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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1940
Page
1
The article recounts Caesar and Cleopatra, Caesarion’s place, Calpurnia’s warning dream before Caesar’s assassination, and Brutus’s relationship to Caesar. It links Caesar’s ambition for an heir with Napoleon’s empire aims, noting Calpurnia’s devotion and Brutus’s complexity as ally and potential son.
King Health Officer W W Vaughn will become assistant chief of police in a department shake up announced by Fire and Police Commissioner Louis F Idscomb. Ramsvhlasel will be captain of detectives, D Murrelli to replace him, with Valitha in charge of shifts. Vaughn earns 275 monthly, Ramschissel 250, Murrell 250. Murrell has been on U S border patrol leave, first appearance on payroll expected.
Mayor Maury Maverick announced Dr W A King as city health officer effective immediately succeeding Dr Van C Tipton. Dr King, previously venereal disease clinic lead, brings long service and San Antonio ties, with Dr Harold Wood remaining as assistant. King’s salary discussed, likely 6000 annually. Wood to stay on as assistant. Also J S Turner named secretary replacing Alonso Perales, amid setup of two Latin American health centers.
Doorn Netherlands Aug 6 Former Kaiser Wilhelm II announced the engagement of his grandson 24 year old Prince Karl Franz Jonel Von Proussen and his 22 year old step daughter Princess Henriette Schaenach Carolaty. Henriette is the youngest daughter of the Kaiser’s second wife Princess Hermine. Karl is the son of the late Prince Joachim and Karl recently received the Iron Cross.
Mayor Maury Maverick plans to join military maneuvers next week after a period of political strain. In a long distance talk with Maj. Gen. Claude V. Birkhead, Maverick said he would be away during the maneuver period in Cravens Louisiana.
An Army truck carrying members of Company E medical detachment and the 142nd Infantry from Galveston? Galviesville Texas overturned early today. Killed were Pvt Kenneth Simms Cpl Johny L Annett and Pvt Billy J Goodmar. Five others were injured.
The Italian forces have begun an invasion of British Somaliland with three columns driving into the British possession near Ethio pia as British communiqués report today.
Tow Garza was appointed clerk for the court replacing the late Tee Caney. The announcement came from Magar Meanury Maverick, with Garay effective August 17.
Heavy rains in the northwest and a tropical-like storm in the southeast aimed to crack a weeklong Texas heat wave. Panhandle temperatures cooled after night rain, with showers from Pampa to the hill country and west to Del Rio. Coastal storms brought brief relief, while Burkbank and Plainview areas reported up to an inch of rain boosting dry crops. The Gulf coast saw modest wind and tides as hot conditions lingered inland, with warmth expected to return by Wednesday.
Mayor Maury Maverick will speak on KTLA Wednesday at 6 15 p m about the business of the city. He will discuss the police department and the proposed new airport for San Antonio.
Partly cloudy with occasional rains, especially Tuesday night and Wednesday. Northerly winds increase to gale force along the coast, cooler conditions in the north and west portions Tuesday night. East Texas shows higher rainfall near the coast, West Texas mostly cloudy with some sun in southwest areas. Temperatures range from around 74 to 100, with highs near 86 Tuesday and 95 Wednesday.
Berlin reports July losses of 4.9 million tons of enemy shipping since the war began, with 857,674 tons sunk by sea and air and 679,324 tons in a single period. Mines and warships add to the toll as German forces claim extensive damage to enemy merchant and warship tonnage. The report parallels British losses and notes a German submarine victory.
London reports weekly Axis losses of 65,601 tons on 18 British ships and 1,020 tons on Allied ships. The Admiralty denied HITLER’s claimed 229,298 tons and said real losses to August 4 total about 1,172,000 tons, with 910,000 German and 254,000 Italian, plus 26,000 tons from former neutral shipping under Axis control.
GC W Gibson charged in Justice of the Peace Bar Corrigan's court Tuesday with forgery and passing. Gibson allegedly passed a $100 check on March 28. Complaint filed by Frank Newnam, district attorney investigator.
A 20 year old youth and two older companions were detained after a gun battle with officers at a residential section in Houston. The trio, arrested while fleeing at high speed, were handed over to Austin police for questioning.
A tropical storm with 75 mph winds moved toward the Louisiana Texas coast with warnings of damaging winds and high tides. Vessels were crippled and crews rescued as reports said the Greet freighter Oropos was in distress and the J W Clise abandoned. Rail lines and some airports queued to halt while roads faced flooding around Grand Isle and Pontchartrain.
San Antonio faced a drop from 100 degrees to around 96 as showers were forecast after dark Tuesday night with sprinkles continuing into Wednesday. The mercury rose to 102 on Saturday and Sunday after peaking at 101 Friday.
Washington August 6 Senator Taft R C said a strong effort would be made to revise the national labor act and secure immediate committee action on House approved amendments. He added that the committee would stay through September if needed and that progress should be possible.
Germans claim secret weapons ready to strike Britain as Allies fend off sustained bombing. Nazi activity is noted in northern France, Norway, and the Baltic as Hitler’s plans unfold. Italian troops push toward the Libyan Egyptian frontier while a British naval squadron moves from the Mediterranean to the Atlantic. Gibraltar munitions dump reportedly hit in an air raid. Churchill eases tension by freeing one of two prominent Japanese arrested in London. seven Japanese Salvation Army agents are implicated in espionage probes in Tokyo.
Austin Aug. 6 The automatic tax board reduced the State advisory tax rate by 8 cents to 68 cents per $100 assessed for public school support now 27 cents instead of 5 for the school fund. General and Confederate pension fund rates unchanged. Board members Governor W Lee O Daniel Comptroller George H Sheppard and Treasurer Charley Lockhart approved the move with little discussion. The cut reflects projected next year ad valorem needs totaling about $594,961 for actual purposes with $28,442,000 from non ad valorem sources.
Franklin D Roosevelt Jr age 26 son of the president has joined the law firm led by Eugene L Garey in New York for a year to decide if he will pursue a career as a lawyer. Roosevelt a University of Virginia law school graduate has completed his bar exams and will begin as an usher in the firm. Also noted is a rise in certified civilian pilots, with the count up from 26,944 to 40, ensures another aviation stat.
Deputies and patrolmen uncovered a lost antenna and copper debris believed tied to a fifth column plot. About 200 feet of copper wire and a copper ball were found on Gus Slouhter’s farm southeast of town, near Foster Road, after neighbors reported the device.
Six oil workers including Colombian oil engineer Hubert Wiesner were killed by poisoned arrows in Catatumbo. The incident occurred among a group of workers at an old construction company site yesterday.
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