declaring aerial production exceeds 7000 planes monthly, with 4500 more than Axis output. Since Pearl Harbor American factories have delivered 3,183 planes, and 1944 production is projected at 95,000 including 36,000 bombers and 12,000 transports.
Chicago reports that the best sprain treatment is to move the injured ankle immediately. Lieut. Commander Paul B. McMaster, UBISA, notes from 60 observed cases that those who returned to activity and moved the foot and ankle recovered more rapidly than those immobilized or taped.
Corpus Christi Aug 2 funeral services were held for Jack Harold Hillyard 42 a World War veteran now in the navy. He is survived by his widow and parents both of Corpus Christi a brother in Topeka Kan.
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