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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1939
Page
8
London December reports say British forces in the North Sea captured a German steamer and sunk or damaged several U boats. The 048 ton Japanese freighter Azgunin Maru was feared lost while the 2400 ton Danish Seolta was reported sunk with 21 crew dead.
Reports from Scottish waters describe heavy naval losses with at least two hundred crew dead or missing after multiple torpedo and explosion incidents. British and allied ships faced attacks off England and the west coast, while German air activity increased along the eastern coast and Thames estuary. A new anti magnetic mine weapon is being readied to clear minefields, and German submarines reportedly suffered losses as Allied forces push back in combat zones.
A man at 417 West Houston Street was robbed of $7 by a young woman who climbed through a window, then escaped with his purse after holding a revolver to him. The victim, about 30, described the assailant as a 19 year old woman and cited an accomplice driving off in a waiting car.
A child falls into a well and emerges muddy and dirty, greeted by a relieved parent who notes the boy is dirty as well. The account details the quick search, discovery, and reunion with a calm dialogue between mother and child.
In Liberty Missouri a school boys contest ended tragically as John David Haran attempted a height climb in a large maple tree. Haran fell during the attempt and died from injuries sustained. The accident occurred during a local school event with participants and onlookers present.
Fragmented weather note reports Saturday rain clearing to warmer conditions Saturday night. Forecaster J. H. Darboo predicts partly cloudy to mostly fair skies, light to moderate southerly winds, and a high around 40s with variable temperatures into Sunday.
Duncan Okin December 9 Mrs Maurice McLaughlin collected four parking tickets after following advice to park on Willow Avenue where she was directed. A heavy vehicle then crashed into her vehicle, causing damage and prompting the incident report.
In Geneva the League of Nations opened a private session on Finland's charge against Soviet Russia. Rudolph Holsti urged a formal condemnation while Russia’s delegate stayed away. Britain and France signaled support for Finland’s appeal, with Allied states weighing Russia’s expulsion. Meanwhile Finnish planes and troops reinforced defenses as Soviet activity intensified in Karelia and along the eastern front.
Stockholm reports Sweden extended minefields to waters off Oreginn near Stockholm allowing safer passage for Weasels plying the channel opposite te Alvid Tstands. Sweden, watching Poland-Russian war developments with concern, shows optimism about reopening trade regulations with Germany in Berlin as German activity continues near Sweelady.
State police report a head-on collision about four miles north of Bremond on Highway 6 killed four Texans: Daphna Lew Watts, Clyde Waits and her sister from Bremond, Horace Houston of Waco, and Constable Buster Moore of Reagan. They rode in a pickup struck by a cotton truck driven by James Lawrence of Bremond. A second incident near Colorado Springs involved Daisy Ward and test of a driving license examiner in a separate crash.
Geneva says Russia was arraigned before the League on Finnish aggression charges while Moscow hints it may quit the League. Red Army advances into Finland continue, and Finnish forces report invaders halted on the Karelia isthmus. Sweden extends mine fields as Britain ships seize a German freighter. A Danish steamer reports 21 killed amid aerial and maritime actions. German claims say French dugouts blown and German sorties repulsed.
Clyde V W Lancaster, composing room foreman of The Light, suffered multiple injuries after being struck by an auto near South Alauin Street and Wickes Avenue while walking around a bus. He sustained fractures to each bone of the lower left leg and a fractured right shoulder blade. The victim’s condition is reported as satisfactory.
A government crackdown in Rio de Janeiro detained 101 people including students workers and alleged longshoremen on charges of trying to spread communist propaganda to prepare or promote revolutionary activities. Police disclosed the arrests late last night as part of the broader anti subversive operation.
Hearst papers back Hoover led Finnish relief drive inviting communities to fund aid for civilians displaced by Soviet invasion. The fund aims to relieve refugees, homeless, and needy women and children in Finland, with Hoover directing the effort as a humanitarian response beyond moral support.
Los Angeles dispatch reports former president Herbert Hoover appealing for support of a Pintteh relief fund. Newsrooms across New York and 100 metropolitan papers plus dozens of smaller towns offered to act as agencies for collections. Mooyer, WWI relief commission head in Belgium, said he was encouraged by rapid response and the potential to mobilize cargoes within days to meet urgent needs.
Mia N Biddle of 130 Van Ness Street noticed a quirky nomination entitlement on Saturday. She planted shrubs in her yard then went to town. upon return she found someone had pulled the shrubs from her yard, an act tied to the unusual nomination.
Police report a multi-venue slaying near Lake Wissota with a man, a wife and a child among the dead. A second man was found shot in Eau Claire cemetery. investigators link the cases as likely related during a tense spree. A third victim, Donald T. Cameron, died in a separate attack after armed robbery and a high speed chase.
In Westford Massachusetts six gunmen invaded the Fremer’s Weekly social and card game early today injuring none but stripping twenty volunteer firemen of their clothing and money. One firefighter went out in his underwear braving the chilly morning air as police trail a line of flimsy wallets toward Boston.
Berlin December 9 1938 a decree extending the death penalty to crimes involving the use of pistols or other weapons was announced. The decree approved December 5 retroactive to an unspecified date applies to criminals who resist arrest or commit related violent acts.
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