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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1940
Page
1
London endured intensified German bombing with casualties and injuries after a day of heavy raids. Early night attacks gave way to a second wave targeting outskirts, northwest England, and Wales. Four German bombers were shot down. daylight raids earlier caused damage in crowded streets.
Greek forces encircled and destroyed a large Italian Alpine division in the Pindus range near Jannina. Thousands believed dead or captured as hundreds of troops perished in icy rivers and mountain snows. Greek villagers aided the effort while air and artillery support battered remaining Italian units.
London readers faced fog and hazy calm as forecaster J H Jarker predicted warm southerly winds would ease by Sunday afternoon. North winds may return with cooler air Monday and little precipitation expected. Sunday morning may start around 36 degrees with a mild 66 degree high.
Budapest reports 39 more Nazis arrested as police raid homes and seize 296 hand grenades. The crackdown follows disclosure of a Nazi plot to seize dictatorial power. Sixty nine ring leaders in custody and public outrage grows as Green Shirt members are targeted.
Cairo dispatch reports a huge fire seen for 40 miles following a British air strike on Brindisi southern Italian harbor. Quays, shipping facilities and the railway terminal were wrecked. RAF fighters observed many explosions. attack occurred Thursday night.
Justine of Peace Otis West returned a verdict of death by own action in the shooting of Crispin Perez, 20, at 205 Wingate avenue. Perez died from a bullet wound through the heart fired with a .45 pistol. Friends cited a love disappointment motive. Perez left surviving five brothers and one sister.
Madrid reports former Romanian royal aide General Urdreanu arrested by Spanish authorities. He had lived in exile in Seville with ex-king Carol and Magda Lupescu. A theft incident is noted with a $70 gold watch reported missing from 575 Watch Street by J P Morrison of 153 Tart Boulevard.
At least 37 spectators were injured when temporary bleachers at the south end of Ownby Stadium collapsed during the SMU and Texas A and M game in Dallas. Nearly 1500 fans were amid debris of wood and steel. Ambulances were delayed by deep mud as police and volunteers aided the wounded. Thirty named injured and treated at hospitals included E F Brownlee and Mrs. R Leatherman, among others. The incident followed a prior collapse years earlier at the same stadium.
Nov 9 diplomatic brief notes that the United States may gain naval bases on Mexico's Atlantic and Pacific shores as part of a broader political and economic settlement. Summer Welles opened discussions with Mexican Ambassador Cantilo Najera while meeting President Roosevelt, with no base details released. Mexico City reports President Cardenas issued a decree restricting foreign influences.
British officials report that the submarine B-43 is dangerously overdue and may be lost at sea. Navy authorities say the vessel was last heard from on the evening of November 2 and weather and sea conditions hinder search efforts.
In a London ceremony reported by HWANG daily press, Bulan Ibrahim of Johore wed a showgirl identified as the sultan's bride. The piece notes the marriage follows the end of the king's period and appears on page seven of the American Belt magazine.
A New York dispatch says the Canadian Pacific liner Empress of Japan flashed a distress call claiming she was not attacked by German bombers off Ireland. The vessel, used as a troopship, was reportedly damaged in the engine room after a direct hit. A Japanese steamer reported receiving three distress messages from the Empress of Japan, with links to Canadian war supplies and a reference to the Empress of Britain being crippled last October. London reports claimed German supply ships destroyed and Nazi dive bombers shot down, while British naval circles doubted the New York origin Japanese report about the Empress of Japan.
Ramulo Lortés, 72, of 1% Rubble Alley, died instantly Saturday at 1 p.m. when eastbound Southern Pacific freight train struck him at Saltillo and San Jacinto streets. Witnesses say Torres was thrown about 10 feet. Railroad employee W. F. Smith shouted to him, but he did not hear. Justice of the Peace O. L. Wiley presided the inquest, listing engineer W. B. Dodgen, 50 Mission Street, as the engineer.
Police report a 54 year old man from 231 Gap- Tied street sustained a broken arm after being struck by a vehicle in the 1900 block of West Commerce street Saturday night. Driver Juan Totes of 2723 Guadalupe street was booked on a charge of aggravated assault.
Detroit November 2 Karl Reinhart 49 faces sentencing before Traffic Judge Thomas P Maher after a conviction for the death of Arthur Martin who was struck March 10 near his home while driving at speed and injuring a pedestrian.
Cloudy with local rains Sunday and moderate southerly winds. San Antonio area expects Sunday highs around 66 and overnight low near 55, with Saturday reaching about 62 and a Sunday high near 66. East Texas shows cloudy with local rains and a fresh southerly wind. West Texas forecast notes increasing cloudiness and cooler Panhandle conditions Sunday.
Soviet premier and foreign commissar Molotov travels from Moscow to Berlin for talks with Hitler and German leaders, seen as a potential turning point in the war. Rome reports Ciano also en route to Berlin for negotiations among Italy Germany and Russia, while Nazi circles urge caution about Britain and the United States.
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