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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1942
Page
5
The San AMIRI OPM office reports minor amendments to the original automobile freezing order. New terms allow transfer of title under preset installment contracts entered before 5 p.m. January 1, 142, while interpretation from Washington limits transfers to title only. Finance firms may repossess vehicles on default but repossessed cars remain frozen and cannot have title transferred.
A wartime notice outlines changes to laundry and dry cleaning services due to rubber shortages. Beginning February 2, 1942, each route will be covered once daily, processing and delivery times may lengthen, special pickups are stopped, and payment calls are eliminated. Non-pickups or deliveries will resume on the next regular neighborhood call. Cooperate with the program and expect some delays.
Government reads like a tax bulletin detailing items exempt from gross income. Proceeds of life insurance paid on death, amounts deposited not from death, and interest on such amounts below premiums are exempt. Annuities in excess of 3 percent of premiums are taxable to the extent not excluded by law for specific years. Also exempt are state and federal obligations, veterans pensions, and the value of a home and furnishings provided under certain compensation schemes.
Bexar County grapples with disposing of 15 surplus tons of milk from the county farm. County auditor Anderson seeks a legal opinion from District Attorney John Shook to confirm authority to sell to a company, while the farm continues dairy production and hog feeding.
A fragment notes a 1829 gold find near the Mississippi and mentions Wilite Ortiz mine near Santa Fe New Mexico with unclear dates and details. The text hints at an early mining effort and locations but lacks coherent events or outcomes.
In Melbourne on June 23, reports from Australian government circles questioned Prime Minister Churchill's warning of a potential Japanese invasion. Officials noted Churchill's warning as a serious overseas operation risk while critiquing Britain's wartime leadership. The Sydney Morning Herald condemned Britain’s war record as a string of blunders. Also noted is the Santa Fe National Forest’s 1892 establishment, one of the oldest U.S. forest reserves in northern New Mexico.
London observers report Prime Minister Churchill facing sharp party and cross party criticism during a second day of debate on war leadership. Labour and Liberal allies support a confidence vote, with Conservatives publicly backing Churchill as thePac fic war aims spar over Malaya and North Africa. US aid and naval control in the Pacific are debated as critical factors in Britain’s war strategy.
Election and appointment of officers at One Past Commanders Association of Texas announced Wednesday by Chief Commander Max G Wala. New officers include first chief commander B E A Kell, second chief commander John E Hutgler, chief adjutant J Gagray, chief chaplain H F Darmell, alter service officer Harry Schmidt, and chairman of the department of Americanism B F Harris.
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