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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 03, 1941

Page

2

Attack Opens Against Price Fixing Bill

Washington August 3 The administration price fixing bill opened in Congress with three front attacks. The farm bloc aims to strip or cap farm price controls. An anti New Deal faction seeks a board rather than a single administrator. Anti inflationists demand restoration of credit and installment controls. The bill, revised after talks, drops credit controls and sets farm ceilings no lower than 110 percent of parity.

Washington Congress Jean Henderson

War Roundup Indicates New Ukrainian Front as Axis Pushes

International News Service reports a major German offensive aimed at Kiev to start the seventh week of the Russo German war. Moscow and Berlin claim successes elsewhere on the vast front. Moscow tallies six weeks of heavy fighting with 1.5 million Nazi casualties.

International Ukraine Kiev Berlin Moscow France French Empire Japan Russia Pacific Germany Worway Wertin Redaymay Red Army Byelnya Iserkov Zhitamir Korosten Korodshey Zhitenir Peipus Smolensk Leningrad Baltic

Air Squadrons Join Maneuver Area Air Show Next Week

Four squadrons plus transport and utility ships arrived from Quantico to New Bern to take part in upcoming air maneuvers and parachute jumping. Commanded by Lt. Col. H. D. Campbell, the group includes two scout bomber squadrons, one fighter squadron, and an observation unit.

New Bern H.C Tvith Quantico Marine Sland Lent H. Dl.Campbell Firs Marine Aicraft Group

Flying Fortress Bombs Kiel Canal Docks in Baltic Raid

An American made flying fortress conducted a long reconnaissance flight and heavily bombed the docks of a German Baltic port near the Kiel canal. RAF fighters reported shooting down two German bombers off England’s east coast as night air actions increased across the channel.

London Aus Teunday—Y INS R. A. FP Ete Germanaval Baltic Kiel Canal R.A. P England Iufiwaffe Channel

Woman dies in auto crash near Leon Springs

Mrs. M. H. Horton of San Antonio died at Racine hospital after a wreck on the Fredericksburg road one mile north of Leon Springs. Two soldiers, Manuel H. Strong and J. C. Gallord, were seriously injured and taken to Fort Sam Houston and Camp Bullis. An inquest is being conducted by Judge B. A. Dreiss of Boerne.

M. H. Horton Rogers Street San Antonio Racine Leon Springs Fredericksburg Fort Sam Houston Boerne Manuel H. Strong Shirley Ark J. C. Gallord Camp Bullis Robert B. Green M. R. McRae B. A. Dreiss

German Tanker Torpedoed Off Ostend By Bombing Planes

A 2000 ton heavily laden German tanker was torpedoed, set afire, and left sinking by British bombing off Ostend in the afternoon. One bomber is missing, the Air Ministry announced today.

London Ostend Air Ministry

Weather summary and tides for Aransas Pass area and stations

The report provides humidity, temperature, precipitation, and rainfall totals through August in Abilene and various U.S. and Canadian stations. It lists daily sun rise and set times, moon rise, and tide data for Aransas Pass. A long, scattered station table follows with current conditions such as clear and overcast skies, including numerous city names and their weather status.

Baturdat Aransas Abilene Texas Parl Albuanérave Alpine Amarillo Apalachicots Atlanta G. Austin Birmingham Ala Boston Mass Brady Brownsville Tex Charleston S.C Cheyenne Wye Clay Chicago Borsyy Christi Crystay Ily Texaa del Rio Denver Colo Fay Eidy del Moinoa Tow Dodge City Kan Dulubating Eldorado Rvansville Ind Gleaner Fort Smith Ark Fork Worth Kingman Ariz Macon New Orleans New York N. T North Platte Omaha Palestine Phoenix Duttsburen Fuebla Salt Lake City Waly San Tiego Calif San Cldy Wilmington Dei. L Winnerances Nev Yuma Calgars Con Iswitt Winnipeg Can

Services Set for Air Lines Doctor

Funeral arrangements were being made today for Dr Ralph Nelson Green medical director of Eastern Airlines and former president of the Aero Medical Society of the United States. Dr Green died yesterday after a long illness in Miami August 2.

Miami Ralph Nelson Green Eastern Airlines T Aero-Medical Society of The United States

South Carolina Senator Lumpkin Dies in Hospital

Washington August 2 Senator Alva M Lumpkin Democrat of South Carolina died in George Washington University Hospital after a gastric hemorrhage He had been sworn in July 22 to fill the vacancy created by James Byrnes elevation to the Supreme Court Lumpkin is survived by his wife two sons and a daughter

Washington INS Alva M. Lumpkin D.-S.c George Washington University Hospital James Byrnes U. S. Supreme Court Lumpkin

Dewey Assistant Named Candidate for New York County D.A.

Frank S. Hogan, administrative assistant to Thomas E. Dewey, accepted Tammany Hall's surprising selection to succeed the racket buster as district attorney of New York County. The Aug. 2 dispatch notes Hogan's move marks a pivotal political shift in the county's legal leadership.

New York Frank S. Hogan Thomas E. Dewey Tammany Hall New York County

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