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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1944
Page
4
Neutral countries may be asked to refuse shelter for Nazi leaders as military officials fear key figures will escape to foreign lands within weeks. Spain and Argentina are viewed as likely destinations due to existing ties, while U S officials see flight as a path to evade trial and punishment.
Foreign items under price controls, including imported clocks and other goods, are being urged to avoid excess charges. William B. Dowder, OPA price specialist, told a Tuesday meeting that Antonians should refrain from paying inflated prices for common articles such as Bobby pins, electric irons, spring clothes pins, cigarette lighters, safety razors, and jewelry amid ongoing rationing enforcement.
Judge WLW McCrory in Criminal District Court Tuesday criticized the re election pattern for district attorneys and urged a single six year term with no re election. He argued the current system concentrates power and noted a dispute with the Supreme Court over trials of African Americans.
In Lublin, fifty miles behind the Red Army front, a provisional Polish government asserts wide authority with no foreign interference. Catholicism remains the state religion, Jewish refugees find safety, and a nascent Polish army grows toward half a million. Women enlist, and a reform mood pervades as old Nazi terror memories fade under a new democracy.
Postmaster announces no rural mail delivery on Labor Day with limited post office services. Downstown general delivery hours are 9 am to noon and stamp, parcel post windows open all day. Beacon station opens 9 am to noon with several street stations operating 9 am to 5 pm. Grayson Street and army posting stations follow officer discretion.
United States warns Germany that Polish home army troops are to be treated under war laws. Secretary Falls warns German authorities about a reported "wholesale slaughter" camp at Prstkow near Warsaw where civilians are said to be tortured. In London a Polish commander reports heavy shelling and fighting in the old city district with cathedral and mint changing hands.
Parisians wrap up a three day aberyation celebration with an American troop parade past the Arc de Triomphe. crowds cheer as the U S infantry follows through the Champs Elysees. solemn moment at the tomb of France unknown soldier. infrastructure disruption and food shortages persist as De Gaulle’s civil government and Allied military administration juggle control.
Funeral services set at Porter Loring chapel at 10 a m Thursday for John Watson 76 of Neal Road motive of England who died Monday night in a local hospital He survived by his widow Mrs Cora Watson and son Richaieming of Port Artie sister Mrs Mary Powell and brothers Witlan A Watson and Ralph Watson all of San Antonio Burial will be in the Son dose cemetery.
War reports from London and Moscow describe Allied armistice terms for Bulgaria. Bulgarian forces suffered defeats on Mount Siatbor and in Montenegro with hundreds killed or captured while Yugoslav Partisans and German units faced routs. A new Hungarian government was named as tensions rise in the Balkans amid German withdrawals.
Deputy sheriffs staged a coat sale at the office after discovering coats at a government salvage store on Lamar Street. Coats sold for a dollar each and were purchased by many, as deputies tried to account for the items amid concerns of missing ownership.
Dr. Monroe Everett of Trinity University outlined a decade plan emphasizing technology aided by courses in basic tech. He urged balance with culture education, noting the chamber of commerce pledges $20,000 annually for five years. Enrollment projections suggest strong growth, with a move toward San Antonio for funding and community impact.
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