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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1944
Page
1
Report describes a U S task force bombarding Paramushiro and coastal targets in darkness. A merchant ship was crippled after intense gunfire while fires roared ashore and tracer rounds lit the sky as retaliation anti-aircraft fire filled the night. The raid unfolded with precision and strong morale among the crew.
Pre Sadao Iguchi spokesman for the chapboard of information charged Anglo American aims to cover up wartime crimes by Japan. He cited 2400 Japanese women jailed at a Davao Philippines school who were raped, and described brutal killings as American retaliation during a landings attempt. Iguchi claimed 56 Japanese murdered as forces approached, and alleged other abuses in the United States including robberies and murders in El Dorado Street Blackton and Stockton.
Paul Steffler has shown steady improvement after suffering a stroke nine days ago. His office says he is rapidly regaining use of his left leg and is progressing toward recovery.
London and Madrid exchange warnings as diplomats discuss Franco's neutrality and possible actions. British presses urge France to curb German agents in Tangier and Spain to withdraw from the Russian front while Falange editors acknowledge a crisis. A Tass Lisbon dispatch notes German orders in Spanish factories. The Yellow Cab company paid 3044 to the city in January for downtown stands, about 12 percent of receipts.
The Randolph and San Antonio Aviation Cadet Center units report four soldiers killed in weekend highway crashes. Cpls Joseph Tibbetts, Rudolph Haglund, and Gordon Rot died in a four mile south of San Marcos collision. Cpl Jack Russ from the Cadet Center died after being struck while repairing a tire 17 miles southeast of San Antonio. Curtis J. Cogein and Wilburn C. Maehe were injured. Deputy sheriffs detained the driver.
Bishop Hay 78, veteran Methodist leader who guided mission work in Guinea and founded church in Mexico, died at his Houston apartment last Friday. Survived by widow, two sons Sam F R Hay of Houston and Horace Hay of Hollister California, three daughters and five grandchildren. Rites at First Methodist Church were led by Salt Bishop A Frank Smith with hundreds in attendance.
The Dutch flag will be lowered tomorrow morning at Jackson army air base in a ceremony attended by high ranking officers of the Eastern flying training command. The event ends Royal Netherlands military activities at the base after 21 months of organized training and support.
Thomas Fountain, 44, was stabbed Sunday morning at 252 Gallagher Alley and died at Robert B. Green Hospital. A 40 year old Black man in custody gave sworn police statements claiming an argument over a dollar led to the fatal confrontation.
The Seventh Air Force pioneered the invasion trail into the Marshall Islands and, under Maj. Gen. Willis H. Hale, flew relentless air power into Central Pacific targets. In about 75 days, they dropped nearly 700 tons of bombs, destroyed 238 enemy aircraft, sank ships, and endured 38 aircrews lost. Navigators emerged as pivotal due to long over-water missions and small, dispersed airfields.
Obituaries list Opia Love 36 of 11 Quintara a trees lawn cemetery 3 p m Monday with Rev officiating died Saturday survivors include widow. Mrs Lillis Ruth Love and several children and siblings. Funeral details for multiple others follow from various churches and chapels including Southside, San Fernando Archdiocesan Cemetery, Mission Burhitt Park, and City Cemetery with service times and pastors. The notices name families, funeral homes, and interment sites across Devine and surrounding areas.
Washington report says the War Labor Board faced an implied threat as skilled workers in 62 Ohio and Michigan war plants strike. IMESA officials refuse board subpoenas amid instructions from a 110 member national committee. William L. Brooker, IMESA general counsel, names Matthew Smith and George White as defying the hearing.
Mentalist Joseph Dunninger arrived in San Antonio Monday for a 7 pm Municipal Auditorium show. He claims to gain or lose weight by one to two pounds during demonstrations before continuing to College Station and Houston for radio broadcasts.
The community reported that milkweed contributed roughly 20 000 pounds of floss for military purposes during 1943. The effort supported medical and first aid needs, reflecting wartime civilian mobilization and local participation in the home front initiative.
A consumer ad fragment touts first application relief for eczema ringworm and pimples with a money back guarantee if the first jar fails to provide relief. The ad urges readers to try it today and mentions the product name Blue Star Ointment.
CAMDEN New Jersey February 1 The cruiser Atlanta rode at anchor in the Delaware River to day as successor to the Mighty A sunk by the Japanese off Guadalcanal The ship was launched at 1252 p m with Atlanta officials and Capt Samuel P Joukine present Mrs Mansarel Mitchell Marsh author of Gone With the Wind acted as sponsor</S>
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