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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1944
Page
3
Eyewitness account recalls brutal fighting as Marines describe burning emplacements, explosive charges, and Japanese defenders in a brutal campaign. The speaker notes enemy bodies and stifling smells, with claims of persistent resistance and high casualty terrain amid close combat.
The cited text questions if Diamond Jim endured stomach or ulcer pains and mentions various symptoms and remedies in a dubious tone. It references others possibly consuming food and a dubious medical claim urging a fake product with a money back guarantee.
The Texas Forest Service will conduct a cork oak experiment in Bexar County, awaiting 15 to 20 years for trees to mature. Assistant District Attorney T. H. Ridgeway received 10 cork oak acorns to plant on his Medina River ranch as part of the study. The project aims to identify regions best suited for cork tree cultivation, with acorns sourced from Spain, Portugal, and North Africa.
Police report quiet in Austin after a Negro soldier riot last night lasting 30 to 40 minutes. State guard was alerted as hundreds of troops clashed when a Black military police officer was arrested in a kitchen. Military, state, city and county officers helped quell the disturbance with no civilian participation.
Mothers of sons or daughters in the armed forces invited to join the local chapter of the American War Mothers which meets the first Wednesday of each month in the Municipal auditorium.
The report states Japanese garrisons on Rol and Namur estimated at 2500 with heavy casualties believed. It notes U S forces bombarding other atoll islands, including Gugene, a fortified three quarters by a mile long, under naval fire with pillboxes, artillery, machine guns, and a fire trench on the seaward side. Gugene lies near two smaller coral islets forming Kwajalein’s southern approach.
A long list shows Willem Englebrecht and Kfaret Jungman. Antonio Martinez and Frances Cas ino. John Blair and Leela Basse among numerous couples. Also noted is the death of Methodist Bishop Samuel Ross Hay at 78 in Houston with funeral services pending.
The Spielman family from Carrizo Springs, Texas, reveals that Blake Spielman, 22, son of Elmo and wife, escaped from a Japanese prison camp in the Philippines after months of hardship. Blake, a former Carrizo Springs High student and cook, is praised for resilience and field craft. His father recalls Blake’s adventurous character and prior enlistment experiments before shipping to the Philippines following Corregidor seizure.
Mayor Gus B. Mautermann refused an audience with city hall porters who called Saturday morning to demand a wage increase from $65 to $100 a month. They said they would either get the raise or quit next week.
Washington February session shows the senate unable to reach a quorum for the soldiers voting bill. Majority Leader Barkley (D Ky) moves to adjourn after the chamber trails four votes short of a quorum, stalling administration federal ballot legislation.
Campbell 28 of 423 West Magnolia Avenue was targeted after an older man and an accomplice lured him from a local bank with a promise of money from a pocketbook containing war bonds. They attempted to coerce him with a 100 pound security demand and a supposed cut. Traffic Officer W Cockrell joined the chase, pursuing the suspect for two blocks before arresting the man. the other conspirator escaped.
County health officer Dr. M M Dorbandt notes many courthouse employees have spring fever. He quips the illness is mild and prescribes rest if possible as treatment to cope with the seasonal start.
CORPUS CHRISTI Feb 5 INP News says three service personnel died in two plane crashes near the naval air station. Lieut William D Watson A5 MGR Berkeley Calif and Seaman Second Class Robert L Brown of Kimball Neb were killed in a WWalhing plane crash 25 miles from the station. Aviation Cadet Millon F Backlund of Skron Ohio was killed in a second crash eight miles from the station.
Angel Mata, 32, of Rossi Street, remanded to county jail on $1000 bond after arraignment before U S Commissioner A V Knight on a charge of failure to report for induction. A color film produced for John D Rockefeller Jr by Eastman Kodak will be shown at the Witte museum art gallery at 4 pm Tuesday, announced by G P Robertson.
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