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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 03, 1940

Page

2

Greeks Claim New Gains On Left Wing Front

Athens dispatch reports Greek left wing thrusts smashing past Porto Edda and advancing along the battlefront. High command says new mountain gains north of Premet and a move into central Albania threaten Italian lines. government calls the left wing advance most important. Surrender of 500 Italians cited as morale booster. fascist resistance around the port region continues.

Athens Porto Edda Todey Albania Premet Pogradetz Argirorasire Delvillo

Fierce fighting on Albanian front reported by Italians

Italian high command said Greek attacks were met by counterattacks on the Albanian battlefront. Bombers attacked Greek troop positions and communications, raids targeted Corfu, and British firebombing hit Naples. An Italian submarine reportedly torpedoed a British cruiser near Malta and another returned from the Aegean claiming the sinking of a 500 ton merchant ship Lysian Mal.

Rome High Command Gland Corfu Veh Command Naples Aumusts Sicily Mala Ailsalic Lysian Mal- N Caledonia Victor Ross London Admiralty Alania Torto Edda Arbocastra Elbasani Meanwaney Mediterranean Crete Italy Dodecanese Britis Bristol North Atlantic Staite Petain Versailles Raya France Switzerland Petal Tis Franer

Jackson's Night Attack on the British at the River Levee

Jackson launches a bold night assault after sending 200 men by boat to reconnoiter and block the enemy. Coffee leads 700 men to flank through swamps while the Caroline fires on the British encampment. Fortifications deepen as the riverfront trench, cotton bale breastworks, and swamp positions harden American defenses against a later British counterattack.

Jackson Isles Coffee Patterson Levea Caraling Duchson Ackson General Coffee Deep Morgan Major Reynolds

World War II War Cease Ideals Clash With Bitter Naval Losses

Pope Pius XII urged a Christmas truce to spare peace from war’s roar while German U boats sank 18 ships totaling over 160000 tons, Britain’s sea lanes suffered further blows, and Allied and Axis maneuvers stretched across Crete and the Greek Indian front amid resurgent fascist moves in France.

Associated Press Pius XII Britain Alackay Radio New York Aistress Salvonia Winston Churchill House of Command Sunkiller High Command

Woman warned Duluth visitor to cut water to prevent freezing

In Columbia on December 3 1 locals recounted a woman who traveled to Duluth Minnesota and then phoned home urging relatives to cut off the water tonight to keep pipes from freezing as temperatures dropped and the cold proved severe.

Columbia S. C Duluth Minn

Jacksons Defenses Rock British Assault at New Orleans

The narrative recounts Andrew Jackson arming the forts and placing the Louisiana, an American warship, in the river to batter the British. As they advance with courage, Jackson’s heavy artillery mows them down, the attack stalls, and Parliament debates surrender amid warnings from the city’s leaders and Jackson’s defiant assurances. The piece promises a further instalment detailing the final New Year assault.

Jackson Napoleon New Orleans Louisiana Hic Moscow Jack Mississippi United States Flett

Weather data and temperature report across multiple cities

A dense weather summary lists temperatures, wind, and conditions for numerous locations. It includes forecasts for Tuesday and Wednesday with highs, lows, and humidity cues across states and major cities, noting cloudy or clear skies and regional variations.

Troop School Set for Room 627 Wednesday at 7 30 PM

The Engineer Troop school will be held in Room 627 building Wednesday at 7 30 PM. Lieut F H Reichert will be principal speaker and Tileyt Gd Arthur Pickens is instructor of the schical.

F. H. Reichert Tileyt Arthur Pickens Ig

Narcotics Stolen From Alter Drug Store Reported

Police were notified Tuesday by owner Z. B. Aller of Alter Drug Store at 02 Louis Alamo Street that narcotics were stolen in unknown quantity. A woman in Winters, Mrs J W Pannen, 17, is reported to have died from a heart attack.

Alter Louis Alamo Street Z. B. Aller Tur Winters J. W. Pannen Winters Benth

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