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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1944
Page
2
Stockholm dispatch reports Germany faces the dreariest Christmas of the war with no trees or toys. Evacuated children lack parents due to government orders, despite autographed Hitler pictures and Reichsmarks. Stores hoard no toys, crafts rise from scraps, and morale boosts include extra rations of eggs and meat.
Fremant residents celebrate the discovery of the nation’s largest oil reserve near Crooks Gap Wyoming a 2500 foot well north of the gap brought in by Sinclair Wyoming Oil Company in a 10 700 block. A second well at 5250 feet in the La Kofa sand flows 1800 barrels per day of high gravity sweet oil underscoring the region’s booming prospects.
Navy reports rockets played a major role in shattering German defenses. Production is to rise nearly 300 percent immediately, with November output cited as a high mark. Rocket craft on large landing ships provided overwhelming firepower, far exceeding individual battleships.
Twenty four people marooned on a Baltimore and Ohio passenger train for about 24 hours during West Virginia's worst blizzard were rescued late Wednesday. The train stopped 45 miles from Charleston, endured snow and fallen trees, and reached Gratton after a relief train arrived. In Indiana, forty six passengers in a Greyhound bus stranded three hours were freed, along with a truck and autos blocked on the highway by drifts.
An old newspaper ad promotes hosiery repair services for snagged or run stockings. It urges customers not to discard robes or garments, promises rapid repairs, and notes matching pairs for odd stockings with export work mentioned.
A vintage catalog note reviews several titles and editions including Combustion on Wheels by David L. Cohn priced at 2.75, Good Housekeeping Cook Book 1944 edition, Tony’s Scrap Book by Tony Worts, and Strange Fruit by Lillian Smith. The writeups hint at humor, recipes, home issues, and social drama from mid-century America.
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