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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1941
Page
3
In Bahia Blanca Argentina sailors from Italian merchants used fists bottles and knives in a riot sparked by derisive remarks about democracy. Police say several were involved and four people suffered minor injuries while numerous arrests were made. all detainees were released after questioning.
London reports daylight bomber sweeps on Dunkerque and Boulogne with RAF escort. Two German planes claimed shot down and docks at Dunkerque said to be stopped. Early morning raids on northwest Germany targeted defects. ongoing daylight actions off Norwegian coast. A Spitfire pair reportedly attacked Calais Army positions, with one plane damaging an enemy aircraft and troops.
San Francisco reports Everett Scott of Chanute Kansas, called to army duty, cannot take his dog Laddie. The 56 year old mascot, nearly starved, will travel 2000 miles by chartered truck to Fort Ord California after blood transfusions and heart-nail injections kept him alive. Major General Stilwell approved the move to join the Seventeenth Infantry.
Powerful Royal Air Force formations left Singapore today to reinforce air bases in northern Malaya. The move signals strengthened British and Australian air power in the region as Japan expands influence southward through mediation in Indochina. Negotiations with Thailand and French Indochina influence border tensions.
A Bangkok Bangkok dispatch via Nien Nichi reports British troops from Singapore moving along the Malay peninsula toward the Thai border. Troops from Burma have been concentrated on the Mergui Islands off the peninsula’s west coast since November.
An instructors' school begins at Randolph field for eight graduates from Kelly and Brooks advanced flying schools. All but one have been commissioned as second lieutenants in the reserve. Cadet Janes D Brings is under twenty one. The three hour course started Sunday and will send officers as instructors to new flying schools, likely Barksdale field in Shreveport.
In France on February 10 two French war veterans were exempted from a law barring Jews from public office. The exemptions cover State Mining Engineer Armand Mayer, who founded the first Soil Mechanics Laboratory in France, and Pierre Vion, a training engineer and International Power expert.
Hollywood report says child star Jackie Coogan known as The Kid will reportedly enter the U.S. Army Air Corps after passing the medical exam. He previously sought a position as an instructor in the Canadian air force and is described as a popular figure with fans.
Italian forces report routing a mechanized column near Gutra in North Africa with artillery duels ongoing in the Cheren sector of Eritrea. An Allied master plane squadron was repaired to destroy, and 45 Allied planes were grounded in a breaking air strike on an airport in East Africa.
Defectees assigned to multiple units including the One Hundred Forty-fourth Infantry and the One Hundred Eleventh Infantry. Names listed include W. A. Aiiver Av Hilburm and B. Mo Reynalds in the 144th. Other transfers include field artillery and infantry postings with several individuals named.
A reliable source said Francisco Franco and foreign minister Ramon Serrano Suner would travel through France to meet Premier Mussolini. French authorities planned safety measures though travel routing remained undisclosed. Reports in Bern suggested they might go via the Riviera.
Vatican City February 10 Pope Pius XII attended nine requiem masses in the Sistine Chapel for Pius XI on the second anniversary of his death. He privately visited Pius XI's new tomb in St Peter's Basilica and prayed kneeling. The marble tomb weighs about five and one half tons and was consecrated yesterday.
Greek and British fighters shot down 12 to 15 Italian planes during a broad air raid campaign while Albania and Greek cities faced strikes. Bombs hit Salonika Patras Preveza and Tyanning as Tyanning reported civilian deaths and St Sophia Basilica damage. Rome claimed Greek forces faced costly local fights in Albania amid ongoing intensive air activity.
The entry recalls events from February 10 1915 including Germany offering compensation for Lusitania victims and sailing of armed merchantmen as belligerents from March 1 1916. A British war vessel was sunk by a German destroyer near Dogger Bank.
British planes torpedoed an enemy destroyer off the coast of Norway and bombed targets near Flushing in the Netherlands during daylight raids yesterday, the ministry reported today.
Washington reports a bill appropriating 1 146 994 49 for the treasury and post office for the 1942 fiscal year. It includes 442 060 for the post office and 37 million WPA funds to last until July. The coast guard budget rises to 82 199 150 with a 16 958 440 increase. Agriculture scientist Dave discovers a parasite catching up with the Japanese beetle menace.
Invitation announcing the Witte Museum and collection of contemporary American ceramics chosen as the official American Ceramic Art Exhibit for the Golden Gate Exposition at Syracuse Museum of Pine Alia. It notes Syracuse China sold exclusively at Joske's to attract artists designers and home enthusiasts.
A reader ad promotes Vicks VapoRub steam inhalation as a simple home remedy for colds. Boil water, pour into a bowl, add VapoRub, inhale the medicated vapors to relieve congestion throat and chest. Rub VapoRub on neck chest and back at bedtime for soothing, poultice-like comfort.
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