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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1940
Page
1
A reflective travel feature recalls riding the Chief through Northern New Mexico and Arizona, with James Swinnerton painting desert skies. The author recounts a Navajo Hopi trip, school visits, and a missionary encounter, ending with a tease of continuing on page 2.
Weather Prophet J B Jirbue predicted continued showers for San Antonio and vicinity through Thursday night and Friday after almost an inch of rain in 94 hours. A 0.5 inch shower Wednesday morning, plus a 3 mile per hour pile and 0.27 inch downpour Wednesday afternoon, caused many stalled autos. City reports included electrical and telephone troubles, while farmers welcomed the rain for pastures and crops. Wednesday marked the sixth consecutive day of rainfall in the area with light downtown showers Thursday morning. Friday’s sun expected to rise at 5 38 a m and set at 1 36 p m, as the tempest lingers over the skies.
In Austin the Colorado River is predicted to rise Friday night due to heavy rainfall in the middle watershed. Authorities report the river could reach flood levels around 18 to 29 feet, with tributaries above Austin dropping rapidly yesterday and this morning. No reports of rainfall were recorded in the watershed last night or this morning according to Lower Colorado River Authority engineers.
The defense commission said Congress would be asked to authorize a $65,000,000 expansion of Tennessee Valley Authority power facilities for national defense needs. An immediate increase in power production is deemed necessary due to defense demands from industrial growth.
CHUNGEING China June 20 An army spokesman said Chinese counter attack recaptured the Yangtze river port of Shansi last night after Japanese forces held it for 10 days The city lies about 350 miles downstream from the Japanese held provisional capital Ginung King
June 2 17 France gave up Lyon to German forces as Paris and authorities debated peace terms from Adolf Hitler. A French ministerial meeting at 9 a m signaled willingness to continue the fight perhaps from North Africa. German air raids hit Bordeaux while reports from Geneva and North Africa spoke of planes and troops aiding French defenses.
Bordeaux dispatch quotes Marshal Petain addressing the French public on why Germany was urged to end the war. He cites military defeats, unequal material, and shifting alliances, urging unity in sorrow and warning against postwar complacency. He notes Britain and Italy fought alongside but America remained neutral, appraising France’s terrible days and the need to accept defeat while preserving national resolve.
Reports say the Duke of Windsor left his Cap dAntibes villa by car heading toward Spain while the Duchess, Wallis Warfield, is in Lisbon seeking a path to the United States. British officials denied arrest orders and noted uncertainty about the couple’s destination as winds and visas hinder travel.
A Texas oil commission ordered shut downs of Texas fields starting June 23 and 40, reducing daily output by 17,110 barrels in Southwest Texas and imposing five general shut-in days for July and August. Officials Jerry Sadler and Beneat O Thompson said the step addresses over production and foreign market losses. Estimated statewide daily output would fall to about 1,115,000 barrels. East Texas would average 475,000 barrels daily, up from 300,000.
Reports from Ankara say the Turkish parliament is likely to repeal its alliance with Great Britain and France tomorrow. Istanbul dispatches note thousands of troops moved to the Bulgarian frontier as a precaution against potential Allied actions. Beobservers fear Germany may punish Turkey for signing the mutual assistance pact with the Allies. In Montevideo, the U S cruiser Quincy arrived at the harbor.
San Antonio and vicinity: partly cloudy with scattered showers Thursday night and Friday. Moderate easterly winds. Thursday highs around 88, low around 71. Friday highs near 90, low around 72. East Texas east of one hundred northbound: partly cloudy Thursday night and Friday with scattered showers. Northeast winds light to moderate. western Texas cloudy with showers and possible thunderstorms.
French troops in Alsace and Lorraine assault to pierce German lines bottling their escape toward the Swiss frontier. German motorized units move from Lyon toward Bellegarde near Geneva. Fighting reported along the Loire south of Nantes near the Laire river as French withdraw toward the Cher river near Bourges.
London authorities today denied Britain intends forcing Egypt into the war. They said Britain only asks Egypt to honor its military alliance and avoid actions that would hinder British operations. It was stated that the Egyptians appear to be aligned with their treaty commitments.
President Roosevelt accepted with regret the resignation of Fred H Brown former New Hampshire senator as comptroller general of the United States Brown had held the post for several months and telegraphed his resignation from Dover New Hampshire yesterday
German forces push through Brittany and Lyon while Paris reports Brittany coast fires and occupation of Brest. Berlin claims air superiority and mass captures exceed 200000 prisoners as armistice terms move toward a meeting behind German lines.
London reports the armed merchant cruiser Andania, a 13,950-ton Cunard White Star liner, torpedoed and sunk. The trawler Juniper in northern Norwegian waters is overdue and presumed lost.
Fire started by lightning threatened six wooden government buildings in central Tokyo. Hundreds of firefighters battled the blaze as heavy rain hampered arrival of fire trucks and slowed containment efforts.
War at a Glance reports on armistice timing in Rome and French envoy moves to Bordeaux. It notes Nazi advances including Lyon and Brest, heavy bombing in Britain, and large prisoner captures. Reports from Berlin, London, Geneva, Mexico City, Tokyo, and Washington outline shifts in fronts, defenses, and military plans amid global conflict.
Washington June 20 41 President Roosevelt sent to the Senate nominations of Col Frank Knox to be secretary of the navy and Henry L Stimson to be secretary of war. Knox publisher of the Chicago Daily News and a former Republican vice presidential candidate, would succeed Charles Folliot as navy secretary. Stimson 56 is a veteran of wartime service and former secretary of war under Taft and secretary of state under Hoover. The White House announced Wooldridge would resign as cabinet member effective upon confirmation of his successor.
Tokyo reports the lifting of the Tientsin blockade effective at noon after an agreement with Britain and France. Japanese forces had maintained barricades around British and French concessions in northern Tientsin since June 14, 1939, amid tensions over alleged terrorist acts and Chinese silver reserves.
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