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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1940
Page
2
Washington Irving Junior School pupils dramatize Rip Van Winkle in five scenes across three assemblies Thursday and a Parent Teacher meeting Friday at 8 pm. Cast includes Dick Armenante Gina Armenante Frank Gallagher Clay Garrett Ray Garrett and others. Mrs Doyle Virgitin Cockreil directs.
The Danish Count Maugwitz von Resentlow’s seizure of Denmark raises questions for Barbera Hutton after she renounced American citizenship and filed for divorce. The heiress, who has arrived in Honolulu, would not read the paper today and declined to offer a nationality choice.
Berlin May 9 Reichsfuehrer Adolf Hitler ordered that Norwegian soldiers who were taken prisoner may return home. The oath requires professional Norwegian soldiers to remain under arrest until the Norwegian government withdraws its appeal or officers and soldiers swear not to fight Germany again.
Foreign Minister Halvdan Koht said France and Britain want renewed Allied troop reinforcement in Norway. He cited expressions from Paris and London after conferences. Koht stressed Norway would defend neutrality and not threaten Sweden while continuing the fight.
King George signed a proclamation drafting 2.5 million more Britons, boosting the pool to 4.5 million for military service. Chamberlain faced furious criticism and hinted at staying on, while Berlin questioned his resolve. Narvik battles and diverging Allied moves dominated reports as tensions rose across Europe.
A wilderness party travels 150 miles by mule to a high Sierra valley. Guadalupe, the camp commissary, temporarily deserts with the herd after an Apache scare. A rescue arrives. Navajo and others endure cold, hunger, and fatigue before reunion. The narrator reflects on journalism and the rugged, humorous misadventures of explorers.
Nine British soldiers and Norwegian sailors told how they were separated from their unit in Norway. They trudged 200 miles through snow to the coast, hijacked a Norwegian boat from the Germans, and sailed home. About 100 British troops faced twice as many Germans in a mountain battle. they left the wounded in a Norwegian hospital and escaped aboard the German-held vessel with help from locals.
May 9 dispatch reports naval orders suspending transfers as the U S fleet readies next week for war games off Lahain, Hawaii. About 75 vessels including 25 submarines and base-force ships will operate from Pearl Harbor. The carrier Leighton stays off Waikiki. Saratoga and Yorktown go to Lahaina with the rest of the force.
The German raids on English coastal towns are noted amid Allied counter moves. French forces seized four miles of German trenches near Carency in the Arras region. Austrian reports claim the Russians are in retreat along the Galician front.
City Forester Stewart King Thursday thanked the rainfall after four hours of rain. He said the damp spell will ease the drought and reduce the need for excessive watering in city parks and playgrounds.
Chinese reports say Japanese forces pushing into northern Hupeh and southern Henan were halted near Traoyang about 135 miles northwest of Hankow. Japanese 4,000,000 men claimed. Chinese say main contingent held and rear communications cut. Heavy tank losses and casualties reported northwest of Buhsientg.
A fragmented weather section lists temperatures for numerous U.S. and Canadian cities with conditions like cloudy and overcast. It notes rainfall totals, monthly accumulations, and a late day reading, including Winds and density for several tourist areas. The garbled OCR preserves place names such as Albuquerque, Austin, Chicago, Dallas, and New York with mixed weather descriptors and some numeric values.
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