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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 21, 1940

Page

2

Dont Give Up The Ship Anthem In Naval History

A historic column laments naval destruction under Republican administrations Harding and Hoover. It recalls the early US Navy's build ups and cuts, the Tripolitan War, and James Lawrence's courage at Chesapeake, urging Americans to remember the motto Dont Give Up The Ship as a national creed.

Harding Hoover Tripoli Decatur Philadelphia Hornet Peacock Congress Chesapeake Shannon Lawrence

Bliss Cavalry Stages Mock Fort Bliss Display

The Seventh Cavalry at Fort Bliss staged a desert mock battle with nearly 500 mounted troopers under new, rapid expansion. Commanders said many recruits joined within months and that horses and cavalry tactics could speed weapons to battle points, underscoring reliance on horse mobility in emergency forces.

Fort Bliss Custer Frederick Gilbreath Seventh Cavalry Desert Gorges Partief Cave Latry

Axis Romania draws nearer to Berlin alliance

War Roundup reports Romania's premier Ton Antonescu and Foreign Minister Costin Sturza arriving in Germany to strengthen ties with the Axis. Berlin claims Allied naval losses total 11,300 tons plus 212,000 tons of merchant ships as German speedboats sink six British destroyers and two submarines. Greek forces break into Italian lines near Albania, driving invaders back to six miles inside Albanian soil, while sky war persists over Britain with Midlands targets hit and anti aircraft defenses active.

Romania Ton Antonescu Costin Sturza Germany Rumania Berlin High Command Britain Middle East Owen Tudor Boyd Sicily Near East Talian Mertsani Albania Ronitra Greece Koritza Midlands

Weather Data Snapshot with Temperatures and Rainfall

A fragmented weather section reports temperatures and conditions across locations, noting rainfall totals since January and monthly deficits. It lists wind directions and speeds, sun and moon times, tides, and regional high and low temperatures for several cities such as Abilene, Alpine, Amarillo, Atlanta, and Birmingham, with scattered weather codes and forecasts.

Seteer Moon Phate Aransas Pass Devon Temp lAbilene Tex Fussavi ‘Alpine Amarille Atlanta Ge i Sr Birmingham Sia Boston Buffelo Charleston Cheyenne Who Chivare MT. Clondy

British bombers hit Duisburg-Rohrort in large scale attack

British bombers hammered the inland port of Duisburg Rohrort in a large scale night raid, damaging shipping and warehouses and causing numerous explosions. Other British air squadrons attacked German air bases and invasion ports such as Lorient Cherbourg Dunkerque and Ostend, with one British plane missing.

London Duisburg-Rohrort Fur Ministry AL Said Lorent Cherbourg Dunkerque Ostend

Dutch Town Bans Firearms

LEYDEN Netherlands Nov 21 via Berlin The chief of police orders all inhabitants to surrender firearms by sundown Anyone found with arms will be shot Aimed at preventing further incidents after a shot at a German sentry unclear if he was harmed The decree covers labor corps former Dutch soldiers and other residents

Leyden Netherlands Berlin Woomm

British Arrest Hindu Leaders In Bombay, 1939

In Bombay Nov 21 former Prime Minister Bal Gangadhar Kher was arrested under defense of India rules while head of the Bombay government. He had urged Britain to recognize India as an independent nation. Pandit Ravishankar Shukla, former premier of the central provinces, was arrested the same day.

Bombay India uPi Bal Gangadhar Kher Kher Mahandas K. Ghandi Britain Pandit Ravishankar Shukla Central Provinces

War 25 Years Ago Advances and Ambitions Stir Global Powers

General Townshend pressed toward Ctesiphon near Baghdad as Turkish forces massed for a stand, while Novi-Dacar in European Turkey fell to the Allies. On the Italian front Austria lost ground at Corso. Britain warned German exports and imports would be seized in retaliation for submarine warfare. Heinrich Himmler accused a British plot to assassinate Hitler, organized by Otto Strasser. Jeh Olechnowski named ambassador to the United States for the Polish government in exile, succeeding Count Jerzy Patecki.

Townshend Ctesipon Baghdad Novi-Dacar Turkey Corso Britain Heinrich Himmler London Ar Potgh Jeh Olechanowski United States Washington Clechanowski Jerzy Patecki

Yugoslavs foil Italian attack through Yugoslavia

Athens radio via London reports an Italian attempt to invade Greece through Yugoslavia was blocked as Yugoslav troops interned the Fascist unit and seized 190 artillery guns and 1900 machine guns.

London Athens Radio 2 Botch Today Greece Yugoslavia

Vast Catalog of Names in Unreadable Ledger Fragment

A long list of personal names and titles appears, seemingly from a registry or directory. Densely packed entries include numerous individuals with prefixes such as Mrs, Rev, Dr, and Mr, and scattered references to professional roles and possible affiliations. The fragment provides no clear events, dates, or actions.

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