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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1940
Page
2
Toy counters overflow with dog gifts to amuse teeth eyes and nose Rubber hens bulls rat figures and dog toys that rattle whistles and even edible candies Beds mattresses sweaters coats raincoats shoes featured for dogs alongside holiday treats and fun activities
Snow packed switches blamed for two separate wrecks in Chicago on November 16. A St. Louis bound Wabash express derailed a day coach injuring Mary Stephenson of To r ed, and Ludella Crawley of St. Louis slightly injured. Ten minutes later a Monon express bound for Indianapolis derailed on a nearby track. locomotive and tender left the rails with no further injuries.
An amateur statistician in Holyoke Mass reports residents are the greatest per capita cauliflower eaters in the civilized world. He notes Holyoke has a high intake and that cauliflowers may face little mercy here.
The report lists irregular precipitation data with January totals and deficiencies, plus sun rise and set times for Sunday and Monday and partial notes on the Moon phase. Several words are garbled. the overall entry resembles a historical weather snippet with incomplete figures.
War Roundup from International News Service reports Mexican coast guard crews pursuing four German merchant ships after a dash to sea, with one scuttled by its crew. German consul accuses British entry into the 300 mile neutrality belt and cites the Admiral Scheer near Spain. In Europe, German and British bombers trade blows as Greece reports gains against Fascist forces, Italy retreats, and RAF and Luftwaffe strikes continue along the French coast and Germany, with the Bremen station reportedly off air.
Atlantic City New Jersey November 16 1924 News report notes public figures trading barbs over predictions by city officials. Enola Anderson confirms shifts in postings as Benjamin C LO transfers and John L Lewis comments spark debate on Green administration and alleged misuses of public funds.
The item lists events from November 7 1913 including the British hospital ship Anglia striking a mine in the English Channel with 85 lives lost the British war council meeting with France in Paris plans for war measures British ships patrolling off Norway to blockaded routes and a year ago note of nine Czech students executed by Nazis at Prague with 1200 imprisoned. Italy warned the Soviet against meddling in the Balkans.
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