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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1940
Page
2
A clipped reminiscence recalls wandering and longing for Fonda, Ronda, and Cadiz with vague lines about moonlit water and the innkeeper's daughter, merging travel reverie and distant places with a nostalgic tone. The text contains disjointed phrases and incomplete lines.
An Austrian U boat stopped three Greek vessels and captured Capt. Stanley Wilson a British MP carrying government dispatches. Germans captured Ipek Montenegro. Austrian squadron shelled Durazzo. Berlin admitted the British blockade had halted Nazi overseas trade. A Moscow publication urged Romania to sign a pact like the Baltic states pact.
Premier Mussolini welcomed his sixth grandchild as Vittorio Mussolini and his wife had a daughter in a Rome clinic. Vittorio and his brother Bruno have been assigned to a Fascist bombing squadron since Italy entered the war, and the premier now has three granddaughters and three grandsons.
Madrid Nec 6 71 The Spanish government today placed sales of gasoline and all fuels under control of a special card to insure maximum coordination and production because of difficulties in importation.
The report notes Italy’s Porto Edda occupation announcement and Badoglio’s resignation as chief of staff. Greek forces press toward Argirocastro while Cavastera replaces Badosio. A naval clash in the South Atlantic claims losses for a British cruiser, and German raids on Britain continue with heavy damage. Rumors from Romania and Albania forecast conflict as refugees flood toward Hungary and borders tighten in Bulgaria.
Berlin dispatch reports German quarters ridiculing a British peace move as a prearranged plot. Officials in Berlin view parliamentary tactics as a trick maneuver. The reference to Lord Lothian relates to Britain's financial stance and ambassadorial influence in the United States.
The supreme court will fix the day for the war guilt trials of former Premiers Leon Fium and Edouard Di, former Air Minister Guy Lachambre, and former army Commander Maurice Caniglia as soon as possible. Officials announced today that proceedings would likely begin next month.
News from Shanghai Shanghai region reports new Japanese blockades in Hankow and Soochow following attacks that echoed earlier Shanghai Feiping incidents. In Hankow the French concession gates were shot after a Chinese adviser Hsieh Dau Tse was wounded. in Soochow a gunman killed counsellor Beng Chih Chia as authorities sealed off parts of the cities. Abe Nobuaki, Japanese ambassador to Wang Ching Wei’s Nanking regime, arrived for a tally of inspection as Peiping remains under military law while Shanghai’s blockade eases.
A cryptic weather bulletin lists totals and measurements through January 1, noting 41 inches of total rainfall year to date with a 1.91 inch excess this month and a 0.01 inch daily fion. It references wind, temperatures around 85/67, and a long list of city names across states and provinces, typical of a syndicated weather map.
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