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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1940
Page
3
Floods sweep wide Texas areas causing deaths and property loss. Rescue crews, including Boy Scouts and Red Cross units, work to reach stranded residents. Hallettsville and nearby communities report damaged bridges, flooded courthouses, and widespread cleanup as rivers recede.
King George with officers toured a southeast coast town and inspected coastal defense preparations. The party reported the king showed lively interest, especially along the sea front, as defense measures were demonstrated.
Debris and rising waters threaten communities from Hallettsville to Cuero as the Colorado and Lavaca rivers surge. Rescue squads pull six Marek family members from a tree, and Hallettsville faces a dramatic 45 foot river wall with early siren alarms saving many. Authorities report mass relief and evacuations while trains and highways suffer washouts and detours across the region.
Monday at the River theater a patriotic meeting of the Knights of America heard speeches by attorneys John Peace and Charles T. Halton. Other speakers were Jose F. Salsona, Christiano D. Perez, Pedro Hernandez, and Mrs. Maria Hernandez. Perez, master of ceremonies, announced another meeting on Milam square in the near future.
Hollywood mourns as Ben Turpin, famed for his crossed eyes, dies at age 65. The silent film icon collapsed and passed away today, leaving a legacy in early cinema and vaudeville.
The American liner President Coolidge arrived on orders from Washington amid fears of Japanese enforcement. A Canadian Pacific liner bound for Manila with naval escort carried 1000 British military personnel families, expected to reach Manila July 3 and return. Chinese leaving for Macao rush to depart while U S gunboats Mindanao Tulsa and Asheville stand by.
London authorities deny a spread rumor that German parachutists landed near an English town in the Midlands yesterday. There is no basis for the claim, and it has been dismissed as false by police.
Five hours of cruising around in meteor reports no trapped reef. Ray Russell, operator of a boat shop at 210 South Flores, and owner of the boat used, E G Jones of 326 Pelaware Street, Lior and Keith of 213 Breano Street, and Melvin Soenning of 1806 Northwest Twenty fourth Street. They aimed to reach Hallettsville ferrying across two creeks, the one near town about 0.08 mile wide, cruising about 2 miles between.
Austin dispatch reports days of rising creeks and rivers closed many highways Southeastern routes showed closures from Columbus to Georgetown and Circleville with several state roads limited or opened for vehicle use only. US 200 remained open Austin to Houston while US 68 near Victoria and Wharton faced possible closure later. Water impacted traffic on US 67 between Simms and Mand as newspapers in London cut pages to save paper.
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