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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1940
Page
2
A historical column critiques propaganda from both foreign powers and within the U S, warning against credulity toward official statements. It suggests formalizing treaties via the Senate and references rising war sentiment, noting uncertainty about the near term and advocating cautious public judgment before November.
In Acapulco troops detain two aides of Almazan amid rumors of sympathy to Gen Juan Almazan and calls for court releases. Gen Alfredo Lezamady faces desertion charges for overstaying leave while Gen Jose Garrido Jr. is accused of subversive activity as labor groups back Almazan. President Cardenas urged to arrest followers. many leaders are reportedly in hiding, some crossing into the United States.
In Norfolk Va on August 21 50 year old Jay onetime West Indian shipowner Miss Grant who launched her feminine shipping venture with D Arcy Grant saw her schooner Faerie Insley sink near Tansier Island in Chesapeake Bay after a gale toppled its masts. The ship carried oyster shells for fertilizer from Gloucester VA and was described by crew as dirty and nasty during the doomed voyage.
The San Antonio film titled Te Will Exhibit S.A. Motion Picture was shown at the Majestic theater last week. City officials said the U S department of interior will distribute it nationwide as an educational offering. Witte, secretary to Mayor Maverick, noted many requests for information about San Antonio and travel to the city.
Vandals damaged glass portions of gasoline pumps at a service station operated by NN and Frank on West Grayson Street. Police and local managers investigated the incident, awaiting further details on suspects and motive.
Washington Aug 21 The House Military Committee rejected a plan to amend the Burke Wadsworth conscription bill deferring actual drafting until the United States enters war. The panel approved a base pay of 40 a month for draftees and debated funding by loans to the government. Senator Walsh and Senator Lee urged stronger industry participation, criticizing profits on war orders and calling for broader conscription to mobilize wealth and manpower.
Fragmented OCR text discusses girls and names Arlene Meyer and Martha Parriyndit in a patriotic nail polish motif. It mentions nail bands of blue white and red and vague references to vacations, times, and lines of national color. Reading errors obscure concrete facts or events.
Three Montgomerys Drug Store employees at 320 McCullough Avenue foiled an attempted robbery Wednesday. Victims Joe de la Cruz of 215 Gray Street Julian Garcia of 114 Gray Street and Manuel Villela of 112 Gray Street had just been paid and were walking home when a man appeared with a raised hand and attempted to intimidate them. The trio fled, with the robber in pursuit.
An emergency expansion message received by Eighth Corps area headquarters outlines new aide allocations. General staff officers up to colonel receive aides, with brigadier generals and major generals getting specific counts. Other staff officers must select aides from field, reserve, or National Guard officers called to duty.
Non flying officers to be placed in administrative service at Kelly following release dates for air work, reported Wednesday. Capt Joseph W Koeh of Harrisonburg Virginia noted as infantry reserve. officers will assume duties as commandant of cadets, adjutant, supply officer, education and recreation officer, ground school instructors, and police and prison officers.
Washington, Aug 21. Final congressional action nears on legislation authorizing Roosevelt to call out the national guard and reserve for a year’s training. Senate committee chair Sheppard said conferees had adjusted differences. both chambers were expected to approve the compromise. It would include released officers, allow guardsmen under captain to resign within 20 days if dependents are supported by wages, and restore jobs of federal employees called to service.
An American, George Holland Jr, an employee of Standard Vacuum in Yokohama, was arrested on a charge not immediately disclosed by the United States Consulate. Officials indicated the charge does not involve espionage, unlike several Britons recently detained in Japan.
Berlin reports Germany handed a note to the U S embassy denying misinterpretations in the American note about the armed transport American Legion. Authorized sources say Berlin notes the United States aims to sail the refugee ship along its planned route near the British Isles due to famine, with blame attributed to Germany if disaster occurs. The note was delivered at 6 p m Tuesday, observations suggest.
Senator Bone proposed a congressional investigation into why the refugee ship American Legion was sent through allied waters despite German warnings. He said the senate was told that either President Roosevelt or a state department official refused to order a change in course, risking an incident that could have drawn the United States into war.
Part Commissioner Reary PF Hein said two new swimming pools may be built next year if current summer pool receipts stay strong. City officials estimate a shortfall near $13,000 this year and may seek a revenue bond vote. Possible sites include Pittman Sullivan Park Castiang Park Collins Guydens and West End Park.
Twelve American ambulance drivers and their leader Dr James V. Sparks were decorated with the Croix de Guerre by Gen. Jean de Lattre on the Place de la Pyranide in Clermont-Ferrand for perilous missions under difficult conditions while French troops stood at attention.
A San Antonio reader receives a letter from her aunt Miss Vinla Rodgers recounting German occupation near Paris. Rodgers describes fleeing her chateau with servants, wandering for a week under gunfire, and finding the estate occupied by German forces after Paris fell.
Ontario news reports probe a 28 year old German naval lieutenant Werner Roche who escaped a northern Ontario internment camp. Police, guards and mounted patrols search dense bush as authorities dispute sightings and emphasize a likely underground tunnel and improvised radio transmitter built inside the camp.
A chaotic war roundup describes Italian raiders attacking the Rock of Gibraltar and Allied air battles in the Mediterranean. Reports mention bombs, fires, and naval clashes, with emphasis on shifts in German air activity and tensions between Greece and Italy. Neutral shipping warned near British colonies.
Aug 31 Ryde Park W Vect Roosevelt at press conference said Roy Howard editor of the World Telegram was the man he referred to regarding the defense program. Howard reportedly declined to travel to Latin America for investigations citing lost contacts after 29 years away from the continent. The letter to the president insists no personal matters influenced his public service.
Ortiz, 52, slipping at 1823 Monterey Street, fell into an outside freight elevator shaft at Western Auto Supply, 300 Broadway. He suffered a broken leg and other injuries, taken to Robert B Green Hospital. elevator hoisted to truck bed height for unloading. He works for Morales Trafer company. Police investigate.
VICHY France Aug 21 Retirement from active service of several French generals under the armistice terms was announced today. Maj. Gen. Georges Blanchard who led Allied forces in Flanders and Gen Rene Prioux who directed rear guard actions at Dunkerque are among those retiring as the army begins rapid demobilization.
In Oklahoma City on August 21 a World War anti draft act revived for use against 12 people charged with conspiracy to overthrow the U S government. Defendants held on 15000 bonds after pleading innocent as Assistant County Attorney John Eberle said Communists had intensified activity and imported wealthy supporters.
In San Francisco on August 21 the Dies committee cleared actors James Cagney Frederic March and Humphrey Bogart and writer Phil Dunne of Communist sympathies after reviewing testimony. Dies noted some associations with organizations led by Communists and urged caution in choosing vehicles for charitable help. Cagney Dunne and March testified. Dies prepared to continue hearings in Kansas City and New York.
Col Percy M Ashburn long time army officer and former superintendent of the Columbia Hospital for Women in Washington died Tuesday after an illness of several months He was a brother of Maj Gen T Q Ashburn former head of the Inland Waterways Commission
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