British ship Southgate found in no danger after submarine attack
Washington and San Juan report planes located the British steamer Southgate after a suspected U boot attack. The vessel was said to be in no apparent danger as destroyers and a coast guard cutter moved to the area 130 miles northeast of Puerto Rico. Coast guard and naval units pressed search amid reports of submarine activity near Cuba and Puerto Rico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Southgate
Caribbean
Coast Guard
Puerto Rico
San Juan
United States
Nelloye
Atlantic
Aco
Ing
Cutibyean
Heli
Lisut
Comar
Stephen B. Cook
US 3
Navy Air Patrol
Agquadron No
San Juan Harbor
Dominican Republic
Cuebra
Uncle Sam
United States Coast Guard
Unalaga
Asis
United States Atlantic Squadron
Weather Outlook for San Antonio and Vicinity
Fair tonight and Sunday with cooler conditions Saturday night. Northerly to westerly winds moderate on Sunday. Airport temperatures expected around 80 Saturday, 48 low, Sunday high about 80. East Texas remains fair and cooler Saturday with a warmer Sunday in the northwest. Fresh northerly winds near the coast. overall warm trend in western areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
East Texas
Wisk Texas
North
Southurst
Weather Will Put Spring in Steps
Weather will put spring in steps this weekend with high temperatures in the 80s and cooling winds expected. Dust from Oklahoma and northern areas will detour via Dallas and settle in the Panhandle, with rain chances unlikely. Weather Watcher J H Jarboe called Saturday and Sunday eventful but nice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.H. Jarboe
Oklahoma
Dallas
Panhandie
Jarboe
Absent Doctor Linked to Hospital Burn Death
Dr W J Johnson superintendent reported absent from office and home at the San Antonio state hospital amid questions over the death of patient Carmen Gonzales Arriago 45 from burns suffered February 27. Arriago reportedly burned her hands on a radiator while in bed. she was admitted from Willacy county January 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Johnson
San Anttonio State Hospital
State Hospital
Carmen Gonzales Arriago
Willacy County
Johnson
Sayling
State Board of Control
Aid Sped Woman in Phone Silence
W W Rollins of North Kerry street rushed to aid Mrs W E Farley after a sudden fainting spell during a telephone call. Deputy sheriffs and a doctor attended Mrs Farley at her home, the incident occurring late Friday and reported Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Rollins
North Kerry Street
W. E. Farley
Beldel
Rollins
Britain and Germany clash over disarmament and colonies
Berlin reports Britain and France must renounce central Europe hegemony and surrender Gibraltar Suez Malta and Singapore. Hitler presses for return of colonies and guarantees against Balkan or Scandinavian meddling as Welles and Kirk discuss German aims and war risks with Hiller in Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Welles
Germany
Russia
Kirk
Hiller
von Ribbentrop
Baron Ernst von Eweizsrecker
Foreign
Dlefhiee
Zurich
Rate
Mussolini
Aas
United States
Aesk
German Planes Threaten British Shipping and Night Raids
German air raids over the North Sea strike Britain again as Luftwaffe scouts return from reconnaissance. RAF fighters drive two Nazi raiders from off the Scottish coast after heavy gunfire inland. A steamship report notes a Nazi plane bombed and machine gunned the vessel before a warship repelled the attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
Laredo Street
London
North Sea
Britain
Berin
Germany
Berlin
Royal Air Force
Air Ministry
Bandit Lures Victims For $180 Robbery in Garage
A bandit waited in a garage at 124 East Cincinnati and robbed Quon Ny and Gee Ng, brothers, of $180 on Saturday. Police describe the incident as a premeditated theft with two victims targeted that afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quon Ny and
Gee Ng
East
Cincinnati
House Stripped of All Plumbing at Ed Staacke Home
Report states thieves removed all plumbing from a house at 2719 South Zaramors Street. Ed Staacke, employee of Ed Staves and Son Lumber, reported to police. Robert Birdwell, 105 New York Place, reported two feather jackets were stolen. A car was tracked near North Hackberry and Van Ness streets. Also, Norse news mentions the 1259-ton Norwegian steamer Silja missing since February 16 with 16 crew aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Zaramors Street
Ed Staacke
Ed Staves and Son Lumber Company
Robert
Birdwell
New York Place
North Hackberry
van Ness Streets
London
Reuters
Olso
Silja
Cash, Auto Keys and Rifle Stolen
J B Kristel reports a rifle stolen from his car parked in the 200 block of South Salado Street. Officers also noted missing cash and auto keys from his vehicle. A purse theft of twenty dollars is alleged from Mrs. Ward at 2114 Buena Vista. Mrs. Grayson of Beverly Lodge Tourist Camp reports related items missing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.B. Kristel
Waverly Street
South
Salado Street
O. R. Ward
Fer Vata
M. H. Grayson
Beverly Lodge
Firebug Hunters Probe Blaze Killings In Worcester
Worcester fire investigators search for a likely arsonist after a five story apartment building burned killing five people. The disaster began with an early morning alarm and roof collapse as firefighters battled the blaze for two hours. Three sisters Miss Tara A Nordstrom Miss Jean E Nordstrom and Miss Nena D Nordstrom were identified among the dead. Restaurant owner George D Thompson and State Fire Inspector James A Traynor noted signs of arson. Three earlier incendiary fires in the same district last month prompted a manhunt as damages climbed to about thirty thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Worcester
Mass
Willeh
Tara A
Jean E
Nena D. Nordstrom
Massachusetts
Ajusidiane
Aug H. Hydnod
Jas
George D. Thompson
James A. Traynor
Reds Hammering at Viborg Gates in Heavy War Push
Rushed dispatch from Ryssinet reports the Red Army hammering the gates of Viborg as battles rage around the besieged city on the Karelian Isthmus. Soviet communiques claim gains in the southern suburbs while Finns acknowledge heavy Russian losses and continued defense across the isthmus front despite one of the war’s heaviest bombardments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ryssinet
Red Army
Viborg
Karelian
Viborg Bay
Fung
Taipaie
Timus
Hin
Woons
Heinjok
Mannikkala
Tali
Cape Keijasneimi
Paakkolanokoski
Vuoksi River
Flutist Review
Bonds posted for 16 indicted in Bexar County gaming case
Bonds totaling 3000 were posted Saturday by 16 people indicted on felony gaming charges by the outgoing Bexar county grand jury. Valmo C. Bellinger and three others faced 750 bonds for keeping and exhibiting a 4 policy game last April 13. Twelve others posted 500 bonds each on slow machine charges before Judge H L Howard in the Fifty seventh District Court acting for an absent judge McCrory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bexar County
Grand Jury
Valmo C. Bellinger
Negra
Charles Bellinger
H. L. Howard
Howard
Criminal District Court
W. W. McCrory
Uninvited Guests Spoil Park Party
A gang of youths crashed a park gathering at Concepcion Park on Saturday disrupting activities. A 16 year old girl from 419 East Glenn Avenue told police uninvited guests molested members of the group and caused the party to end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mission
Henrieth
Thaler
Concepcion Park
East Glenn Avenue
Bonds Lose by Three Votes in Local Bond Election
Final recount shows a 3 vote margin against a $10,000 Hot Wells school district bond for cafeteria and stadium construction. President J R Collins reported the reelection of the bond defeat after voting totals swung from nine to four against to three votes. The body of President Collins was found in his room at 432 Hays Friday, ruled death from natural causes after an apparent five day interval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Wells
Haysins
Pesce O. L. Wiley
Heidelberg Freight Carrier Captured and Under Tow
The German freight steamer Heidelberg, a 653 ton passenger and freight boat, was captured by a British cruiser and is being towed toward Trinidad. It had left Aruba in an effort to evade the blockade, and its capture marks Germany’s second merchant fleet loss in this vicinity within two days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dutel West
Heidelberg
Trinidad
Germany
Aruba
le Troja
United States Gulf
Port Arthur
Galveston
New Orleans
Ponti 64 Today Seeks Steady Work At Vatican
Vatican dispatch says Pope Pius XII maintains a strict schedule on his sixth anniversary as pope. He held private audiences with Myron Taylor and his wife, the envoy described as a routine formal visit of a new ambassador.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
Pius XII
Myron ©. Taylor
Taylor
Roosevelt
War at a Glance Byth Associatei Tress
BERLIN reports Hiller presents German case for domination of Central Europe while other concessions claim advances for German warplanes off the British coast. Helsinki notes Finns fighting near Viborg as news from New York mentions a British merchantman sought after reporting a submarine attack near Puerto Rico and a German freighter scuttled. London dispatches say German raiders keep up North Sea shipping raids and Royal Air Force fliers again scout Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byth Associatei Tress
Berlin
Hiller
Welles
Europe
Helsinki
Viborg
New York
Puerto Rico
London
Royal Air Force
Hitler 4 Point Peace Price Outlined for Roosevelt
Reported to Roosevelt by tact finder Treas, Adolf Hitler outlined four demands as price for peace. First, Germany seeks to redraw central Europe and reclaim living space in Bohemia Moravia Slovakia Poland and Hungary. Second, Britain must relinquish key sea routes and control of Gibraltar and the Suez Canal. Third, Germany’s World War I losses would be restored. Fourth, Britain and France must halt bombing to prevent unrest in the Balkans and Scandinavia, easing Germany’s neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welles
United States
Mexico
Hiller
Britain
Hitler
Panama
Havarh
Ameriica Solargs
Germany
France
Treas
Agoll Willar
Fuotter
Roosevelt
Bohemia-Moravia
Slavakia
Poland
Hungary
Europe
Great Britain
Strangichol Vastrot
Gibraltar
Surz Canal
Uut
Scandinavia
S.A. Slayers Get Stay of Execution
Webster Lyons and Robert Manning, convicted of murdering H. W. Seely, a San Antonio merchant, received a 30 day stay of execution from Governor W Lee Daniel. The delay shifts the date from March 29 to April 28, amid expectations the pardons board may grant a further one day extension. Seely, a second hand store proprietor, was killed during a robbery two years prior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Webster Lyons
Robert Manning
H. W. Seely
San Antonio
Wlee Daniel
Board of Pardons
Texas
Pardons Board
Man Hit by Auto Driver Booked After Crash
Catarino Saldano 22 of 2203 West Salinas street was struck by a car while crossing in the 2100 block of West Martin street. He’s at Robert B. Green Hospital with fractures and bruises. The driver George Memdiol 41 of 1106 South Navidad street was booked on charges of a denevated assault with fit anto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Martin Street
Catarino Saldano
West Salinas Street
Robert B. Green
Saldane
George Memdiol
South Navidad Street
Fit Anto
Poison Taken for Cough Medicine Crime or Accident Report
Maude Bradberry at Culebra reportedly ingested poison thinking it was cough medicine. Hospital attendants described her condition as not serious. Police and hospital staff investigated the incident and treated the patient at the facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salicday
Robert B. Gruen Hospital
Poller
Maude Bradberry
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Dr. Johnson
Finland
Fuhrer
Sammer Welles
Tuehrer
England
Balkans
Engand
Sues Canal
Malta
Singapore
Bandit
Titemen
GC. S.T
Vibors Gates
Rittch
Ponti
S.A. Slayers
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