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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1941
Page
2
Merryle Stanley Ruekeyser argues in a letter that federal deficits and rising taxes threaten the dollar and private savers. He critiques SEC and TEC studies, urges cautious reform, and warns against quick political remedies that could hinder economic security.
Fragments show temperatures, wind speeds, and precipitation data across multiple locations. Notes reference June percentages, moonrise, tides, and cloud conditions with scattered city readings from Hick in Weather Teré Trip and surrounding towns.
Austin June 20 Col Homer Garrison state police director reports 47 persons killed and 358 injured in Texas traffic collisions involving military personnel in the first four months of this year. He cites 445 accidents where soldiers were drivers passengers or pedestrians, with vehicle damage totaling 65271 dollars and fatal economic loss of 2 115 000 dollars.
The Australian federal government plans sending scientists abroad to strengthen contact with defense research in Britain the United States and Canada. The party will include a director of scientific research Haison and four or five assistants.
At Camp Blanding Florida the camp mascot Happy a four month old rooster belonging to Pvt Teri Sutherland learned to crow and woke the tent. The pet enjoyed roosting in the soldier’s tent until its death.
Police Lieutenant S. H. Allen reported the theft of his automobile. Detectives traced the car via radio and sighted it moving ahead. Five minutes later the missing vehicle was returned and the two men occupants were arrested.
A coroner's jury found Tausse Ford's parents not negligent for her death from pneumonia after they refused medical care due to their sect's healing by prayer. Louise died in a hospital after a court ordered removal following months of parental resistance. Neighbors had urged the father Price Ford to allow a doctor for the child.
Corpus Christi reports the J. Phillips Investment Company plans to appeal the Fourth Court of Civil Appeals ruling in San Antonio to the Texas Supreme Court. Nueces County saved the investment firm $10,373.61 plus interest from November 1945, alleging underpayment in a bond deal. The county claimed $94,850.12 was paid but the due total was $104,?
London forecasts imminent invasion of England as Germany settles with Russia. UK, RAF offensive aims to smash invasion prep while a Nazi spokesman claims padlocked U.S. consulates in Germany are no surprise. American consular officials accuse espionage aiding Britain amid deteriorating axis relations. French say allied sieges near Damascus repulsed. British predict Damascus fall within hours. Finland enacts defenses as leaders warn war between Germany and Russia could draw Finland in. U.S. senators warn of Nazi moves toward the Soviet Union risking vast war materiel flow and broader American involvement. British bombers strike German industry and invasion bases for the ninth straight night. raids on Britain at a lower level.
June 20 report describes Mount Vernon reservoir acting as a water bank for two railroads. Railroads haul water from the Wabash and Ohio rivers and discharge it into the works system, earning credit for gallons hauled and drawing on the reservoir for their needs amid a statewide water shortage.
A Melbourne style digest notes 25 year old wartime items. Russians press on southern flank toward Kolomen and Walith despite German reinforcements. Berlin blames France for peace talks collapse. German assaults at Vaux repulsed. British air raids hit industry bases and depot centers. Roosevelt appoints Henry L. Simson as war secretary and Frank Knox as secretary of the navy. Germany vows retaliation for World War I.
In Camp Blanding Florida on June 20 Opt. B Wyones of the Third Field Artillery returned from his first leave to Starkdale Mixs. Bub could not enter the house because two dogs had grown up during his absence. He waited on the curb several hours until his family woke and explained matters to the canines.
A Miami report highlights Dave Fleischer of the Welscher studio stating left handed artists out of 700 surveyed in film cartoon plants total 92 percent are left handed. Navy warnings note only 11 percent of the population is left handed and planes and carriers prompt cautious talk about espionage and “walls have ears” in a period of heightened security.
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