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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1941
Page
2
Vatican dispatch describes Pope Pius XII urging Catholics to view the world war as divine punishment for mankind's sins yet promising peace and hope after a fierce trial. He cites the Russian-German conflict and suffering from bombs, blockades, and persecution, calling for steadfast faith and cross bearing.
Cairo dispatch reports the British Middle East command says a complete encirclement of Palmyra, the French stronghold at the heart of the Syrian desert, has been achieved. The statement was released June 30. Strong units are reported to seal the crescent around the fortified town.
A four hour raid by 63 Japanese bombers on Chungking injured Sir Arthur Blackburn, counsellor for the British embassy, who was rescued from embassy debris and hospitalized. Three other Britons were hurt as mission property, including the American Methodist hospital, suffered further damage. A bomb hit the residence gate house of Rev. W A McCurdy. his 13 year old daughter remained unharmed after his departure for the United States.
Berlin reports German invasion forces halfway to Moscow after capturing Lwow and Minsk. Panzer spearheads sweep toward Smolensk and head toward the road to Moscow. Russians claim pockets of German forces trapped west of Minsk and in Lithuania and Poland. Finland shells along the border as Britain halts raids due to weather. FBI arrests 23 in the United States, including 22 German natives, after a two year spy hunt.
The Rev. Oliver B Haris pastor Trinity Lutheran will be the principal speaker at the Star District Wall or league convention banquet. The event runs Friday to Sunday at the Jaga hotel with opening service led by Rev. Albert C Rast.
Tokyo reports two extraordinary government conferences with high officials and admirals as Japan weighs its path in the Russo-German war. Navy Minister Keshiro Okawa outlined naval conditions while Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka briefed the emperor for two hours on diplomatic plans. Nationalist groups pressed for full cooperation with Germany and Malaya, with Nobumasa Sugetsugu leading a rightist faction to demand government alignment with the court.
New York reports that German bombers attacked the railway line from Cairo to Matruh on Saturday. The raid was described by German radio as important for disrupting British imperial forces in the Suez area and Egypt.
The report notes German forces smashing Austrian lines and capturing Kolomea and Galicia, French troops retaking positions near Thiaumont northwest of Verdun after heavy fighting, and shelling along the Ypres and Somme rivers with prisoners taken in night raids. Also mentions Russian resistance along the Proth river, Britain’s air raids with light tanks, RAF bombings, and Nazi border movements.
Washington June 30 The Senate approved a 1 295 035 280 budget package for the labor and interior departments and the federal security agency after a Senate House compromise. The measure came in 26 957 282 under initial estimates but 40 008 568 above Grass’s appropriation. Traders voiced confidence that all appropriations could reach the White House by midnight, though two 135 000 000 bills remained blocked by House Senate disputes over 135 000 000.
About 2000 young men in Bexar county are to register for selective service training on a Thursday at the Smith Young tower. The procedure requires all men aged 21 between October 16, 1940, and July to register, along with aliens not previously registered who are over 21. Registrants will check in at the ground floor information desk, then move to the appropriate desks carrying identification like a driver's license or poll tax exemption. The headquarters will operate 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Employers are asked to release employees to register to ease congestion, with no induction plan announced yet. The Smith Young tower registration office will close Tuesday for renovations and be used for registration work.
Merritt Steger becomes president of the Junior Chamber of Commerce and will assume office Tuesday with the first board meeting Thursday. Installation ceremonies are set for Tuesday, July 8, for Steger and other new officers. Deputy officers include Harold Saunders, Vic Trabucco, Aubrey Kline, Ira Travis as vice presidents. M. N. Feder is treasurer with Dugan Gross, Jesse Green, Carl Stromberger, Carleton Adams Jr, Bill Forter, J. Herbert May, and Ed Bell as directors, and Vick Gould, Chiales Rogers, S. A. Lacey, Charles Babst, Leroy Guess, and George Downs as alternates.
Finland reports continued warfare along the 600 mile frontier with Soviet forces. Bombing and machine gun attacks killed four and injured others. A Soviet raid damaged no ships, while the passenger ship Arcturus escaped unscathed after an enemy plane machine gunned her Turku bound route from Stockholm. Bombers set forests and tires, but fires were soon extinguished.
The passage reports a cloudy day in Albuquerque and numerous U S locations with varied conditions. It lists temperatures, precipitation totals, moon phase, tides, wind notes, and forecast indicators for multiple cities, including Denver, Chicago, New York, Dallas, and Seattle, reflecting a broad regional weather bulletin with general trends and time stamps.
Washington officials disclosed the army plans to induct about 60,000 selectee trainees each month in the final months of the year. The move targets men aged 21 to 35, with about 16.5 million already registered since last October. A second registration on June 30 serves to enroll those reaching 21 since that time.
March Field Calif Janego reports the giant B19 bomber, the world’s largest, may fly again Wednesday after required adjustments. Maj Stanley M Amateud states an army crew flew the 50 ton craft 9,300,000 pounds from Santa Monica to the field. If accepted after 30 hours of tests, it could fly non stop to the Wright Field testing center in Dayton Ohio with full military load including machine guns and armament.
BERLIN reported that approximately 25,000 tons of British shipping were sunk by German bombers off the east coast of England during a night raid on the North German coast. British bombers were shot down, and a 20,000-ton freighter was said to have been finished off in the same waters 85 miles north of Great Yarmouth.
Pough M Huckabay, 13, of Austin, named as the first drowning victim at Lake Austin. He disappeared yesterday three miles below Marshall Ford dam on the Colorado River, near AD and TON.
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