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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1944
Page
3
Nazi propaganda praise flows from German publications circulating in Portugal. Articles trumpet uninterrupted munitions from Czechoslovak arms factories, claim all Czech workers are at peaceful posts, and depict undamaged production hubs in the protectorate amid war destruction.
The text describes postwar developments in Germany where buildings and rights to war damage compensation are central. Salvage dealers seek wreckage, a new industry forms around transforming debris into usable materials, and a comprehensive legal code governs war damage. Thousands of lawyers handle related cases as a large bureaucracy manages evacuation, compensation, emergency allowances, employment, and transfers.
Rusty the brown water spaniel began an unscheduled stroll in St Louis on Memorial Day and escaped from his crate at the express office. He fled past a police station to freedom and was later found in Clayton. He will be shipped tomorrow to his owners, Maj and Mrs Peter F Daly of Owensboro Kentucky.
Independent commentary from Arthur Baer in the Buffalo Courier Express mocks readers confusion about his politics. He asserts independence and recalls past clashes with Boies Penrose, noting he has no allegiance or collar.
Abilene lad 16, elected by Lone Star Boys' State, sponsored by the American Legion, will serve as governor for a day. Other state offices filled include attorney general Rex Glimp of Menard, comptroller Moller Martin Louvern of Dallas, and agriculture commissioner Bill Donald of Corpus Christi among others.
Reed, associate OPA district rep, received a Friday letter from Robert Lincoln Randle of Seguin seeking information on buying a truck for personal transport. The note, originally addressed to the president, bore a May 24 postmark and a stamp saying respectfully referred for acknowledgment and consideration.
American fighter pilots over Bougainville carry out fuel bomb and incendiary spray runs on Japanese victory gardens. Lieut. James A. Kelly reports the tactic, dubbed potato runs, to starve Japan of food needed for war effort. Bulgarian farmers rely on farming and pasture for about four fifths of national livelihood.
Governor Coke Stevenson accuses the presidents fair employment practices committee of open violation and conspiracy against Texas segregation laws. He questions the committee's authority scope and aims, and whether its actions would undermine white and colored segregation statutes. Dallas News asked to limit employment ads while PFEPC guidance is debated.
Austin June 9 Gen J Watt Page told Governor Stevenson that about one of every five Texans has joined some branch of the service. The state totals show 634,469 selectees and volunteers processed as of June, not adjusted for casualties or discharges and excluding women who have entered service.
On a Normandy beach a vast heap of stones and invasion artifacts linger. The water carries wreckage and derelicts stretch hundreds of yards off shore. Foxholes dot the sandy strip as a narrow rise shelters the beach from high tides. Soldiers move quietly along the grass marked by shell and debris while wounded receive care.
President Roosevelt announced 1000 European war refugees would be sheltered at an unused Fort Ontario facility near Oswego New York with admission outside regular procedures. Refugees from southern Italy are also moved to temporary Mediterranean havens as the plan faces congressional backing tied to the invasion effort.
A four day labor stoppage at the Wright Aeronautical plant in Cincinnati involving about 15 000 workers appears to be ending as staff return to duty and a company executive says production is almost normal. union officials call the strike over and note a discharge threat was issued for those not returning by Friday. Other settlements include Timken Bellet Bearing in Canton Obear Nester Glass in East St. Louis Botany Worsted Mills in Passaic and a bakery drivers stoppage in Toledo over wage and overtime disputes. A Portland taxicab strike may end with a new labor federation effort. Astronomical telescopes are described and a radio program dramatizes a cadet’s wartime raft survival.
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