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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1941
Page
2
A recovered text recounts Benedict Arnold's rise as a skilled general and his bitter clash with Congress. It details his disgruntled response to promotions, his court martial, and Washington's reprimand before Arnold's West Point plot with Major Andre. After capture, Andre died confessing the plan while Arnold fled to the British.
A strike by O.2.0, United Automobile Workers at Ryan Aeronautical plant in San Diego will start next Tuesday if federal mediation fails. Richard Frankensteen, the union negotiator, said a new company offer remains unacceptable, with a likely wage scale higher than before but not disclosed. The union demanded 74 cents an hour but eyed the Downey Vultee scale of 58 cents to 24.2 cents as a possible settlement. Frankensteen warned draft boards might pressure workers to yield their rights to strike, sending a telegram to President Roosevelt to protest anti union actions.
The Bristol area endured heavy German air attacks with serious fires from incendiaries as raiders also struck London and southern towns. An enemy bomber was shot down off Scotland. RAF bombers attacked Wilhelmshaven for the second night, with thousands of incendiaries and explosives dropped on an unidentified southern port town causing over 60 fires but limited damage due to firewatchers. Bristol suffered civilian deaths when police and fire stations were hit.
Allied fronts report snow and severe cold hamper operations on the Albanian battlefront, with patrol activity and new prisoner tallies. London rail and air alerts followed German thrusts, causing anti aircraft fire and debris searches as rescuers work amid collapsed hostel remains with dozens rescued and many bodies recovered.
Associated Press reports daylight raids over the French coast near Dover as British and Allied forces pursue carrier and base attacks. German torpedo raids hit Bristol and Wilhelmshaven while Malta details note heavy bombings. casualties and fires rise as fires burn and rescue operations continue amid cold Balkan and Libyan fronts.
Rome dispatch says the submarine rammed and sunk in December 89 was identified as the Greek Proteus, built in France. On the Albanian front the high command cites local actions and reports considerable losses for the enemy.
The Twentieth district convention of the American Legion convenes at 8 p m Sunday at the Elks club. J J McConnell district commander announces an aid bill vote and a recommendation for England. A new district commander will be chosen after a medal presentation to Andrew Diltal, judge advocate, by the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
An OCR readout summarizes a regional weather bulletin listing wind, temperatures, and precipitation. It notes wind from the east, varying rain chances, and temperatures around the mid 70s to 80s in several locales including Alpine, Amarillo, and Galveston. The report also references a broader set of cities, towns, and stations with scattered clear and cloudy conditions.
Porto Alegre Brazil Jan reports the French freighter Mendoza trailed by a British cruiser and moving slowly northward inside Hanalian territorial waters. Laden with food for blockaded France, the Mendoza lay at Rio Grande for hours last night before continuing its cautious journey inland.
In Ankara on January 17 President Ismet Inonu and Foreign Minister Saki Sarncoglu welcomed British Ambassador Sir Hughe Twatchbull-Hugessen and officers of the British Middle East command. The visiting officers including Admiral Sir Howard Kelly, General Sir James Marshall-Cornwall, and Air Vice Marshal F. W. Elmhurst spent two days in talks with Turkish leaders reviewing military issues with Turkish officers.
An East Coast storm from Boston to Wilmington and into western Pennsylvania hammered the region with snow sleet and rain, plunging cities into darkness. It disrupted travel, cut power and telephone lines, disabled thousands of street lights, and left hundreds marooned on a New Haven train near Hell Gate bridge before a steam engine freed them. The ice caused numerous injuries and sent ambulance calls into the thousands in New York by midnight.
Tokyo reports nine Japanese assassins charged with plotting to ambush and dynamite a high official near his office. The state leader named in the case was not identified. police disrupted plans after failing to locate the target’s car. Weather and transportation disruptions followed a winter ice storm.
The Russians broke the Cay- Asus 60 mile front and pushed Turks toward Erzrem. A Russian destroyer squadron raided the Anatolian coast destroying numerous merchant ships. Fighting raged in Artois with heavy activity reported.
Belgrade reports show Hitler aims to seize Rumania and make it a German protectorate. Balkan tension rises as rail traffic shrinks and clashes on the Russian frontier intensify. Observers say 990000 troops move, while fears of border seizures prompt strategic Russian tests and possible Bulgarian bargain talks.
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