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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1941
Page
2
A long reader correspondence page includes letters praising Hearst for pro American, anti war stance and urging continued focus on independence from foreign entanglements. Letters defend Washingtonian ideals, criticize propaganda, and debate League of Nations and U S foreign policy amid wartime anxieties.
In Artalarcop on February 4, 1 manfacturers and 16,000 glaze glass workers reached a new contract for a flat to-cents per hour raise to 94 cents. The 1 year deal includes a weekly vacation with pay for workers with one year service. Officials noted the concession adds about 500,000 dollars annually per company.
Egypt reports the death of Mohammed Mahmoud Pasha, 63, a former premier and defense minister. Oxford educated, he shaped cabinets from 1928 and 1929 through 1930, leading in coalition after King Farouk's dismissal. He opposed wartime gifts and warned Goebbels against propaganda during a Cairo visit.
The report recalls World War II era events with a German prize crew taking a ship into Norfatle harbor and continued Allied pressure near Kuttle Amarn. It notes British merchant ships sunk by a Zeppelin bomb and U boat attacks, alongside Russia’s actions in Karelia and Finnish calls for an honorable peace.
The piece reports temperatures and wind details for the day and night, noting humidity, precipitation totals, and tides. It includes references to moon phase, cloudiness, rainfall amounts, and a list of city readings across the United States and Canada. It closes with a note on cosmic ray weather forecasting from space as featured in The American Weekly.
East African front reports heavy clashes with significant Italian and British losses. British armored columns advance toward Benghazi while Western Libya coast roads see tank and infantry moves. British air attacks target Derna and Batce as forces push into Eritrea and Italian Somaliland.
Greek domination of the Tepeleni area was reported as Italian attempts to push in Albania falter. Reports say Tepeleni occupation is only mop‑up of scattered detachments with Greek gains near Kilodra and Yalona while Italian counterattacks have failed.
Berlin reports authorized sources rebut U S Secretary Knox on Germany using gas against England citing Adolf Hitler’s war rules from 1939 and 1930 pledging retaliation with gas for gas and warning that attacks on German departs will be answered in kind.
Wilkie announced he will fly back to the United States from London to testify on aid to Britain and outline defense plans. He said Secretary Hull requested his immediate return and noted hearings aim to finish by mid February.
Police say three men fled after burglarizing a hotel inn. One suspect died on arrival at hospital, another was arrested as Carlos Lopez and a third, Manuel Reyna, was booked. Officers recovered a cash box, tools, and burglarized items from the scene.
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