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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 23, 1941

Page

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Mann Rules C A Runoff Bill Legal In Texas

Attorney General Gerald Mann ruled that the Dickson bill to provide a run off in San Antonio is constitutional and valid. The opinion, presented to Senator Joe Hill, asserts the bill would require a second election for the two highest candidates if no majority is achieved and outlines related timing for an May run off and machine re service.

Gerald Mann Dickson San Antonio Austin Joe Hill Senate Mann Montag J. Frank Jin Spears Fagen Rickson San Antono Ira Kercheville Kercheville Manti Dallas Houston

County to consider road fixes for airport route

County commissioners prepare to review repaving and widening of the 3.07 mile Jones Maltsberger route to the new San Antonio airport. The road from North St Mary's past Alamo Stadium to Devine and through Jones Maltsberger is in poor repair with 16 foot width. The airport project will increase traffic on this artery and fuel discussion of improvements before construction proceeds.

Willy San Antonio Counts’ Commissioners’ Court St. Mary's Street Alamo Stadium Shookasemin Trani Airpark San Pedro Avenue

Hungarian Envoy Ends Hitler Talks

Hungarian Foreign Minister Laszlo Barany returned to Budapest after conferring with Adolf Hitler and Joachim Von Ribbentrop in Berlin. The talks concluded with the envoy reporting progress on disputed regional issues and signaling continued diplomacy ahead of possible new negotiations.

Hitler Lazslo Baramay Budapest von Hitkentrap

Hitler In Yugoslavia Demands 43 Hour Axis Pact Join

Belgrade reports Hitler issued an ultimatum demanding Yugoslavia cabinet reform and Axis pact signing within 43 hours. Premier Cvetkovic, under pressure, named three unknowns to a new cabinet while protests swell. Army units pledge neutrality but prepare for potential civil crisis as Britain and the U.S. seek to influence the outcome.

Belgrade INS Hitler Yugoslavia Draglahn Cvetkovic Viktor von Heeren Cvetkovic Axis Britain High Command Prince Paul Vienna U.S Arthur Bliss Lane Ronald Campbell Bei Cvcikovic Alexander Cincar-Marao Uhy Montenegro Yugoslav Reserve Officers’ Association Plan

TMI Teams Place 2nd 3rd in Bryan Rifle Meet

Texas Military Institute teams finished second and third in a rifle match against Aileh Academy at Bryan. David Lichmann led TMI with 141 points while Charles Arnold Fair claimed second with 18 points.

TMI Texas Military Institute William Randolph Aileh Academy Bryan David Lichmann Charles ‘Arnold Fair

Weather summary and city listings across multiple regions

Readable weather notes show varied conditions across many U S and Canadian cities. Reports include cloudiness in Fort Worth and Dallas areas, clear conditions in several southern and western locales, and cloudy to smoky skies in places like Nashville and Buffalo with temperatures ranging roughly from mid 50s to mid 70s. Additional city list mentions Albany Albuquerque Chicago Detroit and others with mixed forecasts and occasional rain or dry spells.

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War Roundup on Axis Advances and Allied Reactions

Reported ultimatum to Yugoslavia and Axis naval claims frame a tense scene as Britain warns of German sea power. Ankara and Moscow news suggest a Turkish Russian defensive accord. RAF raids hit Lorient and Italian Abyssinia rail lines while fighting rages near Cheren. Shipping losses and Madagascar strategy add to a global war picture.

War Echoes From 25 Years Past In Europe

A wartime roundup recalls Germany invading lands in Europe, British preparations for defense, and a U boat sinking ships near Havre. Tension in Rome grows over a Balkan coup as Paris reorients policy. Pope Pius broadcasts a peace appeal while Finland’s Hangar city is occupied by Russians without incident.

Ore Rome Paris Pope Pius Nil Hanger

Auto crash leaves one dead in San Antonio

A collision at Guadalupe and Medina streets late Saturday killed 23 year old Maria Hernandez and injured her husband Frank Hernandez and their 3 year old daughter Hortencia. Isador Flores of 105 Tam Pie drove the second car. Flores was not injured.

Guadalupe Medl San Antonio Antonioa Hernandez Santa Flores Robert B. Green Frank V. Hernandez Horta Hernandez H. Ig. Wolfe Isador Tam- Pied Street Florés

Roosevelt gifts food to occupied France amid hunger

President Roosevelt authorized immediate Red Cross dispatch of two shiploads of wheat flour to unoccupied France, after talks with Britain over lifting anti German blockade. The gift totals 13,500 tons valued at about 1.001 million dollars with potential for more if ships were available.

Washington Roosevelt France Red Cross Anders Sumner Welles Britain Red Crows

Fashion Academy Picks Winners in 13 Categories

The Fashion Academy named best dressed women in 13 categories in a New York ceremony. Lucy Monroe won the sil-American award for showcasing national color appeal. Other honorees include Sereen Rosalind Russell Rise Stevens Barbara Hutton Josette Daly Sonja Henie Vivian Ke Jems Alice Frost Vera Zorthe Gertrude Lawrence Adelaide Maffett and Clare Beathe Luce.

New York Fashion Academy Today Lucy Monroe Chicago Sereen Rosalind Russell Rise Stevens Barbara Hutton Josette Daly Sonja Henie Vivian Ke Jems Alice Frost Vera Zorthe Gertrude Lawrence Adelaide Maffett Henry A. Wallace Clare Beathe Luce

Plymouth Bombing Toll Mounts After Ruthless Night Raids

The night raids on Plymouth and northern England drew heavy losses as 30,000 incendiaries fell on the fire-darkened city, with 20,000 ignitions last night. RAF bombers struck Lorient and Ostend while Nazi shipping along the Norwegian coast was harried, and a German tanker was bombed off the Belgian coast.

Wondon INS Theuftwaffe England Flymouth British Air Ministry Lorient France Men RAF Ostend Norwegian Egersund North Sea Plymouth Io East Anglian

U-Boat Base Built With East London Report

London dispatch reports that German submarine base construction is under expert supervision near Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. German technicians are said to oversee transfer of Japanese troops from Central China to the southern Canton region amid the war.

London Spratly Pacific Lonidon China Canton Spraily Islands South China Sea Midway Betwee Aml Bormo

Submarine Attack Sinks British Vessel Near Grand Banks

Crewmembers of a freighter arriving at an eastern Canadian port report fear that a British tanker and cargo boat were sunk by a submarine off Grand Banks, Newfoundland, about 300 miles east. They said the ships had signalled shelling days earlier and nothing more was heard from them.

INS Grand Banks Newfoundland Sed

Campaign to whip up anti English emotions in Italy

Rome reports the Italian government began a campaign to stir anti English sentiment among peasants. A pamphlet titled Hate England would be distributed nationwide to promote hostility toward the enemy as wartime morale efforts.

Rome INS Tac Tlalian England

Narvik Harbor Battles Rail Link Rebuild Underway

London naval sources say Germany is turning Narvik into a large U boat base and work begins on rebuilding the Narvik to Sweden iron ore railroad destroyed by Allied forces. Narvik harbor is being cleared of sunken ore shifts and other wrecks from early fighting.

London Germany Narvik

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