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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jan 19, 1939

Page

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Black Condor in North Atlantic Storm After Collision Rescue Efforts

Boston January 19 A rescue fleet pounds the Black Condor 75 miles southeast of Sable Island Nova Scotia as it dives toward salvage in a North Atlantic gale. Coast guards abandon hope for the Laura Annie Hames grounded off Nantucket sound. seven crew members evacuated to the cutter Tahor.

Boston Black Condon Sable Island Nova Scotia Nantucket Sound Coast Guards Nova Stat Ian Laura Annie Hames Tahor Coast Guard Cayuga Palip J. Prendergast Hurtford Conn Foundation Franklin Haifax N.S Cuttiigs

IT CLIMBS LIKE A ROCKET Hnes freighter bound to New York

A damaged freighter named Laura Annie Barnes, sailing from Rotterdam to New York via Antwerp, had a broken tail shaft and was towed by coast guard vessels near Nantucket Sound. Officers postponed further action to assess damage as aid ships Thetis and General Greene stood by.

Hnes Rotter Laura Annie Barnes Coast Idam Antwerp New York Nantucket Sound Tuckernauck Coast Guard Tahoe Thetis Dam General Greene

New Curtiss W right CW21 Interceptor Fighter

The CW21 interceptor fighter from Curtiss-Wright, tested at Lambert Field, St Louis, boasts a 90 second takeoff to climbing out of sight and a 300 mph cruise at 17400 feet. It can reach 5000 feet in 1.6 minutes and 20000 feet in under six minutes, with oxygen systems for high altitude flights.

BT. Louis Curtiss-Wright Corporation United States Lambert Field St. Louis

Red Cross Field Change Names Wichita Man Assistant Director

Harold H. Brown of Wichita Kansas has been named assistant Red Cross field director at Fort Sam Houston, succeeding Truman B. Solverud who moved to Fort Bliss El Paso. He will assist Henry Richmond, head director, in continuing Red Cross services for army personnel.

Red Cross Harold H. Brown Wichita, Kan Red Cress Fort Sam Houston Truman B. Solverud Fort Bliss el Paso Hany Richmond Army

Vets Protest Parade Postponement And City Permit

American Legion and Disabled American Veterans planned to protest a city parade permit for the Workers Alliance of America. The city granted the permit for a January 28 parade with a police designated route, while veterans debated whether the group is communist. DeLisi and Smith pledged to seek guidance from Congress on action.

American Legion Disabled American Veterans Workers Alliance of American Workers Alliance WPA Congress J. G. DeLisi Twentieth District American Légion Clem Smith En Alliance DeLisi Martin Dies Congressional Committee Dies DeList Smith C.K. Quin T. A. Roger Legion

Sweet and Low Applies to Tune at City Concert

Director Denis O'Brien praises Chelle band for Brahing Lullaby performance. The pheato player dozed off during the second concert, causing a minor disruption while the audience remained attentive to the show.

Billings Mont Denis O'Brien Chelle

Weather notes across Texas and plains region forecast

The report lists Thursday night and Friday as warmer with a high near 68 degrees and a low around 44. It includes detailed readings for East and West Texas, Oklahoma City, and various U.S. cities, noting clear skies, light winds, and mild temperatures, plus moon phase and tides for Aransas Pass.

San Antonio East Texas Galveston Bay West Texas Oklahoma City Okla Omata Neb. Alex Palesling Tex Rhoenix Arig iClear Pittsburgh Port Arthur Prince Albert Canada Raleleh Noc Rosebure Ore Roswell Vicksburg Washington D.C Wichita Kan Lwinston Menene Bnce Fatad Aransas Pass Abilene Albuquerqui Alpine Asnarillo Apalachitola Fla jAdlenta Austin Birmiceham Als Boston Maza Brady Browsaville Bullalo N. J Cairo Calzary Canafia Charleston Orr Cheyenne Won Calerga Corpus Christ Dally Tersiy del Rly Denyer Colo Miami Fis Minneapolie Bonito Ain Modena Montgomery Ark Newtes New Orleans York N.Y Nome Alaska Sre North Piatts Kebsa

Mailbox in Heaven letter from Floyd Higstrom asks for cure

In Minneapolis an image emerges of a grieving family. Floyd Higstrom, 4, is described as the son of Ferdinand and Mrs Higstrom. After Floyd’s death from an eye condition, Bobby Lewis, 8, wrote a letter to God asking to see Froydie and requesting an operation Floyd could not survive. The letter was found by a postal inspector in a mail at the post office. A pastor and parents explained to Bobby that Floyd was gone.

Minneapolis Ming Froydie Bobby Moyd Ferdinand Higstrom Minnieapolis Neil Lewis

British Defenders of Mons Honored Plate memorializes Royal Fusiliers

A bronze plate set along the Mons-Brussels railway commemorates British troops who defended Mons at the war’s start. Inscription honors officers and men of the Royal Fusiliers Fourth Battalion who occupied this sector on August 23, 1914.

Mons Brussels Rayal Fusiliers

Italian Plane Over French Region Reported Again

Fresh reports from the Somaliland Ethiopia border describe an Italian aircraft flying deep into French territory. The craft circled Tuesday over Alisablet, a village near the Dekkil mountains north of the Addis Ababa Dibouti railroad, following a prior reconnaissance flight there on Saturday.

Dhuispours Rrence Semundiana Djibolut Somaliland Ethiopia Alisablet Aliseblet Dek~kil theAddis Absbe-Dibovti

States mark Lee birthday across old South

Atlanta reports Gen. Robert E. Lee birthday observed in Virginia to Mississippi with banks and some public offices closed. Patriotic societies and school memorial exercises held. In 20 Lee holiday states only Tennessee recognizes Lincoln birthday on February 12.

Atlanta Robert FL Let Old South Virginia Mississippi

Three Days' Cough and Danger Signals Found

Fragmentary text describes a warning about a chronic illness and danger signals. Names and details are garbled but reference to membranes and medical concerns are evident. The exact events or entities remain unclear from the damaged passage.

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