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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1942
Page
2
A vacation edition of The Light's Guide Book is available free. Call at the want ad counter on Broadway Street Fifth to obtain a copy.
A dubious ad touts a liquid bleach for skin lightening promising fast results and no grease marks on clothing. It claims the formula lightens skin in minutes while the active ingredient works, urging immediate purchase and suggesting external blemish reduction with no waiting.
Seven army flyers were killed when an army bomber crashed and exploded after slicing through treetops near North Reading Massachusetts. The crew included First Lieut James Phillips Jr first lieutenant Klyce second lieutenant Don H Johnson Jr staff sergeant Robert J Aulsburs Archie R Chester and William Bilio. Police heard explosions possibly bombs. officers arrived to investigate.
A garbled report claims a Sunday transport ban in Britain affects shoplifting, citing the department of commerce. The fragment references tires and wrapped paper, with unclear names like Hakswepeide and Sweden. Authorities provide no clear conclusion.
A huge torrent swept through Bayfield Wisconsin washing out five business buildings and flooding the town. The deluge cut off Hayfield peninsula access for hours and damaged property including cemetery coffins washed from graves. Fire damage and losses were estimated up to 5000000 dollars. The town's 1212 residents received Red Cross aid as water surged through main street toward Lake Superior with no reported casualties.
War production shifts half the civilian industry to military outputs. Sunken production includes burners, wash machines, lawnmowers, fishing tackle, bicycles, and even jewelry dies repurposed for weapon parts. Women and factories face vast material reallocation to shells, bombs, and munitions.
Law officers search a wooded area near the Alabama Georgia line for Ross Nicholson 20 after he fatally shot Tom Tusvee 51 of Fort Payne. Nicholson entered Buavee's home and fled following the attack.
Maj. Lewis D Brereton, new U S Army Air Forces commander in the Middle East, stated 36 days of operations with 24 bomber missions by B 24 Liberators and B 17 Fortresses. Three planes missing, other casualties, and confirmed enemy aircraft destroyed. He noted American bombers recently struck Tobruk harbor and shipping in the Gulf of Bomba, with cooperation with RAF until American crews assume full command.
Parents rush 2 year old Carroll Stanney to hospital after a swollen red mark appears on his body. Physician confirms the mark is caused by a mosquito bite.
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