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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1942
Page
1
A tribute recounts the immigrant Morris Gersonovitch who rebrands as Morris, seeking freedom and opportunity in the United States. From a Russian peasant town to Boston, he endures poverty and work, living rough while pursuing a self made path to success, dreaming of a grand future.
Japanese forces land near Foochow and push along four spearheads across Fukien Chekiang with heavy fighting against Chinese defenders. Reports say up to 40 thousand Japanese troops engage along a 150 mile front while Chinese forces defend key railway routes toward Hangzhou and Ningpo.
New York May 21 reports from Al Bediras near Gibraltar claim United States troops reached Gibraltar, but confirmations vary. Vichy reports a transport carrying 5000 troops accompanied by an aircraft carrier and two cruisers, while the German DNB cites 5000 escorted by British destroyers with debarkation unclear. German Transocean claims 3000 on transports under three destroyers still at Calbraltar.
Barrymore is reported very sick with pneumonia. Dr. Hugo Kersten states the actor has endured poor health for years and has been moved to Hollywood Prestitterian hospital for an acute abdominal condition linked to liver and kidney afflictions now complicated by pneumonia.
In St. Louis a new club called the Tip Toppers requires members to stand at least six feet four inches tall and six feet tall for Walter members. The club formed in February 1941 and features Francis J Weiss, a 6 foot 4 inch press operator, and Lois Bryan as members.
BALON ROUGH La May 2. In a Louisiana Senate session a resolution to oust BE Stephens president of the New Orleans Dock Board was offered by Dudley J Le Blanc. The resolution cites Stephens who allegedly met Baron Edgar von Spiegel former German consul general at New Orleans on a Gulf cruise before the war and shared information on Mississippi River channels and commerce movements. Von Spiegel linked to U boat raiders and the Day Pack.
Russian dispatches report a one day battle near Kharkov with five villages captured and heavy enemy losses after Soviet forces encircled a German stronghold. Red Army troops reportedly advanced six miles and forced a major German defense ring while other fronts saw fierce fighting and significant German casualties. The report also mentions operations in the Crimea and northern fronts with continued fighting and strategic advances.
A call to submit details for a state wide service record of men in the military and naval services. Include name branch of service occupation home address telephone number and relatives names. Send a photograph and list records for army navy and marine service.
San Antonians greeted 21 survivors of the torpedoed Mexican tanker Potrera del Llano at the Southern Pacific station. A body was laid out in the yard as a Mexican flag draped the casket. Victims spoke of the attack as a cowardly act, recalling the torpedo strike amidships and loss of lifeboats and crew.
CORPUS CHRISTI May 7 1 George Clyde Henry 16 was sentenced to four and a half years in the state reformatory on charges connected to the slaying of his mother Hengy convicted of juvenile delinquency Judge Joe Browning ordered the sentence to run until he reaches his majority The youth was arrested in Roanoke Rapids North Carolina where he had fled with his sister Zinn. An earlier line reports John Henry Kennedy 84 died from injuries after an automobile accident in Dallas May 21.
Washington dispatch reports a six-town jury found a pharmacist caused the death of Rev. Barney T. Phillips by incorrectly compounding a narcotic solution. The prescription was written for no grains but prepared in grams, about 1543 times too strong, leading to the clergyman’s fatal collapse after a brief effort to revive him. Dr. John Minor testified to the sequence and the pillared misstep.
Mrs Dolores Garcia 38 of 1427 Rum suffered body bruises Thursday when hit by an auto at Houston and Pecos streets. She was treated at Robert & Green iron paint. Police listed driver as Manuel Romero 610 North Frio Street.
In Bexar County a temporary injunction restrains rent hikes at 609 South At Mary's Street as Mrs. Georgian C. Scott, tenant, seeks restitution. Judge S. G. Tayloe issued the order in Thirty seventh District Court after a hearing at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday. Col. H. B. Thomas represents the rent committee amid a suit involving landlord Mrs. Schmitt and a long residency with monthly rent of 258 dollars.
Secretary of the Navy Knox told President Roosevelt that the French liner Normandie, renamed Lafayette, can be salvaged. Knox and Admiral William D. Sulivan conferred with Roosevelt and discussed plans to halt the salvage operation. The liner burned after catching fire in New York several months ago.
British air force reports show bombs and likely torpedo hits on a destroyer and a merchant ship Tuesday night in the Mediterranean. Aerial operations in Libya were reduced due to bad weather, with one plane reported lost.
Four HY-13 training planes from Gunter Field near Montgomery were reported missing today by officers at Maxwell Field. The incident occurred last night during cross-country training operations, prompting an active search and investigation by military authorities in Montgomery Alabama.
Forecast notes little temperature change Thursday night with lighter winds. East Texas east of the frontier sees a slight warm trend in the northern portion. Overall the forecast highlights modest temperature shifts for Thursday night with caution advised for near term readers.
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