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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1941
Page
4
Texas leaders vow full support as Lions International pledges aid to the U S war effort. Texans fund defense bonds, UT and A&M faculties pledge cooperation, students quit to enlist, and state troops at Camp Mabry near Austin prepare for active service. Recruits surge at Dallas naval offices as Army and Marines see increased applicant flow.
A December timetable from Washington tracks events as China and allied nations enter the war with Japan. Key moments include Japanese planes bombing Hawaii, Tokyo declaring war on the United States and Britain, and U.S. and Allied responses across the Pacific and Americas with declarations of war, naval actions, and amphibious operations.
The Our Lady of Guadalupe parish schedules Friday observances for the apparition anniversary with Las Mananitas at 4 am, solemn Masses at 5 30 pm and 7 pm, a sermon by Archbishop J J Manrique y Zarate, and a Sunday procession with religious societies and bands from the church to nearby streets. A post-event program will follow at the church.
Ravenna Ohio December 9 A five day strike by union workers at a 57 million dollar shell loading plant near Ravenna ended today In a view of the Far East war R B Walker president of the Arsenal Workers of America said the union and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engine men and Switchmen s Union of North America all A F of L decided to end the walkout Hugh E Sperry N L B R B regional director at Cleveland said a spokesman for the International Association of Machinists A PF of L also told members to return to work The labor board will proceed with its investigation of Nylon s demand for certification as collective bargaining agent The unions had charged the Atlas Powder company aprstor of the plant with refusing to sign a contract which it had previously agreed to
Hart O. Berg, 76, engineer who developed the Browning pistol and machine gun in the United States and promoted American inventive genius abroad, died today at Doctors Hospital. A Philadelphia native, he spent much of his career introducing U.S. products to Europe.
The office of Admiral Thomas Hart, commander of the United States Asiatic fleet, said 18 Japanese light and medium bombers attacked Guam at 8 46 a m yesterday with about six more in a second strike at 2 45 p m It was reported from MARILA P 1 Dec 9
The Gridiron Club, a Washington correspondents organization, announced the cancellation of its semi annual dinner set for December 13. The event was to have included an off the record address by President Roosevelt and Wendell L. Willkie.
A veterans parade marks the first wartime style event since the conflict began. The procession travels down Main Street with the City Firemen’s band playing royal tunes as 190 navy blue packets are displayed. Citizens are reminded of holiday shopping while a Christmastide feature appears on the front page.
In the Panama Canal Zone, Commanding General Andrews ordered all anti-aircraft batteries to shoot at any unidentified aircraft as the defense system secures the area. A roundup shows about 300 Japanese interned under army supervision amid the ongoing wartime vigilance.
Accordion and violin music will feature the USO program at the National Catholic Community Service. Tuesday night performance directed by Mrs Corinne Tayloe Royall. Mr and Mrs Jack W Ganrad will lead the musical numbers with Mrs Royall providing free recordings of letters home for soldiers.
New York December 9 The American Machinist reports defense authorities plan to curb machine tool exports abroad. The move comes despite British pleas for more tools to boost aircraft and munitions production.
A. E. Marney of 1600 Pleasanton was charged in County Court at Law on May 2 with violation of state food and drug laws. The complaint alleges Marney sold a package of arsenic without proper labeling on November 1.
Soldiers and machine gun troops stood guard at the Rio Grande bridges in Laredo today as tensions rose at the border. Units patrolled the Rie International bridges, reinforcing security across the river amid ongoing concerns.
Mission Water and Sewage Association will hold a 7 30 p m meet Wednesday at Hartline cafe 107 South Flores Street. Secretary W C Collins says speakers include J E Oaks sewage plant operator at Kelly Field 8 T Duke water plant operator at Luling Carl Raetzach Bexar County sanitary engineer FE J Berg San Antonio sewage piling superintendent and R O MacLain utility engineer at Brooksfield.
Mrs Marie Bayre 27 of San Francisco was critically wounded by a bullet during last nights air raid blackout. Police say Pvt A Rownd of the California state guard fired after a halt command was disregarded near the San Francisco Oakland Bay Bridge approach. Don Sayre, her husband, said he did not hear the command. Guard officers had instructed sentries to stop anything unusual on the bridge.
A cow died after a car driven by Melvin S. Davis of LaCoste struck it at the intersection of the new Castroville and Callaghan roads. The incident occurred Wednesday and the animal was pronounced dead at the scene.
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