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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 09, 1940

Page

2

Hore Belisha strained by cabinet broadcasts in Britain

London reports on Jan 9 show Prime Minister Chamberlain promoting voluntary wartime sacrifices as Hore-Belisha resigns as secretary of state for war. Churchill rumored to oversee defense. King George receives the surrender. Trading ads urge support while a venomous anti Semitic letter circulates among officers.

London Mopister Chamberlain Leslie Hore-Belisha Horeisha Imperial Defense Winston Churchill Ute Admiralty Belisha King George Buckingham Palace Carriea Governent Lord Beaverbrook Evening Standard Churchill Hore-Belisha WAT Cat M. P War Office tHore-Belisha Army Navy Androyal Air Force

Jail Kisses Fail to Satisfy Court

WHEELING WEST VIRGINIA Mrs Ethel Wolfson serving 30 days for beating her husband with a brush kissed him in jail but Police Judge Charles Honhesgen refused to set aside the sentence declaring the act did not mitigate the judgment.

Wheeling Ethel Wolfson Charles Honhesgen

Cahill Jr Leaves City Job Amid Trial Reports

Rowee Cabitt Jr city employee identified in conflict with Mayor Maurs Maverick over poll tax law charges. Roscoe Cahill Jr leaves city service as Charles Rine joins vice squad transfer to parking meter collection. Lipscomb denies discharge and notes Cahill traveled to Virginia to visit relatives.

Rowee Cabitt Jr Maurs Maverick Iftre Force Louis, Lipscomb Charles Rine Dr Cahill

Finnish Relief Drive Sees Small Contributions Alike

Paris dispatch reports German patrols attacked French posts near the Vosges but were repulsed. British forces reportedly sank a German submarine. General Ironside and General Gamelin received the Legion of Honor. Contributions to the Finnish Relief Fund include $61 added and multiple smaller gifts. Hoover-led drive coordinated by The Light.

Herbert Hoover Paris Vosges Sodie Bour Lord Gert France Slr Edmund Ironside Imperial General Staff Legion of Honor Maurice Gustave Gamelln

Boy Unable to Identify Welch in Kidnap Case

Beaumont January 3 The late trial aimed to prove Dr William Welch chiropractor abducted 2 year old Irwin but the boy failed to identify him Tewin testified he had told others the kidnapper was a small Mexican man and said he did not recognize the abductor's voice Irwin recalls the man in disguise weighing over 200 pounds and says he never had a clear view of the kidnapper.

Welch Beaumont William €. Welch Irwin Tewin Dr. Welch

Hungary Seeks Balkan Reconciliation After Talks in Rome

Budapest reports a general Balkan reconciliation effort following Foreign Minister Count Stephen Csaky s return from Rome. Csaky and aides indicate continued work for peace based on Mussolini era aims, with discussions involving Yugoslavia Romania and Hungary as regional tensions ease through diplomacy.

Budapest Count Stephen Csaky Rome Marian Persign Galeaze Crane Csaky Mussolini Siete Pedruszy Macek Yugoslavia Mate Tateye Posimeasier Rumenian Foreten Grigore Gatencu Belgrade Hungary Rumania

Promotion Named for Capt Len G Clarke

Capt Len G Clarke an assistant superior general at Eighth Corps Area HQ is nominated for promotion to major. A native of Iowa he came to Fort Sam Houston from Fort Benning Georgia last July. He has served since 1907 and holds the Distinguished Service Cross.

Len G. Clarke Eighth Corps Corps Area Major Clarke Laws Fort Sam Nouston Fron Port Benning Army Crass

Belgium orders 8000 mobilized to release soldiers with children

The Belgian cabinet ordered mobilization of 8000 unemployed men to free 7500 soldiers with three or more children from the army. Belgium has about 27,000 unemployed workers at present.

Brussels Belgium

War News from 25 Years Ago in Poland and Verdun

Compiled items describe Russian forces menacing southern Poland and pushing allies north of Sois, capturing trenches and breaching lines. German air actions target French positions near Armentieres and Boar forest, with Verdun involved in regional fighting. Strong entities include Russian army, Poland, Armentieres, Verdun, German planes.

von Hindenburg Poland

Weather and local conditions across towns and states

A jumbled list of weather observations and forecasts from multiple places including Jackson, Juneau, Alaska and Seattle. It notes cloudy conditions, clear periods, rain, snow, and temperatures with scattered hourly references, mixing in city names and state abbreviations. The entry reads like a transportation or broadcasting weather bulletin with numerous entries per location.

Japanese Air Raids Reported On Haiphong Kunming Route

Japanese army reported new air raids on the Haiphong Kunming railroad in French Indo China. Bridges and tracks were damaged, services suspended, and shipments largely halted during recent operations. Aerial activity extended to Inner Mongolia and a Chinese base near Wuyuan. British police repelled a raid near Hong Kong, killing three attackers. Rioting Chinese internees in Hong Kong were subdued by police.

Hongkong Haiphong-Kunming China Mangisz Oldos Plateau Inner Mongolia Wuyuan Bancita Britain Rniase Kwangtung

Uruguay Trade Treaty Talks Abandoned

Washington reports that reciprocal trade talks with Uruguay and Argentina have collapsed amid disputes over customs quotas and export controls. Chile talks continue with copper concerns dropped. AFL head Green says federation opposed not final, while Hull probes AFL stance as wage earners push Congress to reject non ratified pacts.

Washington United States Uniguny Argentina Enf Uruguay State Department Chile Willa Green A. F. of 1 Hull Federation Wage Earners Protective Conference Congress

Fall of Japanese Cabinet Seen In China Role

Tokyo reports predicted collapse of Premier Nobuyuki Abe's cabinet once a new central Japanese government in China is formed. Critics cite failure to improve US relations, inability to end the conflict in China, and domestic vice shortages causing price rises as likely causes. The new regime under Wang Jingwei to administer occupied territories was approved by the cabinet yesterday.

Tokyo Nobuyuki Abena China United States Ching Waung Ching-Wei Lesle More-Belisha Chamberlain Hallas Germany Far Exis Nobuyuki Abe

Texas School of the Air to expand public curriculum plans

L A Woods state school superintendent announced Texas School of the Air programs to augment the present curriculum. Beginning February the program will deliver five 15 minute educational segments weekly to more than 3000 Texas schools. All state educational institutions have been invited to participate.

Austin Dan S CINS Flans L. A. Woods Texas School of the Aw Texas

District Women's Club Meets Set

Austin Jan D P Prior to the regular quarterly executive and board meeting Mrs Doe Perkins of Eastand president of the Texas Federation of Women's clubs approved spring district conformers of the organization. The conferences: Breckenridge April 1 16 Gainesville April 23 24 Commerce April 10 12 Galveston April 25 27 Austin April 8 10 Colorado City April 2 4 Shamrock late April Midland April 3 4 tentative

Austin Jan Doe Perkins Eastand Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs Breckenridge Gainesville Commerce Galveston Colorado City Shamrock Midland

War Roundup Comments on European War and Alliances

Prime Minister Chamberlain declared the European war only in its early stages, pledged Britain and France to sea defense, and criticized Nazi policy toward Poland and Czechoslovakia. He referenced a Soviet pact and Finland aid, while Germany renewed attacks on British shipping. Hungary and Japan faced shifts as diplomacy measured alliances, with Finland seeking credits, and a predicted Japanese cabinet resignation affecting China. The report notes income decline in Finland, U S Finland talks, and ongoing internal British political strains plus a British tanker sinking and allied military actions amid debates on war policy.

Chamberlain France Britain England Germany Poland Czechoslovakia Finland League of Nations Galland

Woman Injured in Leap From Burning Car

Mrs. Tuluxs Malete, 38, of San Diego, leaped from a burning car near Pleasanton while en route to San Antonio. She was treated at Robert B. Green Hospital for cuts to the head and wrenched arms and shoulder. Earlier she was knocked down by a car on the way home from school.

Tuluxs Malete San Diego Robert B. Green Hospital San Antonio Pleasanton Malete Jyomperd Derry Branton Mc Street

Soviets Assail Allies and American Munitions

Moscow reports in Godak stating three imperialist powers push fortifications against the U S G R in Finland. It cites Armstrong and DuPont as death dealers who built munitions amid overproduction. Red Star notes 44 American nude planes sold to Finland for possible navy use. Army communique mentions routine scouting, artillery duels, minor gunfire.

Moscow Newsspaper Godak Soviet Railways Britain United States France Finland Armstrong DuPont Red Star Army United States Navy

Suspect Quizzed in Payroll Holdup at Colima Street

A 20 year old man was taken into custody by Detectives Neal Haddox and Littlepage and Trooper Jordin on Colima Street after a payroll robbery at Duyentle Manufacturing Company. Two employees were robbed of 2800 by a bandit pair previously.

Duyentle Manufacturing Company Payrol Tne A. B. Neal B. Haddox

Ten Lost In Wreck Of French Vessel

A French patrol boat Barsac ran aground in a storm off Vegos Saturday and was total wrecked. Report from Madrid said five crew members landed safely and ten others were believed lost.

London ITNS Barsac Vego Reuters Dispatch Madrid

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