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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 07, 1940

Page

2

Weather Gloom Hits Texas and Oklahoma with Snow

A blanket of snow and freezing temperatures spread from Utah to Dallas as storms disrupted travel. Army ships grounded and visibility dropped to three blocks in Dallas. Forecasters warned of continued rain and snow through the weekend across Texas Oklahoma and adjacent states. Texas cities reported varied readings from Amarillo two inches of snow and near freezing to Corpus Christi near 49 degrees.

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East in Cold's Grip Frozen Weather Hits Northeast

A fragmentary report describes a severe cold wave gripping the eastern third of the country with subzero temperatures in New York and New England. Snow and icy conditions are reported, with weather stations recording freezing readings and travel disruptions across several states.

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Finnish Forces Push Deep Into Soviet Territory On Murmansk Front

Finnish troops drive 18 miles into Soviet territory threatening key rail links and a major Soviet supply base at Bepota. Murmansk rail line suffers heavy damage with reports of thousands of Russian casualties and harsh winter conditions. In Karelia and Sala sectors, Soviets fall back toward the White Sea as Finns press near Mannerheim line defenses. Britain faces cabinet shifts after Hore Belisha resigns as war secretary amid political turmoil.

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Record of severe cold across the Midwest and drought relief rains

The report notes blizzard like snow in Traverse City Michigan and record lows across Iowa Nebraska and the Dakotas with temperatures from 10 below to 13 below. Dr Mindy McClintock 82 dies frozen at Atchison Kansas as warm rain returns to northern California and the Philippine Clipper sinks back to San Francisco after a 700 mile sea voyage due to a storm.

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Maury Receives Hoover's Thanks for Relief Effort

Mayor Maury Maverick received a written note of appreciation from former President Herbert Hoover acknowledging the cooperative efforts to raise funds for Finnish civilians. Hoover, director of the relief fund, sent the message on Saturday.

Maury Maverick Forme Herbert Hoover

Weather data from Sanuary area with wind and sky conditions

Weather summary reports a 6.06 pm southeast wind about 4 miles, 100 percent humidity at 8:34 pm, and 78 percent at noon. Rain totals show a monthly accumulation around 0.29 inch, with sunrise around 7:29 am and sunset about 5:53 pm on Sunday. Moon phase noted as New Moon Tuesday with tides and light changes listed.

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