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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1940
Page
3
Health officials tented a rabies case after a black and white rabbit belonging to Blea Mama, age two, bit a child on Vera Cruz Street. Veterinarians note rabbits are highly susceptible to rabies and discuss vaccine production from rabbit brain in neutral terms.
Rome reports hostilities between Italy and France cease on land sea and air. Britain to continue fighting. Submarine actions noted with one sunk and another missing. Italian leader not present at signing at Villa Incita near Rome. Front line fire ordered halted. minimal ceremony reported.
In June 2017 Swiss President Marcel Pilet-Golaz announced that the Swiss army will be partly demobilized at the German and French frontiers. He warned the government must soon take fearless authoritative decisions due to Switzerland's new position in Europe.
Police report a burglary at Richard Medinn of Furnish Avenue in which a pair of spectacles and a chamois skin valued at 3 were taken. The thief’s weakness appeared to be eyesight, with the suspect described as growing too weak for successful activities. The incident is linked to 6 Howze on Broadway.
Texas National Guard officers under Maj. Gen. Claude V. Birkhead prepared to urge the Texas delegation in Congress to back a defense plan. The plan calls for raising the guard to full strength, expanding the regular army to 400,000 with 10 mechanized divisions, boosting organized reserve and navy capacity, universal ROTC training, and operating West Point as an officers school with cadets and trained enlisted personnel feeding the officer corps.
Government job openings listed by U S eli service examiners in San Antonio include Chief medical officer s and many professional roles. Pay scales range from 1260 to 9200 annually with several senior and associate titles across medical engineering decor rural science and transportation fields. Promotions and Panama Canal service eligibility noted.
Geraldine Keller, 12, and Roy Allen Rollback, 4, were involved in a river rescue on Mission Road in San Antonio. Geraldine reached from a narrow pipe to grab Roy and pull him to shore as water swirled around Grove Avenue. A firefighter revived Roy, and city ambulances reported him out of danger.
British sources rejected claims of a 25 division promise to France in the war's first month, stating 400000 men were sent instead. French minister Prouvost criticized the pledge, while Britain cited aircraft output exceeding promises and volunteers as proof of a maximum war effort. The empire’s mobilization was framed as France’s sole hope in the broader conflict.
French concession forces announce withdrawal of troops from a small sector near the concession’s southwestern edge in Shanghai. The area had been held since 1937 during Chinese Japanese fighting and near Japanese held zones. Officials say the need for a security zone has ended.
June 25 in Mexico City a senior Mexican official said the Havana conference of American republics next month will likely shape the hemisphere and perhaps the world. Mexico expects to present several recommendations though no decisions have been finalized, with economic matters seen as pivotal to the conference's work.
The French formally surrendered to Germany and Italy as Britain vows to continue war. Martial Petain to address the nation while Charles de Gaulle forms a French national committee. German advances reach Aix-les-Bains and Grenoble area. Italian gains include Menton. U.S. Ambassador Bullitt arrives from Paris.
June 25, 1941 Cairo report from the Royal Air Force describes British bombers striking the Italian Bire Boggi encampment in the Western Desert with surprise and heavy activity as troops sought shelter. The Asmara airfield suffered damage with hangars hit, while Dire Dawa and Dire Dawa area airfields reported interceptions and ongoing raids.
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