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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1941
Page
2
A disjointed report lists multiple injuries from traffic incidents on South Frio Street South Figtes Street and other locations. Names include Frank Kinmer Ernest Borroe Jee Evins and Bol Ford among others with varying injuries. One rider faulted a truck rolling into a gravel pit on Somerset road and several others suffered head cuts and minor injuries.
An Associated Press report details a broad waterborne strike led by the A. F. L. spokesmen halting riverboat operations to press wage increases. Production plants tied to Carnegie-Illinois Steel and allied mines face disruption as workers seek higher pay while mediation proceeds.
Indy reports 12 calle Sivin a Light Boom For Rent ad listings show growing demand for rooms to rent. Many people are renting through Light Want Ads with first day availability and quick telephone screening prompts to start ads now.
Hollywood star Eleanor Powell talks backstage about war jitters as she trains for a night club dancer role aboard a steamer bound for Manila. She details her $7000 shoe wardrobe, the stubborn old pair she keeps for luck, and her intense rehearsals on the MGM lot while coping with sleep trouble and Morse code dance routines for a spy plot.
The fragment includes many weather observations and forecasts for multiple locations. It lists wind speeds, precipitation, temperatures, sunrise and sunset times, moon phase, and monthly rainfall notes across various towns. The garbled OCR preserves numerous named locations and times but lacks coherent narrative. It references Aransas Pass and other regional areas, with scattered numbers indicating wind, rain, and dates.
The war report notes a German submarine raid near Newlandon with cargo valued at 11 million pounds and British forces pushing Bulgarians from three villages Basrani Acuma Rilmu and Preesea. Petrograd cites heavy fighting as Russia clashes with German forces. Italian bombs hit Sulanika Corfu Crete and southern Italy, wounding and killing hundreds.
Senator Grem urges repeal of neutrality act provisions to restore freedom of the seas for American merchant ships. The navy reports the destroyer Reuben James sunk while on convoy duty west of Iceland. 44 sailors rescued. Senate debate on neutrality revision accelerates after the loss. Maloney and Lucas block quick action, pushing for extended discussion.
Johnny Vasques Jr a 16 year old in Travis County was found guilty of rape in connection with an assault on an 8 year old girl and received the death penalty from a Travis County jury. The jury overruled motions for continuance and a request for time to conduct a sanity examination.
A bust of President Pat Neff was unveiled on the Baylor University campus to honor his leadership. The event drew alumni and local officials who praised Neff’s contributions to the university and region during a period of growth and community service.
Wartime plea from American Coalition leader John B Trevor urging support for nonintervention and national heritage. Letter notes priceless relics of victory, medals, and gifts as symbols of gratitude, warning of costs of war and collapse of liberty.
Two city raccoons became fast friends Saturday thanks to the Bary Antonia police department. One was picked up Halloween night near the home of EB at 608 East Evel Avenue after an incident reported to police. An unknown person was bitten. Early Saturday morning Patras Mah Bterlinx Edwards captured a second raccoon in the 26N block of South Alamo Street. The pair are at the dog pound police.
The report from the Associated Press notes Russians evacuating civilians and German flanking threats near Rostov and Moscow approaches. Soviet dispatches warn of a major German offensive against Moscow as Reds retreat toward the capital. Britons raid Naples and Bremen while the U S Navy reports 44 enlisted from the destroyer Reuben Jarvey torpedoed west of Iceland. At least 1,082 people are recorded executed in German occupied lands for refusals to bow to Nazi orders since June 22.
Berlin reports from Nov 1 quote authorized German sources criticizing President Roosevelt for his reaction to the sinking of the destroyer Reuben James. They say his attitude shows caution and a stomach upset over recent events, noting no confirmation of the sinking here.
Funeral services for Eleanor Fryckberg, 35, who died Friday, will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday at Potter Spring chapel. The Rev. A B Shirkey will officiate. She was a Travis Park Methodist member, a Minnesota native, and had lived here 18 years. Survived by her mother Mrs. Etta Mary Fryckberg and two sisters Miss Donna C and Miss Hellice Fryckberg, all of San Antonio.
Two men from Beott Weld Ohio start a radio operations and repair course this week. Recruiting officers Andrew J Currie Jr and Headquarters Squadron announce. Corporal John B Hellendon and Lee R Allen, both from Headquarters Squadron, will receive advanced training in Seattle before returning.
Army officers met their troops after Lt Gen Hugh Drum described the Rueben James sinking as a warning in training. He urged improved troop discipline and command flow as 200000 soldiers prepared for battle exercises, stressing lives depend on readiness and steady leadership.
Mayor C. K. Quin will preside at a round table conference for officials of larger cities during the League of Texas Municipalities annual convention in Temple starting Wednesday. Official participants include John Douglass state director of the public works reserve and Robert F Lemith director of the eighth division office of civilian defense.
Rome reports Italian and German radio operators altered naval signaling by substituting the words sincere and viktoria for the coded signal ABG, affecting message timing and synchronization between ships. The change suggests coordinated efforts to conceal standard signaling.
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