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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1941
Page
1
A presidential address splits opinion on declaring a national emergency and expanding executive power. Supporters cite wartime necessity. critics warn of dictatorial drift and unchecked authority. The piece contrasts two camps: one fearing German aggression and global domination, the other fearing Europe’s alliance destabilization and loss of sovereignty.
About 240 employees at the Ed Friedrich Bales refrigeration plant on 1117 East Commerce Street walked out after a 20 percent strike vote. Labor unions seek a closed shop as contract talks stall, delaying national defense orders and sparking the first major Texas strike under Governor O Daniel’s anti strike measures. Leadership says no wage or working condition issues, just union push for closed shop.
Meteorologist Jarbae predicts showers and thunderstorms across Texas on Thursday with temperatures mostly in the seventies to eighties. Moderate southeast winds prevail as a wide area remains under general rain.
The German freighter Lech of 4290 tons attempting to break the British blockade from a South American port to occupied France was intercepted by four British ships. The Lech left Rio de Janeiro on April 28 with a cargo including fuel oil, cottonseed, hides, talon, coffee and other merchandise and arrived back at Rio de Janeiro on March 3 from Bordeaux after a long voyage, the first German ship to reach Brazil through the blockade.
Berlin May 23. Approximately 200000 women have joined the German war economy since the war began. A government spokesman said no law compelling women to work has been considered and extra labor will remain voluntary. He noted a steady rise in German women's participation.
In Hattiesburg Mississippi on May 23 a gas leak caused a fire and explosion at the Pine Products plant, destroying three quarters of the $590,000 facility and injuring 32 workers. Police reported 17 employees listed as missing after the blast, later found.
Paul Atkinson, 14, and Melvin Davis, 16, Dover-Foxcroft boys missing in Moosehead lake region were found by a large search party near West Branch Pond, about 14 miles southeast of Hokadja. They were in weakened condition and taken to a camp owned by Fred Chadwick.
Marlin Owens known as the former Wichita Falls boxer and Fort Worth gallery operator was killed in an early morning shooting. His estranged wife and her parents were wounded, authorities said. The couple’s son and custody disputes were noted, with Owens shot in the abdomen and Mrs Owens struck in the arm chest and stomach. Police found a revolver on Owens as they arrived at the home of his wife and her parents.
Interior Secretary Tekes Lodny urged daylight saving measures and possible restricted electricity use to avert shortages amid war production. He noted studies on shifting power from civil to industrial use and said Congress could authorize saving substantial power, hinting at curtailing night baseball to meet demand.
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden, in a London address, outlined Britain’s postwar aims. He said a lasting continental peace requires free economic cooperation and a Germany that cannot repeat past aggressions. He praised President Roosevelt’s leadership and emphasized that only a free seas framework and unselfish cooperation can secure Europe’s future. Eden also expressed intent to remove Rashid Ali and affirmed no designs on Iraqi independence.
In Tokyo on May 26 the Chugil newspaper warned that if the United States keeps its current stance toward the central Chinese government conflict with Japan is inevitable. It urged U S trades to coordinate with leaders in Hallows Gapan and the United States to prevent the ongoing tension from continuing.
Washington reports the Amprenty Medical Association fined $250 by the District of Columbia Medical Society for violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act. The action targets Trust Medical Group and Improper practices associated with medical services. The case cites Juste Janes Mi Proctor of Plr ret cotrt in the context of the ruling.
Reports from Cairo say former world heavyweight champion Max Schmeling was killed while escaping British forces during the German invasion of Crete. A New Zealand ambulance driver and German officials dispute the account, with German authorities noting Schmeling could have parachuted or died in another incident.
Berlin reports German forces capture Candia airport and Suda Bay area in Crete with hundreds of Allied prisoners taken. Dispatches claim Britons driven from Canea, Luftwaffe bombers and Stukas pounding north coast positions, and heavy casualties on both sides. In Tobruk, Axis forces repel renewed escape attempts and advance near the Egyptian frontier.
Vichy announces formal protest via the U S State Department over a British air raid on the North African port of Six. The incident escalates tensions between Vichy France and Britain, with France accusing Britain of targeting ships and facilities in Libya bound convoy operations. Two vessels were damaged, including a 4909 ton French steamer, while an Italian freighter and other harbor facilities suffered effects from the raid.
London May 21 reports that more than 100 officers and men from the German battleship Bismarck were saved after its sinking. An air attack later sank the British destroyer Mashona. The Admiralty said 1 officer and 45 men are missing from Mashona.
A Treasury proposal would levy a 10 percent luxury tax on musical instruments. Isaac Bledsoe of the Antonio Music Company said instruments are tools of education and trade. He warned schools and pupils would bear the burden and professional musicians could lose livelihoods.
San Antonio police Thursday were furnished with the license number and description of the car in which three men, believed to have robbed a Frederickshire drug store of morphine valued at 100, were involved. The same men are suspected in recent burglaries in Victoria. Several drills were stolen in Victoria, and police fear the men may be on a safe breaking venture.
AMSTERDAM May reports from the Netherlands say Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany has been ill for several weeks in his refuge there. His doctors declined to answer questions about the seriousness of the illness while the former ruler, aged 82, remains under care.
In Austin on May 24, the Senate voted 27 to 0 to override Governor W. Len O'Daniel's veto of a bill cutting unemployment benefits for workers. The House had earlier approved the measure, prompting a conflict over relief provisions amid holiday closings as City Hall prepared for Memorial Day.
Washington May 20 The Senate approved and sent to the White House a measure permitting the government to take over more than 80 foreign ships now idle in American harbors. The compromise bill allows acquisition by purchase, appropriation or charter with equity protections for foreign crews, and limits to a few vessels in American waters.
TOKLO reports Huy 28 1 Gemini Ambassador Huger Ott conferred for over an hour with Japanese Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka, understood to be Roosevelt’s residence. British Ambassador Leslie Craigie also met Matsuoka for over a mile long session after the Matsuoka-Ol conference, details undisclosed.
Considerate cloudiness with showers and thunderstorms Thursday night and Friday. Moderate southeast winds. Highest temperature Thursday about 86 degrees, lowest Friday morning about 70, Friday high about 86, Thursday low morning 72. East Texas: considerable cloudiness with scattered showers and thunderstorms Thursday night and Friday, moderate to fresh southeasterly winds on the coast. West Texas: partly cloudy with scattered showers and heat changes over the Panhandle and southwest portion.
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