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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1941
Page
2
The piece argues for a Swiss style defensive mobilization and citizen soldiers to protect democracy. It condemns wartime excesses, calls for civilian training, criticizes government waste, debt, and inefficient social programs, and advocates preparing youth for proper defense while avoiding foreign wars.
Virginia Gayda, noted fascism editor, claims strikes mark the first civil war phase, risking national unity and prosperity. She cites North American Aviation Corp strikes as delaying government orders valued at 196 million dollars, affecting U.S. and Britain actions.
Edinburgh June 8 Former Wear Secretary Leslie Hore-Belisha urged recognition of common citizenship among Britain the British empire and the United States as the surest safeguard of a new democratic order He also proposed a single allied council directing industrial efforts for a total war without delays He criticized the Crete defense as a military disaster warning of continued defeats and incompatible explanations He spoke before the Scottish National Association ahead of parliament resumed and a debate on Crete Prime Minister Churchill and War Secretary Margesson are slated to answer critiques but a confidence vote is not expected
Capetown June 6 Prime Minister Jan Christian Smuts urged the United States to hurry and take decisive steps before it is too late. He said the United States is a country of bustle, and expressed hope it will live up to the challenge in the near future.
Wind at 12 30 p m SE 14 mph humidity readings 12 30 p m mean 26 percent 36 percent 6 34 a m mm and percent precip totals 24 hours ending 78 m trace since January 1 accumulated excess 2 82 inches month to date excess 15 inches total rainfall since January 4 M41 inches sun sets 7 30 p m Friday rises 5 04 a m sets 7 41 p m Saturday moon rises 8 62 p m Balure day sets 4 88 p m Moon phases Full moon June Tides at Arantax Pass Saturday Nixie 2 53 am 12 24 p m W o at 5 27 p m and TiS6 B mM
A fragmented weather snapshot covers many locations from Abilene to Boston, listing cloudiness rain or clear conditions. It includes scattered city mentions such as Fort Worth Dallas Galveston Laredo and Detroit with varying forecasts and partial state abbreviations. The piece ends with a note about light home and office items and clarifications.
Mme George de Gripenberg a Finnish minister's wife touring Canada and the United States under Finnish Red Cross sponsorship speaks Friday at 12 15 pm to a Ladies group of the Kiwanis club. She holds distinguished service medals from France Belgium Britain and Finland and travels to express gratitude for American aid during the Russo Finnish war.
Berlin reports German air raids sank three merchant ships totaling 15,800 tons off Scotland and damaged four more while noting no British activity over Germany. A separate item notes comedian George L. Bickel, 78, died yesterday.
Mayor C K Quin received notice that the Bexar County Medical Society the Bexar County Dentists Association and the Bexar County Druggists Association will meet next week to nominate candidates for the city health board Four nominees will be named by the medical society and one by each of the dental and druggists societies Quin will appoint the board from the nominations
Tommie Harris, a Negro convict, was executed at the state prison in Huntsville shortly after midnight. He had been condemned for a criminal assault that caused the death of a young mother in Johnson County. Just before death he said he was ready to go.
State highway police revealed indictment of C. T. Catmèn for the $1577 robbery of A. A. Holloway at 608 Broadway on May 3. Catmèn, under indictment since May 21 in Criminal District Court, was arrested Thursday by Capt. Hil Foreman and G. E. Jordin of the Austin police. Also indicted in the case is E. Spleer of Jackson, Miss.
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