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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1941
Page
1
A fragmentary wartime column blends seasonal imagery with harsh war updates. It recalls long nights, cold air, and the comfort of fire and wine, then shifts to reports from Oak and Singapore about Canadian troops, leadership losses, and ongoing Japanese assaults during Christmas season.
Canadian officers die in Hongkong as fighting along the Maeshell positions shows British and Chinese forces resisting Japanese advances. Descriptions state gaps of 14 miles from the island, with British garrison holding western park and Chinese troops advancing toward Tamsui and Shamachung. Malayan troops reportedly inflict heavy losses on Tapytna forces. Canadian troops seen for first time in the Oriental front.
A garbled OCR fragment cites Theodore Maynard praising Horace and a Falernian wine line. It mocks poetic praise and mentions page 8 column notes, but content is unclear and partially unreadable.
President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill held a high level conference at the White House with US War Secretaries and top Navy officials, forming an informal war council. Churchill's British mission, including Beaverbrook and Pound, joined in talks that stretched from evening into the next day, as plans for allied strategy against totalitarian powers continued.
A light norther chills the air as Santa may skip chimney descent this year. Weatherman J Henry Jervoe forecasts cold conditions with low around 42 and highs near mid fifties for Tuesday and Wednesday. Pires likely welcome amid brisk winds and chilly nights in town.
A car wreck near Calvert killed Frank Ls Turner of Houston and seriously injured her husband. Turner, once a stereotyper in Waco and Little Rock, was semi conscious in a Mars hospital and could not give a clear account of the accident.
London dispatch reports the Vichy radio saying General Gulla Borsaelli, commander of the Trento division, died of wounds received in Libya. He was the seventh Italian general killed in the war, per the Rome dispatch broadcast.
In Manila on December 23, heavy bombing targeted an evacuation center used by residents of Manila and nearby towns. Reports say planes struck near gasoline stores of a private firm, marking the first attack on evacuee centers amid ongoing aerial bombardment.
American and Filipino forces scored early air and sea successes in a major engagement near Santo Tomas on Luzon as Japanese landings were checked north of Damortis. Washington reported 80,000 to 100,000 Japanese aboard transports off Lingayen. air attacks and naval gunfire hindered further landings while Manila endured a quiet morning aside from a brief raid alarm.
County commissioners signed 291 voting machines purchase totaling 201206.87 dollars and arranged delivery to National Bank of Commerce. Delegation led by Auditor Garvey and Treasurer Bell received cashier's check and allocated payments to Jameston Machine Company and county accounts. Machines bought for 230038.69 with credits for rentals and transport totaling 42440.60.
A Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation survey shows the average size of bank accounts for individuals and corporations increasing from 780 to 1018 dollars in 1948. The fully insured average rose from 217 to 301 dollars, with the insured portion limited to 1500 dollars.
Lieut. Gen. Delas Emmons, commander of the Hawaii department, issued an order freezing civilian wage rates in war work as of December 7. The measure constraints the nature of work and related contract provisions in the Hawaii defense effort.
A brief war bulletin reports Dutch air support attacking Japanese ships near Davao Harbor in Mindanao. The communique says a transport of about 10,000 tons was hit by a 4,000 pound bomb, with other enemy transports attacked as Japanese landings on Mindanao continued. Casualties cited include 200 killed and 600 captured.
United States signs a trade pact with Cuba. Officials in Havana report naval cooperation and financial terms under the agreement. The Cuban finance minister was notified immediately of the measures and funding involved.
The navy confirmed an enemy ship fired on the tanker Larry Doheny six miles off Filero Bay, around dawn. Reports of explosions and window-rattling shock waves were heard as the attack occurred in the early hours, with debris and possible damages noted along Estera Bay and Morro Way.
UPI wires report Wake Island endures thirteenth air attack since December. Marine garrison aided by Indonesians repels enemy planes and a landing attempt, with doubt remaining on the fate of the advancing assault. Submarine activity off the Pacific coast also noted with two ships attacked but not seized.
Weather forecast notes a mild to moderate cool spell with Tuesday night temperatures near 42 to 64 degrees. East Texas coast shows light rainfall and near freezing in the extreme northwest with unsettled conditions. Data from Calder, U S Weather Bureau.
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