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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1944
Page
13
The writer riffs on persistent wet, mild winter weather in San Antonio and jokes about buying raincoats when rainier days seem likely. He recalls complaints about drought, dismisses the rainfall theory linking weather to war, and teases a continuation on page 2 column 4.
Mrs Kearby received details of Col Neel E Kearby's last flight in the Southwest Pacific. Captain William D Dunham aided by shooting down a Zero and observed Kearby crash near Dagna after shooting down two enemy fighters. General Kenney expressed deep regret and noted Kearby's leadership and courage. The letter confirms 22 Jap planes destroyed before the final two.
Arthur Baer notes recent results in Turkey, Finland, and Argentina. He argues the Atlantic Charter is a freshwater document and praises American diplomacy while declaring a return to fighting. He uses a bird fancier metaphor comparing Cartier pigeons to doves.
A tanker truck loaded with fire spray burned seven miles from Fredericksburg on Wednesday afternoon, stopping traffic for 80 minutes. Fire officials estimated damage at 1809 dollars and could not determine the cause. The vehicle belonged to Quick Way Chemical, 310 East Market Street, with driver W. L. Stanley.
Maj. Gen. Gerald Brant, commander of the Central Flying Training Command at Randolph Field, received the Distinguished Service Medal for organizing and developing the Newfoundland Base Command from July 21, 1941, to January 7, 1943. The medal was presented by Lt. Gen. Barton K. Yount during a Saturday afternoon review. Brant also received a National Safety Council plaque for safety records at flying schools and installations.
Peacock Academy stages a chemical warfare demonstration at 8 15 p m Thursday on Cavalry field west of Woodlawn lake directed by Capt Clyde S Dougherty and Lt Charles Parr of the 36th battalion. Two members portray Axis prisoners inside an imitation fort with others as state guard. tear gas grenades and blank ammunition used under smoke. San Antonio firemen set searchlights. visitors may inspect a gas mask and sniff set to learn gas scents.
Veterans and families gathered at Randolph Field Officers Club as news reached parents of Lieut Leighton Brith and Captain Johnson, B-24 and P-40 pilots, of escape from Nazi captivity. Brith, shot down in Germany, is believed held in a prison camp. Johnson reportedly hiked 30 miles to Allied lines and recently returned to the United States. The event honored General Brant, a former leader at Coast Training centers, with officials from Central Flying Training Command in attendance.
A compilation of multiple historic company names including United States Steel, American Bridge, American Steel and Wire, Cyclone Fence Division, Carnegie Illinois Steel, Columbia Steel, Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock, EH. C. Frick Coke, Geneva Steel, Michigan Limestone and Chemical, National Tube, Well Supply, Quiver Iron Mining, Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad, Tubular Alloy Steel, United States Coal and Coke, United States Steel Export, United States Steel Products, United States Steel Supply, Universal Atlas Cement, and Virginia Bridge among others. The list presents corporate entities linked to steel, mining, cement, and related industries.
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