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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1944
Page
3
Allied radio broadcasts from London report that the supreme commander Eisenhower assures occupied Allied nations that the calls for aiding the invasion are part of his plans. The message warns of terrible reprisals for French patriots who ignore guidance and promises future direct instructions from the commander.
May 22 London crowds faced mass cancellations as boards warned of disruptions. A speaker urged clear guidance on routes and safety, stressing accurate information for all travelers, including Allied forces, with questions about road access, road blocks, and identifiable routes.
The text discusses alternative routes passable to ordinary cars, nearby woods and potential hidden army transports, river and bridge conditions for heavy ferries, and possible landing sites for aircraft. It notes leaflets may be dropped to relay instructions and warns of fake leaflets, with Nazi reconnaissance and Pravda commentary on Allied invasion prospects and wartime Italian operations.
Pravda reports rising nervousness and evident confusion among German forces over the situation in Malaya as an indicator that the opportunity to strike from the west is ripe and favorable for action.
Corsicana resident Joe M. Daniel was elected commander of the sixth Texas district American Legion with Mrs. HV Ray of Bryan named district auxiliary chair. Daniel succeeds Epil Parsons of Bryan as adjutant Clarence Braden of Jefferson is new district adjutant for the first Texas district, following the late B. Sheppard of Marshall.
Mexico City May 22. The Union Nacional Sinarquista, a conservative peasant political group, marked its seventh anniversary in Leon Guanajuato with delegates from across the republic. Manuel Torres Bueno, president of the Sinarquistas, spoke along with other orators. Resolutions favored continuing their opposition to supposed anti nationalism trends.
Wellesley Mass May 21 1944 Vice Admiral Randall Jacobs chief of naval personnel told the graduating class of Wellsley College that WAVES have released 63000 men for sea duty. He said the men are available for forward areas because their spots have been filled by capable young women now wearing blue and gray. He added that recruiting women remains an important manpower source for the expanding navy.
Seconn Lieut Robert Craig, a 24 year old Scot born officer from Toledo Ohio, will be awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for heroism in Sicily last July. He killed eight enemy soldiers, first three in a machine gun nest, then charged a 100 enemy group, drawing fire to save his platoon.
EL CENTRO California May 22 the body of a 10 month old baby was recovered from the Colorado river about 60 miles below a bridge where an 18 year old divorcee Mildred Mell said she threw the child into the water after quarrels over paternity with Cpl Robert Mell of the Yuma air base The coroner's office announced the finding and Mell is held for murder investigation County Attorney Peter S Byrne said she claimed she had lived with Mell as his common law wife and that he refused to marry her Also notice of the death of cancer research authority Dr Conrad Engerud Tharaldsen at age 76 in New York City hospitals is given.
Mrs Melvin McMahon, 27, held for Rockford grand jury after reportedly admitting drowning her two children Dudyne Kay 3 and Jane Louise 4 months in a cistern. She allegedly tried to drown herself in the Milwaukee river, authorities said.
New York May 22 The Communist Political Association forms to support candidates for public office as an independent group replacing the dissolved Communist party Officers to be elected during a four day national convention The organization backs Roosevelt for re election pledges active participation in national political life and defines non partisanship as non political eligibility open to any U S resident over 18 regardless of affiliation
A brief note warns against washing eggs before storing as the shell’s natural coating protects pores and helps keep freshness. The guidance emphasizes leaving eggs unwashed to maintain their protective seal.
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