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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1940
Page
1
Readers decry brutal scenes in westerns showing horses forced over cliffs and into water. They urge industry censorship, state enforcement, and nonprofit societies to protect animals, noting California penal code aims to deter cruelty but lacks funding for enforcement.
The Empire Dorado reported sinking slowly about 300 miles west of Ireland with casualties aboard. German navy claims say they destroyed a British convoy of 88,000 tons in the North Atlantic as British pension checks rose by 2 cents. Rangitiki and Cornish City shelled off Newfoundland and Ireland as ports and ships from Canada and the United States faced renewed peril.
Weatherwise notes suggest a cloudy forecast with a warming trend. Friday and Saturday are expected to see highs around the mid sixties while morning tow reaches 52 degrees. Moderate easterly winds keep skies unsettled across San Antonio with damp, uncertain conditions.
The Duke and Duchess of Windsor are expected to visit New York between Thanksgiving and Christmas for a charity ball aiding British and Allied relief funds. The ball details remain to be set. the visit, likely two weeks, is to support war relief efforts.
Tokyo police report they are holding Harold Landon an American engineer living in Japan for two years who worked on aeronautical research under Japanese army directions. Information from Tokyo said he is in custody as of today.
In Raleigh North Carolina on November 8 a ambiguous notice notes a Wake County board member Yancey and William Rober Boke, 21, with serial number 2618. The text streams mention an order number 2alR after a list of national numbers was discarded.
Scranton, Pa. UPI report on the bomb deaths of 11 year old William Red and his 17 year old sister Lois, children of Dr. H. Rebhorn, public health director. A suspected bomber was questioned and dismissed while detectives awaited bomb experts from three states. the explosion occurred as the car door was opened outside the family home, shattering windows and killing both children.
British bombing raids hit Krupp works at Bescon and other German targets including Dusseldorf and Oberhausen, with strikes on shipyards, docks, and rail links. Reports say fires burned after bombing and German defenses challenged the attack, while coastal patrols and fighter escorts supported the operation.
Nov 8 dispatches state Greek forces repelled major Italian thrusts along the coast and center of the Albanian front. Greek troops holding mountain positions near Korliza inside Albania faced encirclement attempts as Italian mechanized units pressed along the Ionian coast toward Ioannina. British Middle East aid was reported but cautious, with Italian raids on Corfu and interior targets.
Governor W Lee O Daniel proclaims Citrus Week in Texas from January 1 to 25 urging citizens to support the home market for citrus products and related industry.
Cloudy skies with occasional rain and warmer temperatures expected through Friday night. Saturday shows continued cloudiness with some warming, moderate winds from the northeast to southeast along the coast. Airport readings indicate Friday high near 58, Friday night about 54, Saturday high around 60 with Friday morning’s low near 41. East Texas and West Texas show accompanying cloudiness and rain chances with regional temperature shifts and winds varying by area.
President Roosevelt joked about a 340 electoral vote forecast as returns shifted, saying he might be off again. He discussed Britain and Canada receiving half of American defense items and outlined the priorities board plan to avoid interfering with U S production. He noted talks with Latin American allies and reported on plant capacity and potential steel production issues. A Turkey theft report from San Antonio closes the item.
Mayor Maury Maverick announced that San Antonio could host a Civil Aeronautics Authority traffic control center, potentially making the city a transcontinental air stop and even a port of entry for lines to Mexico and South America. The center would cover Houston to El Paso and the Rio Grande, operate 24 hours, and may bring 25 to 50 CAA staff to Stinson field.
Sen King of Utah introduced a bill to amend the Johnson and neutrality acts to allow corporations and government agencies to make loans and credits to foreign nations for agricultural purchases. The act would also bar loans to nations in default on World War debt and prohibits government loans to such countries. The measure follows earlier King proposals to authorize loans to Great Britain and other allies for naval and other support.
Washington reports per capita wealth rose to $2.66 in toin and currency on October 31, 193*3. Treasury figures show $192 more than a month earlier, the highest per person allocation except during the 1933 banking holiday, reflecting broader economic strain and public funds.
A cash plane with 15 aboard collided today with a military aircraft off Rio de Janeiro. Both aircraft crashed into the Atlantic waters near Bolatoge Way. Authorities were investigating the incident and identifying victims and survivors.
CAMP SEELEY Mich Nov 3 Two Army aviators from the Thirty-ninth Pursuit squadron Selfridge field escaped death when their pursuit planes locked wings in mid air. Lieut Melvin P McNickel and Second Lieut George W Frentice floated safely to earth after the collision. The planes fell into a woods near Mickada.
The Commissioners court on Friday sought an opinion from District Attorney John Shook on whether the county must advertise for bids to purchase voting machines. A bond issue approving the purchase was approved in Tuesday’s general election. The county’s current machines are owned by Automatic Voting Machine Company of New York.
A 48 year old resident of 101 Comini street was seriously hurt in a gravel pit cave-in at the Mission gravel pit four miles south of the city on Highway 66. He was crushed on the right hip and leg and may have internal injuries. He was taken to Roberb Green hospital around 3 am Friday. Several workers were extradited on Thursday after the incident.
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