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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1943
Page
3
The State Department announced a supplement to the U S black list adding 273 new names in the American republic and deleting 83 firms previously blacklisted. Changes cover outside listings and elections, all effective since April 23 1943 after Axis surrender began.
President Roosevelt congratulates Eisenhower and Allied leaders in North Africa for crushing Axis forces in Tunisia. He asks Eisenhower to convey congratulations to British commanders and French General Giraud, praising French troops for resisting Nazi oppression.
Mrs Bruce Wetherby of 1522 Highland Boulevard found a Black youth in her car drinking warm milk meant for her baby while her husband, a city detective, slept. She ordered him to stay until Det Wetherby arrived. The prowler was charged.
Guadalajara, second largest city in Mexico, pledges no strikes during wartime if labor capital agreements reached in a conference chaired by Governor Maresling Garcie Barregan are kept. Both sides will push production and form a mixed commission to mediate wartime differences.
Queen Wilhelmina and leaders broadcast from London marking the Nazi invasion’s third anniversary. They urged unity and liberty as they pledged a future rise for the Netherlands with an army of liberation for the Indies. Prime Minister Gerbrandy called for persistent resistance against tyranny as churches observed the day with prayers.
Madame Chiang Kai-Shek, wife of China’s generalissimo, was awarded in absentia the degree of Doctor of Humane Letters from Hobart and William Smith Colleges during joint commencement in Geneva. J. H. Tong accepting for her. Attorney General Francis Riddle delivered the address. industrialists Henry J. Walser and Lawrence D. Hall also received honorary degrees.
In Austin in May the University of Texas offers a Summer term course for Texas musicians and community leaders. Dr Arche N. Jones, professor of music education, announced the program designed for teachers, community music leaders, and university students who return to their towns as leaders in war service activities. Real estate ad note appears from The Light's Want Ad columns.
In Houston on May 10, S P enginemen Hingaman of Victoria and Guthrie, 25, of Houston, were killed when a Southern Pacific passenger train traveling from Corpus Christi to Houston jumped a curve at the Katy road crossing near Eureka. They were scalded to death in the cab when a steam pipe broke. Sheriff Neal Polk identified the victims.
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