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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1941
Page
1
Mayor Quin orders a 30 minute test blackout for Ban Antonio. First practice blackout planned Wednesday night from 9 to 9 30 p m with details due Saturday. County Judge Anderson to coordinate a county wide blackout at the same time in cooperation with the city. Pearsall and Pleasanton mayors report blackout at same time.
The Associated Press reports Dutch forces scoring achievements at sea and on land. Dutch destroyer Isaac Sweet earns credits for a martime strike alongside three British destroyers that sank an Italian cruiser. Dutch subs reportedly sank four Japanese troopships off the Thai land coast, while a Batavia communique notes Dutch naval units striking along the east coast of Borneo. Indies army command reiterates readiness to reinforce outside their islands if required.
Washington reports a cautious morale boost as resistance and counter blows near American outposts strengthen belief that the first week of war ends well. Military experts acknowledge Japan’s expected invasion thrusts. Lingayen gulf victory and wiped-out Japanese gains prompt cautious optimism.
Reports from Mastow via the Soviet Information Bureau quote British radio on renewed Greek guerrilla attacks against Italian troops in Epis and Corfu. The broadcasts say bloody clashes persist across Greece including Macedonia and Thrace with Italian regiments suffering heavy losses and equipment captured.
The State Department announced the United States has taken over the Swedish motor ship Kangar holm which had operated on Atlantic routes and Caribbean pleasure cruises. The Kungsholm is deemed unsuitable for further use as a pleasure ship.
The Italian news agency quoted reports from Gibraltar that the 424 ton British steamer Greland had been sunk by a submarine with the loss of all but two crew.
The text forecast expects daytime highs near 64 degrees with partly cloudy skies. Saturday night will bring cooler temperatures with a low around 40 degrees and fair to partly cloudy conditions on Sunday.
Berlin reports indicate civilians faced casualties on the Dutch German frontier amid British air raids last night. Germany claims port installations along England's east and southwest coasts were attacked, with referred ineffective night strikes on occupied western territory.
London dispatch reports British and Dutch destroyers sank one Italian cruiser and left another burning in the Mediterranean after an attack at dawn. The admiralty confirmed a prior report of three Italian cruisers hit by a British submarine, with no destroyer casualties. The Sikh, Leyton, Maori and Isaac Sweers were credited with the opening torpedo and gunfire that destroyed the targets.
In New York detectives charged 16 year old Alfred Ames with murder after a motel confrontation that left 42 year old Stewart Freeman dead. Ames allegedly intended only to frighten Freeman to stop harassment of his mother, Mrs. Alice Ames, but the plan reportedly went wrong.
The Army Recruiting Service appealed for 20,000 applicants monthly for aviation cadet training. Eligible ages range 20 to 24, while the air corps calls for 150,000 more personnel across service branches. The drive includes 5,000 experienced automobile mechanics from essential war industries.
U S patrol planes bombed and forced the Japanese fishing vessel Albert into Puntarenas harbor as Costa Rican authorities arrested its crew under wartime declarations against Japan Germany and Italy. Other Central American nations reported similar seizures of fishing boats amid the regional war posture.
Dutch submarines claim destruction of about four thousand Japanese soldiers and four transports off southern Thailand. A separate action near Cape Patan reported by NEC and BBC notes sunk transports and motor launches as reinforcements moved to Malaya. The Batavia radio announced the wins with the military communique confirming vessel losses and internment of settlers.
Berlin discloses that official radio reports indicate American and German correspondents will be exchanged under protective custody as war looms. Conditions delay the move. German and Swiss diplomats reassess roles while correspondents remain at a south German spa.
A Berlin dispatch says the German interior ministry ordered all American citizens in Germany to register and report to the nearest police station within two hours. Americans were told to remain in their homes and to only leave with police authorization.
CORPUS CHRISTI Dec 13 10 Planes and training squadrons from IOW on still operate on a seven day work basis at the DU 5 naval air station here. Capt Alva D Hernhild has announced.
Foreign reports state Romania has ratified the Axis partnership and considers itself at war with the United States. Bulgaria has also declared war. Berlin radio notes Vichy communicated France and Japan’s new status to the United States, with Britain quoting German sources on the Paris Front.
Hendley Neb reports a baby named Vilar Meyers born on November 11 the day America won the war. The infant died soon after, with the note that the date marked a wartime victory. Parents Mr. and Mrs L Meyers mourn.
Reports from London say Soviet use of captured German materiel could determine Nazi setback as Berlin admits local Viet attacks and repulsed Soviet tank actions. Germans retreat on northern and southern Moscow fronts toward Donets basin amid heavy weather and fog.
College Station dispatch reports Texas farmers went to the polls to decide approval of cotton marketing quotas under the AAA. This marks the fifth consecutive vote on the program as part of federal farm policy.
The Associated Press reports London military quarters describe a disastrous end to Hitler’s invasion of Russia as Moscow claims a 50,000 German army defeat. Observers note possible new German moves toward the Middle East via Bulgaria, with Britain reinforcing the region.
Australian air force units reported enemy scouting planes over the Bismarck Archipelago northeast of New Guinea. Interception attempts were unsuccessful as weather and wartime reports affect forecast releases.
Japanese defenses near Manila report heavy air activity as American fighters engaged waves of bombers over the capital. Tokyo concedes Wake island fighting continues while U S forces claim no new Luzon bridgeheads. Manila reports bombardment and blackout incidents as jets clash above Lingayen Gulf and surrounding areas.
Jacksonville Florida December 13 Army and navy posts were ordered off the air from 8 40 a m to 9 15 a m after Naval Intelligence Commander Fortson reported unidentified planes seen near the coast. The St Johns river naval air station and the 4th Observation Group headquarters at Hunterpalm airport were blackout sites. Officers were awakened and planes stood by, while downtown airspace remained restricted but not fully blacked out.
Balboa Canal Zone City alert sounded at 2 43 p m when four raid sirens shrill alarm rang for 26 minutes before an all clear was sounded Army officials attributed the alarm to three planes that appeared and were later satisfactorily identified in Balboa.
Berlin reports Japanese planes bombed southern Burma in heavy air raids near the Tenasserim area after dawn. Dispatches confirm a large number of Lombers attacked targets and caused material disruption in the region.
Weather notice from the region shows cloudy conditions across San Antonio and vicinity, with cooler nights and a warmup Sunday. Winds shift to easterly, temperatures range around 40s Saturday high, 50s Sunday, mornings around 45, and widespread cloudiness with possible rain in West Texas fading into Sunday night.
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