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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1940
Page
2
A column argues against perpetual war and the spread of conflicts, warning that blaming others fuels endless battles. It cites York and Mack, likens a war nation to a drunkard, and urges belief in peace and justice as the only path to end war. The piece invokes Longfellow and the ideal of peace to counter hawkish sentiment.
An authoritative source states the Italian government cannot guarantee safe passage for a ship repatriating American citizens from any European port. The revised Rome reply mirrors German attitudes, explaining safe conduct would not extend to Atlantic ports.
In Los Angeles on November 12, union leaders and Vultee Aircraft officials reopened talks after a five hour conference. The United Automobile and Aircraft Workers voted last week to strike unless pay rose. The demand started at 75 cents an hour, was lowered to 65 cents, compared with the current 50 cent minimum.
London reports a brief morning raid by the German air force reaching northeast coast towns as daylight attacks followed a calmer night. A southwesterly gale hindered operations, rescue squads dug through ruins, and Britain claimed Victory over Italian planes in the Channel with a RAF score of 28 Italian and 33 German aircraft downed while British losses were two.
Adolf Hitler met Vyacheslav Molotov amid signals Russia may join a new world order framework. Britain’s Churchill warned of long hard years ahead as Greek forces push Italians back on the Albanian front. Greek and Greek-backed forces bombard targets while Axis plans face friction in Vichy France and Indochina under De Gaulle’s Free French influence.
A training plane crashed sixt miles southwest of Poteet killing two Kelly Cadets Calverton Coles 24 of Los Angeles and Paul William Christensen 22 of Chicago. The crash occurred Monday afternoon during instrument training as cadets prepared to graduate with 216 classmates. Christensen an Northwestern University and University of Illinois alumnus. Coles a UC Berkeley graduate. An investigation was under way to determine probable cause. funeral arrangements pending.
London reports a weekly tally of 13 British merchant ships totaling 85,2 09 tons lost in the week ending November 3 4. Allied losses reach 5403 tons and one neutral ship 1583 tons, with total 72 595 tons including the Empress of Britain. The Admiralty notes German claims of 134 800 tons sunk are exaggerated and says most of a 15 to 20 ship convoy escaped a surface raider.
Vichy France claims its Gabon outpost Libreville remains under its control despite reports of loss to de Gaulle forces. A semi official note denounces the event as treason and cowardice, noting the Bougainville gunboat aided defense with crews split between river, ship, and land positions.
A compiled weather snapshot lists conditions and temperatures for multiple U.S. cities including Chicago Corpus Christi Denver Des Moines Detroit Fort Worth and others. It notes clear skies in several locales while others report overcast rain or snow with varying temperatures and wind details. The report also records moon phase sunrise and sunset times and precipitation totals for the region.
Bucharest reports show widespread refinery damage yet oil in undamaged reservoirs may sustain wartime needs. German and Romanian forces recover 260 bodies as death toll nears 1000 to 2000. Tremors scar city streets, fires flare at airfields, and reconstruction strains local labor.
An Italian broadcast reported that the Italian navy cut about 20 kilometers of sea cable between Malta and Gibraltar severing all connections between London and the Mediterranean. The Gazzetta del Papolo quote claimed England loses its key wartime communications and Trajan sailors won a major battle without firing a shot.
A 1915 war desk note recalls French mining success on the Arroine front and Russian advances west of Riga. Serbian forces attack Bulgarian lines reclaim Kalkandelen while Britain ponders Belgian Dutch peace proposals. President Lebron of France and King George VI react to German terms with cautious responses.
New York dispatch reports the British freighter Balmore, torpedoed by German planes, was sinking with 17 crew aboard. A distress signal from roughly 300 miles west of Ireland described swamped lifeboats and urgent calls for help. A grim message intercepted at 9:18 p.m. described almost all hands lost.
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